Posted by Renee N on January 7, 2000, at 0:04:17
In reply to Re: Renee's post (LONG), posted by anna on January 6, 2000, at 17:22:43
> > > > Would anyone know how such a combo would be started? Both together or one first then add the other? Also what kind of dosage?
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> > > > Thanks, Michele
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> > > I take both zoloft and wellbruiterin, but had been on zoloft for years before the welbruitrin was added. I think the docs (or at least mine) like to do one thing at a time--that way they can better see what effects are being casued by which drug. In my case the wellbruitrin was added to boost the zoloft.
> > > I think when I was on 200mg zoloft/day I began began very slowly with the welbruitrin, 75/day, then 150/day (2 75's) then the 150 sr/day. then two 150 sr/day . That made me too hyper, my current wellbruitrin dose is 100 sr twice a day. Was trying to cut back on zoloft, was down to 100/day but now back to 150/day. Hope this helps.
> > > --anna
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> > I was on 450 mg (150 three times a day) of Wellbutrin and 30 mg. ADDerall twice a day for ADD and/or depression. I felt less stressed, but still acted like a "blond" ( I am blond, so I guess I can joke about it!). My psychiatrist is now trying Effexor. I am up to 75 mg. XR twice a day and I still take 150 mg Wellbutrin SR once a day, and ADDerall 10 mg. three times a day. I had to cut back on the ADDerall ater I started the Effexor because my blood pressure went up. I'm now a sleepy space case, which makes it hard to have much self esttem. I can't seem to manage both work and hoome reponsibilities. I need the money, so work has been using up all of my ennergy. Fortunately, I LOVE what I do. I'm an elementary school substitute teacher.
> > Sorry to ramble so much, but at least you can scroll through it if I bore you. Face to face I might talk your ear off. I need to remind myself not to interrupt people, and to ask them questions about themselves. >>>So, tell me more sabout your symptoms and attempts at feeling better...
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> Renee--(warning, I ramble more than you--very long)
> I take the zoloft for panic disorder--I have had depression in the past, and do have my moments, but anxiety more of a problem. The ADD was diagnosed earlier this year , and I went on adderral about 4 months ago. It has made a difference, but right now I am sitting in an extremely messy home, doing this instead of other work I need to do and all around misbehaving (we are sooooooooooooo hard on ourselves--or at least I am.) I understand you perfectly with the talking, etc. I'm classic adder--love to talk, hyper, a million thoughts at once, lose my train of thought often. Interupt, cut in, ignore....I do it all. Funny, today has been really bad for me--I am nearing (I think) the end of a prlonged (my choice) job hunt, and am not now working (I 'm one of those '80's MBA types). I had meetings/interviews today, and could not get it together. Late for one, forgot my winter coat (oh yes, I do those things) and earrings, lipstick; at a lunch I had to keep stopping because my mouth was going so fast my mind couldn't keep up with it. I think I may have forgotten my adderal this am, but I can't remember now! This is an unusually stressful time--lotsa choices, and I found my coping stuff went out the window.
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> I think teachers are great, by the way, I don't know how you have the patience--I'd be screaming at the monsters after 5 minutes. Anyway, when my coping stuff is working--and this is mostly for add: as far as the mouth goes, I try try to be aware of others body reactions and try to pause before I answer --not blurt out the first thing I think of. (But, I am less controled if I am speaking with a group of men--I learned a while ago I had to jump right in if I was going to get to say anything.) I use my hands a lot and try to keep them close to my body and not up near my face. It's good that you are remebering to ask others questions--I do that too and it does help in dealing with others. what else--I keep my key on a hook right by the door to the garage. I open my mail over a garbage bag in the kitchen. I file what I need in a neato flouresant plastic file I keep right by the garbage. Don't know if any of this helps--it works for me if I am in anything close to even a so-so state, but with the stress I have now.....UUGH!
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> I do know , as I am sure you do too, that the disorganization makes me more "down" and anxious.
> So if the adderal was helping you but you cannot take more, or even if you could take more--did you ever read any 0rganizing books? -I got most of my ideas--and the ones I have managed to pretty much stick to--from a Don Anslett book (the one with "Packrat" in the title, and a book by stephanie culp--"how to get organized when you don't have the time." I also did some behaviorial therapy with a psychologist. (now, today i would tell you none of it helped, but I am better than before.) Sorry you are sleepy--I have never taken effexor, and wellbruitrin is more of an upper for me.Isn't it weird , in a great sort of way, that hardly a soul we come into contact with understands our struggles, but here we often feel as if we must be reading our own autobiographies, when readin g other people's posts?
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