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    I took it a few years ago and remember that it helped, but I also remember the awful insomnia that occurred the first week I took it.
    Anyone have any advice so that these next few nights are not sleepless hell?

    I heard that taking Wellbutrin when you wake up during the night might be better because you won't be as would up the next night. Can you take this stuff on an empty stomach? Also, I know this might be a weird request but please no one say anything negative about Wellbutrin and how it made you feel because I'm very psycho-somatic and feel a little anxious. Positive things about how Wellbutrin made you feel are encouraged though

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    Default Re: starting Wellbutrin again

    Heya,

    What dosage/type are you on?

    I'd recommend ramping up the dosage a lot slower than the doctors recommend. I did, and it helped me to get adjusted. As in, take it once first thing in the morning and don't take a second pill until you're like, a month in (I'm still on one pill of SR, which is normally dosed in two pills a day, but considering going to two)

    You *can* take it on an empty stomach, but having it with food increases the duration, so it's recommended to eat something with it. Also, I find I get insanely hungry two hours afterward if I don't have it with a meal, but this doesn't seem to be a common side effect, just a me thing. I think it goes with helping my metabolism work better during the day; without it, I am super groggy in the mornings. Like, on this stuff I wake up about 30 minutes into my day instead of two hours in. It's neat.
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    Default Re: starting Wellbutrin again

    30 min huh? That's really good to hear.
    I am on the SR but the generic version (Bupropion), 75mg 2x day, so 150 altogether. I did take the whole dosage b/c I just want to get the shitty side effects done with. I am hoping that the generic will work as well. The doc recommended this for my social anxiety, though I feel kinda spacey and weird right now even though I just took it this morning.

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    Default Re: starting Wellbutrin again

    Quote Originally Posted by thechaosfairy View Post
    I'd recommend ramping up the dosage a lot slower than the doctors recommend. I did, and it helped me to get adjusted. As in, take it once first thing in the morning and don't take a second pill until you're like, a month in (I'm still on one pill of SR, which is normally dosed in two pills a day, but considering going to two)

    I agree with this. Going up gradually is the key to getting on anti-depressants without the weird side effects.

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    It has helped me before too. I am still a little leary of the generic brand, I'm reading a lot of stuff about it not being as good as the brand name Wellbutrin.

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    ...Part of that depends on which manufacturer it's by! Apparently the Teva stuff is bad news, but there are several others with varying reports, and the one from Canada is made by Sandoz which should be all right. So, who knows?

    Actually 150 isn't a bad starting dosage -- a conventional dosage starts at 150 and ramps up to 300 within a week, and I think that would be too much for me; 150 does me fine.
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    Default Re: starting Wellbutrin again

    ^150 seems to be working okay for me but it's only been a week. It's Bupropion, and I am not sure whether the doc will ramp me up or keep me here. I've noticed I am getting a lot more done, am more focused, have a certain "alertness," and am not thinking about wanting to eat and being hungry all the time.
    On the downside, I feel very irritable and slightly aggressive with people.


    Oh! One thing to add: NO insomnia this time. I take the dosages in the a.m. though, so maybe that's it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kaiyla View Post
    Also, I know this might be a weird request but please no one say anything negative about Wellbutrin and how it made you feel because I'm very psycho-somatic and feel a little anxious.
    I don't think that's a weird request - I am the same way. If you tell me the side effects of a drug, I will experience them immediatly. Ugh!
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    Hmm, I've been on Wellbutrin for a week now 150mg 1x a day. Tommorow I start 300mgs 1x a day.

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    Wellbutrin=love. Seriously. It's the only thing that works for my depression. I've taken it on and off for like, 10 years. It's my 'wonder drug' for getting me out of crazy depression land.

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