Posted by PsychoSage on March 12, 2004, at 21:12:21
In reply to waiting on the wellbutrin, posted by 1980Monroe on March 12, 2004, at 20:38:57
> Hey guys,
> I've been taking Wellbutrin for about 4 days now, 150 XL. My pdoc said it would start working in about 2-3 days if i heard him right. Im really not feeling much except some side effects. Maybe he said 2-3 weeks and I misheard him. Usally other anti-depressants take like 4-6 weeks to start up, like SSRI's and everything else, pain in the neck. I just wanted to know if wellbutrin is the same. Thanks
I thought it was 1-4 weeks for WB. I am on WB as well. I am on 300, and I have been for several months after being on 150.These days I just don't think about how SOON it will work. Fighting mental illness is not done with meds alone. I am only concerned about if it works and side effects.
I guess you should just know if it is really working. Like you;'d feel it as opposed to having to analyze and gfigure it out. If it is too difficult to ascertain, then it probably isn't producing the desired response.
I think the worst thing to judge is whether a prophalaxsis antidepressant regimen is working or necessary or just harmful with side effects.
Generally, I would give this a week or two . You should be experiencing side effects and the excess CNS stimulation right now. If you aren't then maybe you are really really depressed.
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