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Bike travel is the mode most likely to put a smile on your face.
That's the finding from a new academic study published in the Springer journal "Transportation." Researchers from Clemson and the University of Pennsylvania surveyed 13,000 randomly selected people about their mood during random activities throughout the day.
Contrary to previous research, they found that mood was not significantly affected simply because people were traveling from place to place; those in transport were about as happy as average during the day.
When it came to different modes of transportation, the impacts were slight and not statistically significant. Still, researchers found that cycling elicited the most positive emotions. They also said this might reflect that people who are generally more fit and enthusiastic are attracted to biking in the first place.
The next happiest group of travelers was passengers in cars, followed by car drivers. Meanwhile, the most frustrated class were those who moved around on transit. The researchers said part of that negative feeling might come from the fact that transit riders are more likely to be commuting to work, which is a less enjoyable task across all modes.
The authors of the study say this last finding might suggest a need to invest more in transit riders' "emotional experience," as opposed to frequency and travel speed. But negative feelings experienced by transit riders might well stem from the kind of headaches caused by underinvestment. And positive feelings that come with driving, to some extent, might result from the enormous expenditures that go into making that activity as convenient as possible.


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Recently, 360 Security Center discovered a new type of actively spreading CryptoMiner, ClipboardWalletHijacker. The Trojan monitors clipboard activity to detect if it contains the account address of Bitcoin and Ethereum. It tampers with the receiving address to its own address to redirect the cryptocurrency to its own wallet. This kind of Trojans has been detected on more than 300 thousand computers within a week.
The main function of ClipboardWalletHijacker is a recurrent loop monitoring the content of clipboard.
The function of the clipboard fetcher:
If it detects the content is the address of Ethereum wallet, it replace the address with its own:
The replacement address is "0x004D3416DA40338fAf9E772388A93fAF5059bFd5". There have been 46 successful transactions in total.
The most recent transactions are:
If the address is not Ethereum, the Trojan checks if it is Bitcoin address, and the address number begins with 1 or 3.
If the current date is earlier than 8th of the month, replace the address to "19gdjoWaE8i9XPbWoDbixev99MvvXUSNZL". Otherwise, use "1FoSfmjZJFqFSsD2cGXuccM9QMMa28Wrn1" instead.
The Trojan has successfully hijacked five Bitcoin transaction already.
The amount of the latest transaction is 0.069 BTC (approximately equivalent to 500 US dollars).
The income from another address:
Recently, we have found that a lot of CryptoMiner Trojans are using this technique to steal victims' cryptocurrencies. We strongly recommend users to enable antivirus software while installing new applications. Users are also recommended to run virus scan with 360 Total Security to avoid falling victim to CryptoMiner.
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The potential of genetic engineering to massively boost the production of cassava – one of Africa's most important foods – by defeating a devastating virus has been heavily promoted since the mid-1990s. There has even been talk of GM solving hunger in Africa by increasing cassava yields as much as tenfold. To date almost nothing appears to have been achieved, and even after it became clear that the GM cassava had suffered a major technical failure, the hype about its curing hunger in Africa continued regardless. Meanwhile, conventional (non-GM) plant breeding has quietly been producing virus resistant cassavas that are already making a remarkable difference in farmers' fields, even under drought conditions.
In an article published in the LA Times in 1997, Claude M. Fauquet, a French plant virologist, predicted that a food crisis was coming in the decades ahead. He said, "We need to improve production. [With some crops], biotech is our only hope." One such crop was cassava. At the time, Fauquet was leading a California-based team which was working on producing a cassava genetically modified to resist the devastating cassava mosaic virus or cassava mosaic disease.
GM, claimed Fauquet, "could double, triple, quadruple production of African crops." In the case of cassava, Fauquet told the LA Times, the typical yield in Africa was 4 tons per acre. But "Fauquet maintains that resistance to viruses could boost that tenfold. A mere doubling of production, he added, 'would represent food independence for the African continent.'"[1]
The first GM cassava plant had been created in 1995 and field-testing was originally planned for 1999.[2] Fauquet's research went on to be hosted by the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center. The Danforth Center was launched with a $50 million gift from Monsanto, which also donated the Center's 40-acre tract of land, near Monsanto's home town of St. Louis, Missourri, valued at $11.4 million.[3] The Danforth Center has heavily promoted GM as the key to unlocking the full potential of cassava.
An article in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in late 2005 reported that although millions were starving in Africa, "The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center says it can feed the continent with cassava, a potato-like crop that a virus has decimated." The Post-Dispatch also reported that although this life sustaining GM cassava was ready to be field tested, it was not being taken up by African countries in the way the Danforth center would like: "The center, in Creve Coeur, has leafy, virus resistant plants ready to give away. But no one in Africa is taking them. Field test approvals are stalled in Kenya, Malawi and Nigeria." According to Lawrence Kent, the Center's then director of international programs, "One delay could mean that a million people are going to be hungry for six months... I think, this is serious and we have to fight to make it happen."[4]
But less than 9 months later, the Danforth Center quietly admitted that its GM cassava varieties had lost their resistance to the virus. This was despite the fact that the GM cassava had been said to be ready for field trials for the past 7 years and the Danforth Center's website had proclaimed "transgenic plants developed at the Danforth Center have demonstrated strong resistance to the disease in greenhouse trials over multiple years."[5] Now they admitted, "the resistance was subsequently lost, and that methylation of [changes to] the plant's DNA had taken place."[6]
The Danforth Center had also held out promises on its website that its: "virus-resistance technology will initially be deployed in the East African region's most popular [cassava] cultivar - Ebwanatareka - for adoption by the 22,000 Kenyan farming families…. the project will help 200,000 Kenyan cassava farmers and their families and increase cassava harvests by 50% on a sustainable basis."[7] Similar benefits were also promised to neighbouring Uganda and to millions of farmers throughout Africa. But those promises turned out to be false. The Danforth Center's partner in Kenya was KARI (Kenya Agricultural Research Institute) - the research institute that had previously been used to field trial the failed GM sweet potato - a showcase project which had garnered many headlines declaring its remarkable success. But the GM cassava had failed even before it had made it out of KARI's greenhouses.[8]
Despite this, barely more than 6 months later, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch was running exactly the same claims for the GM cassava all over again. This time they formed part of an eye-catching series of articles with titles such as "Can biotech from St. Louis solve hunger in Africa?" with emotive images and sub-headings like "Stunted children". According to the Post-Dispatch, "The center is trying to give away a genetically engineered cassava, one of the most important foods in Africa. A spreading virus is wiping out the crop. The St Louis scientists think they have the cure."[9] The Post-Dispatch also told its readers, "Scientists genetically engineered the plant in 1999 to resist the virus. Since then, they have been trying to give the technology away."[10]
This made it sound like the Danforth Center had long been hammering on Africa's doors with a viable GM product that could cure hunger and plant disease susceptibility, if only African governments would be sensible enough to buy into it. In reality, the GM cassava was stuck at the experimental stage - a stage it appears to still be stuck at to this day despite Monsanto having poured millions into the project. In 2006 alone Monsanto is reported to have given the Danforth Center a further $7.5 million for cassava work.[11]
Meanwhile, despite all the hype about GM being "our only hope", conventional non-GM plant breeding has been quietly and successfully producing virus resistant cassavas for a number of years, and they are already making a difference in farmers' fields. IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) has developed a cassava through conventional breeding which has a high level of resistance to several diseases, including the Cassava Bacterial Blight (CBB) and Cassava Mosaic Disease (CMD), and is also drought resistant, increasing yield under drought 6- to 10-fold.[12]
The reality for cassava farmers of the success of conventional non-GM plant breeding is underscored by the FAO - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations - which in 2008 reported that farmers are now harvesting healthy virus-resistant cassava throughout the Great Lakes region of central Africa where the cassava mosaic virus is particularly virulent. "By the last planting season, virus-free cassava planting material had been distributed to some 330 000 smallholders in countries struck by the virus - Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Uganda. The improved crop now benefits a total of some 1.65 million people," the FAO reported.[13]
In June 2009 during a Food and Agriculture Organisation online discussion, Paul Anderson, Executive Director of International Programs at the Danforth Center, said in answer to a comment by another participant about the failure of the GM cassava project: "To speak of success or failure during the experimental phase of this or other research is not appropriate, as scientists are aware."[14]
But no such rejoinder was ever made to those employed by Anderson's own Center, which garnered many column inches by claiming their GM cassava was going to save Africa by doubling or quadrupling production - or even increasing it tenfold. There is no problem, it seems, with years of speculative hyperbole about the enormous benefits experimental GM crops are imminently about to deliver. Only talk of failure is illegitimate.
