Posted by Zannah on June 4, 2000, at 17:15:07
In reply to klonopin + wellbutrin, posted by Annette on June 4, 2000, at 15:39:20
> I've been taking 100mg of Wellbutrin SR for about a month now. It seems to work okay -- I don't feel great but I've only gotten severely depressed once or twice, for a couple of days at a time.
> The problem is that it makes me so jittery that I can't sit still, think deeply or focus for at least 4 hours after taking it. I feel like a child that has untreated ADD. I feel very anxious (I'm not normally an anxious person) for at least half the day.
> My doctor prescribed .5 mg of Klonopin at night to help me sleep, but I was wondering what would happen if I took it during the day, as I'm still jittery during the day, though I sleep better at night.
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> If I don't find something to get rid of the jitteriness, I'm going to have to stop taking the Wellbutrin, as it makes me too unproductive for too long.
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> Any input on this would be great!Hi Annette,
I have been 'through' several AD's this past year and one of the drugs I tried for 2 months was Wellbutrin. It was the only AD that seemed to help at all-in the second week of treatment, 10 days into WB therapy, I was ecstatic to have found st that worked for me. The WB petered out quickly, tho, and I could not take 450mgs. daily, as my g.p. advised, it made me much too jittery. So, I forged ahead, feeling pretty much like garbage on a daily basis.
A few AD's down the line brings me to Remeron, my latest AD. I've only been on it 3 1/2 weeks, but, I like the sound sleep, and I am less edgy and ragged feeling in general. I still don't feel much motivation, however. So, this past week I introduced WB to the mix. 150 SR for 3 days, then 300 mgs., taken in 2 doses. I am feeling more alert and, not jittery, pressure-in-the-chest feelings. In fact, I went back on just WB alone for a while, with no Remeron to dull anxiety no jittery side-effect. I took WB 10 months before this, and the jumpiness I had had the first period I took it, had vanished into thin air. Like you, I used to feel just "not good', nervous and not-so-funny pressure in my chest every time I took a 150mg. pill. Now, months after my original intro to WB, I no longer react to it in the same manner. (Rather long-winded) food for thought, maybe...I have used Klonopin at times, and I bc used to it & took small amts. during the day on occasion, w/out any sleepy/woozy feelings. But, if I were you, I wd. try using the daytime dose of say .25 out at home, during the day, to see how you react. Klonopin is a very long-acting sedative, so I don't know if splitting your dose bt a.m. & bedtime really matters, it may just be a placebo effect, but, I feel better sometimes if I split the dose. That's just me, however...
Hope you feel better soon. Have you tried many AD's prior to the WB?
Zannah
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