Posted by Bob on September 23, 1999, at 11:43:13
In reply to Racing Heart...& thoughts..P.S., posted by dj on September 23, 1999, at 10:29:43
[ah, but dj, my moaning was done with tongue firmly planted in cheek ... despite being Irish and Polish, I escaped being baptised and/or raised in the Church ... but given the immigrant population of my home neighborhood, I could certainly claim to be Catholic by association]
As for the Wellbutrin -- the violent dreams raise a red flag for me. While awake, is it just your anxiety that's up or is your temper being affected as well? Wellbutrin, for me, was like a long-term stay at the Bates Hotel. It did an adequate job at keeping my depression at bay, but it also imbued me with these terrible, easily-provoked, hard-to-control blind rages. Once it became apparent that this was not just a once or twice phenom, my pdoc put me on a low dosage (4mg/day) of an antipsychotic, perphenazine (brand name Trilafon, I believe). That certainly did the trick in calming me down. Also a good/bad news thing for sleep -- it would knock me out by sacktime, but relaxed me so much I had some apnea problems. If the wellbutrin is addressing your AD needs well, maybe perphenazine or something similar is a viable option for the side effects. I'd just be careful if later your pdoc wanted you to try a wellbutrin/SSRI combo. If you remember my little tale of woe about my wellbutrin/prozac/perphenazine nightmare (cogwheeling and ER visit might jar your memory), that's what I'm warning about.
Good luck,
Bob
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