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Sep 13, 2017, 08:15 PM
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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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#2
Sep 13, 2017, 08:18 PM
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I am titrating back up on it now. It has worked for me in the past. Wellbutrin is a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) not an SSRI.
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Sep 13, 2017, 08:18 PM
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Wellbutrin isn't an SSRI. They don't know how it works. Yes, it's a pretty standard bipolar AD
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#4
Sep 13, 2017, 08:24 PM
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It's the only AD that works for me. I love it
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Sep 13, 2017, 08:24 PM
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It worked well for me for awhile but then quit working.
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#6
Sep 13, 2017, 08:29 PM
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Both my husband and son are on it. They're more down then up.
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#7
Sep 13, 2017, 08:31 PM
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I'm on 300 and I'm probably a bit higher than I should be right now but I dont have a diagnosis yet and I'm not on any stabilizing meds. Either way I'm a lot less crazy than I was on citalopram(ssri) and mirtazapine(atypical?)
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#8
Sep 13, 2017, 08:49 PM
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It works for me, too. I'm on 400mg/day. I went through a lot of other meds before finding this to be relatively effective for me.
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#9
Sep 13, 2017, 09:38 PM
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It's on the top of my list to ask to try when I have my psych appointment.
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#10
Sep 13, 2017, 10:14 PM
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Wellbutrin worked for me and is less sedating and less weight gain problems. It does NOT play well with alcohol though. Mixing them will give you the mother of all hangovers.
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#11
Sep 13, 2017, 10:22 PM
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Sep 14, 2017, 01:43 AM
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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. |
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Sep 14, 2017, 01:49 AM
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Wellbutrin (or as I call it, Hellbutrin) made me manic AF. This was before I was diagnosed with BP and so I wasn't on any mood stabilizers. I was paranoid and wildly delusional, and was I ever ANGRY!! I'll never touch the stuff again.
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#14
Sep 14, 2017, 08:33 AM
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Wellbutrin provoked extreme and prolonged manic episodes for me. I've always had hypomanic/mixed episodes but this was through the roof. Same with Effexor and Lexapro. Wasn't on any of them long enough (4-6 weeks) to find out if they might be effective for depressed states.
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Sep 14, 2017, 10:51 AM
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Welbutrin put me into a mixed state. my husband takes it and it works really well for him but he does not have a MI.
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Sep 14, 2017, 10:56 AM
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It was my go-to AD. I wasn't one to spend much time on the mania end, so pdoc wasn't too worried about it setting off a manic episode, and it didn't.
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Sep 14, 2017, 11:15 AM
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Wellbutrin has worked wonders for me in the past but also caused hypomania. Now I'm on an AP so we've added the Wellbutrin to see if it helps without making me go "up, up & away". I've been taking a low dose for a week and haven't noticed any benefits yet. We shall see.
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Sep 14, 2017, 11:26 AM
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BP II here.
Wellbutrin used to be my "go-to" med. Recently, we'd restarted it and I'd had a dystonic reaction to any dose above 100 mg. SR. I do take the 100 mg in my current cocktail. I am very sorry my body now responds to this med with dystonia. I hope it works out for you!  WC
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Sep 14, 2017, 11:32 AM
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My psych NP gave me the finger wagging about not titrating to hypomania. I don't lie to pdoc or t, so they know I enjoy a little hypo every now and then. She prescribed 1-4 75mg tabs. I am at 225 today and will be for a few days. I used to take 300 and had some hypo but I was not on lamictal at the time. But if 225 lifts me out of my low key sulk, I won't push it. Or at least I will try not to. I may end up on daily 200mg tabs.
I do wonder though, if 300 caused hypo would dropping back to 225 after a day or two bring you back out of it? Asking for a friend... 
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Sep 14, 2017, 12:01 PM
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Wellbutrin is one of the main components of my med regimen. It works well for me.
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Sep 14, 2017, 12:17 PM
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worked well for me. doesn't seem to do much for ruminations, anxiety, ocd-type stuff (common in general, especially in bipolar I...), but...no weight gain, helped concentration and energy levels, less apathy and emotional numbing than the ssri or ssnri options.
stopping was easy, too. pscyhosocial factors improved a lot in my life, so I just...stopped the wellbutrin. no probs, at all. I was on 400mgs. |
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Sep 22, 2017, 07:05 PM
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#23
Sep 22, 2017, 09:27 PM
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As others said, Wellbutrin is not an SSRI and the good news with that is it tends not to exacerbate mania or lead to its onset, while still helping with depression.
Unfortunately, I was still in the category of people, where it didn't work. I went manic. Although maybe I would have gone manic anyway, it definitely exacerbated it, made me very anxious, keyed up, and I felt completely weird on it. So it wasn't for me at all. I don't want to discourage you, just sharing my experience. It works for many. Best of luck. |
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Sep 24, 2017, 12:19 AM
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Wellbutrin worked well for me. In the past I had been on Prozac at the same time. My pdoc even placed me on a stimulant for a period of time. So between all of this I was able to function.
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Sep 24, 2017, 01:24 AM
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Before I was diagnosed bipolar I was on it. It made me more anxious. It is a good one to try - it doesn't cause weight gain and may help with weight loss
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