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Old Oct 06, 2017, 12:15 PM
still_crazy still_crazy is offline
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hi. if you're on other psych drugs, maybe its a drug-drug interaction? I was on a good bit of Wellbutrin w/ Abilify. At first I was somewhat stimulated, felt a good bit better, etc. After a while, I felt (somehow...) both a bit on edge and over-tranquilized, but not really sedated. Psychosocial stuff got better in my world, so I dropped the wellbutrin.

Anyway, it turns out...wellbutrin (and many other antidepressants) can affect the blood levels of other major psych drugs, both up and down. So, after a while, I was a bit stimulated, but I was also getting more Abilify than I needed, so...there ya go.

Its also worth noting that just about any antidepressant out there can cause some emotional numbing, apathy, etc. Its not as bad w/ wellbutrin as, with, say, Zoloft, but it is part of the affect on mood and outlook. Maybe you'd be better off on Provigil, Ritalin, etc., not so much on wellbutrin? "Antidepressants" aren't the only option for depression.

Good luck.