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Posted by gadman on March 15, 2005, at 16:45:01
Hi All... For those of you that have read a few of my posts you know that I recently am trying to add the addition of Wellbutrin to my daily dose of Effexor XR...
So far it is going pretty well, I have successfully cut back my E XR dose to appr 50 mg (Yes I am counting beads) and added in a little bit of Wellbutrin today.
The doc decided that the immediate release form would be the best since it was available in lower doses than the SR or XR release formats. And here comes the question: For those of you taking the immediate release format, how are you taking it? Once a day? Twice a day? Three times a day?
The doc told me to not take it past 1:00 PM in case it has any activation effects, but is that enough to keep it in my system til the next morning?
Thanks,
gadman
Posted by med_empowered on March 15, 2005, at 17:15:24
In reply to Wellbutrin Immediate Release Dosing, posted by gadman on March 15, 2005, at 16:45:01
usually, the immediate-release wellbutrin is taken 3X daily; SR, 2X daily, and XR 1X daily.
Posted by gadman on March 15, 2005, at 17:17:24
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Immediate Release Dosing, posted by med_empowered on March 15, 2005, at 17:15:24
How is the 3x possible if it keeps you awake at night?
Posted by med_empowered on March 15, 2005, at 21:47:08
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Immediate Release Dosing » med_empowered, posted by gadman on March 15, 2005, at 17:17:24
hi! I don't know how people swing the 3X dosing with wellbutrin...apparently, when wellbutrin first appeared on the scene, doses varied wildly, as did dosing schedules...sooooo, after an unusually large number of people had seizures, the wellbutrin people took the med off the market, did research, and came up with the 450mgs/day max and the 3X dosing schedule, which meant any one dose had to be 150mgs or less. I don't see any reason why you couldn't take 150mgs X2 or do some similar dose division.
Posted by gadman on March 16, 2005, at 7:31:12
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Immediate Release Dosing, posted by med_empowered on March 15, 2005, at 21:47:08
That's what I was thinking... I'm trying to get a handle on it's half-life, and it appears to be long, with what I am reading...
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