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Posted by leor on October 6, 2002, at 14:39:06
A REVERSAL EFFECT ON WELLBUTRIN
When I was on the wellbutrin it made me very
sedate to the point that I could scarcely
summon up the stamina to go out of my house for
about a week. After 10 days of that my p-doc
took me off the med.In hindsight I wonder whether what I
experienced could have been the ‘reversal
effect' which people sometimes experience
during the initial phase of using a medicine
that acts on their neurotransmitters. Has anyone
experienced this themselves or come
across it in the medical literature?Blessings,
Leor
Posted by Gracie2 on October 9, 2002, at 1:30:21
In reply to Reversal affect during early use of Wellbutrin , posted by leor on October 6, 2002, at 14:39:06
I'm not in any way an expert on this, but I always thought that Wellbutrin/Zyban was prescribed for smoking cessation because of it's sedating effects. From what I understand, in early drug trials some patients being treated for depression were able to stop smoking as a consequence of taking Wellbutrin. I'm assuming this is because of it's sedative qualities on some patients...I can't imagine that you would spontaneously quit smoking because you're agitated.Obviously it doesn't work for everyone, or even most people. My medical insurance company won't pay for Wellbutrin when prescribed for smoking cessation despite the devastating health effects of smoking, so apparently the success rate doesn't warrant it. Personally, I found that Wellbutrin made me irritated. I guess it just depends on your own chemistry.
-Gracie
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