The SR version has been created mainly to reduce the risk of seizure. It prevent the stuff from hitting you too fast.
I didn't know that. That kind of explains it, really... I mean, I do feel its effect even after 12h.
By the way, day 5 went pretty much the same - 20mg Ritalin + 100mg Modafinil two hours later, +150mg Bupropion two hours after that... The day was very productive and calm and no sleepiness I usually feel.
I'm very disappointed in you guys
Either that or not many of you take bupropion.
No amazing success stories? FunkOdessy - I know you take it... any interesting testimonials?
I have been on bupropion for nearly 2 months now. I get generic XL version, 150mg per pill. Prescription said start at 150mg for the first week then move up to 300mg. After a few weeks at 300 I decided to see what 450 was like, I skip doses occasionally but usually take it at 6:30am except on weekends when I take it in early afternoon (or earlier if I wake up). At the start I felt it a bit the first day, felt it a lot more the second day, and after that I was flying. I leveled off after about 2 weeks. I'm happier than I've ever been, I sleep less but feel more awake, I have a lot more motivation to do things, and I generally feel sharper and more focused most of the time.
Sex is insane, I can have multiple orgasms now! It's only happened a few times, and I think the addition of other drugs has been a factor, but it is mindblowing. I'm horny all the time now too (I was before but now it's even moreso), orgasms are different in a very good way, and when I can't keep going immediately after ejaculating it only takes a minute or three to regain an erection.
Bupropion has been a wonder drug for me. I went from depressed and unmotivated to a happy sex fiend who gets things done. The only side effect I don't like is that my appetite is pretty supressed, some days I forget to eat. Also, I seem to have a serious craving for milkshakes regularly now. That could be coincidental but I have at least two chocolate milkshakes a week now. One week the cravings were so bad I had two in one day. It's weird.
An interesting side effect for me has been that dextromethorphan (DXM) produces effects similar to MDMA. From what I've read the liver procesess the two drugs the same way normally. However it works, I'm enjoying it. It only takes about 80mg for me to feel the effects.
MDMA still feels just like MDMA. I only did it once since starting on bupropion and I don't have a lot of experience with it previously. The only thing that stood out as being significantly different was that after coming down a fair amount I had a several minute long orgasm, followed by 3 short ones, followed by me finally ejaculating. My girlfriend was jealous but impressed.
I'm strongly considering adding deprenyl into the mix since everyone around here seems to rave about it, and/or possibly something else to increase dopamine levels a bit.
Edited by ultranaut, 29 April 2009 - 03:54 AM.