Posted by PsychoSage on April 3, 2004, at 23:15:32
In reply to Please help with Wellbutrin and Klonopin problem!!, posted by silmarilone on April 1, 2004, at 19:27:18
> I take 150mg wellbutrin sr am and early afternoon. I take .5mg klonopin twice a day.
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> I feel good in the morning, energetic and get a lot done, then later I get really depressed and suicidal, and I dunno if it's the wellbutrin or the klonopin, --i've been on wellbutrin 2 weeks, will it take longer to start helping with the depression, as opposed to just giving me the side effects of speediness in the morning? Or is the klonopin making me more depressed--although it does help with the anxiety caUSED BY THE wellbutrin...I'm so confused! no pdoc apt for 3 weeks
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I was told that the SR should be taken 8 hours apart by the pdoc. I would not approach them like a stimulant, but that is my opinion.I think I read a post by you elsewhere, and I am happy that you are back.
My opinion is that benzos are great for sedating and anxiety, but if you are depressed, they just bring you lower. It is tough I guess if you are having a mixed mood or have anxiety with depression. Benzos fog you. It's just what you have to put up with because they are not more specific in their action than like ambien is as a hypnotic/sedative.
The side effects should subside of SR should subside, but sounds to me you are where you should be unless the SR is unbearably agitating which does happen.
Ask for wellbutrin 300 XL if possible. That way you won't have to worry about peaks and valleys.
The main effect is not supposed to be the speedy feeling. That will go away.
Wellbutrin is a true blue antidepressant in the sense that its efficacy is exactly the same as the SSRIs. Just because it has an amphetmine like effect in the beginning, and it does not affect serotonin does not mean it is an indirect antidepressant. All three mainly addressed neurotransmitters: dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin are implicated in depression. Who needs which neurotransmitter or transmitters tweaked is a trial and error game. Not all depressions are the same as far as their symptoms, so some may benefit from a wellbutrin while others may be more successful with Remeron which is not stimulating.
Zoloft/wellbutrin combo may be helpful. Zoloft is prescribed for anxiety.
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