Posted by sharon7 on January 30, 2009, at 7:30:22
Good morning! This is my first time posting on this board. Seemed like a great place to ask my ?'s, though! I'm on 450mg Bupropion XL(generic for Wellbutrin) & 40mg Citalopram (generic for Celexa. That's 20 mg twice daily.)
I have not stopped taking the meds yet and am hesitant to do so. I am certain my pdoc and T neither would approve of my stopping them. (But you know how they are!) The reason Im thinking about stopping is, even on the meds, I am in a pretty deep depression now. Having a very hard time making it to work, have gained a bunch of weight, won't leave the house (or get dressed!) for days on end. (You get the idea.. depressed!) I guess Im wondering "how much worse can it be? Maybe the meds are responsible for the weight gain."
BUT.......... I am also heavily under the influence of marijuana for about the past 7 months. This, after stopping for 2 years! Im sure my pdoc and T would both say the marijuana is the problem, not the antidepressants. My dr's (for years) have not given me much hope of ever being able to live without something to treat the depression. I'd really like to prove them wrong.
As far as stopping the Wellbutrin, I'm encouraged at some of the post Ive read where people have experienced zero withdrawal when stopping Wellbutrin even after taking it for several years. As for the Celexa, I also saw some post saying that wasn't hard to come off of, either.
Thanks for your input! God bless. - Sharon (o:
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