Just a brief rant from your friendly and adorable red-head: It feels like the end of November will never come... I have an appointment with the doctor then, because he's been thinking of increasing my Wellbutrin dose (AGAIN, I've gone from 150mg to 200, then to 300, now possibly to 400), but I'm so miserable and I just want to cry and not exist, so what will adding another 100mg do? I'll probably ask to try yet another med... I don't know. It's just that November 30th seems so so far away, and all I can do is wait. Any insight from other Wellbutrin-takers?
I took it briefly, under its other name of "ziaban". worst shit in the world, IMO. Made me forgetful, overly emotional and gave me the shakes... and I still smoked. hahaha. Can't your doctor precribe you something else? I mean the shit obviously isn't working, right? Hang in there! I feel for ya!
Thanks for that, icedteapriestess. Hehe, well, I can say one thing. It's way better than Celexa was. I let that medication take away three years of my life! Hmm, I'm not sure if I'm any more forgetful. I've always been overly emotional (the dragma-queen in college... what a time that was) and have always had the shakes pretty badly, so it's hard to say if it's affected me in those ways.
What isn't working for you? What do you tell your doctor? I was on wellbutrin, went from 250 to 300 mg, and had a hypomanic episode after a depressive episode. Turns out I'm bipolar, not unipolar depressed. When bipolar people take antidepressants, BAD things happen. But, that was how I learned about being bipolar. That's been my expierence but mine is far from normal. Talk to your doctor and hopefully he'll understand, if not, find a new one who will work with you. Peace and love
I went from 150 to 300 in wellbutrin doses (I take it under zyban because they perscribe it for my adhd...but it keeps me happy too hah). Since they increased the dose I am really hyper and have a hard time eating unless I smoke some pot first but on the plus side nothing gets me down and I have become a new person. Before I was a little disorganized and messy (classic adhd) now I have a system for everything, rock at school and my thoughts don't seem cluttered. The only side effect is that if you're on the welbutrin xl your sex drive will go up and you'll need to be active or you'll go nuts. You may need a sleeping pill too since it effects the brain much like a stimulant does.
Really? I'm surprised to hear that. I've never had too much of a sex drive, and it definitely hasn't increased much, if at all, since I began taking Wellbutrin XL. It doesn't affect my sleep much either, though I've always been an insomniac... I don't seem to be getting any of these side-effects you guys are describing, that's strange. I really think what I need is a change of scene. This summer I was working up north in the woods and I was living in a house full of young nature-enthusiasts, and we were totally isolated from the modern, outside world. It was incredible, the first time I really experienced happiness in my life, and how happy I was! But now I'm back in the city, and there's nothing I hate more than the city. Also, having dropped out of CEGEP (college in Quebec, essentially) a couple years ago, I have no social life whatsoever. I don't really have anything to do with the people at work, and I really can't think of any kind of club/group to join to meet people. It seems like everyone in the city is just nasty and bitter. I used to do poetry readings, but I gave up after a long while. Also, being in this environment is stunting my creativity horribly, which is adding to the depression. I got back over a month ago, and I haven't finished a single piece of music (well, one short piece, but it's not making me happy) I really just need to get back to the country, and I need to not be alone. The only people I ever see are my co-workers, who I don't dislike, but, well, you know... and my dad and his awful girlfriend, neither of whom I can stand. I know I sound awfully negative, but I'm not usually this bad, honestly! Also, the days are getting towards their shortest, and we never get sunlight. The weather's been so awful I've barely been able to get out for my adventures the last month and a half. Sorry for the long post, I'm just getting my thoughts out in some order, more for my understanding than anything else. I know that I'm alive, and that's a great thing. Now that I've experienced happiness (I've had depression since I was born and never imagined happiness until this summer) I've realized how awful things have gotten over the last nineteen years and I'm working on getting back into school, and I'm trying to build a life for myself. It's going to be difficult, but I think I can manage! Thank you to those who have and will respond, and have a wonderful day!
I had an aquitance who went to Africa for a few years with unicef and when he came back he had a hard time adjusting and became bipolar (I know 'becoming bipolar' sounds odd but I couldn't think of how else to say it). 'Real Life' is quite overstimulating. I know what you are feeling is common. I think I got the side effects because I have anxiety as oppossed to depression so even though the wellbutrin is bad for my anxiety it helps so much with my adhd that I just deal with it. I am like super crazy happy girl since my dose got upped and I got something to help me sleep. It's wild, I'm like a different person, everything's optimistic in the world.
