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Originally Posted by Greenfish77
I recently saw a nurse practitioner who wanted to add wellbutrin to my meds since my manic episodes are mostly under control while my depression is still persistent. Has anyone else gone on it before? Is it normal for someone with bipolar to go on an SSRI? Any success or failure stories? Thanks.
Currently on,
3mg Risperdal
300mg Lamictal
100mg Seroquel.
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I took Wellbutrin for over a year(And only that long because my Dr and I tried to discontinue and it was a disaster-even when attempting to taper off) I couldn't get over the depression at all, even when mixed with different varieties of "cocktail" for my other symptoms and maintenance meds.
I am currently taking as my "cocktail"
Eskalith 900mg
Lamictal 200mg
Seroquel 400mg (prn)
Klonopin .5mg
Over a 3 year period I tried a bunch of other meds, and I found that ssri's do not work for me and actually increased my manic episodes.