Question:
Wellbutrin SR doesn't seem to be helping much. . .what next?
Hi all, I've been faithfully taking my Wellbutrin SR 2x a day for more than 4-6 weeks now and it really doesn't seem to be having a very drastic or lasting effect. I cannot say that it's helped my libido one bit and my motivation is still pretty close to zip zero zilch. . .altho it is slightly worse when I don't take it. . .like today. But, I heard such glowing praise when I first started it, but now that I've been giving it its chance to work, it doesn't seem to be at all. Now, I would ask my Dr this but I am currently out of the country (read my profile, I'm in Brazil!) and just wondered if I can take it MORE often or increase my dosage or if I just should see about switching to the next most powerful anti-depressant?? This is SO NOT me to be feeling like this, especially with as good as I know I'm looking, I should be feeling so much better, u know?? It almost diminishes the wonderfulness of the incredible weight loss I've had!! =( I'm probably only about 10-15 lbs from actual insurance chart weight goal!! HELP!!! Blessings, — ChristiMNB (posted on May 17, 2002)
May 17, 2002
You should contact your Dr. about this. I was also taking this medicine and
it did'nt help me either. I am now on something that is helping much
better. Medicines work differently on different people, what might not work
for us may work for someone else. Good luck. And congradulations on your
wonderful weight loss. God Bless
— Debby M.
May 17, 2002
The same happened to me. My doctor kept me on 2 a day and prozac. I feel
wonderful!
— hklang70
May 17, 2002
RNY & BPD's really can't use the timed release like before. Before you
throw in the towel, maybe you can get the tablet form and have the doc
tweak them accordingly. Just as we can't do oil-gel type pills, we can't
do timed release reliably.
— vitalady
May 17, 2002
Christy, Were are you in Brazil? My daughter is there also and lives there
near S.Paulo. Okay, actually IN S.Paulo. Just curious. Write me if you
want about that. As for the antidepressant, I can tell you that I have
been on Prozac 40mg now for 6 months. It's great for the depression but
terrible on the love life. No libido at all and that's not like me. I
used to take Serzone but it didn't work as well and...now they are having
problems with the liver from it as well. Many times it takes two or three
different trys to find the one medicine that works perfectly for YOU. I
would try another and see if it might work better. I pray that it does for
you.
— Barbara H.
May 18, 2002
I too was on Wellbutrin SR it did not work. Doctor switched ne iff the
"SR" to the regular form, it works great now. The slow release
goes through us before it releases. I was on the sr, 150 grms twice a day,
now I am on the regular, 100 grms, 3 times a day, or every 8 hours.
— Phiddy B.
May 18, 2002
Phiddy is correct! I'm a psychiatrist, so I would recommend checking with
your MD by phone or his/her covering doc before making changes. Most
likely they'll recommend increasing the dose if they don't know how long it
takes for the pills to dissolve (max is supposed to be 450 mg/day or 150 mg
three times a day...but I've prescribed it to kids at 200 mg twice a
day...depends on the person and what you're treating)
What will probably help the most is changing from SR to regular...be warned
that side effects are often more pronounced because of how the medication
is released, so you may notice side effects you hadn't had before. I
usually recommend trying to wait out the side effects for at least a week
or two to see if they diminish.
— Pamela B.
May 20, 2002
I tried taking Wellbutrin since I was told it helps for weight loss (I was
already taking Celexa). It did not do a damn thing for me. I went back on
Celexa which works like a charm!! There are different classes of
anti-depressents so you probably just have to try another. Good luck and
hang in there!! And congratulations on your weight loss!
— emilyfink
Click Here to Return