Thoughts/Experiences on Wellbutrin,SSRIs,etc

[salty]

Hi. What kind of Wellbutrin are you on?

And if you are on Wellb. SR, are you on generic?

Thanks,

Salty

[coxdj]

I started taking Wellbutrin XL 300mg. once daily....on March 17 of this Year. I began taking it after all of my other futile attempts at getting & staying "clean"....

I knew that I had to try something, because I was making a serious attempt at getting clean from the opiate/narcotics of all sorts, wether it be pills, or the real great high for me, which I had the most trouble getting away from , was the Hydrocodone type Cough Rx's....such as Tussionex and Histussin HC. Anyway, I had tried everything from Suboxone to Methadone.....and when I got really sick from the Methadone, then I knew that I had to give "abstinence" a real shot.....so I did. Only 3 days after I stopped the methadone, is when I got an Rx for the Wellbutrin. I started taking it right away. To be honest, I thought I had really noticed a difference right away, in my mood, and feelings, etc. It seemed, however, that only after like 1 or 2 weeks, then I noticed the "depression" again...so I had an increase in my Wellbtrin....anyway, to make a long story short, I have been on the Wellbutrin for 5 months now, since this August. I did stop taking it last week, for a couple of different reasons. #1. I have been wondering if it is making me itch really bad with dry skin.....so bad to the point where it is driving me crazy....I stopped taking it, and it seems like I have stopped itching. #2. I noticed that it seemed like it was not really helping with depression and the symptoms of my depression, anymore...#3. I dont believe it really helped w/ my addiction. The plus side of Wellbutrin however is, it does not have sexual side effects....it does not affect orgasms the way some others do.....so that part is good, and also, it did help with me losing some weight. I guess everyone is different. I wish I could stay on it, but I just felt the need to see if I felt better w/out it.
Deb~
PS. good luck with your trying it.

[marich101]

I've been on several antidepressants over the years, Drs kept trying to convince me I was depressed and I kept telling them was not and they'd say was too and I'd say was not...........ANYWAY after self-medicating with valium, xaxax, klonipin, hydros, oxycodone, oxycotin anything that I could take to change my mood I finally gave in and accepted the fact that maybe they were right there might actually be something to this depression thing. Sooooo.......I started the prozac and it seemed to do okay but she did bump me up once, and about 6 months later after my brother had gotten really bad sick she changed me to effexor and they were okay, I knew that a pill wasn't going to completely take care of my happiness it was gonna take a little work on my part. So I was toolin' along feeling pretty good, considering how I'd felt a year ago, I was making progress. But still was self-medicating in between then BAM have a horrible asthma crisis which had never been plagued with asthma except for a couple of remarks from Dr about wheezy breathing and strong reccomendations that I stop smoking.
Okay won't drag this out any longer........the pulmonologist wanted me to start taking 150 mgs of Wellbutrin twice daily. Now this is coming from someone who has been self-medicating for years with combinations and quanities that would render a horse weak in the knees........but I was scared and still am to mix and take quantities of antidepressants. And this is where my problem lies(one of many) why am I so scared of them? I just can't figure me out think I'm just looking for someone to say Hey I did it and I'm okay.
I've started om the Wellbutrin 3 or 4 times and always find a reason to stop. they make me grouchy, they make me dingy.... just anything any reason not to take them. I'm okay as long as I take one OR the other but mixing them freaks me out....WHY?????

[andyarj]

hi folks i,m just wondreing if everyone knows about the dependancey [sp]issues with ssri,s yes thay are wonderful at first for bringing you out of the fog of withdrawl and the depression that follows. but my expirance with paxil was that when i was ready to try to go without meds i had the worst withdrawls from paxil .so i did some reaserch on paxil w/d and found that there are serouse side affects and depenancey with these drugs.I found that you have to ween yourself just like opieates.so I did but still had terrible w/d,s even weening.so in closing I,m just saying becarful about ssri,s do some research so your well aware of all the side affects and make an informed decision on your recovery. good luck to everyone andy.

[fisherpard]

Andy,
This is one I can really answer for you without question. I have run the gamet when it comes to AD meds. I have at one time or another tried almost everyone out there in every group up to over max dosages.

Not in the same league as opiates................it's like comparing T-ball to Pro Baseball. Yes you do have w/d's coming off AD, some worse than others. Effexor is probably the worst. You will have electrical tings for weeks no matter how slow the taper. You will feel other minor physical w/d's.

The main difference is the physical w/d's are no where as hard as opiates but do last a little longer.

However, the main difference is you don't have the emotional attachment and w/d's with AD. You don't crave them. Huge difference.

there it is in a nutshell,
fisherman