Posted by sonic_gb on December 3, 2007, at 9:15:13
In reply to Should I discontinue Wellbutrin? Cold Turkey?, posted by clubfitter on November 30, 2007, at 17:29:00
BIG DISCLAIMER: What I did isn't smart, and you should ask your Doctor before discontinuing anything.
Here's what I did:
1.) Tapered over three days from 450mg SR/day to 0mg/day.
2.) I did this because Wellbutrin lowers the seizure threshold while you are on it, not when you discontinue it.
3.) Since my Doctor has imposed what I believe to be an unreasonable benzo tapering schedule, I was worried about the risk of seizures from benzo withdrawal combined with a high dose of Wellbutrin, an AD that can cause seizures all on its own.
4.) Wellbutrin was worsening my anxiety and insomnia, and not helping my depression in the least, even after 8 weeks. Removing benzos from the equation would make Wellbutrin caused anxiety and insomnia worse.
5.)I no longer trust my pdocs advice on anything psychiatric. If we wants to rip me off the benzos, I'll stop his inneffective AD too until I'm seen by a psychiatrist. How much worse could things get at this point?I have notice no ill effects from discontinuing Wellbutrin whatsoever. In fact, my daytime anxiety might have improved a little even factoring in the benzo taper.
Just my 2 cents, but ask your doctor about discontinuing before you do anything. I'm sure your's is more thoughtful and reasonable than mine.
Sonic
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