Posted by Tony P on December 22, 2003, at 20:53:14
In reply to Side effects of Wellbutrin?, posted by Emotional Wreck on December 22, 2003, at 20:00:31
I hesitate to predict for you, YMMV and all that, but here's my experience and smattering of knowledge re Wellbutrin.
It is a very activating AD for me and most people, and allows feelings of pleasure and even joy to surface, which some other AD's tend to suppress. Sexual side effects are absent or even positive. The down side - and bear in mind that I am hypersensitive to stimulating meds - is anxiety, both mental and physical shakiness, insomnia, weight loss OR gain (most lose wt. due to increased metabolism, I gained weight due to greatly improved appetite!). There can also be a kind of hypomania at higher doses (300 mg/day). The latter may be a marker for the newly being discussed Bipolar Type 3.
Re the latter, check with friends and family and see if they think your personality has changed drastically and negatively while on Wellbutrin. Mine did!
Tony P
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