Evie (SleepyCatten) on Nostr: SleepyCatten's log. Earth date: 2024-07-04. We're down to 125 mg venlafaxine daily, ...
SleepyCatten's log.
Earth date: 2024-07-04.
We're down to 125 mg venlafaxine daily, along 50 mg setraline and 150 mg bupropion.
We've made a minor adjustment to our original scheduled regimen. On 6th July, when our venlafaxine dose decreases to 112.5 mg, we'll up our setraline dose to 75 mg then, rather than increasing it straight up to 100 mg on 12th July without an intermediate step. (It helps to have a precise pill cutter.)
What's kinda funny is that the longer we're on bupropion, the more we're acting a bit more like a stereotypical combined / hyperactive ADHD person on ADHD meds allowing them to focus. But unlike how other ADHD meds work (i.e., they may be short-lived, or last for maybe part of a day), the effect on bupropion is constant.
We're still having to be careful, as despite having the mental energy to do more stuff, we keep pushing ourselves too hard and overloading ourselves, particularly our speech centre. (Yep: we can go completely non-verbal if we overload.)
NGL though: bupropion is awesome and it's a disgrace that the NHS won't prescribe this in the UK. It could help SO many people with ADHD and depression!
#MentalHealth #depression #TreatmentResistantDepression #SNRI #SSRI #NDRI #venlafaxine #sertraline #bupropion #SleepyCattenLog #AuDHD #ActuallyAuDHD #ADHD #ActuallyADHD
Earth date: 2024-07-04.
We're down to 125 mg venlafaxine daily, along 50 mg setraline and 150 mg bupropion.
We've made a minor adjustment to our original scheduled regimen. On 6th July, when our venlafaxine dose decreases to 112.5 mg, we'll up our setraline dose to 75 mg then, rather than increasing it straight up to 100 mg on 12th July without an intermediate step. (It helps to have a precise pill cutter.)
What's kinda funny is that the longer we're on bupropion, the more we're acting a bit more like a stereotypical combined / hyperactive ADHD person on ADHD meds allowing them to focus. But unlike how other ADHD meds work (i.e., they may be short-lived, or last for maybe part of a day), the effect on bupropion is constant.
We're still having to be careful, as despite having the mental energy to do more stuff, we keep pushing ourselves too hard and overloading ourselves, particularly our speech centre. (Yep: we can go completely non-verbal if we overload.)
NGL though: bupropion is awesome and it's a disgrace that the NHS won't prescribe this in the UK. It could help SO many people with ADHD and depression!
#MentalHealth #depression #TreatmentResistantDepression #SNRI #SSRI #NDRI #venlafaxine #sertraline #bupropion #SleepyCattenLog #AuDHD #ActuallyAuDHD #ADHD #ActuallyADHD