Posted by allisonm on November 17, 2003, at 17:21:49
In reply to Re: Neurontin and Wellbutrin? » allisonm, posted by theo on November 16, 2003, at 22:54:01
The Remeron and the Wellbutrin sort of worked, but not enough to stay on it. I took Remeron for more than 2 years, supplemented it with lithium, then Wellbutrin. As it appeared that the Wellbutrin was working, my pdoc increased that and decreased the Rem dose so that the Rem was supplementing the WB. In the end, as we decreased the Rem, we found little change in mood (good or bad) so discontinued and started looking for something else that might have a more positive effect.
At the time that I stopped the Rem, I was taking WB (400 mg a day), and Neurontin. Those two together were not enough, so my pdoc added Serzone and we phased out the Neurontin. That combo worked better than the Rem, but still was not enough, so we switched to Zoloft (30 mg) and reduced the WB to 300mg/day. Wellbutrin and Zoloft seem to be the most effective combination so far.
Also, I have just switched to the Wellbutrin XL. It's terrific as I often forget to take the afternoon dose and end up taking it later in the day than I would have liked.
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