Posted by Racer on December 28, 2005, at 0:21:02
Of course, at this point there are so many variables in my life that I doubt anyone could say if the Wellbutrin is helping at all or not. Between the stress of the holidays, the short dark days, the stresses of my marriage, the messy house, Clomid, the stresses involved in trying to get pregnant, and the stress involved in changing pdocs and thinking about antidepressant options -- take your pick. One of those might be making it worse, or it might just be that yet another drug has started to conk out on me. Which would be a big problem, let me tell you. Wellbutrin is the only drug so far that was effective AND tolerable in terms of side effects.
And I hate the idea of taking something that makes me feel awful in so many other ways. But that's the depression talking, isn't it?
May I scream now?
By the way, I also just started using a light box -- could that be making this worse, while I adjust to it? Or is it supposed to help right away?
Oh, and I think the first thing I'm going to ask the new pdoc about is increasing the WB from 300mg to 450. Has anyone here had success on Wellbutrin alone? I know that I've asked that question before, but don't recall anyone actually saying, "Yes, I have," nor even, "It's helped as an adjunct, but not effective alone." I can't stand being this miserable, but every time I think about trying anything again, I get more depressed.
Hell. I know it's the depression making me negative about EVERYTHING, but I really am feeling at the end of my rope.
Thanks for reading my vent.
poster:Racer
thread:592658
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