Posted by sexylexy on August 1, 2004, at 0:50:27
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin and. . ., posted by calico cat on July 31, 2004, at 17:19:18
Hey CC,
Welcome to the Yo Yos, we call ourselves that because of our many ups and downs. If you need support and friendship you have come to the right place. Here you can totally be yourself and everyone is so wonderful. It is sooo nice to find women who have had the same experiences as you. I have been on lex since december and really know I would not have made it though the first month or graduate school without these women. So welcome.
10 days is a very short time to be on lexapro. I work with psychiatrist and most of them have been very disapointed with the "magical" 10 mg dosage. After being on 10mg for 9 weeks and not being very impressed, with it my p-doc put me up to 15mg which was night and day. Then up to 20mg which was a little too much for me. Everyone has there own dosage. I have been feeling so good lately that I am on 5mgs doing pretty, well, except PMS... but that has been much BETTER since dropping my dosage.
About the wellbutrin, what are you taking lex for? Wellbutrin does give you that burst of energy but it is also not that great for people that have anxiety and a lot of people, I have had expereince with ( I am a Liscensed Masters Social Worker) find Wellbutrin alone not to be effective. However, there are exceptions, like Simus is doing GREAT on it. If you want to take Wellbutrin, and you have anxiety along with your depression or whatever, you may want to keep a Xanax on hand just incase the Wellbutrin makes you more anxious. It may however be a good thing if the Lexapro is making you sleepy. When I first started I had insomnia for two weeks. I was also really spacy for the first few weeks too. The side effects do pass so hang in there if you can. Good luck and let us know if we can help!!!
Cheers!
Lexy
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