1. Martha Groves, "Plant Researchers Offer Bumper Crop of Humanity", LA Times, 26 December 1997
2. Martha Groves, "Plant Researchers Offer Bumper Crop of Humanity", LA Times, 26 December 1997
3. "Roger Beachy", SpinProfiles.org
4. Eric Hand, "Hungry African nations balk at biotech cassava: the politics of biotechnology", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 21 September 2005
5. Cited in Mariam Mayet, "GM cassava fails in Africa", African Centre for Biosafety, September 2006, accessed 27 June 2009
6. "Danforth Center cassava viral resistance update", Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, 30 June 2006, accessed 27 June 2009
7. Cited in Mariam Mayet, "GM cassava fails in Africa", African Centre for Biosafety, September 2006, accessed 27 June 2009
8. "Millions served - the GM sweet potato", GMWatch, June 2009
9. Kurt Greenbaum, "Can biotech from St. Louis solve hunger in Africa?", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 9 December 2006,
10. Eric Hand, "St. Louis team fights crop killer in Africa", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10 December 2006
11. Eric Hand, "St. Louis team fights crop killer in Africa", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 10 December 2006
12. "Farmers get better yields from new drought-tolerant cassava", IITA, 3 November 2008
13. "Cassava's comeback", United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, 13 November 2008


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On March 9th 2010 the Library of the University of Curaçao (formerly named The Scientific Library) celebrated his 60th anniversary. On Saturday March 6th 2010 "De Algemeen Dagblad" published an article about the Library of the UC as the "Scientific Information Point" of the Netherlands Antilles. Click here to read this article (pdf-file).
Aside from its function as scientific library, the library also administers an important cultural historical legacy and contributes to the compilation and safekeeping of a national collection for posterity. This special collection housed in the Antillean Room in the Library, contains for example the full book collection of the Dominican Fathers, and is accessible to anyone who wishes to use it for education, research and societal - cultural and educational reasons. In the UC Library's Online Public Access Catalogue the file containing this national collection can be referenced via the Dutch Caribbean Collection. The Bibliography Dutch Caribbean (BDC) is also included. The bibliography includes publications in many forms that relate to the Curaçao and Aruba, without being limited to a specific field, language in which it is written, or year or location of publication and that are not necessarily part of the UC library's collection. In the Antilles Room one can also find most of the theses of the graduates of the UC. These are also available for perusal. Sections of these theses may also be photocopied.


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Dear Word Detective: I noted that you used "cantankerous" in the description of another word, but there wasn't a entry for "cantankerous" on your website. Can you elaborate? — Monica.
Hey, you're right. Apart from that one use in a column about the word "ornery," I haven't used "cantankerous" (much less explained it) a single time in all these years. I guess when you have a sunny disposition like mine, the glass is always at least half-full of delicious sody-pop and, gosh darn it, you just don't have time for all those frowny old words like "cantankerous." Strangely enough, there are people who expect me to be a bit of a cranky, cantankerous curmudgeon myself when they meet me (especially if they've met me before), but the truth is that I greet each day with a feeling of soaring euphoria so intense that I can barely restrain myself from breaking into song. I kid you not. I gotta remember to get this prescription refilled. Now who's ready for pie?
Meanwhile, back at your question, "cantankerous" is a word so perfectly suited in form to its meaning of "argumentative, ill-tempered, cranky" that you might well guess what it meant just from the sound of the word. Even the Oxford English Dictionary, not known for musing aloud in print, notes the "oddly appropriate sound" of "cantankerous." The only other possible meaning that the sound of the word evokes for me would be an unpleasant skin disease, and that's probably because it reminds me of "canker."
"Cantankerous" first appeared in print in English, as far as we know, in Oliver Goldsmith's 1772 comedic play She Stoops to Conquer ("There's not a more bitter cantanckerous road in all christendom"). It's worth noting that "cantankerous," unlike many words, has never varied in meaning since its first appearance. It still just means "cranky and difficult" and it's still in wide use today ("But rather than crack a smile, [Barney] Frank began a harangue that was cantankerous even by his standards, sniping at everything from the Tea Party to the Boston Herald," Boston Globe, 11/03/10).
The origins of "cantankerous" are, fittingly for a word that means "uncooperative," uncertain, although we do have a general sense of its lineage. The most likely source is the Middle English ""conteke," which meant "contention, quarrelling," from which came "contekour," a person who argues, and finally something like "contackerous" meaning the quality of being a real pill. The final form of "cantankerous" may have been influenced by the spelling of words such as "traitorous" and "rancorous."
It's also possible that "cantankerous" is related to the Irish "cannran," meaning "strife or grumbling." Or that it is based on the Old French "contechier," meaning, loosely, "firmly held," which certainly fits with the idea of stubbornness. If this Anglo-French connection is true, the ultimate root of "cantankerous" may be the Latin "contactus," past participle of "contingere," meaning "to touch" and also the source of our English "contact."
That may sound like a rather large cloud of possibilities that doesn't get us very far in our quest for the origin of "cantankerous," but its possible that all of those theories are true and just represent various bits of a very winding path taken by the word.


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Bureaucracy And The Hedge
For those of you following along, you'll remember The Hedge, and if you are just joining in on our story, let me synopsize…We had a 6 foot oleander hedge. It blocked our view. And it was dying. And it was ugly. So we removed it. We thought we'd replace it with a short fence.
3 years later, and we're demoing the existing asphalt driveway, patio and front porch and we're starting over with a new house-level patio, a new garage and driveway. The hope is to create a beautiful indoor-outdoor living space, with relaxing and inspiring areas that can be used to write, record and play music.
After numerous revisions with the architect and the city, here is our plan:
We happily broke ground a couple of weeks ago, but I have to admit, there were many times over the past 3 years that I wanted to ditch this whole project.
