[kittykat]

I was placed on WBT 75 mg and I felt really good, but it faded out after about a week. I went up 150 mg, same experience, faded out in a few days. I understand that the therapeutic dose is 300 mg. What's to say this won't happen at 300 mg? bptoo said hers pooped out after eight weeks. Bptoo, how many mgs were you on?

What I am wondering is there a reason that it is gradually increased to get a therapeutic level. Does it mean that your body gradually gets used to it, and when increased at the right level, it works?

I am really scared. This is the only one that has worked for me.

Thank you for any information or exerience you have had with it.

kk

[dexter]

>>I was placed on WBT 75 mg and I felt really good, but it faded out after about a week.

The feeling faded out after a week, but did the point where you felt "good" start immediately or did it take a few weeks?

One of the side effects of wellbutrin is that it can boost your energy level, that's why my doc switched me to wellbutrin, because previously i was sleeping all day. the wellbutrin successfully helped me to sleep less.

The depression benefits of all these medications takes several weeks to take effect. It should be at least two to three weeks before you start to feel anything in that regard, and four to six weeks to get the full benefit.

I am guessing that you felt good pretty much soon after you started taking it. However I am guessing (just a big guess on my part) that the dose picked up your energy a little bit and that made you feel better. But the real positive effects of the med have not kicked in yet. The energy boost may have faded as your body got used to the dose.

I would not worry at all at this point. Wait until you ramp up to your full dose, and give it some time (several weeks) from that point to see how well it works for you. a lot of people have reported very positive experiences with wellbutrin.

Like i said this is only speculation on my part. You should DEFINITELY ask your doctor about this to find out the real scoop. But in the meantime, before you get to talk to him, don't worry, as i don't think what you are describing is necessarily a bad sign.

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[(JD)]

Don't be scared, just aware, as you are!

Try it at the top dose the doc wants you on... if it fades out then, forget it. People who are hypersensitive DO respond sooner than the drug companies plan. Not all medical doctors know this! (an allergist does)

Sometimes when we are sensitive to certain meds (because of where they work in the brain) this happens. Something like the body "surrounds" it or such, and stops the effects? Aw I don't think I'm saying this very well. When I run into a med that acts like this (and Wellbutrin was one) it was increased till I had a paradoxical reaction and I became more depressed, But as soon as I stopped it, I became better.

Sounds like you need a good pharmacist to explain each of the different depression meds, ssri and such... esp the new ones, so you know which categories to stay away from in the future when the newer ones come out. You can also read the fine print papers that come with the packages. Boring, but good info.

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[kittykat]

Hi Dexter:

Thank you, thank you, for your information and encouragement. Your question, " when did it start feeling good?" It started immediately, probably the next day. When it fades, I feel like a zombie. Worse than when I started.

I don't see my doc again till the 8th. I just hope I can make it until then.

Are still on the WBT? How has it been doing for you?

kk

[kittykat]

SkyBdark:

Well, what you said about getting to the therapeutic level if it fades out, forget it, makes good sense. I had a really bad reaction one time with Serzone. It worked pretty well after a time but when my stress increased, the doc kept increasing it and had a really bad reaction.

That is really interesting what you said about people being hypersensitive to meds. I've been on a couple of meds I wasn't allergic to, but I surely was "sensitive." Is that a good or bad thing that I respond to WBT so fast?

I will check my pharmacist for more information. There's a lot going on with all of these new meds. Appreciate your kind reply. Seems like I wanted to ask you something else but it feels like my memory is either being effected by the meds or the depression.

Thanks

kk

[(JD)]

Serzone? Geez I went into hospital to test out some meds... that was one of them.. The night I first tried it, we decided to go on half the normal low dose. Seems I got up in the middle of the night and complained about being sick. The nurses I guess forgot why I was there and sent me back to bed. The next morning, no one could wake me: I had been officially OD'd. It nearly killed me.

No, a drug that works fast might be good. All the ones I can use, like demerol, works faster but has a shorter half life, so I take half as much twice as often. Also, I cannot take ANY generics. Seems the fillers they use cause me problems. (The active ingredients are same but the fillers they use in the pills kill me!)

If a drug quits working, it might be bad for you. Your body rebels... that's why I say you need to keep an uptodate drug book, or online? and learn about how various categories of meds work... and you will probably find out that those that work in a certain part of the brain are NOT working for you.
Good luck!

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