Posted by ksvt on October 10, 2000, at 22:16:45
In reply to Re: Any experience with Wellbutrin alone?, posted by JackD on October 10, 2000, at 14:40:09
> I'm taking just Wellbutrin 150mg SR once a day, with mixed results. My experience with it is quite unusual. It gives me energy, takes away my anxiety, takes away a lot of libido, and can make me depressed. If reboxetine alone didn't work for you, I wouldn't expect too much from Wellbutrin, as they both deal mainly with Norepinephrine reuptake.
Leonardo - for the better part of the last 4 years or so I've been taking just Wellbutrin altho I have also taken klonopin at night to help me sleep. The klonopin wasn't in response to the overstimulation of WB - my klonopin use predates wellbutrin for me. While I occasionally can get very anxious, I've never associated that with WB because it's not something I suffer from all the time. Last spring I decided to start augmenting WB with Zoloft because it seemed like I was slipping. The zoloft- wb mix really did make me incredibly jumpy and no less depressed. Now I'm back to just WB and it seems to be doing ok for me at a lower dosage than I was taking before. I don't know why it should work that way. I've never thought it was a miracle drug. It doesn't make me feel great and it doesn't totally insulate me from feeling depressed. I just think I don't get as depressed as I used to and I don't get depressed as frequently. Not having to deal with intense and severe depression has allowed me to function on a much higher level. I think there's alot to be said for that. I suppose there is a combination out there that might work some miracles, but i tolerate WB well and I've found the experimentation process to be horrendous so I'm content for now. Good luck ksvt
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