Posted by falconman on January 28, 2003, at 7:10:06
In reply to Wellbutrin: increase the dosage or change?, posted by Ricardo on January 28, 2003, at 2:54:11
Hi,
my thought is that after being on an anti-depressant for 8-10 weeks, you know if it is going to work or not. I'm sick of pdocs thinking a fair trial is 6 months. However I'm talking about 6-8 weeks on the maximum doseage.
Since you've only tried a low dose I think you should increase it before thinking about swapping to a new med. you did have some relief with the 150mg at first ,I think thats a good sign.
Its always easy to think about changing meds. It often seems to be exciting to do so, especially if you've heard positive things about a different particular drug, but if you do change so early on you might find yourself wondering in the future if its worth going back to it. Say you try several new meds with no theraputic response, you may well look back at Wellbutrin and think I wish I'd given that a better trial.
I have been on many anti-depressants and have wasted valuable time having to go back to certain meds because pdocs didn't think I gave them a chance. My advice when starting a new med of any kind is, unless its intolerable give it 8 weeks if you don't feel sufficient improovement up the dose give it another 8 weeks, and so on untill you've tried it at its highest recomended dose. At least then if it doesn't work you know your through with that med and you can tick it off the list for good. Don't waste time going round in circles. Hope your new doc is understanding and you find the relief you want. Regards
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