Posted by shrimp on June 14, 2003, at 19:57:39
In reply to Wellbutrin for the long haul?, posted by ellen on October 23, 1999, at 18:03:47
Ellen,
I had been taking 400mg. Wellbutrin as an adjunct to Zoloft. Neither was working, so i am now on Nardil 60mg., along with the wellbutrrin. Very shaky, anxious, edgy, so i've just reduced the W to 300mg. In the past, it's always wroded well with an ssri, but only for about a month, and you have to get over the first week of wanting to kill anyone in your way. I've been complaining to my p-doc for years about the dumbing down, the difficultyl with word retrieval, and i think that was the depression, not the treatment, but i could be wrong. Anyhow, the nardil with W is working well, I'll never believe that i am back to my optimal level of brain function, but this is the closest i've been. I've just started this combo, so check back with me in 3 weeks.
> Howdy.
>
> I have been on wellbutrin/bupropion for about two years
> boosted to 300 mg daily awhile back. It's working. Sad/
> grief/pain stops at my feet, doesn't go to the bowels of
> the earth anymore. Bad days dip, not destroy.
>
> But, as I said elsewhere, it makes me
> stupid ... I lose about 20 IQ points. This is better
> than the word retrieval loss from the other medications
> (Prozac, zoloft, effexor, paxil...) because I write/edit
> for a living.
>
> But dammit, I miss my smarts. *grin* Yeah, "stupid" is better than
> suicidal, but... I'm worried about long-term
> brain damage, frankly. I have searched and searched and
> cannot find any research available on the web about the
> long-term effects of wellbutrin on intelligence -- or any
> other antidepressant's impact on intelligence/cognitive
> ability long-term.
>
> *Sudden grin*
>
> Hey, maybe I should write a research grant proposal...
>
> Anybody out there know about information I've missed?
>
> ellen
>
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