Posted by Janelle on September 1, 2001, at 23:45:18
In reply to Re: SL - thanks and another question:, posted by sl on September 1, 2001, at 21:46:35
Well, I scrolled up this very message board and found a thread on Wellbutrin, and although it doesn't address my specific question about combining the two versions, some of the messages there seem to indicate that SR does have peaks - some people reported feeling up and down during the day while on SR. Sounds to me like it does have "microbursts" of releases periodically over the course of the day.
However, it does stand to reason, based just on the words "Sustained Release" versus "IMMEDIATE Release" that the latter would be "stronger" when it peaks.
Unfortunately, I don't know a really good pharmacist (but Cam on this board IS a very knowledgeable one!) Thanks for your offer; for now, my friend is going back to taking just the IR version 100 mg twice a day and her next appointment with her pdoc is in just a few days. She'll ask him at that time about the safety of combining SR with IR and also about peaking of each version. Thanks for all your help here!
-Janelle
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