[MissCathryn]

One minute, I'm a bit hypo (and it feels great!), A few mins later, I'm sad and/or a bit cranky.

I'm so new to this BP thing..Please help me figure this out

Does this make sense? OK, I was depressed for like 12 weeks or so. I def think I'm heading into a hypo state now. Is it possible that I'm taking too much Wellbutrin? My doc upped it when I was depressed, and now with the depression lifting, I'm getting bouts of anger and rage. I'm not throwing things or anything, i just get very irritable and the smallest thing sets me off. It's only here and there the last few days.

I can't get into doc, so I (don't judge..We have all done it went from 200 Wellbutrin 2x a day, to 200 in am, and only 100 in PM. I already haven't had any rage feelings today. Here are my questions

1) could it be too much Wellbutrin now that my depression is lifting, and it's making me angry?

2) when we cycle, does that usually require a chabge in meds? I'm a newbie and I'm learning.

Thank you so so much! I would be lost without this board!

Oh, I also take 5mg Lexapro, 250mg Lamictal and 1mg Xanax prn

[Skeezyks]

Hello NeatFreakmom: I'm sorry... I'm not qualified to answer your questions. But I saw no one had replied to your post. So I thought I would at least tell you what I think based on my own personal experience. Hopefully other members who have more experience than I will yet reply.

I'm no longer on psych med's. But I have been in the past. Based on my own personal experiences, I would have to say that pretty-much everything you mentioned is a possibility here. The Wellbutrin you're taking could be lifting your depression & making it possible for anger & rage to surface that depression previously masked.

One thing that happened with me, when I was on psych med's, was that it made it possible for me to talk about things I would never have breathed a word of had I not been on psych med's. It "loosened my lips" in ways I would never have thought possible. This sounds, on the face of it, to be a good thing. But in retrospect, I regret it. It is also possible that what you are experiencing is being caused, in whole or in part, by the changes you're making in the way you take your med's, although personally I think this is less likely. My pdoc has always encouraged me to vary the times-of-day when I would take my med's depending on how they made me feel.

Could you now be taking too much Wellbutrin? I suppose it's possible that you just aren't going to need as much of the medication, long-term, as seemed to be necessary in the beginning. Based on my own personal experience, it can take quite some time to get things "on an even keel" so to speak. And even once you do, you're likely to experience ups-&-downs. To some extent, I think this is simply something one has to put up with when taking psych med's. On the other hand, there are likely to be times when a modification is necessary & simply needs to be done. These are the sorts of decisions you have to make in concert with your pdoc.

Making changes in the amounts & / or types of med's your taking can throw things into a bit of an upheaval. Sometimes it can be difficult to know what's causing what. So, at least from my perspective, the fewer modifications / changes the better. So based on my experience, my thinking is that just because you seem to be "cycling" does not necessarily suggest that a change in your med's is either necessary or desirable. Here again, it becomes a judgement call based on how severely your moods are shifting & how long the shift seems to be lasting. This is also something you'll need to work through with your pdoc.

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It wouldn't hurt to contact your pdoc first. As long as you're not sliding it'll be okay.

[CobolCapsule]

What your describing is bipolar with mixed features, for I would know. Sounds like your mood stabilizer isn't working. You might want to try an AP. This is something you need to discuss with your doctor. I hope your mood stabilizes.

Good luck