Posted by Ritch on May 14, 2003, at 13:46:15
In reply to Re: Dexedrine and shortnes of breath, posted by sleepylucy on May 14, 2003, at 9:49:22
> I did have this feeling on Ritalin as well, but not as bad (I'm also on 300mg of Wellbutrin).
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> I am not breathing heavily or often, every few minutes I need to sigh or yawn in order to get enough air to breath. Its frustrating when I'm trying to get air and I can't. I'm getting light headed from all the deep breaths.It (dexedrine) could be interacting with the Wellbutrin. I remember when I was retrying higher dose WB recently that when I went from 100mg > 150mg/day I noticed a definite respiratory depression of sorts. It was like I "noticed" that I hadn't breathed for awhile and I kept thinking about it and it hyperfocused my attention on it-which is bad because I've had panic attacks in the past and that was what it felt like it was starting to develop into. That problem did fade after about a week or so, however. What does your doctor say? If you are getting light-headed that tends to sound like hyperventilation (too much breathing).
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