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Wellbutrin for ADHD'ers: Going from XL to SR (self.adhd)

submitted 1 year ago by 5quidSteve to c/adhd

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Was on 300xl for adhd and mood, saw it helped but felt 450xl would benefit more. The psych said 300 was the absolute max (I call bs, I know a lot of y’all are on 450 and even one guy on here is on 600!!) anyway, after I mentioned the different areas of my life it was helping in he agreed to do 200SR x2 a day.

To be frank im kinda excited, I’ve heard quite good things about the SR (for some it worked where the XL did not, or was energizing where the XL was not) and even taking it twice a day will work better for me in how I manage my day.

Hoping to hear positive experiences from others

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[–] ninekeysdown 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I take 300xl and serterline 100mg daily. It helps with my depression and adhd. But no where near the help that stimulants eg adderall, vyvanse, etc.

It’s enough to where I’m not completely useless when I can’t get stimulants though. I haven’t noticed any real difference when taking higher doses XR or SR. So ymmv. I hope it does make a difference for you though, it’s really amazing when your adhd isn’t holding you back 😂

I wish it did something close to adderall because the hard time getting stimulants is really fucking up things for me. Thankfully I have very understanding boss and co-workers.

[–] 5quidSteve 2 points 1 year ago

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 🥲