Posts by mandiegirl

hi.

i have been taking wellbutrin for more than a year. i did find that i lost 5-10 lbs when i started taking it. i'm taking it for chronic depression and it has helped some. i feel like i have more energy and i sleep less when i take it. keep in mind, though, that i'm taking 450 mg. most people i think take ~300.i had nausea for a few days when i first started taking it, but it went away pretty quickly.

i've had the depression for several years, along with some anxiety disorders, and am not going to stop taking it in the foreseeable future, so i can't help you there. i am also taking several other medications, and when i forget to take (all of) them for more than a day i start to have serious withdrawal symptoms. i don't think that this will happen to you because you are not on as many medications and probably are at a lower dosage, as far as i know. also, when you and your doctor decide to try to go off the wellbutrin, he/she will probably have you gradually decrease your dose so that if you do notice any kind of withdrawal it will hopefully be very mild.

i totally understand your fear though about having the bad stuff come back when you stop the medication. mine stuff has never really gone away on the medication, but it's less severe and i feel like i can deal with it better on the medication. my only suggestion is to make sure you're really ready when you decide to stop taking it and that you have plenty of support around you (doctor, friends, family, etc).

good luck! that's awesome that you are getting help though. that's definitely one of the hardest parts :)