Wellbutrin XL - 150 mgs - SoberRecovery : Alcoholism Drug Addiction Help and Information

OnRecoveryRoad · 11-17-2006, 04:16 PM

Hello fellow recoverers!

I have just started taking Wellbutrin XL 150's. So far I feel really ,really good!! I was wondering if anyone else has had good results in lifting their depression with this drug??

Looking for all types of feedback!

Thanks

Cynay · 11-17-2006, 04:22 PM

Yep... Im currently on 450mg a day of it.

It has helped my depression and my doc just bumped it because it also helps with quiting the smoking habit... Im into day 12 and so far so good. She will lower it again in 90 days.

Glad its helping

Eagle1 · 11-18-2006, 05:51 AM

Wellbrutin is very good for me. It has helped alot. The only side effect I had was really dry mouth the first week or so.
A+ for me.

carolm · 11-18-2006, 10:04 AM

Hi

I was unlucky with wellbutrin. It made me extremely edgy and gave me a tremendous headache. But my psychiatrist said I am one of his few patients this has happened to. So good luck. It's great when you find something that works.

Carol

1Marty · 11-18-2006, 05:50 PM

I was on Wellbutrin. Seemed great at first. But I had a lot of trouble sleeping after being on it for a few months, so I had to stop.

historyteach · 11-18-2006, 05:59 PM

I was on it, and ended up with panic attacks as a result. It' helped when I quit smoking, but, afterwards, it led to the panic attacks. And my counselor said that it is not unusual. Many people get anxiety as a result of it.

In fact, when I first tried quitting years ago, I took it. That's when my anxiety and depression first began.
It is also the same time that my son became a heroin addict; and my ex was gambling away the house!
I guess there are times it's just impossible to separate the issues.

Shalom!

Shalom!

aasharon90 · 11-18-2006, 06:59 PM

It took about a yr to find the right answer
to my chemical imbalance....monitored well
with my doctor i tried different meds all having
different side affects. Wellbutrin was wicked
to my system....it was aweful...
out of the many i tried that one was the worse.

It took a yr to finally find something that worked
well with me and now its been 2 yrs and im doing fine.

reader · 11-23-2006, 05:14 AM

It works well for my mother!!! Good luck with it.

OnRecoveryRoad · 11-25-2006, 09:03 AM

Thanks for all of your input. So far, so good on the Wellbutrin! Thank God. I am feeling better!

11-17-2006, 04:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
OnRecoveryRoad Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 65	Wellbutrin XL - 150 mgs Hello fellow recoverers! I have just started taking Wellbutrin XL 150's. So far I feel really ,really good!! I was wondering if anyone else has had good results in lifting their depression with this drug?? Looking for all types of feedback! Thanks

11-17-2006, 04:22 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cynay Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 3,836	Yep... Im currently on 450mg a day of it. It has helped my depression and my doc just bumped it because it also helps with quiting the smoking habit... Im into day 12 and so far so good. She will lower it again in 90 days. Glad its helping __________________ Cynay "Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself." Harvey Fierstein

11-18-2006, 05:51 AM	#3 (permalink)
Eagle1 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Up in a Big Tree Posts: 80	Wellbrutin is very good for me. It has helped alot. The only side effect I had was really dry mouth the first week or so. A+ for me. __________________ All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain...

11-18-2006, 05:50 PM	#5 (permalink)
1Marty Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: God's Grace Posts: 689	I was on Wellbutrin. Seemed great at first. But I had a lot of trouble sleeping after being on it for a few months, so I had to stop. __________________ Marty

11-18-2006, 05:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
historyteach To Life! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 9,303	I was on it, and ended up with panic attacks as a result. It' helped when I quit smoking, but, afterwards, it led to the panic attacks. And my counselor said that it is not unusual. Many people get anxiety as a result of it. In fact, when I first tried quitting years ago, I took it. That's when my anxiety and depression first began. It is also the same time that my son became a heroin addict; and my ex was gambling away the house! I guess there are times it's just impossible to separate the issues. Shalom! Shalom! __________________ IMAGINE

11-18-2006, 10:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
carolm Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 177	Hi I was unlucky with wellbutrin. It made me extremely edgy and gave me a tremendous headache. But my psychiatrist said I am one of his few patients this has happened to. So good luck. It's great when you find something that works. Carol

11-18-2006, 06:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
aasharon90 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Baton Rouge, La. Posts: 4,854	It took about a yr to find the right answer to my chemical imbalance....monitored well with my doctor i tried different meds all having different side affects. Wellbutrin was wicked to my system....it was aweful... out of the many i tried that one was the worse. It took a yr to finally find something that worked well with me and now its been 2 yrs and im doing fine. __________________ "A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND INDEED" SHARON B. Baton Rouge, La. 8-11-90 I turn my will and life over to the care of a Power greater than I on a daily bases for guidance, care and protection.

11-23-2006, 05:14 AM	#8 (permalink)
reader Alcohol is a cruel mistress!!! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: crownpoint newyork Posts: 814	It works well for my mother!!! Good luck with it. __________________ Kerry __________Don't Tread On Me______________________ To Thine Own Self Be True!!!!

11-25-2006, 09:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
OnRecoveryRoad Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Chicago Illinois Posts: 65	Thanks for all of your input. So far, so good on the Wellbutrin! Thank God. I am feeling better!

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