SamJo Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 I tried Wellbutrin but it gives me really bad anxiety and it’s too much for me...has that happened to anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJo Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 And caffeine still sometimes gives me brain fog if I drink too much... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyStupid Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 how much Wellbutrin are you taking? it can definitely cause anxiety, more so than other anti-depressants, but usually not at low dosages. and if you're combining it with caffeine, it can be intense for some people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJo Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 10 minutes ago, sleepystupid said: how much Wellbutrin are you taking? it can definitely cause anxiety, more so than other anti-depressants, but usually not at low dosages. and if you're combining it with caffeine, it can be intense for some people. 150mg twice a day. Ever since getting off vyvanse I have extreme anxiety and the only thing that helps is Xanax but I don’t want to depend on that. Wellbutrin makes me jittery and hot and I feel like my body just doesn’t want any type of stimulant or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJo Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 My memory and concentration has been way better the last week tho!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyStupid Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 IMO that's way too much, at least in the beginning. no wonder it's giving you anxiety. 300 is a dose you typically work your way up to, and very few people take more than that (in fact it's a seizure risk to do so). i'm currently at 200mg XR, which seems to be the sweet spot, but i'm taking it specifically for depression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJo Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, sleepystupid said: IMO that's way too much, at least in the beginning. no wonder it's giving you anxiety. 300 is a dose you typically work your way up to, and very few people take more than that (in fact it's a seizure risk to do so). i'm currently at 200mg XR, which seems to be the sweet spot, but i'm taking it specifically for depression. Omg I felt like I was going to have a seizure one day! Ahh no wonder...so should I just take half of 150mg? My doctor sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamJo Posted May 8, 2018 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 I start like studdering my words and freaking out after I take it then it takes me awhile to calm down. Sheesh no wonder! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted May 8, 2018 Report Share Posted May 8, 2018 1 hour ago, SamJo said: I tried Wellbutrin but it gives me really bad anxiety and it’s too much for me...has that happened to anyone? 150mg twice a day way too much. My doc started me on 100mg once a day to start told me to take mid-morning. Then to introduce a second 100mg and at that time do a morning dose then a 1pm dose. 2 per day still comes with side effects for me. Meds in general are more sensitive with me now. I feel the same things you feel while taking it. Not sure I will stay on it however it has helped me thru a recent hump. The first time I took it months back I stopped for the same reasons and wanted to try no meds first for awhile... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeHereNow Posted May 24, 2018 Report Share Posted May 24, 2018 Wellbutrin is known to cause anxiety in many people. It actually is a stimulant. I will say that it helped for the first couple years of my recovery.... but like any miracle drug, it stopped working. So I quit. Thankfully, I weaned gradually and didn't have any side effects from quitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimR Posted June 10, 2018 Report Share Posted June 10, 2018 IMO Wellbutrin helps. It's a "stimulant" so it makes the exhaustion more tolerable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricP Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 My doc prescribed 1ea 100mg a day for first week then the same 2x a day... I could tolerate the 100mg and maybe helped a little. I did notice some anxiety and uneasy feeling... When I take 2x I get more focus and energy however the physical symptoms get worse almost accumulatively the more days in a row I take the 2x the stronger the physical symptoms... I would have thought they would get better once as I adjusted to it... Anyway, I quit using it as the side effects were not worth it for the mild benefits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadderall Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 I had a seizure while taking it for only a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyStupid Posted August 31, 2018 Report Share Posted August 31, 2018 11 hours ago, sadderall said: I had a seizure while taking it for only a month would you mind sharing your dosing at that time? i recently got switched from extended release to instant release, though the overall dose was reduced from 200 to 150 (75mg twice a day). some days i forget to take my 2nd dose, maybe because caffeine is providing enough of a boost to not notice, but i've also experimented with a 200mg extended + the instant and i certainly feel jittery enough, everything short of a seizure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadderall Posted September 2, 2018 Report Share Posted September 2, 2018 On 8/31/2018 at 8:39 AM, sleepystupid said: would you mind sharing your dosing at that time? i recently got switched from extended release to instant release, though the overall dose was reduced from 200 to 150 (75mg twice a day). some days i forget to take my 2nd dose, maybe because caffeine is providing enough of a boost to not notice, but i've also experimented with a 200mg extended + the instant and i certainly feel jittery enough, everything short of a seizure. I believe it was 150. Not too sure. I also on adderall at the time, was drinking a ton of coffee and hadn’t had any sleep the night prior. Yeah please be careful and talk to your doc about it. Seizures are scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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