Posted by Janelle on August 11, 2001, at 22:53:34
In reply to WellbutrinSR vs regular Wellbutrin-AGITATION, DOSE, posted by Janelle on August 11, 2001, at 17:57:17
Thanks to all who have answered my questions about agitation and dosage for WellbutrinSR vs. immediate release Wellbutrin. On behalf of my friend, I greatly appreciate your input.
For those who might be interested, she could not get an appointment with pdoc for awhile (it's vacation time and what not), so she went to her regular physician who suggested she try WellbutrinSR which was not around during her previous depressive episode which she got helped with by Wellbutrin IR. Anyway, the doc had her start right away on 150 mg of WellbutrinSR (I don't know if SR comes in a smaller dose than that) and it was after only three DAYS that the agitation built to a point where she could not tolerate it.
She has spoken with the doc who told her to just stop the WellbutrinSR because she has an appointment with pdoc in a couple of days and that doc can determine if she should try the IR and go low and slow with the dose, or if Wellbutrin may no longer be the right med for her - a lot can change in one's body chemistry in seven years (that's how long it has been since she previously took Wellbutrin).
Again, thanks so much for your comments and suggestions.
-Janelle
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