Posted by chdurie2 on October 23, 2000, at 11:25:24
In reply to Re: Adult ADD (without hyperactivity) HELP! » chdurie2, posted by Angela5 on October 23, 2000, at 6:16:35
> Why can't Provigil be combined with Wellbutrin??
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> Thanks,
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> AngelaAngela- Apparently Provigil and Wellbutrin compete for the same "parking space," so to speak, in the brain, and in so doing, they clash. if you get both filled by the same pharmacist, the two should "pop" as contraindications in the computer. I started Provigil shortly after stopping one of my Wellbutrin tries, and my pharmacist wrote a reminder to me in red to stop taking Wellbutrin with my Provigil. Then, a while passed and my p-doc added 150 mg Wellbutrin to my then 10 mg of Eldapryl (selegeline) and 200 of Provigil. I don't know why he didn't remind me of the problem, but i was "flying" in a very unpleasant way. called pharmacist and she said the problem was the provigil/wellbutrin combination, and she used this "parking space" analogy; p-doc concurred, but suggested i try cutting back to 100 mg of provigil. I was "flying" less, but still too out of control for me. he asked me whether i wanted to try 50 mg of provigil, and i said no. so no more provigil for me. i just read on psycho-babble that selegeline has a small amount of amphetamine/methamphetamine, so that may also explain why it's a good med for me. i haven't had any trouble combining wellbutrin with the other more traditional cns stimulants (ritalin, dexedrine, etc.)
caroline
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