Posted by JGalt on January 12, 2002, at 23:11:12
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Woes, posted by wendy b. on January 12, 2002, at 22:30:19
I don't know about how good of an idea it is to mix w/ prozac, that's for you and your pdoc to decide, but for me, wellbutrin had similar sides in that time frame. Beginning of week 2 to beginning of week 4 was rather unenjoyable. Lots of excess anger (that wasn't the pleasant type of anger), return of suicidal thoughts (but not initiative to do so), etc. I stuck with it though, and now, at week 5.5, I'm happy to say that I'm doing the best I have in two years (which is when my depression began). Bad anger has become assertiveness and sense of justice. My thoughts are clearer and faster as well. My drive and motivation have increased to the point that I no longer have to have 8 hrs of sleep every night (used to be 10 at times), and have taken up projects that I started over 2 years ago but just stopped and never felt like picking up again. So WB has been very positive for me. The only other drugs I'm taking are 25mgs ephedrine/day, 100mg's caffeine, 16mg's galantamine (just started on this, its an anti-alzheimers, supposed to increase memory and cognition. Feeling the effects already), inderal as needed for situational anxiety or insomnia. Will WB work this well for you if you get back on it? No one knows, but I think that if you are able to without endangering your health up until at least week 5-6 it would likely be worth your while. If nothing else you could determine for certain that WB is not for you so that you won't have to look back and wonder if you made the right choice. Have you talked to your Pdoc about this? Let us know how it goes and what your decision is.
JGalt
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