Posted by Phoenix1 on January 16, 2008, at 16:59:38
In reply to Wellbutrin causing depression, any takers on this, posted by upsndowns on January 16, 2008, at 14:15:27
> I added Wellbutrin to my Abilify, Concerta, Tranxene cocktail hoping it would give me some energy and reduce some other side effects I have been having from mainly the Abilify. I am Bipolar II and the Abilify has given me the anxiety and ADD symptoms necessitating the other drugs. Has anyone found that Wellbutrin is depressing rather than stimulating? Or am I having some sort of idiosyncratic reaction to it, this is not the first time I have tried it and with different drugs in the mix, so it obviously does not agree with me. Would be interested in any one else who has had similar reactions to it so I wouldn't feel so nutty; actually feel quite depressed, tearful, almost suicidal.
At this point, it's arguable whether or not my bigger problem is depression or anxiety. I don't want anyone to take what I say as gospel about Wellbutrin, because the fact is that it's an incredibly effective medication for many. Acts on multiple receptors, stimulating, etc. OK, with out of the way that out of the way, I blame Wellbutrin almost entirely for my downhill spiral into near-suicide and hospitalization. I started at 150mg, and it made me more anxious, but I stuck with it. My GP upped it to 300mg and I got significantly more anxious, which he countered by adding liberal doses of Klonopin. Then after 6 weeks of no response, and worsening of my depression, he upped the dose to 450mg. This pushed me over the edge. I was very, very suicidally depressed, my anxiety was out of control and I used nearly 21/30 days of sleep meds and anxiety meds in the space of 3 days. And then they hospitalized me, finally. Pdoc agreed, the Wellbutrin was not the right med for me. It worsened my anxiety which worsened my depression. Again, Wellbutrin is a savior for many, but it was a disastrously bad drug for me.
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