croatian mum Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 this is to adition to my oher post here - we have a flare, so we raised up augmentin up to 2 mg daily, for the last 4 days. Is that too much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missmom Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Do you mean 2000 mg. daily? If so then many here have been on that dose without any issues, but always check with your doctor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomWithOCDSon Posted December 31, 2012 Report Share Posted December 31, 2012 Yes, our DS took 2,000 mg. of Augmentin XR daily when he was 12, but I would expect weight to have more to do with the body's ability to metabolize that dose than age. My son was about 125 lbs. at the time, which technically put him into the "adult dose" range for meds ("adult," as I understand it in medical terms, is 90 pounds and over). We broke the 2,000 mg. into two doses, though: 1,000 mg. in each of the morning and evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themama Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 I'm concerned 2000 mg Augmentin XR 2x a day is too much. My son is 175 pounds. I have him on probiotic 3 x day too. We just started today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmighty Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 When DS was 13 he was on Aug 875 2x per day and he weighed 83 pounds. He was on that dose for a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAMom Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) this is to adition to my oher post here - we have a flare, so we raised up augmentin up to 2 mg daily, for the last 4 days. Is that too much? My dd took 1000mg 2x daily (so 2000mg/day) of Augmentin XR for 1 mo. (took a break from Azith 250mg/day Azith to see if Augmentin would work better). This was in the 5th grade. She was about 70-80 pounds at that point. ALso, Saving Sammy took 1000mg 2x daily of XR...he was 11 at the time he started, took it for a few years. Edited March 7, 2013 by EAMom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EAMom Posted March 7, 2013 Report Share Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) I'm concerned 2000 mg Augmentin XR 2x a day is too much. My son is 175 pounds. I have him on probiotic 3 x day too. We just started today. I think this dose if fine, since your sone is adult sized. The adult dose of Augmentin XR is 2000mg 2x daily (so 4000mg/day). AUGMENTIN XR should be taken at the start of a meal to enhance the absorption of amoxicillin and to minimize the potential for gastrointestinal intolerance. Absorption of the amoxicillin component is decreased when AUGMENTIN XR is taken on an empty stomach (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY). The recommended dose of AUGMENTIN XR is 4,000 mg/250 mg daily according to the following table: http://www.drugs.com/dosage/augmentin-xr.html Edited March 7, 2013 by EAMom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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