Posted by Amdew717 on December 29, 2010, at 17:49:04
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin + sex drive » Amdew717, posted by Free on December 15, 2010, at 22:48:16
Ok, here is an update....
I had my Dr give me a new Rx for "branded" Wellbutrin XL. I began taking 150 mg for 4 days, then increased to 300 mg for the last 3 days.
It is now Day 7 and here's what I've experienced:1) Very LOW energy, even lower than before i began taking it. I take it 1st thing in the AM and it's a struggle to stay awake all through the morning.
2) So much ANXIETY, way more than before i began
3) Feeling more DEPRESSED than before I began. Little or no interest in the things I love, like music.
3) MUCH-REDUCED LIBIDO, again way lower than before (this is the whole reason i wanted to take it, to increase libido). I feel i've always been undersexed.
This is not what i hoped for. I spoke to my Dr today and he said these were all the opposite of what I should be feeling. Yet he didn't give me an indication that things would turn around. He suggested dropping back to 150, so maybe that could work. He also suggested that I take it in the evening.
I would like to give it a fair shot since it was my idea to try this rather ill-timed experiment.
A little background....I took immediate release WB back in the mid-90s and don't recall any of these s/e's. Back then i experienced irritablity, insomnia, sweating and increased sex drive.
Any feedback, encouragement would be much appreciated.
Thanks, James
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