Posted by pulse on June 18, 2006, at 21:52:59
In reply to Re: High Dose Effexor plus Remeron » pulse, posted by corafree on June 17, 2006, at 16:56:07
i'm the one who mentioned that expensive drug, but, again, that may have been, not for lower gi - only for nausea, following chemo.
no stomach probs with fxr ?!! - you and i having these same lower gi deals. AMAZING.
wellbutrin - my experiences - always - of my 3 - 4 very brief times (being ever hopeful and/ or desperate + apparently in extreme denial):
it caused me to burp up gas - it maufactured said gas - every waking minute. as i also mentioned on another thread, it's the only med where a pdoc called me back in 2 minutes - saying discontinue right away. that was likely more to do with the ultra-high anxiety level that wb engendered. she feared a med-induced mania for me - would have been my only one.
oddly, i lasted slightly longer - a few days - on the ir (immedate release). i know that's unheard of, supposed to be opposite/ worse than sr or xl. the urping/ burping was less, but still there. anxiety WAS less. my compounding pharmacist does not, as i did, think it would be something in the binders/ inactive ingredients that causes this urping bit. he is sure it it's wellbutrin itself, so another hoped for solution down tubes.
unlike you, i've not once had a different reaction to the same med the 2nd time.. or multiple times. the only reason i've ever had 'fatigue' (actually it's, instead, depression & always at exactly 4 months) is when i've had to go back on some klonopin, and even then, that was just re: this past year, the only time i've taken close to the max recommended dosage - 4mg. this was due to 2 out-of-nowhere very traumatic events, causing my ptsd to come back full force, and my ocd to sky-rocket.
my life had been without trauma for many years now, as i make sure to avoid the type of people that i well know could easily cause it's return. there are so very few things we can't control/ make stable in our own lives, if we're committed to doing so - other than these inadequate or sickening meds. (accidents, serious physical illnesses, or natural disasters being the other exceptions, of course).
you're most welcome,
pulse
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