Posted by loolot on September 1, 2003, at 22:51:36
In reply to dopamine/norepiephrine combo meds, posted by loolot on September 1, 2003, at 22:23:44
> Hi. I have been on Wellbutrin for 4 yrs as a depression treatment. I have done well on the medication but it has started to wear off, which has lead me down the treacherous road of trying new medicines to supplement the wellbutrin. I am now detoxing from effexor (150) and , after trying many seratonin-activating meds I have decided that they are not for me.
> I have realised, as I am sure many have, that the meds which work for me are the dop/norep combinations. I have terrible asthma and the only thing which cures it is taking one of these meds with norepinephrine. My asthma continues to get worse as the wellbutrin wears off. The effexor totally helped the asthma, but the side effects (weight gain, sleepiness, and sexual dysfunction) were not worth it.
> My doctor has prescribed provigal as an adjunct, and on my first day I have not seen any improvement, but of course I will stay on it for longer to make sure...
> The next move is to try a low dosage of ritalin as an adjunct to the wellbutrin.
> My questions are:
> 1 Are there any new meds which work on these vectors which I can try as an adjuct to, or a substitute for the wellbutrin
> 2 Is there any way to get the wellbutrin to work again? (I am on 450/day)
> 3 Is all of the dopamine dosing going to fry my brain, and will these meds simply continue to wear off bc I am becoming addicted to the pleasure center thing?
> I am not really an addictive type, but I thought this could happen bc I respond so favorably to the dopamine.
> Thanks in advance
>
> BTW I am now scattered, cant work, etc, and I would like a med to help with these symptoms as well>>I am attempting to repost this bc my last attempt came out looking like some kind of demonic text
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