Posted by JKL on April 3, 2005, at 8:28:58
In reply to wellbutrin woes, posted by jessers11581 on April 2, 2005, at 20:21:49
From casual observations at this board, it seems to me, and it's just my opinion, wellbutrin could be one of those drugs that either works great, and you get a hint of it pretty fast, or it works lousy, and you get a hint of it pretty fast. Every now and then someone does well with it after sticking with it through some rough times.
The effects you are feeling are not uncommon with wellbutrin.
I've been in your shoes too many times. My experiences tell me that if I were in your shoes now, I would not be thinking about increasing the dose, but rather decreasing it. I would cut a pill in half and do just 37.5mg a day, and if that's too much then cut a half in half and try that. Sometimes I think the doctors start us off at doses that are too high, not for everyone, but for a good number of people. And sometimes less is better. People here have experienced nice effects on miniscule doses or doses that are supposedly subtherapeutic.
But my gut feeling says wellbutrin probably isn't going to work out, except maybe in combination with something else that will work in synergy with it and have a more calming nature about it at the same time...like a small dose antipsychotic like zyprexa or seroquel.
But I personally would try a half dose of wellbutrin first and see how that goes.
Just my opinions though. Hope it might be helpful.
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