Posted by Patient on March 11, 2005, at 10:08:31
In reply to Wellbutrin, posted by RubyTuesday on March 6, 2005, at 13:24:42
> I was on Effexxor for a few months primarily for anxiety over my mother's death a couple of years ago and having my own children without emotional supprot from a mother, blah blah blah,it had a dulling affect as well I had zero sex-drive BUT I felt pretty happy and not bothered by things..I wanted to switch to wellbutrin because of little side effects..i have been on for two weeks..my problem is it has totally enhanced my sex life which is great BUT I am so crabby my husband doesn't want to be with me anyway!!..I am totally snapping at our children,zero patience and I am obsessing everyday whether I need to be on anti-depressents anymore or not!. Everything is pretty normal in my life and I am on a health kick thing which always boosts my energy. I can't tell if this drug is good for me or not as I am totally more awake and energetic.
> I also am having resentful,nasty thoughts towards my husband and I can't stand him at the moment. On effexxor I loved him to death. My thinking is maybe I was just more mellow on effex. and let things slide that that I normally wouldn't of and now reality hits hard?? Or is it purely the drug making me irritable??
> Any thoughts people???Greatly appreciatted.It's difficult to say. I was taking Celexa for several months and I went to another doc who wanted to see how I'd do on Wellbutrin SR1 150mg once a day, then to increase to twice a day within two weeks. I was taking 10 mg of Celexa. I stopped taking Celexa and started on Wellbutrin and within a week I was snapping at my husband, but didn't feel remorse for it-the Wellb. seemed to give me confidance and I felt relaxed though stimulated. But, after a week I couldn't take it any longer, nor could my husband so I went back on Celexa and the symptoms went away. I've often wondered if what I went through was not just from Wellbutrin's effects, but of withdrawal from Celexa. You gotta admit that Effexor and Wellbutrin are two different classes of ADs, and in my experience whenever I've tried going off of an SSRI I've had irritability and anger discontrol that was so bad after a week of going off med. that I'd end up back on the med for relief. You might consider the small Effexor dose as two other people suggested, this would at least give you a slow taper from Effexor if you plan on discontinuing it completely. And as others have mentioned, Wellbutrin in and of itself can cause anxiety, irritability in certain individuals, but this effect can wane after a while. I've been on Zoloft, Celexa, Celexa w/Wellbutrin SR150mg, Zoloft, Wellbutrin (short time), Celexa w/ BuSpar, Celexa w/trazodone, Prozac, Lexapro w/Tegretol, Celexa, Lexapro w/Depakote, Lexapro, and currently I've been off meds. for three weeks now. This is the longest period I've been off meds. Yes, the irritability is back, but so far it hasn't gotten real bad on a daily basis. I'm taking a PMS supplement, but I won't go into details since it would be on the subject of alternatives.
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