Anyone experience with Bupropion?

[PTSDisaster]

Wellbutrin made me calmer/less agitated- but it took a couple months to kick in. Part of the process was going off prozac (10 pounds in 30 days!!!) for a month to let it get cleaned out of my system before starting the wellbutrin.

That's a big problem I've found with trying multiple things - if you don't get it out of your system then you are just dumping one drug on top of another and for me that never ends well LOL

Woow that's a lot! I picked this med myself because I didn't want any side effects with my weight. I haven't taken any medication, I have oxazepam but I didn't take it because I already thought it might be a better idea to just be 'clean' when I start with this med. I feel pretty anxious when I'm taking the medication still but overall it is not worse than it was before taking the meds.

 

[skipP]

Yes it is! I started taking it yesterday and I only noticed I was more energized. I hope I don't get any side effects but I'm still very anxious I will. What did this med change for you?:)

Yeah, I take it. No problems here.

 

[ColoursToday]

I was on a cocktail of Wellbutrin (Bupropion) and Trazodone for a couple of years. I asked for something that wouldn't affect my weight as well (I understand many antidepressants cause weight gain).

I had zero side effects that I'm aware of, but I was also experiencing night terrors and insomnia (possibly linked, but insomnia could have been the Wellbutrin). I also experienced a lot of weight loss after going on it, but I don't know if that was due to the medication (curbing of appetite can be a side effect for some) or if it was due to the anxiety (I had trouble keeping food down or wanting to eat for several months). I also started exercising to replace the pain with a different type of pain, so there are a lot of factors that could explain the dramatic weight loss (not just appetite suppressant of Wellbutrin). The Trazadone helped me fall asleep and stay asleep without any side effects.