Posted by Shandra on November 6, 2003, at 13:22:03
In reply to Why not Wellbutrin?, posted by Bali on November 6, 2003, at 12:22:26
Hi - I have taken Wellbutrin and I found that the side effects were a little bit different than I'd expected. I was on 300mg per day (150mg twice a day, EXACTLY 12 hours apart, this is important evidently). I had absolutely no sex drive, but couldn't tell whether that had to do with just being depressed. The Wellbutrin at 300mg daily helped a very small amount, but I didn't gain weight with it, mostly because it made food taste like metal so I didn't eat much (it didn't cause an increase in appetite). However at 300mg a day it did not take care of the depression - it impacted it positively about 5-10% but that was about it. I convinced my pdoc that 300mg was NOT a therapeutic dose because it was in fact *not* taking care of the depression, so he increased me to 400mg per day (200mg in the morning, 200mg exactly 12 hours later) and the depression went away in about 4 days. Bad news was that I started experiencing high levels of aggitation / irritation / ANGER. If you up the dosage to get better depression relief, be aware that I and others have had this surprising side effect. So - is it better to feel like a doormat or is it better to be p-o'd at people around you that wouldn't bother you before. It was a real tradeoff. Good side effect, I didn't feel the need to smoke cigarettes as much. That was secondary, but it was good. So I guess it also helped some with some of my anxiety on that front. But again, I had absolutely no sex drive, and it was hard to tell whether it was chicken-v.-egg syndrome, since because of the previous depression I had little then. No effect on orgasm when I actually felt like being sexual (2 days before my period, like clockwork, my hormones kicked up enough to make me interested). - All that just for whatever it's worth. :)
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