Posted by terra miller on September 1, 2001, at 7:56:37
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin SR vs IR ------ SL and terra miller, posted by shelliR on August 31, 2001, at 23:47:06
hi shelly-
i've actually been on the i.r. version for several months. i switched from s.r. to i.r. for what i consider to be those < 1% side-effects. for me the s.r. caused me to have significant peaks and valleys... it would hit me hard and go strong for 2 hours and then slowly fade away until it was time for the other dose and that would repeat itself; lousy. i also had trouble with my body temperature dropping.
therefore, i switched to the i.r. version and dose 4 times a day instead of the 2 doses with s.r. this helps me not experience highs and lows, i have learned from journaling that one dose lasts about 5 hours and then i begin to get irritable or tired... now i no longer journal about it and keep a daily pill box with me and if i get crabby during the day i can look at my watch and giggle because, sure enough it's been 5 hours since my last dose. it took a while to adjust to the extended time from bedtime to wake without a dose overnight, but eventually that evened out as well.
i also cannot take pills higher than 75mg. i have tried all the different levels and they just make my body temperature drop. on the 75's, my temperature still drops, but it's something that i can live with and actually find a benefit during the hot months of summer! my hands and fingers go blue and numb and stuff if i take more than 75 at a time. it took me a while, but i found this reaction in an rxlist for immediate release wellbutrin, even though it's worse for me with the sustained release.
i do best with 300mg, which means i need to take 75mg four times a day. i tried to take less for a while but it didn't work as conpletely. 300mg seems to be the place to land at. i got a pill compartment at kmart with the seven days, each day on itself and divided into 4 boxes (am, noon, eve, night) and this is how i remember to take everything the right time. once i got this system, it's been fairly a nobrainer.
long answer for a short question. :-)
-terra
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