Wellbutrin

[kingsbury]

agree

I agree with the above. When I first started taking it, it made me real antsy like I was taking ECA, except no sweating and no mood swings. That subsided after a couple weeks. I take 150mg of that with 37.5 of paxilCR. The wellbutrin still gives me good energy when I take, but its not so much that its a negative. I really like it because when you're deeply depressed you hardly feel like moving. At least wellbutrin has that immediate effect of giving you more energy.

 

[BigB_79]

I became a two-pump chump while on welbutrin. It was embarrassing. Other meds like zoloft and prozac have the opposite effect.

 

[Spidey]

Wellbutrin is definitely not an SSRI. my doctor told me that its primary action was on norepinephrine.

i was irritable and a little hyper my first couple of weeks on Wellbutrin (300mg ED) but then it went away. i've had no adverse sexual sides like i did with Lexapro (an SSRI). i would say give it at least 3-4 weeks before you make any decisions, that is unless it's really driving you nuts.

Partly right.

Wellbutrin IS an SSRI but only secondarily. It primarily works on the dopamine pathway. In short, it modulates both serotonin and dopamine. It normally takes a week or two to kick in and it is not uncommon for you to have some sides initially like headaches, insomnia, etc. These sides should dissappear after a few weeks. Due to it's pharmacokinetics (fast half life), it has to be taken three times a day (wellbutrin) or twice daily (wellbutrin SR). You should be slowly escalating your dose to get to the therapeutic dose your doctor has recommended. That is, if your doc says 150 mg twice daily, you should probably start at 75 mg twice daily; take that for 2 days then go to 100 mg twice daily and take that for 2 days. Then finally take the 150 mg twice daily after that. You will find the sides less severe if done that way.

One of the good things about wellbutrin is that it seems to increase sex drive in many patients, unlike most other SSRI's.

 

[alanchiras]

On the sex drive issue I sure agreee with Spidey. I used to be on Effoxor XR but was taken off of it because MassHealth no longer covers it. Now that i'm on Wellbutrin, my sex drive is raging again even with all the AS and Test I do.

 

[ellohpaul]

just got put on welbutrin for depression. took my first dose like 2 hours ago. feeling the initial sides already the eca kinda feeling. im about to be starting a low dose tren ace test prop dbol anavar cycle for 15 weeks. 115 mg test a week 65 of tren 30mg dbol a day for the first 33 days then 30 mgs anavar for the rest of the cycle. itll be about 380 mgs of steriods a week. way over what your body naturally produces. but yeah i just wanted a second oppinion from some one experienced with gear and welbutrin. im thinking my low doses shouldnt cause a problem and my growth should be gradual and solid. quick in the bigining then ill lean out and get more solid. also i have hcg clomid and nolva for pct. please message back

 

[benchingover500]

Wellbutrin starts to kick in at 2 weeks for most people. it's really not considered an ssri, but instead targets dopamine & norepinephrine reuptake along with altering intracellular signaling in the limbic system. it's considered an aminoketone. off label uses include ADHD, bipolar disorder, & weight loss.