J04KlM Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I have been on Wellbutrin 150 mg on 3 weeks and 5 days, just 4 days ago i started to feel the positive effect. My depression has definitely lifted, i enjoy life again and i've got more energy and motivation. But the depression is still there, i'm still not where i used to be. So i want to try increasing the dosage of Wellbutrin to 300mg to make the positive effect even stronger. But my doctor has told me she's seen patients get emotionally flat/lose their creativity on 300 mg, so i am here to ask any of you who are currently taking Wellbutrin 300 mg or have been on it before. Did you feel any sign of emotional flatness or lost creativity? Or did it make you feel even better than on 150 mg?No negative stories about the medication in general please, i'm only interested in hearing how you felt when you were on 300 mg of Wellbutrin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I feel okay on 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J04KlM Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 I feel okay on 300. Do you feel better on 300 than you did on 150 exactly? Or is it the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
confused Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I feel better. More energized and upbeat. I am on a lot of meds that can/do have ad effects (lamictal, lexapro, Wellbutrin, abilify, seroquel) and I still feel "blah" often but not depressed. I wouldn't call it feeling flat. It is a big improvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I feel great on 300 mg/day. It definitely makes a difference taking it, from experience of going off of it, then needing to go back on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I've been on 300 for 10 years. It has fewer side effects than any other psych med I've ever been on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooster Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 300mg of swellbutrin is a good dose for me, especially in the winter when things are harder. I actually have the energy to do my creative fun things instead of being a lump.when I bump up to 300 I do have some increases in anxiety that resolve in a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jt07 Posted August 5, 2015 Share Posted August 5, 2015 I've been on 450 mg of Wellbutrin, and it has never make me flat or impeded my creativity. I've been on SSRIs, however, that did flatten me out. Wellbutrin is not known to flatten people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J04KlM Posted August 5, 2015 Author Share Posted August 5, 2015 I've been on 450 mg of Wellbutrin, and it has never make me flat or impeded my creativity. I've been on SSRIs, however, that did flatten me out. Wellbutrin is not known to flatten people.That's what i thought too, so i find it really strange that my doc claims to have had patients being flattened on 300 mg of Wellbutrin. Because that's usually what high doses of SSRI's do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I've never heard of anyone feeling "flat" on WB. Like VE, I've been on it for years, and 300XL works great for me. The other antidepressants that I tried didn't work as well, and some of them made me feel sleepy and lethargic.olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincess88 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I was on 75mg's of Wellbutrin twice a day, until last week when my pdoc changed it to 200mgs of Wellbutrin SR. I do feel better the higher the dosage gets. I'm really hoping she'll up it at my next appointment. I know I've seen a few people on this site that said they didn't really "feel" the Wellbutrin until the 300mgs+ range. I'm pretty much in the same situation you are. I feel better, but I feel like I could better if the Wellbutrin goes up. Good luck with everything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larkspur Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I've been taking Wellbutrin XL on and off since 2006. @150mg - I was still very tearful and depressed, also quite agitated.@300mg - I felt a lot better than at 150mg, stayed on this dose for several years. Definitely put a big dent in my depression.@450mg - My current dose. Helps a lot, gives me some energy so that I'm not in sloth mode all the time. A couple weeks ago when I was on vacation, I accidentally dropped one of my 150mg XL tablets and lost it (I take 3 of them in the morning), and I really felt a big difference on the lower dose, in a bad way. I was feeling very tired and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincess88 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I've been taking Wellbutrin XL on and off since 2006. @150mg - I was still very tearful and depressed, also quite agitated.@300mg - I felt a lot better than at 150mg, stayed on this dose for several years. Definitely put a big dent in my depression.