Posted by atmlady on January 27, 2008, at 11:48:46
In reply to Re: Trivastal non-sustained release form, posted by clipper40 on January 27, 2008, at 7:06:57
Hi, Clipper - No I'm using the LA, which I think means "long-acting", though for me, I think it lasts about 7-8 hours at the most. So I take it at 6am, noon and 6pm to try to keep a steady level. The 50mg pills I received are coated round tablets. I can't imagine they would be easy to cut in half without making a mess, but I'm sure it could be done. Might cause more of a problem with nausea if you take half a caplet and are missing that coating where it was cut, if you know what I mean.
I swear I remember reading in the package insert for the LA, of course right at the moment I can't find it, but I thought I read that it had two peaks - first one at 1 hour after ingesting and another smaller peak after 7 hours. I guess that's why they call it long-acting? But I can't say that I notice the second peak at all. Which is why I take them 6 hours apart. Then again, I was on the max dose of wellbutrin for quite a while and am used to continuous dopamine help. Someone who is relying on his own dopamine may notice the two peaks, but I don't.
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