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In A Recent Blood Test, I Found That My Monocyte Percent Is 16. All The Rest Of The CBC Was Within Normal Range. I Am Taking A Medicine That Affects My Immune System To Treat My Alopecia Universalis And Vitiligo. I Am On A Dose Of 30 Mg Per Day Which Is 3 Times Higher Than The Dose Approved. Should I Be Scared?

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Posted on Mon, 3 Apr 2023
Question: In a recent blood test, I found that my monocyte percent is 16. All the rest of the CBC was within normal range. i am taking a medicine that affects my immune system to treat my alopecia universalis and vitiligo. I am on a dose of 30 mg per day which is 3 times higher than the dose approved. Should I be scared?
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Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (42 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Yes take the approved dose

Detailed Answer:
Hello,

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Regardless of the name of medicine, any drug must be given in FDA approved dosages. It will cause higher side effects at higher doses. Kindly consult with your doctor about lowering the dose. If its been recently approved by FDA, then its efficacy is still in research and all of its side effects are not known to medical community.

Thanks.
Dr Vaishalee
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In A Recent Blood Test, I Found That My Monocyte Percent Is 16. All The Rest Of The CBC Was Within Normal Range. I Am Taking A Medicine That Affects My Immune System To Treat My Alopecia Universalis And Vitiligo. I Am On A Dose Of 30 Mg Per Day Which Is 3 Times Higher Than The Dose Approved. Should I Be Scared?

Brief Answer: Yes take the approved dose Detailed Answer: Hello, I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Regardless of the name of medicine, any drug must be given in FDA approved dosages. It will cause higher side effects at higher doses. Kindly consult with your doctor about lowering the dose. If its been recently approved by FDA, then its efficacy is still in research and all of its side effects are not known to medical community. Thanks. Dr Vaishalee