Posted by terra miller on August 11, 2001, at 22:10:51
In reply to WellbutrinSR vs regular Wellbutrin-AGITATION, DOSE, posted by Janelle on August 11, 2001, at 17:57:17
hi-
how long has your friend been at the level that she is at? and did she start at that level or work up to it; and how fast? these are all issues in determining why the agitation is happening.
i've found that sllllllowwwwwwly increasing the wellbutrin is necessary. i seem to keep saying this, but it's hard going at first. it's great after you get over that 2month hump.
i agree with the other comments that a benzo in the first months is helpful if not necessary. i found it necessary to use ativan quite regularly to ride out the irritability and agitation. i no longer take a benzo regularly, though i have one on hand when it's needed on occasion.
i personally did not do well on the SR because i can not take more than 75mg at a time without responding negatively. and since wellbutrin only comes in 75mg tabs in the immediate release version, i have to take those pills. i've tried all the other ones (immediate release 100mg tabs, SR 100mg tabs and 150mg tabs.... i can't take any of these because they are too much. i have to take only the 75mg's and just spread them out over the day.)
i would think, though i don't know your friend obviously, that if she responded well previously to the immediate release that it would be good for her to return to what worked before. just because something is SR doesn't mean it's better, though it can be better for some people.
i have read from others that after being successfully on wellbutrin, and then going off, and then needing to return on it - that they had to go through the "nasties" adjusting to it all over again. it seems that is part of adjusting to it.
hope that's helpful. -terra
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