Oh boy. We were so naive. We thought – all we need to do is hire a landscaper. They'll draw up some plans. We'll give some revisions. Then demo. Then construction. And then we'll have our beautiful outdoor space. It should take a few months, we'll be done by summer! Of 2015.
Well, two 'landscapers' (btw-what exactly is a landscaper??), two contractors, two engineers, one surveyor, one architect, many many many meetings with the city, and a neighborhood review later, and here we are – with plans, ready to be executed and implemented!
Like I said, there were many times I wanted to bail out, but there was one person whose words and encouragement got me through to this point: My mom.
Throughout my life, I watched my mom ease through interior design, landscape and construction projects with decisiveness, firmness and perseverance. She just doesn't let frustration overwhelm her and she keeps things moving forward despite obstacles.
Many times in the past few years I've recalled some of my mom's parting words as I left for college: she explained that perhaps the biggest lesson I was about to learn was how to successfully navigate through a bureaucracy. She said, if I did in fact graduate (which I did…yaya Cal Poly SLO!), that I would take with me crucial life skills, necessary to flourish in today's economic, political and social environment. Attention to the details, following the rules, tenacity, diplomacy…all of these things would matter in every day life.
Then she explained that the next 4 years would be unlike any other time in my life, so I'd better enjoy it!
As her words would cross my mind, (usually while standing in front of a clerk at the city planning counter), it only seemed right that I resist the urge to yell obscenities back to the person asking for some random detail and another check to get me to the next step in the process…that I bite my tongue, take a deep breath, smile, and follow the rules. Yes Mom, that college education was totally worth it!
After 18 months of city planning and neighborhood approval reviews, there was a sublime sense of victory as I crossed the last threshold of city planning before beginning our project…it was bureaucracy at it's fullest and finest…
Since we are in a fire hazard area (aka, the entire state of California), we had to submit a "Fuel Modification Plan" to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The plan included full size architectural drawings, with every existing and projected plant identified, listed according to regional zones, along with a detail on the irrigation locations, AND a signed document stating that the plan is true, and our "covenant agreement" to water the plants.
So, I took a day out to make a fuel modification plan. And then I took another day to deliver the plans. And then they were approved…ish.
All I had to do then, was:
- Get our Covenant Agreement notarized:
(Notary Public Fee: $15)
2. Get a cashier's check, payable to the Los Angeles County Fire Department
(LACFD Fee: more than $400 and less than $600) !!
(Bank Fee for cashier's check: $5)
3. Go to the County Registrar's Office to certify and file the plan
(Certification Fee: $35)
(Filing Fee: $17)
(Parking: $6)
4. Mail the cashier's check and the Covenant Agreement to Los Angeles County…2 different offices.
(Stamps: $.98)
I included the fees for this last step, not to be snarky (well maybe to be a little snarky), but really, to illustrate bureaucracy at it's fullest. These were not permit fees. These were not plan check fees. These were random, not to be expected, not outlined in the process, over and above fees…fees that went to FIVE different government entities, and a bank, and a notary.
As I sit watching the demo crew rip apart our driveway with tractors, pitchforks and jack hammers, I can't help but feel a sense of victory. Not victory-victory. I mean, I didn't destroy the bureaucracy. I didn't even fight the bureaucracy. In fact, the bureaucracy is alive and well. But I navigated the bureaucracy. I worked through it. And here I am. Smug and victorious. Watching my driveway get demoed.
Pictures coming next time!!!
And in the meantime, for more about this project, start here: The Hedge
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Space Shuttle Countdown
Regular HOLDS are important in Shuttle countdowns, allowing planned "pauses" for tasks and procedures as NASA teams attempt to pinpoint precise launch windows. Holds of varying lengths always occur at T-MINUS 27, T-19, T-11, T-6, and T-3 hours, as well as T-20 and T-9 minutes.
While every situation can be highly variable, and scrubbed at any point with a NO GO, these are the general milestones in each Space Shuttle countdown…
T-43 Hours and COUNTING
The clocks is activated when the Shuttle Test Director (STD position currently held by Jerry Spaulding) makes the first Call to Stations. Tasks include:
- Final vehicle and facility close-outs for launch
- Review flight software stored in memory units and display systems
- Load backup flight system software into orbiter computers
- Remove middeck and flight deck platforms
- Activate and test navigational systems
- Complete preparation to load power reactant storage and distribution system
T-27 Hours and HOLDING
The first built-in hold typically lasts 4 hours, whereupon the launch pad is cleared of all non-essential personnel and the rotating service structure around the Shuttle is slowly rolled back. Ground crews then load cryogenic propellants.
T-27 Hours and COUNTING
- Propellants go from power reactant storage & distribution (PRSD) system to fuel cell storage tanks.
T-19 Hours and HOLDING
Another four hour hold, where the STS mid-body is de-mated from the umbilical unit, and an external tank nose cone purge is carried out. They also vacuum the crew module. That's right… house-cleaning!
T-19 Hours and COUNTING
- Begin preparations of the three main engines for main propellant tanking and flight
- Fill-up of launch pad sound suppression system water tank
- Closing out of tail service masts on the mobile launcher platform
T-11 Hours and HOLDING
The third hold can be up to 14 hours long, and includes engineering briefings, weather review, a launch pad inspection and the activation of the orbiter's communications systems.
T-11 Hours and COUNTING
- Activation of the orbiter's fuel cells
- "Blast Danger Area" is cleared of all non-essential personnel
- Orbiter is purged of air and filled with nitrogen mix
T-6 Hours and HOLDING
This hold typically lasts two hours, whereby the Mission Management Team (MMT) reviews the weather and the launch team must verify that all launch commit criteria has been met. If they have, the external tank is loaded with 500,000 gallons propellant and the launch pad is then cleared of ALL personnel.
T-6 Hours and COUNTING
- External tank filled with flight load of liquid hydrogen and oxygen.
T-3 Hours and HOLDING
Another two hour hold where the Final Inspection Team conducts analysis of the orbiter and launch tower, and if all is well, another weather review ensues. The Closeout Crew configures the crew module and the Astronaut Support Person also enters to perform communications checks.
T-3 Hours and COUNTING
- Upon arrival at the launch pad, astronauts enter via the "White Room"
- Air-to-ground voice checks with Launch Control (Kennedy Space Center, Florida)
- Air-to-ground voice checks with Mission Control (Johnson Space Center, Texas)
- Hatch is closed and checked for leaks, then Closeout Crew departs
T-20 Minutes and HOLDING
This built-in hold usually lasts a mere 10 minutes, in which the NASA Test Director conducts final launch team briefings.
T-20 Minutes and COUNTING
- Transition of the orbiter's onboard computers to launch configuration
- Fuel cell thermal conditioning
- Closing of orbiter cabin vent valves
- Transition of backup flight system to launch configuration
T-9 Minutes and HOLDING
This is the final built-in hold, and varies in length depending on the mission. The ground crews determine the parameters of the final launch window, and activate the flight recorders. The NASA Test Director, Mission Management Team and launch director conduct final GO vs. NO-GO launch polls.
T-9 Minutes and COUNTING
- Automatic ground launch sequencer starts.
