Posted by terra miller on May 11, 2002, at 22:46:14
In reply to What is it like to be on Welbutrin?, posted by Sparrow on May 10, 2002, at 2:20:14
hi. i'm on wellbutrin i.r. as my only AD. it was a tough ride for me for the first 1-2 months, but i was determined to tough it out. i was really irritable on it. other people hear told me that might happen so i toughed it out and they were right.
i really liked how it kicked me out of bed and gave me energy. in the beginning months i felt like i could clean anything. having energy was so nice! i also lost weight, probably because it took away my appetite as well as my thirst (even now i have to remind myself to eat.)
eventually the high energy wore off (after more that 6 months i suppose) and it's just become routine. but for me, being on immediate release, i have to dose at least every 4 hours and no more than 5 hours or i become extremely irritable... i burn through it fast apparently.
i had to completely cut caffeine out of my diet. i cannot touch it or i become too irritable to tolerate it.
i have also lost all desire for diet soda, smoking and suicidal thoughts, which was my reason for going on an AD in the first place... to stay safe. it's worked.
i do have to take a benzo from time to time. the irritability catches up with me every so often. and from time to time i take something at bedtime to sleep. if you take your dose as far away from bedtime as you can, then that helps.
take care,
terra
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