Posted by Tony P on November 21, 2003, at 22:10:55
In reply to Re: Intro and Question -- Wellbutrin SSRI Combo » Tim B, posted by Flipsactown on November 21, 2003, at 4:33:27
I found Wellbutrin worked too well for me - I became hypomanic and anxious on the full dose, and adding Serzone (an atypical SRI) put me over the top - felt like serotonin syndrome but maybe it was too much NE stimulation. Later found that I could tolerate 75-100 mg Wellbutrin with 400 mg Serzone, but I still had some hypomanic symptoms and behaviour and problems sleeping.
Anyhow, I have now been rediagnosed tentatively as Bipolar II or maybe the newly suggested III (manic episodes mainly when on A/D) and am starting Lamictal today. I wonder if its mood stabilizing effect would make Wellbutrin possible for me if the Lamictal is not sufficient. I worry about the anhedonic effect some people have described on stabilizing meds. I certainly felt much better on Wellbutrin except for the anxiety -- more enthusiasm for life, more capacity for joy, better sense of self-worth.
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