[justsomeguy]

first time post here, i will try not to do anything dumb....

anyone had any exp with this combo?
Ive done the welbutrin for over a year now, just added the lexapro about 2weeks
back.

welbutrin 150sr 1x morning
lexapro 10mg 1x morning.

ADD, depression, general state of confusion, always in a hurry to go somewhere, just not sure where.

[Wintermute]

Yeah, a big me too on this cocktail.  10mg Lexapro and 400mg Wellbutrin SR.

For me the Wellbutrin helps slightly with the SEs from the Lexapro (I had a bunch of SEs on Lexapro) and helps me not want to smoke as much.  That's it.

I was on 450mg of Wellbutrin XL, but my drug plan took it off the formulary.  I see very little difference in the two, speaking only for myself.

As a matter of fact, I've gone days where I keep forgetting to take my second dose of Wellbutrin and that doesn't seem to affect me either.  I just smoke a few extra cigarrettes.

Which I 'spose is a long-winded way of saying Wellbutrin doesn't do much of anything to/for me.

Oh, I'm also taking 100mg of Seroquel at night to help with the whole sleepytime thing.  That works pretty good.

[Alice]

Hi All,

I was on Wellbutrin XL 300mg for many months (after having been on various SSRIs, Effexor, Provigil, Xanax, Klonopin...).

Wellbutrin was great for a while, but eventually I started becoming pretty down again. I get sort of agitated anxiety so the pdoc suggested adding an SSRI to the WB. (I complained about the side effects of SSRIs on their own.)

In general this is a good combination for me, but it doesn't help with intense feelings of being stressed.

I also take .5 to .75 mgs klonopin for sleep, but am thinking of trying something else.

I've been on the med-go-round for a while now. Maybe this is as good as it gets.

Elaine

[justsomeguy]

PinkToo2grrl, on Jun 1 2005, 03:49 PM, said:

hey same here only backwards ... I've been on lexapro about a year, and just added wellbutrin abt 2 weeks ago.

I'm only at 75 mg of wellbutrin tho, and at 20mg of the lex.  We added the WB to counteract some of the lexapro blahs, etc.

why did you add the lex to the WB?

this is actually kinda cool, we're like buddies on this lil cocktail project.

For me, so far so good.  1st week of the WB was hell though, wow, was I sensitive to it.  pdoc says that means i must've really needed it!

hit a massive wall of depression the last week or so though, that's probably more situational that meds, too much time off, i need boundaries. 

i'm looking forward to finding out more here.  I also think i will be upping the WB, now that my ssystem is used to it.  we'll see.




keep me posted!

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Definantly stay in touch!

I think upping the wel might be a good place, the 150 works great and keeps me on my toes, the lex by itself was like taking a trazodone, or a baseball bat to the face, take your pick. But the 2 in combo work great when i pop them togethor in the morning with food. And you are right, the first week of wel was rough, kind of like LSD without the fun part..........ok maybe that didnt make any sense.
But glad to hear it is working for you better now. I think with a slight bump to the wel, you might even feel a bit better. But of course I am just speaking from personal exp..... 33 yr old male, 6ft, 185 lbs.

cocktails anyone?

[Greenyflower]

Hi,

I've been a combo of 450 mgs WB XL and 50 mgs Zoloft for about five months now. It's been a great combination for me. The depression has lifted and I feel like I'm not taking anything. Long may it last.

Greeny

[Velvet Elvis]

I'm a big fan of the SSRI+Wellbutrin combo as well.  The two counteract the side effects of each other nicely.

[zoezoe]

I've also been on the Lexapro/Wellbutrin cocktail for quite some time.  Currently we are trying 20 mg of Lexapro with 225 Wellbutrin.  I was taking 300 Wellbutrin for a month, but it made me very agitated, so we lowered it.  I've also been on as much as 30 mg Lexapro, but I felt it flattened me out too much, made me nonresponsive and lethargic.  We'll see how this current cocktail works.  Incidentally, I'm also taking 75 mg Seroquel along with it.

[justsomeguy]

zoezoe, on Jun 5 2005, 01:59 PM, said:

I've also been on the Lexapro/Wellbutrin cocktail for quite some time.  Currently we are trying 20 mg of Lexapro with 225 Wellbutrin.  I was taking 300 Wellbutrin for a month, but it made me very agitated, so we lowered it.  I've also been on as much as 30 mg Lexapro, but I felt it flattened me out too much, made me nonresponsive and lethargic.  We'll see how this current cocktail works.  Incidentally, I'm also taking 75 mg Seroquel along with it.

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Forgive my lack of knowledge, but what is the 75 mg Seroquel for specifically? Is that for a specific issue that you are working on, or is to combat a side effect from the LEX/WEL combo? just curious.

Thanks for everyone that responded!

the combo seems to be working for me, but i do feel a little blah all the time, perhaps a touch on the downside.....but stable nontheless.

[Ucallthatclean?]

Velvet Elvis, on Jun 5 2005, 04:55 PM, said:

I'm a big fan of the SSRI+Wellbutrin combo as well.  The two counteract the side effects of each other nicely.

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An introduction of sorts...another wellbutrin + SSRI person...

