Posted by King Vultan on November 8, 2004, at 17:03:56
In reply to Re: strattera pushed on me - please help, posted by shefast on November 7, 2004, at 12:57:15
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> stimulants are very well researched and have been in use for a long time. the same cannot be said of strattera. why should i be a guinea pig? i went through a terrible experience with effexor and i'm not feeling very "experimental" about my meds. also i am on wellbutrin and can't find any info on combining strattera and wellbutrin. nor can i find anyone who has taken strattera over a long period of time and discontinued it. if anyone has info, i'd love to know!
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Wellbutrin will tend to increase blood plasma levels of Strattera, and ideally, this should be taken into account and the Strattera dosage reduced somewhat from what it would be if it were taken by itself. This is not necessarily bad; it is just something to be aware of. Strattera isn't a dangerous drug in the sense that a tricyclic AD can be if blood plasma levels get too high; a person would probably just experience more side effects in the worst case.Generic versions of the stimulants are available that are a lot cheaper than the Strattera. My own health plan has a high copay on Strattera to try to induce people to go with the stimulants instead.
Todd
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