Posted by ksvt on July 4, 2000, at 16:01:13
In reply to Re: to ksvt..., posted by CarolAnn on July 4, 2000, at 8:34:29
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> >> To CarolAnn - have you ever used an SSRI with Wellbutrin, and if so, which one and why did you stop?>>>
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> To ksvt,
> Actually, I am currently on Celexa with the Wellbutrin. I think Celexa is an SSRI, fairly certain, actually. Anyway, When I got off the Serzone, the pdoc added 20mgs.Celexa to my 400mgs.Wellbutrin (per day). It didn't do anything until we (slowly) got the dose up to 40mgs.Celexa. Now, my mood has improved, and oddly enough, my sexual response is better at 40mgs. then it was at 20mgs.(just FYI, my *drive* is still non-existant, but if I 'force' myself, for hubby's sake, the payoff is pretty darn good!). The only problem I still battle is intense fatigue, for which the pdoc gives me Adderall at 10mgs. 3x/day. The Adderall is not helping as much as it did in the beginning, but I think that is my fault. Because, I continue to eat too much junk and I don't exercise, which I really think would help all the meds. do their jobs better! Oh geez! Here I go again, giving my life story, in answer, to one little question!
> Best of luck to you! CarolAnnTo CarolAnn - please excuse me for being so nosey about this and feel free to tell me to get lost at any time, but I don't really have anyone I can discuss these things with who has any personal experience with these drugs. How long have you been on medication? Were you just on 400 mgs of WB for awhile before your doctor added the Serzone. Does he or she think the fatigue is related to Celexa? Was this something you experienced with Serzone also? How long have you been on Celexa? Have some of the more unpleasant side effects lessened. Was lack of "drive" an issue only with Celexa or also with Serzone and/or WB? I've been on 400 mgs of Wellbutrin for quite awhile and the notion of augmenting it is a relatively recent one - perhaps because unlike most people on this board, I see my pdoc very infrequently. I'm so accustomed to only partially responding to meds, that I was rather slow to pick up on the fact that maybe I didn't have to feel as awful as I did this winter. Anyway, I'm on this WB/Zoloft combination now and I think I have to quit it or increase it. I'm feeling some better now so the notion of trying something else doesn't hold great appeal, particularly when I have alot else going on in my life. However, I'm likely to have to be on meds for the forsseable future (and the not foreseeable future also), so staying on a drug that diminishes my sex drive as much as Zoloft does, seems intolerable. Thanks for all your info. Ksvt
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