Posted by blnch on March 15, 2004, at 13:31:21
In reply to Re: GI Problem with ALL ADs/Wellbutrin, posted by HappyGirl on March 15, 2004, at 12:09:14
Thanx - forgot to mention WB IR and WB SR. The IR (regular) version was actually a bit less upsetting nausea wise for me (I know this is opposite of what is put out there), but the constipation was as bad if not worse than Effexor. It is the only AD besides Parnate where I could not get past the extreme agitation. Parnate scared me to death. My BP dropped to 50/80 by day 5. Weird: exhausted but agitated "inside."
Let me make clear that I have always been a real trooper, until last 2 yrs, but suffering too much for the 4 yrs prior. That means 20+ years of being ULTRA compliant, perhaps TOO compliant - living thru then adjusting to all side effects. I have been told many times by pdocs I am the most compliant patient they have ever encountered.
Now things have changed. I do not think it is my age. I think my GI tract is simply worn out by what ADs do to it. That's the only thing left it can be, it would seem. I am just amazed I don't see others here saying same. Maybe most posting these days are much younger? I am 52.
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