Wellbutrin and Hypomania

I feel like pdoc appointments feel like some one coming in pulling out your heart and then leaving you to put it back together again. There is so much they need to know that is personal and the time they have is too little to be gentle... the emotions of an hour long T session in 15 min!!! It leaves you raw... Still think my pdoc rocks though!!!!

I have been very blessed to have had hour long sessions every time with my pdoc. He does have the time to listen but tries to keep the solutions focused on meds, diet, exercise.

I have one last visit with him before he leaves the practice and moves town. I really hope I have good rapport with his replacement.

Blackpup - I think you've hit the nail on the head.
Payne - yes, that's the problem. They seem very arrogant and it's almost like you're handing your life over to them, and they play around with meds. I just want a bit of sympathy and understanding; not feel like a piece of meat. And to be taken serious; not looked at like a hyperchondriac...
Oh well, we'll see where it goes.

Think I'm coming down from my hypomania...

I also suspect that you aren't on enough mood stailizer, but I'mnot a doc so take it with a grain of salt. Glad you got an appoint ment with the first guy. I have had both very good Pdocs and others who feel best if they can see me as a beaten down little patient who depends on every word and have real problems with my beinga trained mental health professional who can discuss the meds with them. Some get very snotty about that. The good thing about Sweden s that they rotate the pdocs out so fast. That's also the bad thing about Sweden. So you can't get comfortable with the good ones and you don'thave to put up with the really aweful ones. Wish you luck dear. Keep checking in, OK?

I'm here - checking in.

Don't usually check in on weekend, but got a gap

Only a few more days to go before my app...

My p-doc only wants to change one thing at a time, so if you do go off the Wellbutrin without his/her approval, it may just delay something they were going to add for your sleep next time.

If it's working well for your depression, I'd keep taking it. There's plenty of stuff that works for sleep and works with wellbutrin; your p-doc just might not have gotten around to adding them yet. Just keep telling them what's wrong - phone their office if it's intolerable - and they will fix it eventually.

I just caught up on this - I take Wellbutrin too and I think it definitely contributes to hypomania and not sleeping -I take it very early in the morning only and take mood stabilizers and ambien to help me sleep. Also, on the topic of pdocs - I switched several years ago because I felt like mine didn't listen to me at all. The one I have now actually hears what I say and pays attention - she remembers things from the last time and even from 2 years ago. I feel a lot better now that I have her - she understands what I need and how i feel.