T-7 minutes, 30 seconds: Retraction of orbiter access arm
T-5 minutes: Auxiliary power units start
T-3 minutes, 55 seconds: Aerosurface and engine gimbal profile tests
T-2 minutes, 55 seconds: Retraction of beanie cap (i.e. gaseous oxygen vent arm)
T-2 minutes: Crew members close and lock their helmet visors
T-50 seconds: Orbiter transfers from ground to internal power
T-31 seconds: Ground launch sequencer starts
T-16 seconds: Launch pad sound suppression system activated
T-10 seconds: Main engine hydrogen burnoff system activated
T-6.6 seconds: Main engine starts
Solid rocket booster ignition and liftoff!
Godspeed, Atlantis...
Shuttle Prep
Diane D of Clearwater, FL commented after the last shuttle: I watched! Didn't used to, and I liked seeing people do their preparations. But honestly, it's kind of boring. YOU probably know what all's going on, but they start talking about helium pressure or whatever, and I am lost, lol!
Yep, perhaps not too spine-tingling if you aren't sure "what's going on" during launch prep. NASA Television gives it you straight, and doesn't always add soundtracks or tickers or commentaries. You see space center activities as they unfold, and then wait while Mission Control sifts through complex groundwork.
It can seem bland to some viewers, as we are cinematically accustomed to dramatic background symphonies, close-ups of perfectly coifed actors delivering irony-laced one-liners, and quick-cut editing styles. NASA is more concerned with procedures, checklists and safety than "putting on a show." The one channel not worried about ratings!
Still, if you get into viewing launches live, keeping an eye on weather, weather-watching, countdown clocks, or feeling the thrill as astronauts "close and lock," the different stages in launch prep become real nail-biters (and wow do I miss living in Florida!).
So, today I'll introduce the upcoming mission, and tomorrow I'll post a guide to launch countdowns. And I imagine these last three will be the most closely followed of the entire program!
Each day now, NASA TV will show status updates on the ship, clips of astronauts in training, interviews of what they will do on their mission, etc. Other great places to follow launch prep are NASA's many Facebook and Twitter feeds, particularly any with "Kennedy" or "KSC" in the title.
And confidential to Jill in New York: It's not your imagination. I have been continually "moving" the post called "Final Five Shuttle Missions." On Blogger.com, you can move blog posts around by their date and timestamps. Each time there has been shuttle news, I've simply updated it so that it appears closer to the top! :)
Up next this week on May 14th is the launch of STS-132, the final flight of Space Shuttle Atlantis, leaving from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Pad 39A.
Dependable Atlantis, our first lady to dock to Space Station Mir. She delivered the Destiny module and the Columbus Science Laboratory to the ISS. She also made the fifth and final service mission to the Hubble Space Telescope.
On her last hurrah, Atlantis will transport the second in a series of new pressurized components for Russia called the "Mini Research Module," to be attached to the Zarya module. The new MRM1 is named Рассвет ("Rassvet") or the Russian word for "Dawn." STS-132 will also transport maintenance and assembly hardware, including spare parts, for space station systems.
Рассвет / Dawn Module
Three are three planned EVAs to be completed by astronauts Reisman, Bowen & Good, each to last about 7 hours if all goes according to plan.
One spacewalk will be to install a spare space-to-ground Ku-band antenna on the station's spine; another will replace three of the six batteries on the port truss to store electricity from the solar arrays. Lastly, three new batteries will be installed and if time permits, the astronauts will retrieve a grapple fixture from Atlantis' payload bay and bring it inside the ISS for use as a spare.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Browncoats Forever!
Catering to the Browncoats again…! Too busy with all my various work projects to debate aliens anymore this week (though I could probably fill another whole blog with that subject!), so it just felt like a Firefly kinda day.
All hail the good ship Serenity!
Last year, I tried my hand at creating a new application on the Facebook interface, centering on Captain Malcolm Reynolds quotes.
Since then I also developed applications for Jayne Cobb and Inara Serra. A fellow Browncoat in England, Mrs. Joanne Campbell, created similar generators for Zoe Alleyne & Hoban Washburne, so we are burning our way through the entire cast...
And people sure are eating it up. Between us, and with precious little promotion, we've now collected over twelve thousand users on the five Facebook fan pages in less than 6 months! Whoa. You could say I got yet another lesson in the viral power of social sites.
We also uploaded all the quotes from the Firefly episodes and the Serenity movie into our Discussion tabs... so if you want a particular line, you can just keep hammering at it until you find the one you wish to post.
Ah, the empire that could have been...
Please come try it out! Each quote generator per character links to every other generator. Become a fan, post a review, or share your favorite quote or episode on the Facebook Wall.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Mike Robertson writes: Stephen Hawking said that if we ever meet ETs, they'll most likely be hostile and we shouldn't look for contact... because looking back on our own history, whenever a superior culture met a less advanced one, [the latter] have been eliminated.
First of all, from a scientific point of view, he can't make that comparison because we don't know if the ETs are going to be like us. Second, if they've reached the technology to travel thousands of light years from one galaxy to another, that means can go anywhere they like, and resources we may have here on earth, they can find in many other planets as well.
Also, since we don't know ANYTHING about them, the chances of them being nice are just as much as being hostile. I was surprised but more angry to hear Hawking say that, because people listen to him. You may argue that it's just HIS opinion, but when one is so high up the food chain, with virtually the whole world as his audience, he has to be more responsible.
Well, we could say the same a thousand times over about performers, athletes or political figures who influence people with their comments and behavior (don't get me started on Charlie Sheen). At least Hawking is getting people to THINK!
Here's my take —
What if intelligence itself actually kills planets? Maybe spheres are better off with instinctual life forms and none that become self-aware. Perhaps one pack of clever, aggressive, territorial warriors with guns & iPods per solar system is enough, and the universe is deliberately set up in such a way as to keep us in separate cages.
Spock, you were saying something about friendly aliens?
Like Buzz Aldrin, Hawking probably wants people off the "Hollywood Diet" and embracing a higher dose of reality. Since he possesses what is likely one of the highest known IQs in human history, no one demands that he qualify his statements.
These issues have been debated among such esteemed, medaled, accomplished, published people as Einstein, von Braun, Enrico Fermi, Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov, and Carl Sagan. Most thought actual contact with intelligent aliens is exceedingly improbable, given the sheer distances between possible habitable planets, and the nature of intelligence as we know it.
Can we HOPE? Sure, we like hoping. Some might argue that Hawking is not opening his mind to "wild possibilities," but his brain operates in a more practical, mathematical way.
I still run into people all the time who do not understand the difference between science and science fiction. Alien contact, if it ever occurs, isn't going to be like our movies, whether benevolent (E.T.) or hostile (Independence Day). Those are the valuations of our desires or fears as a species. We invent those stories to comment on our own nature. In that sense, Hawking's brand of pragmatism is definitely more responsible than the average film director.
Stephen Hawking also pointed out: "We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet."
I thought that was his most interesting quote. He didn't mention the Drake Equation by name, but this comment refers to the variable "L" : the length of time civilizations are able to transmit detectable signals into space.
