Posted by micro on February 19, 2004, at 12:55:12
In reply to Re: WELLBUTRIN and ADD, posted by Kacy on February 18, 2004, at 10:42:10
> Below is something I wrote in another thread about my brief trial with Wellbutrin. It took a little over three weeks to work. It may be true that it's more of a norepinephrine drug than dopamine. It did help me with motivation and concentration. If you wanted to make sure it was norepinephrine you were getting, maybe taking it with vit C would help. That makes sense to me because C turns dopamine into norepinephrine.
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> "I have add/inattentive. The first drug that seemed to work for me was Wellbutrin. Unfortunately, I broke out in hives just as it reached therapeutic levels. That was about three and a half weeks after starting. I was taking 150 mg. first thing in the morning and, again, at noon. For a day, I felt hope and excitement because it was helping me concentrate. I was working at the computer and about two hours had passed without me realizing it. I was teaching myself html, something I had meant to do for a while. I couldn't believe I had been working at it with full concentration. (…It's been so long since I have been able to do something like that. As I have gotten older, my problems with inattentiveness have worsened.) Wellbutrin is a drug I recommend that you try. It increases both seratonin and dopamine. "Hello, The true mechanism [pharmacology] of wellbutin is unknown. It is apparently has very weak ability to cause serotonin reuptake. It is not similar in any way to tetracyclics, tricyclics, ssris or any other antidepressants.
There are several online drug information lists for you to use free of charge. I hope this helps.
Regards, Micro
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