Posted by BrendaF on May 19, 2000, at 8:26:47
Hi. First of all, would like to say -- thank God for this site,
Just started Wellbutrin 3 days ago and seem to be doing pretty good on it so far. No major side effects, just feeling a little wired today---which is a good thing cause I'm usually dragging. Having any energy at all is definitely a rare occurence. Have taken Prozac (7yrs) with Ritalin, and then Effexor with Ritalin for approx 1 yr (gained 12 lbs). These did ok with the depression, but nothing for lack of motivation. I don't want to be a neat freak or triathelete, but it would be nice to have enough motivation to do some things I enjoy--otherwise, what's the point of living. So, my doctor's changed me to the Wellbutrin to see if it would help with that aspect of the depression. (If you're wondering why it took so long to change, it's cause I always figured I was just lazy---pretty common, eh?)I took a few months off the antidepressants and Ritalin after I found out I had a sleep disorder--UARS, similar to sleep apnea--and started sleeping with a cpap. I was sooooo sure that would solve all my problems with depression.....not! So, here I am, giving medication a chance again. It seems like I haven't seen as many success stories with Wellbutrin as the others. Of course, that could just be because it's not as widely used. I've also seen several posts saying it worked at first, but pooped-out.................Has anyone been on this med for a significant amount of time and had success with it? What dosage did you wind up with? Does the effectivenss taper off with time? Any input would be appreciated.
Take care, all!
poster:BrendaF
thread:33995
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