In light of Scientific Determinism, we have no reason to believe any technological alien species aren't grappling with similar challenges on their own floating rock: crafts, life support, budgets, and the laws of physics. We may kill ourselves with our own intelligence before we reach off-world status and so might they. Maybe no one gets off before a techie society collapses.
Can intelligent civilizations survive a technological age where they develop the means to destroy themselves, as we are currently doing? Life may arise constantly everywhere, but if the duration of "intelligence" proves tragically short, visitation is unlikely. In the mere 10-billion year lifespan of our little yellow star, no one may detect our signals anyway. But, that's just my opinion ;)
I think it goes without saying that Hawking is well versed in all the "famous" alien arguments: the Fermi Paradox, Green Bank Formula, the Galactic Habitable Zone, the pros & cons of SETI, and the Paleocontact Hypothesis. Spend some time comparing those, and let me know if it still makes you angry. I'd be very curious to know if that's still the case after you see the research on which he may be basing his opinions... :)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
So our bedrest buddy Scott S. sends along this uplifting missive, from a blog that features people's ideas for redesigning U.S. currency.
The Dollar ReDe$ign Project hopes to "rebrand" the US Dollar, rebuild financial confidence and revive our failing economy. You can sign their petition to support a currency update, or learn how to enter their annual efforts to find better designs.
1st Prize: $500 Cash + a ReDe$ign t-shirt.
2nd + 3rd Place: $100 Cash each + a ReDe$ign t-shirt.
ALL submissions are posted online!
Obviously, my and Scott's favorite-by-a-mile was the runner up series by Nate Castiglione of San Diego, CA. He created 12 absolutely stunning and designs, right down to blindness aids, security threads and other anti-counterfeiting measures.
Says Nate:
"Celebrating one of America's great achievements, this currency design chronicles the Apollo space program, from Kennedy's ambitious challenge, to man's first steps on the moon… we sometimes forget what an amazing feat was accomplished..."
He also hopes that, "In a time when the economy is failing, jobs are disappearing, schools are failing and hopelessness abounds, these bills would serve as a reminder of American spirit, ingenuity, determination and courage."
Click any of the space bucks to see his ideas for the $1, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 bills and read the rest of his fine essay of how America's space program inspired the world!
Monday, May 3, 2010
What is NASA?
I've gotten a bit brain-fried in the past few months discussing NASA with what seems like hundreds of people, and I don't want to keep re-hashing it, because you'd have to be living in a cave somewhere in the Arctic Circle these days not to see NASA all over the news.
However, I've seen a video circulating for a couple weeks I'd like to share, and I really hope everyone takes a few moments to watch this. This is the most worthwhile 5 minutes I've seen on YouTube in a long time.
American astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson asks, what is NASA? What is NASA to us as a nation? While it's clear that "patriotism" is no longer intertwined with achievement in space the way it once was, I worry that people don't understand how much NASA still means to America's future.
New York - March 31, 2010
Why do we spend money in space as opposed to all our money on Earth? You'd be amazing how many Earth issues have been solved by looking at them from space. But like Tyson, the almighty "someday" we keep hearing about from our government truly worries me.
Someday, we'll go to Mars. Someday, we'll be pioneers again. Someday, when all our Earth problems are solved (as if that will ever, ever occur!), we'll worry about our place in the universe.
But as he emphasizes, the nations that embrace the bold investments are the nations who lead the world. So why is something so obviously valuable actually fading?
If you enjoy this, spend some time on his website... his many appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (please no hate mail about Pluto!!) and his interviews on Planetary Society Radio (hey, they interviewed me once too!) are great fun.
I also tirelessly recommend my favorite of his many books: "Death by Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries."
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Difference Between Wellbutrin SR and Wellbutrin XL
Wellbutrin SR vs Wellbutrin XL
Feeling sad is natural for most people especially when there is good reason to be. Some things might not go the way we originally planned them. It's natural to feel sad, but when sadness becomes extreme and getting back up on your feet seems to be a difficult thing, it could become a real problem. If sadness persists even after a week and is interfering with your ability to socialize or mingle with other people and have fun, then it's likely that you are going through depression. Fortunately, depression is not the end of everything; it can be treated. Various treatment methods are available, and this includes psychotherapy, group discussions, and even the use of medications. Several antidepressants are now available and have been proven effective in making symptoms of depression disappear. One of the medications prescribed for depression is Buproprion, under the trade name Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is available in XL and SR formulations, but what is the difference between the two?
Wellbutrin contains the active ingredient Bupropion. Bupropion is an antidepressant and, at the same time, a smoking cessation aid. It works by increasing the levels of certain chemicals in the brain which are responsible for pleasurable feelings. With a proper dosing regimen, the drug is effective in treating the condition. The risk of developing serious side effects is low, but if the drug is misused and abused, potentially life-threatening effects may occur.
Wellbutrin is the antidepressant formulation of Bupropion while Zyban is the formulation used to help people quit smoking. Bupropion is available in XL and SR formulations. Both formulations are called time-controlled release formulations. "XL" attached to the end of the drug name stands for "extended release" while "SR" means "sustained release."
Wellbutrin SR means that the dose of Bupropion is slowly released into the body throughout the day with the goal of maintaining a constant drug concentration in the bloodstream. Wellbutrin XL releases the dose for an extended period of time in a day. The SR formulation is slowly released in 12 hours while the XL doses are released for a period of 24 hours.
The dosing recommendations for both Wellbutrin formulations also differ since both drug delivery systems are controlled by time. Wellbutrin SR is initially given as 150mg once daily, and after 4 days the dose can be increased to twice daily to achieve a constant drug concentration in the blood. On the other hand, the extended release form is usually given once a day since the dose is being released in a 24-hour time frame.
There are benefits to using time-release medications like Wellbutrin XL and SR. These include:
- Uniform release of the drug dose in the body.
- Minimized side effects.
- And better patient compliance.
These benefits are common to both formulations, but more benefit is obtained through Wellbutrin XL.
The most obvious advantage of the extended release formulation is the reduced frequency of drug intake which will result in better patient compliance. Patients find it inconvenient to have to take the drug at certain periods of time, especially for such drugs like Wellbutrin where it needs to be taken for a certain period of time. There may always be instances where a patient will forget a dose and will simply skip it which can affect the overall effectiveness of the drug regimen.
In the case of Wellbutrin, the XL formulation is taken only once a day compared to Wellbutrin SR where it is taken twice daily. Of course, the more convenient formulation will be the one where the patient will have a reduced frequency of popping medications. In addition, you don't need to take Wellbutrin XL as often so there would be fewer side effects. When using these kinds of medications, always consult your doctor.
- Wellbutrin XL is the extended release formulation while Wellbutrin SR is the sustained release form.
- Both drugs are time-controlled release formulations.
- The Wellbutrin SR dose is released in a 12-hour period while the Wellbutrin XL dose is released in a 24-hour period.
- Both drugs produce, more or less, the same side effects but to a lesser extent with Wellbutrin XL.
- The dose for Wellbutrin XL is once daily, while the Wellbutrin SR dose is usually taken twice a day.
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I searched many responses to my question regarding prescription differences between Bupropion XL and SR and didn't get a clear and thorough answer until I hit this website. This posting was very helpful. Thank you!
Thank you, Anna. This was very helpful.
I never remember this difference
SR is slow release and taken every 12 hours.
