Posted by zenhussy on June 10, 2003, at 14:58:34
In reply to Bummed, posted by Tree on June 10, 2003, at 14:12:50
Tree,
It took a full four to six weeks years ago when I was put on Wellbutrin instant release. And even when I switched to the SR formula of Wellbutrin it again took at least four weeks for the AD effects to kick in.
I can totally remember the horrible crying and self hatred I had when I began this medication. It wasn't, for me anyway, an instance of waking up and instantly feeling better. It was more of after several weeks I began to notice I was doing the dishes again and going out to get the mail and taking the dog down to the beach. All things that had been impossible due to the crippling depressed state I was in back then. I just didn't keep records of exactly when it kicked in but I do remember that there weren't trumpets and angels singing but I did slowly stop hating myself so intensely and started being social again. Slowly is the key word.
I wish you were feeling better by now. I wish I had more words of faith for you to hang onto. Instead I just offer up the ol': you're not alone and give it a bit more time.
Keep on calling the doctor and therapist if you really feel that this medication isn't doing it for you (even before the 4 to 6 wk mark). There are plenty of meds and we're all such individually wired creatures that it takes time to find the right one for each of us.
I wish you the best on this and will think of you in your car and am sending you a moment of peace from your current situation.
zenhussy
> I am feeling more depressed than ever. Self-loathing, not wanting to be with people. I would think I'd be feeling better by now. Been on Wellbutrin for two and a half weeks. I know it takes four to six weeks, but shouldn't I be feeling a little better by now? Does it just happen one day all of a sudden? I can't take it. Have to keep on taking care of my kids. Have to be in social situations that I don't want to be in. Can't seem to fake it anymore.
> Crying, crying, in my car...listening to depressing music and totally relating....feeling ugly...don't want anyone to see me. Look in the mirror and see distortion of self.
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