Posted by Ritch on October 9, 2002, at 9:47:20
In reply to Re: CHLOE-Thyroid... » Ritch, posted by Chloe on October 9, 2002, at 7:45:25
> Thanks for your help...and optimism! I will be curious about the results. However, my values do tend to *always* be in the normal range. Hope you are doing ok :)
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>You're welcome! I am doing better with the wellbutrin/ritalin experiment. I can't believe I can tolerate these doses, however. I can't tolerate SSRI doses, THAT's what we are finding out. I take just a pinch of Effexor now, but with 150mg of Wellbutrin SR in the morning. Then early afternoon I take 20mg of Ritalin-LA just before I go to work. I was afraid it would make me too panicky at work, but it isn't. I calmly sat in a large meeting yesterday and listened to *everybody*! Didn't interrupt anybody, and didn't speak unless I had a pertinent point to make. I take 250mg of Depakote at night with .5mg of Klonopin. I sleep OK, but I have to double the Depakote to 500mg or add 100-200mg of Neurontin to get to sleep. It is the Wellbutrin's active metabolites lengthy half-lives(30hrs or so for one of them). I had trouble with this before. I know it isn't the Ritalin because it is designed for 8-12hrs or so, and I feel a lot less focused by the time I get off work. I can sleep OK if I double the Depakote to 500mg, but I don't want any weight gain.... Maybe the WB/Ritalin will keep it away? Anyhow, you are definitely sounding fantastic! That is REAL nice that your "e"doc and pdocs are cooperating together. Let us know what your TSH comes out to be Ok? Have you noticed the rapid-cycling beginning to setttle down? Take care---Mitch
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