XL is extended release taken once a day
Thank you sooo much ! I just switched from bupropion sr to Xl and this article is answered all of my questions !
How have you felt since switching? Any noticeable differences? Any side effects ??
Thinking of doing the same. Thanks!-
I feel a lot more depressed but our insurance company, United Healthcare wouldn't authorize the 450mg of purple SR because I took two in morning one in afternoon and it amounted to 450mg. NOW I've been switched to the 450 XL with was $38.00 vs $4.00 copay prior and I've been so depressed like its making me feel worse.
I normally 300mg of the XL, but ran out. I took 150 mg SR for two days, exactly 12 hours apart. I felt noticeably better during the day, but I had a very hard time sleeping both nights. I just bought a 90 day supply of the 300 mg XL, but I am going to talk to my doctor about changing my regime. The clarity of mood I experienced on the 150 mg SR was quite pronounced and I had two very productive and cheerful days.
Did you have insomnia and memory fogginess from the XL.
My daughter took 150 XL for a year with no side effects but recently was struggling more & so the doctor started her on 300 XL. 3-4 days later she had a Grand Mal seizure. They are 99% sure it was caused by raising her dose & it was just to much for her small body. The doctor is slowly weaning her off of this medication & she is not to take it again. My warning is to be careful while taking this medication. Do things slowly while increasing your dosage or decreasing. If you quit cold turkey there is a possibility of seizure as well. Good luck & Be safe!
Thank you your website explained it very well. There is no other website that explained it the way yours did. The l you again
I agree with other respondents that this article explain the difference between the SR and XL very well. I'm also interested to know if the XL has caused sleep disturbances for anyone.
Hey Betsy. I have been taking the XL for a while now and I have not had any sleep problems related to this drug. In fact, it has helped me lose weight which I needed. It took a little while to get in my system good and to start working but the last 3 months I have lost 33 lbs. Hope this has helped you.
Wow Lori! That is great news. I'm on the XL now and it is working well for me for sustained energy throughout the day. I need to lose weight from being on Depakote so I'm thrilled that you've had such great success in that area. I'm off Depakote and look forward to weight loss. Thank you so much.
Lori, were you on the SR prior to starting the XL?
How many mg are you taking daily? -
That's good news! Congratulations! My doctor has prescribed the XL 150 today and after reading all the side effects, it's got me a bit nervous. I need to take it for weight loss. How did this medicine make you feel. I am 56, female and need to lose 50-80lbs.
My current doctor switched me from Prozac, which I was taking for over 5 yrs., and was causing me to feel so bla and useless and tired, to Bupropion 300XL once a day. It has been a miracle for me! Not only do I feel great and like my old good self, but my joint pain has mostly disappeared….and I am 70 yrs old!
To answer your question about sleep, it has not disturbed my sleep at all and in fact sleep seems to have improved, plus I wake up on my own and feel good!!! As I said, it was a miracle for me.
Good luck!!-
Hi Dia I'm 71 and on 150 xl Wellbutrin …. I have Hashimoto Thyroid and isn't under control so I was thinking of asking my doctor if I should up my Wellbutrin. I have NO energy, never leave home unless it's doctor appointment, can't remember last time I had fun or laught …. I just want my life back so I can enjoy life again …. 300 seems like a lot did it make you nervous, anxiety etc. thank you for listening. God bless you. ❤
Yes, I have definitely had trouble with sleeping since I recently started taking welbutrin 150XL
I was relieved reading your post…to hear my problem was not just myself! I am actually going to speak with my Dr. about switching to welbutrin 12hr.SR instead of the wellbutrin 24hr. XL.
I'm hoping that the
12hr. SR
will naturally have less interference with my sleep than this 24hr. XL. I hope this post was a bit helpful. -
TheXL was partly to blame for my shakiness and agitation
I just switched from XL to SR and seems to work better for me
Remember though that we're all different-
I agree the xl was to strong for me and the sr seems to work better, as you say we are all different ,
Hello Betsy, I have had sleep disturbances with 150 mg of the XL. Vivid dreams and nightmares every night. And I have way too much energy in the evening, laziness during the day.My doctor has switched me to the SR 100mg 2x per day to see if that will make a difference. She said I may be metabolizing the XL too slowly. I was also taking 100 mg of seroquel and have been raised to 150 now to try and combat the sleep issues that wellbutrin has caused. She said she has never heard of anyone having this problem but sees how it is possible. My medication was adjusted today, the date that I am responding to your post.
seroquil is the worst medication I ever took, well next to lithium. seroquil made me gain weight and my ass dragged all day until about 6pm. I don't like being drugged out all day. get off seroquil it's bad. I now take geodon and it's great.
I was taking it at night and stayed awake. I started it in the am and it is better.
Yes, XL seemed to reduce my ability to get a good night's sleep, big time. I take SR and sleep better. Note: I love how bupropion makes me feel better. My pharmacist said that SR relies on a different way of releasing the med in your body/brain than the XL does. Something to do with "clumps" vs. little round granules. Btw. Also I get a pronounced allergic reaction to brand-name Wellbutrin – but no problem when taking generic SR. Go figure!
Yes, I had big trouble sleeping when I took the XL, even a small dose! I was so exhausted from lack of rest . So I take Bupropion SR once a day (in the morning of course!)
My husband takes the XL .. he sleeps like a baby, if he is over tired however he can wake up and talk in his sleep, he is more restless but other than that its great .
I have recently switched from SL to XL. I was only taking SL once a day and would have a big dip around 3pm. Did not know about taking it twice a day. So I switched to XL and loved it. Until I started having sleep problems. I can't stay asleep. I have enough energy to get through the day now but sleep disturbances. Don't know what to do so I made an appointment with my Dr to discuss.
I'm wondering if anyone has had success taking the XL and SR together in the morning. The XL has worked well for me for the past couple of years but I'm finding that I have plateaued and need an extra boost. Is it possible to take a smaller dose of the SR in addition to the XL?
I was on the 300 XL in the morning and 150 SR in the afternoon/evening. So it's possible.
My dr switched me to 2 SR 150 in the morning and 1 150 SR in the afternoon but I don't really like it. I find it wears off too quick for me. -
This is my question too
Does anyone have any advice? I have been taking Fluoxetine (generic of Prozac) for three years with terrible side effects (muscle and joint pain, fatigue, low energy, feeling cold, weight gain). My doctor suggested Wellbutrin and I took my first 150mg XL dose. I felt great. I immediately had energy to exercise (didn't on Fluoxetine, had increased appetite so put on 22 lbs). On Wellbutrin, I did not feel hungry at all. However, when it came to sleeping, I couldn't (I am a long-term insomniac). So I bit the pill in half the next morning, and took half before going to work. Only when I read the package insert this evening, did I see you are not supposed to split them. I am thinking of going on to 75 mg Sustained Release (SR), because at least that wears off after 12 hours, or taking a 50mg immediate release one twice a day. Has anyone any suggestions? I loved this medication – feel great on it except for the sleeping part.-
If you cant sleep just have yout dose lowered to where you can.
wellbutrin is a great drug. it helps u lose weight and originally it was used to quit smoking and weight loss. I was taking 200mg in the am and 200mg in the afternoon. it was the sr. but I asked to go on the co 300mg in morning. I like it better. you just have to give it a chance
So i have been taking 2 xl 150 every am and now i pick up sr 150 as my new dr prescribed this…should i still take 2 in the am?
