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Posted by jennie on July 7, 2002, at 21:55:15
does anyone know if you can take these at the same time of the day? i just switched from zoloft and i had to take it at night so i could take the cytomel during the day. but i know wellbutrin affects the reuptake of dopamine and norephedrine so thats not a good one for bed time if you want to sleep. any help would be much appreciated. thanks
Posted by Bill L on July 8, 2002, at 8:45:17
In reply to cytomel and wellbutrin, posted by jennie on July 7, 2002, at 21:55:15
My guess is that you should take the cytomel by itself. Take the Wellbutrin in the morning and the cytomel at night.
I know that synthroid (T4) should be taken by itself with no other drugs or food. I think you should take it at least an hour before or after eating or taking other drugs. I'm guessing that cytomel (T3) would have the same rules. You could do an internet check or ask your doctor for verification.
Posted by noa on July 8, 2002, at 9:10:37
In reply to Re: cytomel and wellbutrin, posted by Bill L on July 8, 2002, at 8:45:17
I take both synthroid and half of my cytomel dose first thing in the morning on an empty stomach, along with 1 other med that requires an empty stomach and 2 others that can go either way.
I had not heard about needing to take it apart from other meds, but I do know about taking it apart from food or milk--about 1 hour before eating is okay, and at least 3 hours after eating. The meds that I take that need to be taken with food, I take a bit later in the morning after I've eaten.I take the second half of my cytomel dose about 12 hours after the morning dose, about one hour before dinner, usually. This is at the recommendation of my endocrinologist, who told me it is better to split the cytomel dose because it has a relatively short half life, and splitting it would keep the levels more steady.
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