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Posted by thuso on May 27, 2005, at 15:53:01
I did a search on here and found one post relating to my question from 2002, but it deals only with the SR version. I don't know if the XL version is different in it's time release properties.
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20020807/msgs/115897.html
My actual question has to deal with Wellbutrin XL causing depression/flattening affect. Has anyone else gotten this from taking Wellbutrin? I started getting it when I began to take 1/2 of the 150mg pill. It really hits me about 1-2 hours after taking it. I finally made it up to the whole 150mg pill and it went away, but I then felt like my old anxious self and as if I wasn't taking any drug. BTW...I'm taking it for anxiety. Now my pdoc is having me experiment with the whole pill cut in half and then taking each half 1-2 hours apart so it doesn't hit me all at once. I've searched and searched on the internet and can't seem to find other people having this same reaction. I know I can't be unique. I just want to hear about other people's experiences. I seem to be very sensitive to drugs (especially SSRI's), so my doc and I are hoping this will work. Can anyone else relate to my experiences or explain the time release aspects of the XL version???
Posted by ixus on May 27, 2005, at 16:24:28
In reply to Can Wellbutrin XL cause depression?, posted by thuso on May 27, 2005, at 15:53:01
I don't believe Wellbutrin can cause depression itself. If you have depression mixed with anxiety, Wellbutrin is not a good solution.
/ixus
Posted by Phillipa on May 27, 2005, at 18:02:20
In reply to Re: Can Wellbutrin XL cause depression? » thuso, posted by ixus on May 27, 2005, at 16:24:28
I agree. It made me what the pdoc thought was manic I guess and I ended up in the hospital. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by thuso on May 27, 2005, at 18:37:49
In reply to Re: Can Wellbutrin XL cause depression? » thuso, posted by ixus on May 27, 2005, at 16:24:28
> I don't believe Wellbutrin can cause depression itself. If you have depression mixed with anxiety, Wellbutrin is not a good solution.
> /ixusIt's kind of like depression where it's a downer feeling, but not what I would classify as your garden variety depression. It's a lot like a flattening of my mood. When it first started happening my pdoc said I was feeling the dopamine aspect kick in. Maybe it's a paradoxial reaction I'm having. I don't know. I'm hoping someone else here has experienced the same thing or has read some medical report discussing it. I'm just wondering if the feeling will ease up or if I'll feel like this for as long as I'm taking the Wellbutrin.
Posted by fires on May 28, 2005, at 23:05:19
In reply to Can Wellbutrin XL cause depression?, posted by thuso on May 27, 2005, at 15:53:01
>>.I'm taking it for anxiety. Now my pdoc is having me experiment with the whole pill cut in half and then taking each half 1-2 hours apart so it doesn't hit me all at once.<<
It's my understanding that cutting/splitting XL or SR pills is an absolute no-no.
Posted by suebird on May 29, 2005, at 17:22:39
In reply to Re: Can Wellbutrin XL cause depression? » thuso, posted by fires on May 28, 2005, at 23:05:19
I was on paxil along w/ welbutrin for a while but i decided to go off of them so the pdoc took me off the paxil first and told me to continue the welbutrin well after about a mouth or two I started w/ the panic attacks again then the depression so i told my doctor and she put me back on the paxil but i was still having anxiety so she decided to stop the welbutrin and it was causing me anxiety and if u research you will find out welbutrin is used for depression and not anxiety it can give you more anxiety. so I hope this helps you
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