Hi JustBen,

I called the doctor the day after the ennui evening, and the nurse said it was a known side-effect of Wellbutrin and I was to stop using it. It was originally prescribed just for lack of energy. I asked a loaded question, "Is there anything you can do for sleeping all the time?" I'd had a weekend where I didn't feel well, so I slept most of the weekend. The doctor asked if I was depressed, and I said, "No more than usual" (which in my mind meant no more than everyone else's common feelings of depression). So, I guess I caused a bit of this to happen by miscommunicating. What I did discover just a few weeks ago was that a medicine the doc prescribed for my stomach (Regalin) was causing serious anxiety in me to the point of confusion. I've stopped taking that as well as the other medicines I mentioned after I told him I was feeling better without them. Still, those thoughts creep back occasionally.

There's more to the story, including additional medicine for losing weight that created physical problems as well as physical immobility issues due to sore muscles and back problems. If I was depressed about anything, it's not having energy or the health to do much. I'm not an extrovert, and I've never been physically active, so I naturally don't get out and do much anyway.