Posted by theo on September 22, 2003, at 8:12:48
In reply to Re: SSRIs and Beyond » lil' jimi, posted by oldhand on September 21, 2003, at 20:41:26
I'm on 150mg of the new Wellbutrin XL after being on 150mg of the SR for a month. I can tell the XL version is much smoother for me than the SR, and it is suppose to be. I was actually quite surprised because when Glaxo released Paxil CR and I made the switch to it from regular Paxil within two days I was having diarreah cramps about four hours after taking it. Went back to regular Paxil immediately and called my doc and he said it made no sense. I called a pharmacist at Glaxo and she asked me if I was "lactose intollerant" which I am not but she said there is HEAVY LACTOSE in the CR coating and fillers which was causing problems with a lot of people. Anyway that was back in my Paxil days but when I saw the reduced size of the Wellbutrin XL and the similiar shape to the CR, I was fearful of the new coating but it's fine.
Anyway the main reason for the post is my pdoc suggested adding 5mg of Lex to my 150mg of Wellbutrin XL and I started low with 2.5mg yesterday and in a few days will go to 5mg. A few months ago I took Lex by itself for about six weeks but my general doc threw me a bag of samples and said "all you do is just start with 10mg." Well that didn't work so well and I quit because of the sides, so I'm slowly easing into the Lex this time. So far so good but keep me posted on your "WellPro Combo" progress and I will do the same.
Thanks,
Theo aka Ted
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