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Posted by Tree on May 26, 2003, at 18:15:13
I've been taking Wellbutrin now for 9 days, and moved up from 150mg to 300mg on the 5th day. I have much more energy and motivation, but it seems to diminish a little each day. Does this sound right? I am enjoying the increased productivity and motivation to go out walking, but I am having lots of trouble sleeping, as expected. I've been taking 0.5 Clonazepam in the evening - experimenting with the time. I either sleep till 4:30, then can't go back, or wake up much earlier and then sleep lightly off and on. Today is the first day I have felt tired and unmotivated during the day. I don't know if it's the Wellbutrin not working, or the lack of sleep. My "mind chatter" has definately increased and I can't seem to do things like read or write for very long - attention wanders. Anyone had experience with this? Which of these are side effects that may diminish after a while? Also, I was hoping the W. would curb my appetite, but no such luck so far.
Ron, I took the Bipolar II test, and I don't think it's me. I haven't had the hypomania thing.
Posted by Janelle on May 26, 2003, at 19:07:08
In reply to Wellbutrin, posted by Tree on May 26, 2003, at 18:15:13
I don't know much about Wellbutrin (I'm sure others here will give you good info) except that it can cause one to become agitated, to the point of rapid heart beat. This could explain your difficulty sleeping/relaxing and concentrating.
By the way, you mentioned the "BiPolar" test - where is this - is it online somewhere? I'd like to take it (especially because I have BiPolar2 as part of my diagnosis by pdoc!)
Posted by Snoozy on May 26, 2003, at 19:39:25
In reply to Wellbutrin, posted by Tree on May 26, 2003, at 18:15:13
Hi Tree -
I've been wondering how you were doing with the Wellbutrin. To me, it doesn't seem unusual that you're experiencing a waning of the energy side effect. My theory is that either you're adjusting to the side effects, or the sleep deprivation is catching up with you, or both.
When I first started taking it, not only did I have trouble sleeping, the sleep I did get was poor quality - not going into a deep sleep, reawakening frequently. I think after several days of insomnia, you would feel tired and unmotived, unable to concentrate during the day. I felt like my brain wanted to sleep, but my body was too amped up.
The insomnia side effect did diminish for me (my main complaint now is that I can't stay awake! I think that's unusual though, and probably not caused by the Wellbutrin). The appetite thing - hard for me to say (I have the unusual effect of increased appetite from stimulants). Could it be that you're unconsciously eating to stay awake? I find myself doing that sometimes, and I'm not aware of it.
If the insomnia gets to be too much, you can always lower your dose. I hope this helps.
> I've been taking Wellbutrin now for 9 days, and moved up from 150mg to 300mg on the 5th day. I have much more energy and motivation, but it seems to diminish a little each day. Does this sound right? I am enjoying the increased productivity and motivation to go out walking, but I am having lots of trouble sleeping, as expected. I've been taking 0.5 Clonazepam in the evening - experimenting with the time. I either sleep till 4:30, then can't go back, or wake up much earlier and then sleep lightly off and on. Today is the first day I have felt tired and unmotivated during the day. I don't know if it's the Wellbutrin not working, or the lack of sleep. My "mind chatter" has definately increased and I can't seem to do things like read or write for very long - attention wanders. Anyone had experience with this? Which of these are side effects that may diminish after a while? Also, I was hoping the W. would curb my appetite, but no such luck so far.
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> Ron, I took the Bipolar II test, and I don't think it's me. I haven't had the hypomania thing.
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