CandyMan28
03-18-2015, 08:37 AM
I have been on every SSRI and anti-anxiety med that you can think of. Most recently I got off of Cymbalta and it was sheer hell. I feel better now, but my Dr. has me on Wellbutrin, I have bipolar tendencies and it really helps with the lows.
I wanted to share a story about Wellbutrin. I take 75mg twice a day, and it has helped me lose weight, get my sex life back and just given me energy and I generally feel better. However, a few weeks ago I decided (yes me) that the Wellbutrin was causing my resting heart rate to be high. I like to run and bike ride, which I like how I feel afterward, running actually sucks, but I have a 5K color run with my daughter the end of this month. Anyway, I cut back to once a day on the Wellbutrin a few weeks ago. Well I felt great the first week off, like a new man, I ran farther, and felt a bit on the manic side. The second week came the low and felt depressed and the third week was about the same. At about the end of third week, I had a melt down, the worst I can remember. I had a little something trigger it but nothing that should have triggered me (under normal circumstances) but I was losing it, was feeling panicky, anxious, my mind was out of control with worry and irrational thoughts. I was just a mess. I called the Dr and she told me to go back on the twice a day (duh). I feel so much better now, and realized it was the medicine affecting me. It is by no means totally gone but at least I feel like I can manage. I still feel a little anxious, but I slept all night last night for the first time since I can remember, and I feel like I am in better control.
Anyway I am sharing this, because we that are anxious or have other mental or emotional issues seem to want to jack with our meds. Take my advice, please don't without a Drs supervision and even then, be aware of what changes that this is causing in your mind. I am back on Wellbutrin and I don't plan on ever going off again, unless they come up with a new drug to combat my issues. I would like to be drug free, but if taking this low dose of Wellbutrin is what it takes to keep me from being an anxious nut bag, then so be it.
I sure hope this helps at least one person here, and helps them to understand the meds, and not to mess with them on your own.
God Bless
I wanted to share a story about Wellbutrin. I take 75mg twice a day, and it has helped me lose weight, get my sex life back and just given me energy and I generally feel better. However, a few weeks ago I decided (yes me) that the Wellbutrin was causing my resting heart rate to be high. I like to run and bike ride, which I like how I feel afterward, running actually sucks, but I have a 5K color run with my daughter the end of this month. Anyway, I cut back to once a day on the Wellbutrin a few weeks ago. Well I felt great the first week off, like a new man, I ran farther, and felt a bit on the manic side. The second week came the low and felt depressed and the third week was about the same. At about the end of third week, I had a melt down, the worst I can remember. I had a little something trigger it but nothing that should have triggered me (under normal circumstances) but I was losing it, was feeling panicky, anxious, my mind was out of control with worry and irrational thoughts. I was just a mess. I called the Dr and she told me to go back on the twice a day (duh). I feel so much better now, and realized it was the medicine affecting me. It is by no means totally gone but at least I feel like I can manage. I still feel a little anxious, but I slept all night last night for the first time since I can remember, and I feel like I am in better control.
Anyway I am sharing this, because we that are anxious or have other mental or emotional issues seem to want to jack with our meds. Take my advice, please don't without a Drs supervision and even then, be aware of what changes that this is causing in your mind. I am back on Wellbutrin and I don't plan on ever going off again, unless they come up with a new drug to combat my issues. I would like to be drug free, but if taking this low dose of Wellbutrin is what it takes to keep me from being an anxious nut bag, then so be it.
I sure hope this helps at least one person here, and helps them to understand the meds, and not to mess with them on your own.
God Bless