Posted by terra miller on August 14, 2001, at 12:50:46
In reply to Wellbutrin SR Side Effects and Pill Splitting, posted by Remi on August 14, 2001, at 5:35:00
hi remi-
see what cam said. :-)
i went through the chest pain, found a post similar to yours dated 2/10. i started at 100mg 2x/day S.R. and did fine, then increased to 150mg 2x/day S.R. and got the chestpain thing. so i dropped back down to the 100mg 2x/day S.R. and that did the trick. i didn't know how or when they happened and i can't recall exactly when they stopped (it was within the first 1-2 months though to encourage you... i agree with cam that it's a "start-up" sideeffect) i remember somebody saying that it's smart to not focus on them because then you can get anxious focusing on them. i thought that was smart.
since that time i have switched over the the I.R. version and take 75mg 4times daily. i didn't make the switch because of the chestpains, however, but for other reasons. i like the I.R. lots better.
i went throught the "really angry" phase cam mentioned. he's right that you just have to give yourself a time-out. i used ativan more often during that time as well. i didn't need it as often after that working-in phase, but it was extremely helpful initially.
now i don't get irritable unless i've gone too long between doses. it's important for me to keep a schedule pretty well. but when i do, it's pretty much smooth sailing (relatively speaking... smile...)
just remember that the next few weeks are still the working in phase, and give yourself breaks for peace. maybe it won't be so bad. but also know that after you get through it it's LOTS better... at least from my experience.
terra
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