Posted by empty inside on March 3, 2005, at 13:15:39
In reply to Which med works well with Wellbutrin? Suggestions?, posted by Dkscully on February 14, 2005, at 23:57:34
> As you all may have read, I have not done well on Wellbutrin. I like the fact that it doesn't make me feel like a zombie like zoloft and effexor did (those are the other two drugs I've been on before) but I can't deal with the extra anxiety. I'm constantly nervous, and I feel like it's really wearing me thin... I made an appointment with p.doc for tomorrow, even though I wasn't supposed to see her for another couple of weeks, because I can't handle this?>>>
I'm on 600mg Wellbutrin. I definintely think it's a "bittersweet" drug, for me at least. in that it is the only drug so far that has lifted my depression even the slightest bit . I still have "severe depression" but I only think about killing myself a few times a week instead of all the time... I feel like I can function at the minimum requirement (go to one college class, which basically is all I do aside from seeing my doctor, pdoc, and now an acupuncturist who I have been receiving acupuncture as well as taking some chinese herbs. I'm willing to try anything at this point. I've made up my mind to get ECT. My pdoc specializes in it and there is just one hospital in my area that does it so I am lucky to have gotten an appointment with him (to be evaluated)/ But I have to wait till school is done... he says I will be too confused to do my class.
ANYWAY I am on a really high dosage of the Wellbutrin -- 600mg. When I was on 300mg I had WAY less side effects. Practically none/ At 600mg my hands shake terribly and I feel jittery, but 300mg did nothing for my depression, as I have tried to taper back to it recently but that was disastrous. What is your dosage? Maybe all you need is a decrease in dosage of the Wellbutrin. It doesn't always take a lot of a drug to help; more is not always better.Hope this helps/
PS you asked about other drugs? I was on Risperdal/ THat was bad for me. Slowed my cognitive processing even more, made my memory even worse--- could barely retain any information at all. I went from 100% on myfirst 3 tests to a 73 on my next one and was devastated. I am also on small dosages of Klonopin and Ativan as well as 400mg Topamax. I wouldn't say all this is "great" but it's the best I've had-- and I have been on so many drugs I can't even count. Even tried the new Cymbalta but it had no effect but to make me lethargic all the time.
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