confused Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I take wellbutrin. I started at 150 and now take 300. Is 450 the max? My pdoc is thinking of bumping me up to 450 and told me to try combining the 300 and 150 I have left over, and if it goes well he'll write me a script for 450 next time. He told me if I try to split the 300 it's not scored and it will change the effect without the coating intact. I told him I had enough of the pills to last, but now I realize I'll run out of the 150 before my next appointment. I'm not sure how I feel about the 450. I have more energy, but I feel a little shaky and spacey. I was doing fine on 300, just feeling kinda blah and no energy, but not too bad. I can go back to 300 when I run out of the 150, but what would happen if I tried splitting the 300? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamagotchi Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 The XL has a shell around it that controls the release. If you split it, the shell won't work properly. I believe it will work as immediate release. If that's ok with you, you might as well try? It may be hard to split it evenly because of the shell -- I don't know -- I take 300 XL but haven't tried to split one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryp Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Can you call and ask the doctor to call in a prescription for 450? My doc has done that for me before when I've needed more pills between appointments, and it would circumvent the problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Can you call and ask the doctor to call in a prescription for 450? My doc has done that for me before when I've needed more pills between appointments, and it would circumvent the problem. Thanks. I'll ask what I should do. He might have samples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notfred Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I'm with calling to ask for a script. For the most part I get all my scripts refilled between appointments. This is common among the many docs I see. nf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsavy006 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I don't think it's smart to be splitting XL tablets. It would mess with the time release of the pill. I'd do like mentioned above and get a new script for the higher dose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justme04 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 I was told to never split my welbutrtion tablets, because they would not work properly. i would not advise splitting the pills at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted July 13, 2011 Author Share Posted July 13, 2011 Thanks everyone. I called and he called back. I've never called him before, but I was surprised he had time to talk. He said I shouldn't be shaking, my hands are trembling some. I'm also having trouble sleeping. So he wants me to go back to 300. I have refills on those and they will last until my next appointment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saveyoursanity Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Good for you that you called and got an answer to your question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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