Posted by shelliR on September 1, 2001, at 14:17:53
In reply to shelly, posted by terra miller on September 1, 2001, at 7:56:37
Thanks for the info, Terra
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> therefore, i switched to the i.r. version and dose 4 times a day instead of the 2 doses with s.r. this helps me not experience highs and lows, i have learned from journaling that one dose lasts about 5 hours and then i begin to get irritable or tired... now i no longer journal about it and keep a daily pill box with me and if i get crabby during the day i can look at my watch and giggle because, sure enough it's been 5 hours since my last dose. it took a while to adjust to the extended time from bedtime to wake without a dose overnight, but eventually that evened out as well.
Okay, so it helps you with irritability and tiredness. How about your depression. This this your base AD or is this an adjunct for you?
> i also cannot take pills higher than 75mg. i have tried all the different levels and they just make my body temperature drop. on the 75's, my temperature still drops, but it's something that i can live with and actually find a benefit during the hot months of summer! my hands and fingers go blue and numb and stuff if i take more than 75 at a time. it took me a while, but i found this reaction in an rxlist for immediate release wellbutrin, even though it's worse for me with the sustained release.
Wow, that is a really strange side effect. I've read on the board that other ADs cause cold extremities, but I didn't think about body temperature dropping.
> i do best with 300mg, which means i need to take 75mg four times a day. i tried to take less for a while but it didn't work as conpletely. 300mg seems to be the place to land at. i got a pill compartment at kmart with the seven days, each day on itself and divided into 4 boxes (am, noon, eve, night) and this is how i remember to take everything the right time. once i got this system, it's been fairly a nobrainer.I think I could (maybe) do the four pill at home thing, but I know I would either forget to bring pills, or forget to take them if I am out. I will be raising my SR to 300 starting Monday to see if I can handle it.
Shelli
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