A decade of depression and only recently started taking meds (and realizing the folly of my former ways)

finally agreed to wellbutrin four months ago.  it helped w/ my functional symptoms (feeling literally tied down, feeling like my arms and legs were made of lead, etc) which was nothing short of a miracle. 

my psychiatrist wanted to add an SSRI for what he perceives as OCD and i resisted for a couple of months.  however things started getting really bad and so i agreed.  he wanted to add prozac but i don't have insurance and my clinic doesn't sample it, so he prescribed zoloft instead, which they do sample.

I am only twelve days into zoloft.  however, i swear i have noticed some things.  first, i almost immediately got huge pupils, which i mentioned in another thread.  i mean really huge.  i was super nauseous the first three days.  i also really think that i already have sexual side effects.  maybe i'm just being paranoid, b/c it is something i was really worried about, but i really think it's happening (or rather, not happening ).  i also think it is making me emotionally indifferent.  i haven't cried since my second day on it.  even when it was appropriate to do so.  i'm probably most concerned about this. 

until today, i thought zoloft was going to be a failure for me.  i have noticed no change in my compulsions, which is the whole reason i went on it (other than a general return of depressive symptoms i thought wellbutrin had kicked).  i've also felt pretty incapacitated and at times have felt like i was sitting around waiting for it to work.  but today i woke up, felt well rested and ready for my day, didn't feel weighed down or a sense of dread.  hmmmm.  and i'm actually right now feeling...kind of good. 

so that's my story so far.  sorry if it was too ramble-y.  it's so great to have a place like this to talk about these things.  thanks for listening.

oh yeah, i take 300 mg wellbutrin xl and 50 mg zoloft.

[StrungOutOnLife]

Ucallthatclean?, on Jun 27 2005, 12:45 PM, said:

Velvet Elvis, on Jun 5 2005, 04:55 PM, said:

I'm a big fan of the SSRI+Wellbutrin combo as well.  The two counteract the side effects of each other nicely.

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i also think it is making me emotionally indifferent.  i haven't cried since my second day on it.  even when it was appropriate to do so.  i'm probably most concerned about this. 

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Is it just not crying, or do you not feel sad, either?

It says here that SSRIs are used to treat pathological laughing and crying, which is laughing and crying without a stimulus or with a stimulus that wouldn't have set that off before the stroke. And the patient doesn't feel sad or happy first.

That said, a lot of people report flattened emotions on SSRIs.

[Ucallthatclean?]

StrungOutOnLife, on Jun 27 2005, 02:56 PM, said:

Ucallthatclean?, on Jun 27 2005, 12:45 PM, said:

Velvet Elvis, on Jun 5 2005, 04:55 PM, said:

I'm a big fan of the SSRI+Wellbutrin combo as well.  The two counteract the side effects of each other nicely.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i also think it is making me emotionally indifferent.  i haven't cried since my second day on it.  even when it was appropriate to do so.  i'm probably most concerned about this. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Is it just not crying, or do you not feel sad, either?

It says here that SSRIs are used to treat pathological laughing and crying, which is laughing and crying without a stimulus or with a stimulus that wouldn't have set that off before the stroke. And the patient doesn't feel sad or happy first.

That said, a lot of people report flattened emotions on SSRIs.

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StrungOutOnLife, on Jun 27 2005, 02:56 PM, said:

Ucallthatclean?, on Jun 27 2005, 12:45 PM, said:

Velvet Elvis, on Jun 5 2005, 04:55 PM, said:

I'm a big fan of the SSRI+Wellbutrin combo as well.  The two counteract the side effects of each other nicely.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

i also think it is making me emotionally indifferent.  i haven't cried since my second day on it.  even when it was appropriate to do so.  i'm probably most concerned about this. 

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Is it just not crying, or do you not feel sad, either?

It says here that SSRIs are used to treat pathological laughing and crying, which is laughing and crying without a stimulus or with a stimulus that wouldn't have set that off before the stroke. And the patient doesn't feel sad or happy first.

That said, a lot of people report flattened emotions on SSRIs.

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It's not feeling sad.  Not to be confused with feeling good or feeling happy.  I wouldn't cry without a stimulus (athough it didn't take much to qualify as a stimulus).  Flattened emotions is a good way to describe it.  And it's not just not crying, it's things like I will hear my favorite song and hardly notice (when usually it would make me thoughtful or i would be quite moved by it).  I'm going to see if it changes.  All of the side effects I had on Wellbutrin went away after a month.

[StrungOutOnLife]

Ucallthatclean?, on Jun 27 2005, 03:30 PM, said:

It's not feeling sad.  Not to be confused with feeling good or feeling happy.  I wouldn't cry without a stimulus (athough it didn't take much to qualify as a stimulus).  Flattened emotions is a good way to describe it.  And it's not just not crying, it's things like I will hear my favorite song and hardly notice (when usually it would make me thoughtful or i would be quite moved by it).  I'm going to see if it changes.  All of the side effects I had on Wellbutrin went away after a month.

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Okay, I see. I had the song thing big time going off of Strattera. My Adderall XR dosage has been 30 mg since last Wednesday, and it wasn't until yesterday that I got back my ability to appreciate music. I had problems both matching up songs to imagery, regardless of ability to tell what was being said, and moving to music properly (i.e., I forgot how to mosh).

Do you have that?