@450mg - My current dose. Helps a lot, gives me some energy so that I'm not in sloth mode all the time. A couple weeks ago when I was on vacation, I accidentally dropped one of my 150mg XL tablets and lost it (I take 3 of them in the morning), and I really felt a big difference on the lower dose, in a bad way. I was feeling very tired and slow.I'm only on 200mgs or Wellbutrin SR, but I know I would be doing better with a higher dosage. She didn't want to up it at my last appointment because she upped one of my sleeping pills, and said she only wanted to change one thing at a time. I will be pushing for an increase next time I see her. Is the Wellbutrin XL better than the IR or the SR? If it is, then I might ask to switch over to XL as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larkspur Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I've been taking Wellbutrin XL on and off since 2006. @150mg - I was still very tearful and depressed, also quite agitated.@300mg - I felt a lot better than at 150mg, stayed on this dose for several years. Definitely put a big dent in my depression.@450mg - My current dose. Helps a lot, gives me some energy so that I'm not in sloth mode all the time. A couple weeks ago when I was on vacation, I accidentally dropped one of my 150mg XL tablets and lost it (I take 3 of them in the morning), and I really felt a big difference on the lower dose, in a bad way. I was feeling very tired and slow.I'm only on 200mgs or Wellbutrin SR, but I know I would be doing better with a higher dosage. She didn't want to up it at my last appointment because she upped one of my sleeping pills, and said she only wanted to change one thing at a time. I will be pushing for an increase next time I see her. Is the Wellbutrin XL better than the IR or the SR? If it is, then I might ask to switch over to XL as well.I've never tried any other formula. The XL is more popular because you take it all at once in the morning vs. 2 or 3 times a day. It's easier to be compliant that way. The XL is more expensive if that matters to you (Medicare donut hole, etc.) but it just makes life easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IcePrincess88 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I've been taking Wellbutrin XL on and off since 2006. @150mg - I was still very tearful and depressed, also quite agitated.@300mg - I felt a lot better than at 150mg, stayed on this dose for several years. Definitely put a big dent in my depression.@450mg - My current dose. Helps a lot, gives me some energy so that I'm not in sloth mode all the time. A couple weeks ago when I was on vacation, I accidentally dropped one of my 150mg XL tablets and lost it (I take 3 of them in the morning), and I really felt a big difference on the lower dose, in a bad way. I was feeling very tired and slow.I'm only on 200mgs or Wellbutrin SR, but I know I would be doing better with a higher dosage. She didn't want to up it at my last appointment because she upped one of my sleeping pills, and said she only wanted to change one thing at a time. I will be pushing for an increase next time I see her. Is the Wellbutrin XL better than the IR or the SR? If it is, then I might ask to switch over to XL as well.I've never tried any other formula. The XL is more popular because you take it all at once in the morning vs. 2 or 3 times a day. It's easier to be compliant that way. The XL is more expensive if that matters to you (Medicare donut hole, etc.) but it just makes life easier.Thanks. I have Medicaid though, so regardless how much it is, I have a $3 copay for any prescriptions. I'm def going to look into getting on the XL kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissaw72 Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 FWIW, SR did not work for me half as good as the IR does now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Posted August 6, 2015 Share Posted August 6, 2015 I never felt flat on Wellbutrin. I took doses up to 450mg. It was pretty activating for me, and increased my anxiety, so I was reduced to 300mg, and later back to 150mg. I'm not as activated now, but definitely not flat, and it helps. I take XL.At 450mg I was hypomanic and anxious as all hell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
water Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Did you feel any sign of emotional flatness or lost creativity? Or did it make you feel even better than on 150 mg?no, none. If anything, my creativity INCREASED because my depression lifted. I still beat up my paintings but I had the courage to have my very first art show after I went on wellbutrin. (added lex later.) Actually never heard of anyone being flat on wellbutrin. It is an uppy type of med.After all these years, I still take the same cocktail. Bupropion and escitalopram. I am blessed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melina Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 @water I also take Wellbutrinsr100mg and escitalopram which is the same as Lexapro I believe am I right I also take Abilify5mg and I feel the best I have ever felt in awhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 (edited) FYI, if you take 450 a day, you shouldn't drink at all. My pdoc knows I drink a fair bit and is reluctant to give me that much unless I'm really in the pit. The past few times I've found that increasing it to 450 for a few months gets my head back above water, after which I go back down to 300. Edited August 24, 2015 by Velvet Elvis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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