Posted by pedr on February 5, 2002, at 8:52:01
In reply to Re: Intense biological depression on Wellbutrin » pedr, posted by IsoM on February 4, 2002, at 14:12:40
> Pete, have you ever taken any other ADs? In the doctors' & pharmacists' CPS, it seems every AD has the note that a patient has the potential for committing suicide when first starting an AD.
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> It seems that initially a person may feel so depressed that they have little energy to do anything. When the AD starts taking effect, the person is roused from the deeper depression but still feels like sh*t but now has enough energy to kill themself. Not implying that you're suicidal but it seems to be common enough that some people will respond to the AD with a certain lifting of their depression but paradoxically also feel worse at first then improve more.
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> As others have said, mention this to your doctor (& ask your pharmacist too if she/he is good). It may need adjusting, patiently waiting longer, or even stopping it. Alternatively, maybe Klonopin might be added for a while.Hi IsoM,
I've heard of the phenomenon you describe regarding A/Ds giving people enough energy to go and do it. I have been suicidal from time to time over the years but the period I'm experiencing at the moment is quite different and odd.My mood, outlook and thought processes are what I would term "good" [probably not what healthy people would term "good" though :-) ] The problem is the sensations of depression I'm getting that seem to have no corresponding causal thinking. You know the feeling - bowling ball in the stomach, heart feels heavy but is pounding, basically that unique, foul sensation of depression. I have "felt" depressed without any causal thinking before e.g. when facing the morning ahead but this sensation is different. As you can tell, it's difficult to describe.
To answer your question, I've been on effexor, paxil, seroxat and surmontil before. I can't really remember anything similar on those as I was in such a bad way at the time.
Thanks for the suggestions,
best wishes,
pete.
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