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Originally Posted by softer_
Thanks for the reply. I'm on a very low dose of Wellbutrin, and I just don't think I'm on enough of it. (150mg) I've read in a ton of places that this particular med usually takes around 8 weeks or so to level off. I dig the motivation this one gives me in terms of workflow and just tackling life, whereas the Celexa I used to take for a while did the opposite…was essentially numbing, which is no good for producing art. I'm gonna go back to the doc in a couple weeks and deal with this.
Definitely need to start working out again. That all came to a halt about 8 months ago. The Wellbutrin would probably really help me there too. Thanks again man, hope everything's good with you!
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My bad on the poor advice for the 6 weeks thing... I've always heard 4-6 weeks for SSRI's but I guess that's for significant effects, not necessarily the full effects. I'm glad you are doing your own research and not listening to my sub-par advice.
It's been shown again and again that regular exercise just as effective as a standard low/starting dose of SSRI in treating depression so getting back to working out might really help if you can motivate yourself to get started - would seemingly be as effective as doubling your dosage of wellbutrin (only it will kick in faster!). You can find info about it online, but I'm pretty sure you just need to work out like 3 times a week for a half hour to get those benefits.
Anyways, take care man!