Posted by 4WD on June 18, 2005, at 15:45:19
In reply to Re: Anyone TIRED on Wellbutrin XL?, posted by SLS on June 18, 2005, at 7:48:06
> Hi.
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> > When I took Wellbutrin I had more physical energy but I had no inner motivation or enjoyment of it.
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> This is a common description of the nature of response to Wellbutrin. People who react this way to Wellbutrin often gain the motivation and enjoyment when a serotonergic is added to it (SSRIs, Effexor, Cymbalta). For a friend of mine, the addition of Effexor did the trick. The improvement in her depression and the attendant increases in functionality and enjoyment of life was marvelous to watch. She had spent most of her life in a state of moderate depression; fighting every day just to maintain a job and take out the garbage. She later switched the Effexor to Lexapro and now feels even better. I think the switch helped clear her mind, which had been left a bit foggy by the Effexor.
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> Wellbutrin + SRI are complementary. That which one lacks, the other has and vice-versa. In addition, the Wellbutrin can act to reverse the apathy and sexual side effects of the SRI.
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> - Scott
>Unfortunately the Wellbutrin also increased anxiety for me. And the insomnia was a big problem. I know I could add more Klonopin to counteract the anxiety and a sleeping med to counteract the insomnia but I get to the point of thinking okay I'm taking one med for this and another to counteract the effects of the first med and so on. I remember your post about if you want to play you've gotta pay but I guess I'm just stubborn and not quite miserable enough to be willing to put up with four sets of side effects.
In my heart I want to be med free or conquer this with a minimum of medication plus supplements and exercise. I don't know if this will work but I've never tried it before so I might as well give it at least as long of a shot as I have given specific meds. And I keep hoping that my former abuse of pain meds was a large part of the cause of my depression and that now that I'm free of that, I can get better depression wise (with time).
Marsha
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