Posted by Mary-Anne on January 27, 2000, at 12:39:59
I am a Computer Engineer, and take Wellbutrin SR to
treat depression. I used to combine it with various
things to deal with sleep disturbances and anxiety,
but I no longer seem to need those. I also have
sleep apnea and expect to begin using a CPAP soon.I just got a bad review at work due to things I say
which I do not mean negatively, but they are taken
that way. Other people's reactions are similar
to what was described in "Tips" under "irritability",
but I do not experience it that way. I was accused
of being a know-it-all, but again I don't feel like
one. My PDoc smiled when I decribed job situations,
and said I did similar things in therapy.
He called it being very competitive. When I
described the work situation to people outside
work, they said I came across as abrasive and
negative about it.Celexa, which I previously tried for anxiety,
made me dizzy, so we're trying adding very
low dose Paxil to the Wellbutrin SR instead.
I am concerned about the Paxil reducing my
libido but I hope a lower dose won't.There are lots of people who will accept money
promising to teach interpersonal skills to
Engineers, but the quality of what they teach
varies a lot and it is often hard to tell
if any of them are any good.Is this an untreated aspect of depression
(as described in Tips)? Is there any
collective experience on what drugs work
well with Wellbutrin if it is?Is this a set of skills I can learn? Is there
any collective experience in how these skills
can be learned?Or is this just the way my personality is wired,
and there's not much that can be done about it?Thanks for your help.
poster:Mary-Anne
thread:19799
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