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Posted by horridmonster on February 7, 2003, at 23:06:36
For about the last three years i've been on wellbutrin tr 2x day. for depression that i'm sure is pms. The wellbutrin never really did anything for it but the side effects of everything else i tried were so horrible that i stayed with the wellbutrin figuring it's better than nothing but now i'm not so sure and then my insurance got switched so for the moment i'm without a pdoc. I've decided to cut my med to 1x day and stopped taking my 2nd pill. I'm on day three. I'm telling all this as a backup should i suddenly wig out and not understand why i'm crashing somebody can remind me that it'll pass. I'm excited to get off this stuff FINALLY but also a bit nervous. ...ok, terrified. Anybody out there ever come off wellbutrin? any advice? Warnings? help? yikes. -horridmonster
Posted by sl on February 8, 2003, at 19:41:52
In reply to coming off wellbutrin, posted by horridmonster on February 7, 2003, at 23:06:36
*heh* I've come off it repeatedly.
Never had a problem. Well, at least, none noticeable.
Mighta been a little more tired than normal, but that's basically from getting rid of a stimulant, not a true "withdrawal symptom."Prozac has been approved specifically for premenstrual dysphoric disorder(?), you only take it like 10 days/mo. If your worst side-effect is drowsiness (which it often is with Prozac), you could try taking it just before bed (take advantage of drowsiness!!). Just a thought.
As for the "no doc cuz no insurance" thing...check with your local free-clinic. (try calling a food-pantry or salvation army or even United Way if you don't know if you have a free-clinic) You can also call the county-mental-health. If you explain you're out of meds and have no doc due to insurance difficulties, they may very well arrange to get you in soon.
I've been doing this for years....mostly thru my local free clinic, but thru the county when I lived elsewhere. (they were SO nice, after intake, the appts were minimal, just long enuf to make sure I was staying on track, then they'd hand me my meds in a brown bag and send me on my way. :) ) There are medication-assistance programs, and most of the low-cost clinics are veterans at dealing with the programs.Good luck with all that! :)
sl
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