Posted by msFortunate on October 23, 2007, at 7:32:00
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin, Alcohol and Irritability, posted by unbottled on October 22, 2007, at 16:35:42
> I took Wellbutrin at a much higher dosage for
> years and didn't get that problem, possibly
> because I rarely drink anymore.
>
> However I can well believe your outbursts.
> The WB promotes dopamine, and so does alcohol.
> I get insanely angry sometimes when I've
> generated too much dopamine (e.g. oral
> selegiline) - I bet I would have run into the
> same problem if I'd been taking WB earlier.
>
> Your metabolism is of course different but
> I found that the WB effect was not sustained.
> What I would do in your shoes is take my WB
> early in the day, drink only in the evening,
> and watch my emotional temperature closely.
>
> And listen to those stern warnings about
> too many "social drinking" days/nights
> in a row!
>
>
>This is very good information. I'll be sure to pay closer attention to how I'm feeling before I hit the bar.
The only problem with taking my dosage early in the day is that it's 200 mg split into 100 mg in the morning and 100 in the evening. That's the only issue I run into really. If I need to cut back on the alcohol, then I need to do that and there *shouldn't* be a problem with that.
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