Posted by Thereishope on March 2, 2004, at 21:09:53
In reply to Re: Withdrawal from Wellbutrin, posted by zeugma on March 2, 2004, at 17:43:33
I've read that the side effect of constipation and dry mouth usually subsides in a couple of weeks. Have you found this to be true?
> > Thanks for replying. Have you tried Desipramine? What was your experience?
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> > > Desipramine is actually known to have antipanic efficacy, unlike Wellbutrin. If you liked WB, desipramine would probably work as well. But you never know till you try.
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> I've never tried desipramine, but I have been taking nortriptyline for the past year and a half, which is similar, and it has helped me tremendously with functioning and coping with life. The major side effects are constipation and dry mouth, which are common to most of the TCA's as well as any drug that increases NE transmission.
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> Another drug which is like desipramine, but much more expensive, is Strattera. I am taking this one too. I am going to ask my pdoc next time I see him what he thinks about someone who seems to need two NE reuptake inhibitors. I can only think that I have major noradrenergic dysregulation, leading not only to severe depression but also responsible for severe inattentive ADD and anxiety. I doubt he'll say anything I don't know already- such is the state of psychiatry.
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