Posted by Cybele on October 27, 2003, at 18:27:20
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Poop Out - Cam?..Anyone? » amyw, posted by Cam W. on August 13, 2000, at 10:07:20
Cam wrote in the year 2K: "Amy - What may be happening with your son is that the start-up side effects, the side effects that occur when one starts antidepressant therapy, have begun to fade. With Wellbutrin™, these include CNS stimulation, anxiety, dizziness, tremor, etc. The initial CNS stimulation can make one feel great for the first little while, but this is not due to Wellbutrin's antidepressant effects. This is probably due to Wellbutrin trying to readjust the body's neurotransmitter system (perhaps norepinephrine and dopamine) to re-establish (re-connect?) the body's stress reaction system (HPA axis) which is dysfunctional in most people with depression."
This post is a couple years old, but I just wanted to add that the side-effects period of Wellbutrin seems to help with addictive behaviors. At least, that has been my observation the three times I have gone on it. For example, this time I went back on Weight Watchers and easily lost 3 pounds in one week. I no longer drool over the lemon bars in the pastry case at Starbucks or drag my hubby out for Tex-Mex and margaritas to help me feel better. I think that this must be how Wellbutrin works for people quitting smoking, as it is usually not taken very far past the side effects stage. Hopefully by then you've been a non-smoker for a couple weeks by then and can work off that momentum. Thoughts?
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