My pdoc wants me to go up to 450 mg of wellbutrin XL. For someone who's bipolar and also taking viibryd as an antidepressant, doesn't that seem like a high dose? I thought 300 mg was the standard dose . . . ?

Sorry I keep posting about wellbutrin so much lately, but I just want to get this cocktail right (and relief from my depression!) without having too much anxiety or going hypo.

[sunrise]

300 mg Wellbutrin is a typical dose for depression.

450 mg is the maximum dose, which quite a few people do take. Do not go higher.

In your sig, it says you are on 150 mg Wellbutrin. Is that correct? If so, I would wonder why your pdoc wants you to go up to 450 mg. Why not try 300 mg Wellbutrin daily first?

Originally Posted by sunrise

300 mg Wellbutrin is a typical dose for depression.

450 mg is the maximum dose, which quite a few people do take. Do not go higher.

In your sig, it says you are on 150 mg Wellbutrin. Is that correct? If so, I would wonder why your pdoc wants you to go up to 450 mg. Why not try 300 mg Wellbutrin daily first?

Sunrise, I just started yesterday on 150 mg. My pdoc said to go up to 300 mg tomorrow. I have no idea why he is saying to go up to 450 right off the bat. Sometimes I feel like his dosing and decisions are arbitrary and half the time he accommodates my preferences anyway. Because of that, I think I may call his office and just say I'd like to stay on 300 mg for a while and see how it goes.

[High Etiquette]

Hi Newgal,

I was on welbutrin 150mg at first then my pdoc bumped it up to 300, but this was over a month or two. To go from 150mg to taking 300mg the next day, or 300 to 450, is way wrong. I eventually got off it because it was making my mind race and yeah, that was about it.

[crashnebula]

Just started on the 450mg hope it works....
If you think you really need it try it