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Posted by redscarlet on December 21, 2005, at 11:32:07
Does Wellbutrin make anyone else tired ?
I also feel it doesn't help me at all with depression.
And I don't get energized from it or motivated from it.
What are your experience's with Wellbutrin?
ThanksP.S. I've be on as much as 450mgs, now on 300mgs, same effect at any amount !
Posted by LynneDa on December 26, 2005, at 17:08:21
In reply to Wellbutrin ?, posted by redscarlet on December 21, 2005, at 11:32:07
Hi RedScarlet -
I took Wellbutrin at about 300mg last year. At first it was energizing but did not get rid of my depression. I was on Lexapro prior to that. Doctor added WB hoping to wake me up! I was a walking zombie (still going to work, being a Mom/Wife, etc., but doing it half-asleep!) After a few months on the WB alone (he wanted to see how it worked without the Lex first) - decreasing energy & clarity and sleepy again. So, yes, I guess it can make some people sleepy, as much as it is touted as an activating med!I went to Cymbalta - still sleepy and less helpful on depressive symptoms than Lexapro. Now, my doctor has me trying Effexor XR. A bit less sleepy, still not clear-headed/can't think straight, and depression symptoms are lurking at the door . . . not sure where I'm headed next!
Good luck to you! I know there are med combos out there that can work to lift depression yet keep you awake too. Let me know if you find them :-)
Happy New Year,
Lynne
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Does Wellbutrin make anyone else tired ?
> I also feel it doesn't help me at all with depression.
> And I don't get energized from it or motivated from it.
> What are your experience's with Wellbutrin?
> Thanks
>
> P.S. I've be on as much as 450mgs, now on 300mgs, same effect at any amount !
Posted by redscarlet on December 26, 2005, at 17:38:15
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin ? » redscarlet, posted by LynneDa on December 26, 2005, at 17:08:21
Thanks for the replay Lynne... :-)
Will I did stop the Wellbutrin and I feel a little better but I still have the depression.
I'm taking a very small dose of Abilify and that's all besides some Xanax just when needed and to help with sleep.
I have bipolar so I haven't had any luck with SSRI's so I'm not sure what I'll try next. I'm hoping the Abilify will work and that's all I'll need....fingers crossed.
I have tried Abilify before and got akathisia from it but I started on a much higher dose so I'm hoping this time starting on the lower dose will keep that from happening.....fingers still crossed !
I hope you too find something that will help with the depression. It must be hard having to take care of children when your feeling bad.
Let me know how the Effexor XR goes, that's one I haven't tried. I've been a little scared to try it, but that my be the magic pill I'm looking for, who knows !?! (I know there's no magic pill, just wishful thinking!).Take care and Happy New Year... :-)
Posted by Sebastian on December 27, 2005, at 13:03:08
In reply to Wellbutrin ?, posted by redscarlet on December 21, 2005, at 11:32:07
I've had times when I took the wellbutrin sr and an hour after taking it I would feel tired and sometimes sleep. I think it has something to do with the dizzyness from wellbutrin. Maybe a lower dose would make you less tired. It does not always make me tired, most of the time wakes me up. When I was first taking it at higher doses it was making me tired. Now it just gives me a lift. But I switched from brand to generic and there is a difference. Personaly I think the generic is better.
Posted by stargazer on January 1, 2006, at 16:19:23
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin ?, posted by Sebastian on December 27, 2005, at 13:03:08
I just lost my lengthy posting on this subject, but rather than rewrite it again...in summary, my experience with Wellbutrin alone, even with increasing the dose, did not really help my depression. The addition of Adderall to Wellbutrin (and Celexa which I was on at the time) finally gave me a bit of motivation to start my day and also to stay awake/focused most of the day. I still don't want to get up but at least I do most days. I used to either stay in bed on days off or spent the day wishing I was in bed, not necessarily from depression but from lack of energy. When I forget to take the Adderall, I am keenly aware of it, because I feel a major slump in energy and I feel unable to face any task, no matter how simple. Increasing Adderall started to make me slightly aggressive and I was saying things that were out of character with me (i.e. antagonizing strangers for no reason)
I recently started taking Lamictal, although I'm not really sure why. My pdoc always says he doesn't know why it works but I don't even care sometimes since I trust him alot. I've been going to him for at least 15 years.
In the past two weeks I stopped the Celexa because I didn't think it was doing anything. I don't even notice it's gone. Hopefully I won't cause any major upset in my chemistry and trigger anything serious, like the dreaded 'D' word.
Posted by elkat on January 3, 2006, at 9:55:20
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin ? » LynneDa, posted by redscarlet on December 26, 2005, at 17:38:15
I just quit Wellbutrin after an eight month period. I was up to 450 mg of the XL, and taking 45 mg of Remeron and 1.5 of Klonopin. I was getting irritable, so we cut the Wellbutrin to 300 mg. After about 10 days I started feeling strange, so I went back to the 450 on the WB and started having manic/akathisia type episodes. My doctor started talking about Lithium, so I quit both the Wellbutrin and the Remeron...I feel pretty good now.
I liked the energy from the Wellbutrin, and it seemed to help with depression for awhile, but I became very hostile and short-tempered. I don't know what I'm going to do now, maybe nothing at all, just the Klonopin.
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