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thank you. we really really need more of this. thank you.

Wow, what a journey you were on! I am glad you found something that worked, had stability for so long and then gave it up voluntarily with no side effects...goooooooooals.

haha, you are right who needs to be dosed while sleeping. Thanks so much for the insights about how to use SR. what dose are you on and what time do you generally take it?

Can't I be a curious and concerned patient looking to fix a problem, who is still not having the relief of symptoms and would like to try a higher dosage based on others who share the same symptoms and have had success with a higher dosage? That is how I presented it, and the psych took it all into account and while I didn't get what I wanted there was a kind of compromise where I do get a higher dosage, not 450 but 400. I am grateful for their advice and expertise, but when it comes to ADHD so many of them really struggle with understanding what options are available. 300 is not the max dose, many ADHD'ers did not begin to experience any benefit at all until 450.

thanks for sharing

exactly, I agree with being consistent and I know some people who have been on Wellbutrin for 5 years, 10 years even. I am also considering the addition of a stimulant, right now I am using Strattera 10mg along with the Wellbutrin , and it does seem to be working in synergy. But I would still favor a stimulant over the Strattera is possible, because the Strattera gives me awful sexual side effects. Just putting up with it now out of necessity

Thank you for that, I think it will help to keep my expectations curbed big time and I think the best I can hope for is your scenario, where it at least makes me not completely useless without stimulants 😆 Strattera with the Wellbutrin does seem to help me with focus, but Strattera is something I do not recommend because the side effects are sooooooo rough. I am using this combination for now because I am in the middle of a course (not that it is helping, I've procrastinated this entire time), but hoping I can atleast hold on to some stability until I can find dosages that are effective or give up on the non-stim route and go with adderall/vyvanse, hopefully the shortage will resolve by then.

Thanks or the well wishes and yes it is freaking incredible when your mind isn't doing the channel flipping 24/7 🥲

Wow, I never heard of Auvelity, interesting combination. Wellbutrin is only FDA approved to treat depression and to stop smoking but it is also used off label for ADHD. For me it doesn't help a ton with ADHD but it does help a little, in terms of keeping my mind more put together. (Just doesn't give me that hard focus that lets me actually complete tasks, I take Strattera for that and still considering stimulants) I was hoping to go to 450 because some ADHD'ers have reported using that dose and it helping. For those with ADHD that it helps, they report it kind of like a mild stimulant.