Posted by allisonm on September 5, 2001, at 21:21:30
In reply to WELLBUTRIN---how long til it kickedin-allisonm,ALL, posted by shelliR on September 5, 2001, at 14:20:48
Shelli,
It took longer for me to feel good effects. After 2 weeks -- whether it was just starting or raising the dose -- I was usually battling the last of the irritability and the hand tremor. It took me longer to feel the burst of energy -- three or more weeks. From what I have felt and read, it isn't till after the energy burst wears off that it really starts to kick in. So if you lose your energy, don't worry. You're not experiencing poop out. It wasn't till about 6-8 weeks that I really started feeling a difference.
I took up to 400mg WB. I first started it as an augment to Remeron, then eventually flopped the doses at the suggestion of my pdoc so that the Remeron was augmenting the WB. I'm at 300mg of WB now and want to continue taking it whether the Serzone works or not. Serzone appears to be helping, but there have been side effects that could be due to too much Serzone or too little. We have upped the night dose from 150mg to 200 and kept the am dose at 150 to see what happens.
Good luck with the WB. It's the best drug I've had so far. I hope it helps you too.
Allisonm
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