This is the best explanation I've found, thank you. Any idea if xl is equally as effective for smoking sensation vs sr or the original one?
Why the doctor presribe for some patients sr and for others er ?
I have been on both XL & SR, I do better with XL.. The SR makes me feel like I'm throw up drunk for some reason, maybe it's going into my system too fast on SR since it's 150mg SR going in my system over 12 hours instead of 24 hours
Thanks for this simple & informative write up. I've been off & on antidepressants for about 5 years that began when I was diagnosed with relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis. Of course the depression hit me hard at first, mainly because I had a 2 year old daughter at the time and was terrified of the unknowns. Pain management doctors kept me on antidepressants in order to hopefully control some of my various pains and random symptoms. I was on a ridiculous amount of pain pills and nerve blockers and everything else you can imagine. The side effects from some of these drugs (I'm looking at YOU, Cymbalta) were FAR worse than any other issue I had experienced with my diseases. It was horrible!! I ended up being prescribed even MORE pills in order to treat the stupid Cymbalta withdrawals! (Including Celexa- another antidepressant. And anti-convulsants) Finally I was able to get down to .25 of a milligram and felt well enough to jump off from there. YES, ONE FOURTH OF A MILLIGRAM, folks! It was really scary realizing just how horribly horrible that drug had been effecting me, my body, my weight, my emotional numbness to things I should've been enjoying with my daughter & family, my job…my overall health and well being.
(pardon my rambling, but you get the point: I hated Cymbalta and Cymbalta hated me. I'm a huge anti-Cymbalta advocate)
Anyway now I'm down to only 2 pills a day (one's birth control to keep my hormones in check, and that is a huge help when it comes to pain control, my pain & flares are very hormonally influenced.) I had been antidepressant free for a while, maybe a year, but I wasn't motivated. Always in pain & tired. My dad passed away in April last year, and that sent me into a horrible depression. Luckily I found a great doctor (Dr. Clayton Royder – Oklahoma City) and he slowly titrated my dose up to the 300 mg of Bupropion XL I'm on now. I wrote a novel to finally ask this one tiny question…i have some of the -
Can wellbutrin help you stop smoking?
Yes! It really helps. And not just smoking. It seems to have put all my bad habits and check. It really helped. I mAt Sports Clips in Boca losing it on the lady demolishing my sons head.
Praying I keep perspective.an big time. I still take it. It also really curbs your appetite in the beginning, which for me was a good thing. Best of luck to you. -
Yes it is also prescribed for people who wants to stop smoking
yes…chantix is the best way to quit smoking
I've been on BurpropionXL 150 for almost a year and my weight just keeps going up. I think I could sleep twenty fours a day! I feel foggy most of the day. My thyroid results are all normal. Most people have the opposite effect. Any thoughts on this?
I am having the same problem. Been o. Wellbutrin xl 150mg for two months I eat more and smoke more. I was wondering if increasing to 300mg would help!
If you are taking a generic bupropion, try changing to a different one. I had the same drowsy sleepy effect until I switched generics.
I'm going through the same. Completely depleted of any energy during day. Sleepy …like pregnancy sleepy. I never nap, in fact I have too much to do so I can't nap, but I'm forced to while taking XL. I started on SR and it seemed better. After a month, doctor put me on xL. I'm off of it now for the past 4 days, and taking SR. Let's see if my irritability dissappear's and sleepiness diminishes as well!
Interesting. I've been losing weight. You should try Lexapro. That made me gain weight. But maybe we have the opposite effects
Do SR instead of XL to see if makes a difference with your body. I also did DNA swab to see which antidepressant works best for me.
I, too, feel foggy and only have moments of energy; definitely not enough to function normally. Was on 300 SR, then 300 XL, & now the max dose of 450. Wondering why I"m experiencing such a different reaction. Going to talk to my doctor about starting the SR again. Hope things get better for both of us, Glenda.
Has anyone had cluster-like or migraine-like headaches from the XL? I seemed to, then went to the SR, and seem to be fine. I'm wondering if it was indeed the XL, or something else I wasn't accounting for. Anyone else?
I am having the same problem. Been o. Wellbutrin xl 150mg for two months I eat more and smoke more. I was wondering if increasing to 300mg would help!
Which dosage contains largest and/or most effective application of bupropion without sleep or weight effects? SR for several years has not caused problems in these areas.
Taking generic wellbutrin xl 450mg for 6 months. .The metal taste won't go away. Have good result . but can't take this constant taste. Just won't go away !
I have been in the SR 150mg x2 a day for 3 weeks. I also develope a horrible taste, in the a.m. after awaking is horrible! I've also notice is worse if I eat certain things like ice cream or spicy. I've requested to be switched to 300xl and hope it helps. Otherwise I'm asking for something else.
Anyone else with this bad mouth taste?
I was in the XL 450 a day due to an absorption problem, was on it for years. It seemed to stop working. My dr now has me on the quick release 3x's a day 150 each time but now it seems to give me headaches. Not affecting my sleep as I have insomnia and on sleep RX.
Does anyone else take such I high dose and if so does it give you headaches? I'm wondering if because it's quick release compared to the XL it's causing the headaches? Thank youb-
Yes. I took 450mg xl and found it gave me massive headaches. I had been on 300mg for years and felt it had plateaued. I had to go back to 300mg, I couldn't take it. I've yaken 450mg of SR and it gave me facial twitches and anger outbursts. I love wellbutrin, lost weight but I just still feel blah. We added Celexa recently but I have a chronic yawn!
Hello, my doctor has me taking 150mg XL twice a day. Should this be a concern since it is in fact the XL, not the SR, and I am taking it twice a day?
Any feedback at all will be helpful and appreciated. Thx!
I have been taking Wellbutrin XL 300mg and my mood is mostly good. However, I am having a hard time eating. I don't feel like eating even if my stomach is physically hungry. It's becoming a challenge
I've been on 150sr twice a day for a long time. A lot of times I don't remember to take the second dose. I'm going to doc this morning. I'm going to ask to switch to xl. I don't know if I should ask for 300xl or start lower. I just no longer have any energy. I also have a severe sweating problem. All the blood work doesn't show any reason why I'm like this. This has been going on for years. Does anyone else experience sweating. I've been in this drug for about 8 years and the sweating has been going on for about 3 years.
I was put on Bupropion SR 150 twice a day for about six months, unfortunately my Doctor Passed Away ( so sadly missed ) I found a new Doctor and my prescription was changed to Bupropion XL 150 my pharmacy was out of this med so I'm waiting. I have no idea what to expect! I have also had metallic taste in my mouth, I have asked Doctors Why They Look At Me And Shrug, Really Obviously The Bupropion SR Must Have Done It . Thanks
I was prescribed 150 mg SR 5 months ago after trying a few SSRI's and finding they just don't work for me. I am doing much better on Wellbutrin, but still had some very bad nights. My Dr. increased my dose to 300mg SR about 2 months ago, but still only once a day and now last week my psychiatrist added some ritalin in there too. After reading more about bupropion and the risk of seizures, I'm worried that this is a really dangerous experiment especially with my doctor knowing I still drink (I'm trying to stop). I fear he may have forgotten that I was on the SR and not the XL, and just changed the number without really looking it over. I won't be able to get an appointment with him for at least 2 weeks with the Christmas holidays upon us. I called my pharmacist who couldn't advise me to change the way I'm taking the drug without my doctors approval.
