Posted by wendy b. on February 12, 2003, at 21:22:15
In reply to Re: To split or not to split Wellbutrin SR, posted by noa on February 9, 2003, at 22:28:29
Noa,
Just letting you know - the discussion is about Wellbutrin, not Effexor. That's why the differences in milligrams...
keeping you on track with a smile and a nudge,
Wendy :-]
> Here is why I think you shouldn't split the Effexor XR capsule:
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> Once, a capsule of Effexor XR cracked in my pocket, when I took it out of my pocket, the little beads spilled into my hand. I noticed that the many beads are of varying sizes. I assume that size affects how long until the active ingredient is released into the blood. I also surmise that to effectively split a time release capsule, one would have to sort all the little multi-sized beads and then divide them evenly, unless one wants to have very uneven up and down experiences with the meds. This is just my conjecture, of course. But if true, I would think it is an awfully tedious way to split your dose.
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> Question: where did you get a 100 mg. capsule? I thought they only come in 37.5, 75, 150?
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