Posted by baracuda on February 18, 2008, at 18:03:31
In reply to Re: zoloft wellbutrin - dosage??, posted by bleauberry on February 17, 2008, at 2:36:20
day 5 on wellbutrin - I actually felt little or no side effects so I went ahead and kept my zoloft dosage the same and continued taking the wellbutrin SR two times per day, 150 in the morning, 150 8 hours later. I find that I get almost sleepy when 3-4 comes around.
I feel just a bit lightheaded but overall ok. Not as bad as when I started lexapro, but that was long ago and never helped me any.
one good thing that I noticed is that it makes my ambien kick in super fast and i actually am waking up 7 hours later which is amazing since my whole life I've been a 12 hour sleeper even on zoloft.
there would be nights when i was on only zoloft that the ambien wouldnt even work and i would be up for 2 days straight before i was able to sleep even a couple of hours.
I am having to fight off urges to binge eat too. I have read on various boards that meds make you gain weight but I think that its the ability to not binge that makes you gain weight. after i was on zoloft I was able to actually go on jenny craig and loose 32 lbs and just started going to the gym. I'm weighing in every week so I've got my hand on the pulse of my eating. If I start to gain weight for a few weeks in a row then I will attribute it to the meds but as long as I stay within reasonable calorie intake and exercise I am assuming that the meds wont miraculously make me gain weight.
ok that's all for now.
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