Basically the point of this comment turned question is to see if I should continue to take the 2 x 150mg SR once daily and just hope I don't have a seizure?, or with the information I've gathered on these sites should I divide the dosage to 150 SR twice a day as a safety measure until I can meet with either my GP or Psychiatrist…
I've been taking the bupropion xl 150 2xday. I switched to mail same CVS they sent bupropion 150 2xday. I almost had a nervous breakdown I was never so scared in my life I thought I was losing my mind horrible. Been on xl for many yrs no problem ne re was so scared in my whole life still dont feel completely right
I was taking bupropion Sr….I had to stop. I was having dreams that was so vivid that I thought they were real…. I'd go through the day a wreck…it all seemed so real……I don't take anything now… I'm managing as I can.
Has anyone experienced any tremors taking Wellbutrin XL?
Do any of you take wellbutrin for anxiety? If so has it helped?
Thank you-
I take Wellbutrin XL 300mg once in the morning, and it has helped my depression, but my anxiety even more so! But the weird thing is, it was most effective the first day I took it! Why could that be??
Can someone help clarify my dosage from sl to xl please ?!? I feel so silly not understanding this. I have been happily on bupropion sr 150mg twice daily. My dr unexpectedly switched me to XL 150. which I take once in the am. I have been teary, down etc but coincided with life stressor. My pharmacist confirmed he thought the equivalent dose would be XL 300 mg NOT the 150 she has me on. She denied this to be true. Ugh !! Can anyone help me know if 150mg sr twice daily is equivalent to 150mg Xl once daily ? Thank you !
1st: I'm sorry you're going through this. Ugh is right. Next: I'm not a doctor, so I'm going to speak from my own experience & my own information search. I vote that the pharmacist is correct! (Now what are you supposed to do?!?)You're now getting approx. 6.25 mg average per hour of med. in your blood serum; before you had approx. 12.5 mg average per hour. If I understand your question correctly. Read on…
Can you call the drug company's helpline? See more suggestions, below.
My doctor switched me from 300 SR/day to 300 XL/per day, saying this was equivalent. The pharmacist agreed. I agree.
So, about you & your meds …
Before, you had 150 mg, spread out, released to span each 12-hour period. 150 mg ÷ 12 hrs = 12.5 mgs per hour, average. _Each_ 12 hour time period. Two periods per 24 hour day.Now, you have 150 mg, spread out, spanning a 24 hour period. 150 mg ÷ 24 hrs = 6.25 mgs per hour, on average per hour. Per 24-hour cycle … "Day".
Also: There are graphs, based on lab studies, that show the rising and descending levels of the med in people's bloodstream… Yes, it takes a while (usually a couple/few hours) for the med to go up to its highest level, and then, a steady for a few hours, then a while to taper down to a low level, each time a person takes the dose of med. These curves on the graph tend to overlap. So… Your average per hour _isn't really_ the same as the blood serum quantity you have per hour, unless you've been on the med for several weeks -and- if you are a typical metabolizer.
By the way- the curved line on the graph for XL covers approx. a 24-28 hour time period. (The low-level phases overlap each other, eventually adding up, eventually evening out, but that doesn't change the 6.25 mg _average_ per hour!)
Can you call the drug company consumer helpline? Can the pharmacist email or call a rep at the drug company regarding this issue? Would the doctor do the same? Sometimes a doctor is not a math person, sometimes they listen to their drug rep, who got the math wrong. Holy cow.
Meanwhile, can you get a…
2nd opinion from another doctor? Can you get …
Someone to assist/advocate with you & for you quickly, given you're weepy & down lately?… Can you get a memo/email from the pharmacist to the doctor?
Or from the drug company to the doctor?Please follow up, and if possible let me know what happens next. Hoping for a nice resolution to this. If you can, use whatever methods you've learned to keep your chin up, your spirits up, and your stress down. Wishing you peace, balance & progress.
– Elizabeth Keeling
You can't judge the good or the bad in the first few days. My first few days with Wellbutrin sr were amazing I was very happy I found a way to move forward in life and then after about 6 days it stoped working that way. On the other hand a few weeks after I started the extra insomnia went away. Then when I went to two daily (150mg each) the extra insomnia came back , now months after I started I think I'm actually falling asleep faster.
I don't think Wellbutrin sr is doing much for me , I'm just happy my weight is no longer increasing from my other antidepressant.
I always took lunesta for sleep but at the beggining of Wellbutrin even that didn't help.
I suffer from fatigue and I don't think that wellbutrin is helping me , is sad because I was happy about an antidepressant that doesn't make you gain weight.
I noticed that since I started going to the gym has become much harder I used to be addicted to gym.
I'm wondering if the doctor will suggest changing to xl or if he will change my medication to another one. ( perhaps cymbalta which gave me energy in past)
Can xl help if sr didn't ?
Someone asked why a dr would prescribe sr over xl? By me the concern was making my insomnia worst -
Hi i hope soeomo e can help me im on zoloft 150 mg and just stsrted taking wellbutri 150 xl 150…im not feeling much affect and i feel the worst in yhe am…why id that…i really hope it works for me..
I was on Wellbutrin XL 150 mg, increased some time ago to 300mg.
I understand is supposed to be released over a longer period of time but even so, feel like the release mechanism isn't even.Do you think it makes sense to switch it to 150XL twice a day?
Checked with my doctor who says its OK but wanted to know if that would be a good idea? Any negative implications?-
Xl is released slowly the entire day , sr does it faster so usually people take sr twice a day. Originally it was only available as a twice a day pill but people don't like taking meds twice a day , many depress patients forget. They cake out with a once a day dose which is the xl. I asked my psychiatrist if one is more helpful for depression than the other one he said exact same in that regard. Some people like sr that way if they take early enough they won't have trouble sleeping as the medication kind of gets out of your system in 12 hours whereas xl is in the entire day.. ( of course meds take days to get out of system but most of it )
I think you can take your dosage in whichever way you want , you can mix sr and xl as long as the added dosage is the one prescribed. As far as your question on taking xl twice a day , you might experience insomnia but no way to know until you try. You can also try one xl in morning and one sr 12 hrs before bedtime.. some people can take either one at any time and sleep soundly. In general xl is more gentle in as far as how your feel less medicated , is like having coffee slowly come out of a capsule vs sr been like having all your caffeine in one shot that's my analogy some people would love sr bcs is like having an energy shot as supposed to slow consumption of same amount of caffeine
I have been the 450 xl and am having terrible headaches. I have been on it for over a year and just started having headaches anybody else run into this problem. I do have a history of migraines.
I've been taking Bupropion XL 150mg 1 x d for the past 3 weeks now and I noticed I am gaining a lot of weight especially around my waist. Does anyone have this experience and have switched to bupropion SR 100mg 2 x d instead and have lost weight?


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