[Überpolarbear]

Hi.
I'm taking Elontril (german Wellbutrin) since 4 days. i'm currently on 150mg. i'm supposed to go to 300 ind 2 weeks.
the problem is it makes me more depressed than i was already. you may ask why the hell i'm still taking it. well i think this might be transient. And ITS ACTUALLY HELPING with many other symptoms I have. i cant quite nail down which symptoms they are though. but it's actually really helping AND it makes me more depressed.
well i try to say how it's actually helping: brain fog is GONE, i'm much less edgy, sensory overloead is much better and i can control my thoughts much better. (if i want to stop thinking about something or stop thinking altogether i can do so). and i cant smoke anymore. i take one hit or two and throw away the cig or hand it to the next smoker around.

have anyone of you initially become more depressed on wellbutrin? will it resolve on it's on? should i go up to 300 maybe?
i actually love the med for all the other things it does but the mild but non-transient depression sucks ass.

Edit:
the depression i now have is less severe than what i had before wellbutrin. but off welbuttrin i got really depressed in the evening. now i'm depressed all the time but less severe.

This post has been edited by Überpolarbear: 14 January 2010 - 12:35 PM

[MadMonk]

I tried Wellbutrin and it made me suicidal within 10 days in, so I don't see why not. Doc took me off it and put me on Prozac (working OK, I am leveled out which I am cool with), but then, I didn't have any of the positives that you have experienced. I would love to be able to shut down a thought....

[Dooga16]

I've went from 150 to 300. I'm now going to 450. I get increased irritability, energy, mood swings, and sexual side effects (positive and negative). All the negative side effects have gone away each time. Energy stayed for the most part. Mood swings less prevalent. Irritability still there. But honestly, I never spoke up before when people were bothering me. I just might confuse being normal with irritability. So yea, I do have a bit of negative-positive reaction. It's mostly positive, though. The negative is more in spurts.

This post has been edited by Dooga16: 21 January 2010 - 08:32 PM

[lluvia_z]

I've had wonderful experience with wellbutrin except for increased anxiety some. That can make for some dysphoria.

Sure hoping the 300 mg treats you well.

Keep us posted.

--Lluv