hi tree, i know this is 4 mos later...
i was looking thru threads tonight and saw this thread and i was so happy to read through it.
i was prescribed wellbutrin today and i am to start it in the morning. i am PETRIFIED to start it.
i have PTSD, dissociation, derealisation, depersonalisation, panic, (formerly w/agoraphobia), OCD, general phobias...
i had been researching online antidepressants that DIDN'T cause weight gain + ptsd meds and i came across a few threads on different sites that mentioned wellbutrin + topamax for ptsd. my doc gave me wellbutrin today and said if i felt i wanted to add topamax in a week, i could. i read mostly only good things about the combo online on lots of different sites....
so now that i am just starting with only wellbutrin, i'm petrified. i don't know why. i guess it's a control issue. my main concern is it's making me panic because my pdoc said it isn't good for someone with anxiety and keeps wanting to put me on SSRIs that will make me gain even more weight & have even less libido... although my depression is SO BAD that i think the wb couldn't hurt-- and i'm gonna be panicky either way if i take it or not...
and if i'm less depressed, won't i be less panicky? i also have xanax 1-3 mg/day as needed, so shouldn't that help with the anxiety?

anyway i was wondering if you are still taking it, did it make you panicky? i saw you said it was "speed-y" but in a B-vitamin way, or a scary panicky way?
i am super sensitive to changes in my body and environment-- even to caffeine... i used to take SSRIs and they made me gain 80 lbs but didn't make me any less depressed or any less panicky.

sorry for going on and on... i'm so scared to take this med and was wondering if you found your fears to be just apprehension but after taking it felt relief? are you still taking wb? did it help?

thank you for sharing your experience here- it helps lurkers like me who need some help and comfort! i hope all is going well with you!
~brink~