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Re: new to wellbutrin » deepdarkhole

Posted by Edgefield on November 3, 2003, at 17:59:43

In reply to new to wellbutrin, posted by deepdarkhole on November 2, 2003, at 17:04:46

I've been taking Wellbutrin for almost 6 months.

I started by taking 75mg. Wellbutrin SR once a day and gradually worked up to 300 mg. of the SR. I took (2) 150mg. once a day.

I'm not taking Wellbutrin Xl 300mg. once a day. It's a very good med. Like so many others here I could not tolerate the SSRIs. They made my symptoms worst.

As far as side effects go, I had dry mouth, ringing in the ears, shoulder pains, sweating, and jitters. In all fairness I'm not sure if the jitters was the Wellbutrin or just anticipatory anxiety because I was already feeling jittery from the anxiety. Anyways, I don't think any of these symptoms lasted longer than two weeks. The shoulder pain lasted the longest, an I only experienced this side effect whenever I increased my dosage.

I did not have insomnia, a matter of fact I take my Wellbutrin between 4-8 p.m. an I sleep very well.

Wellbutrin has been a God sent and has helped my anxiety and depression.

Edgefield

> I have been experiencing major depression, anxiety, irritability, and a sense of things just not being real. My dr has tried celexa, lexpro, prozac, zoloft, luvox and remeron. Unfortunately I could not handle the side effects of any of them. So he started me on wellbutrin. He told me I absolutely MUST continue taking this as I desperately need a medication to get me through this time.
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> Anyway.....I am taking 100mg once in the am. He never mentioned taking it twice. But everything I read says I should take it more often.
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> And, I am more anxious and irritable than ever! I am also very dizzy and having trouble focusing on things. My dr says these side effects will not last.
>
> Anyone out there who has gone through this? How long will the side effects last? And do you think I should be taking my med two times a day, not once?


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