r/Wellbutrin_Bupropion

Hello all! I came here to say that my Zoloft + Wellbutrin combo is the holy grail. There is enough on this subreddit about the side effects (important to note!!) but I will be talking about how glorious it feels.

I started off on Zoloft for about a month but couldn’t finish sexually. I was feeling meh in the feeling department.

I’m unmedicated for my ADHD but a client of mine who has her PHD in psychiatric medicine told me to try combining Zoloft and Wellbutrin. My dr decided to give it a shot.

it was the missing piece!! My sex drive is higher than ever before, I went to the dentist for the first time in years, I’m working out again, I adore my pets again (I’ve always loved them but it was hard to give them the attention they needed at the height of my depression. But my husband picked up my slack🫶🏻), I’m being creative, and just overall living more functionally.

I still can feel feelings but I feel more lead by my feelings instead of controlled by them if it makes sense?

Anyways. There is help and I feel so much sorrow for the girl I was before I got help. Life is beautiful 🫶🏻

I’m severely anemic (iron deficiency anemia) with a ferritin of 5😅 I had 6 infusions two years ago and felt zero difference ….I have had 2 infusions so far over the last week and I feel more energy I think????

Ive been taking Wellbutrin for like 8 months now and I’ve evened out for the most part.

Lately I feel like the iron infusions are ramping up the Wellbutrin!? I feel more dopamine glimmers??? I also feel like I’m seeing colors more vividly now too??? Can anyone relate !?🤣

Hello all,

I am on 20mg of Lexapro for MDD and GAD. The Lexapro works great for me and I basically had no side effects except for being very lethargic and lacking motivation. For this reason I went on Wellbutrin 150mg 3 weeks ago.

The first few days I felt absolutely terrible with weird brain fog, derealization, muscle aches, and an extremely dry throat/sinuses. A couple of days in I started to notice the motivation benefits, it became easier to do chores around the house, and start tedious tasks at work. I also felt really chatty and was generally in a good mood. I'm nicer and more polite to those around me.

This only lasted a couple of days before the anxiety started. I still have the motivation benefits (less than before though) but I also have this very distracting physical anxiety sensation that's hard to ignore. I have this almost constant tugging feeling behind my heart. Like I'm super nervous. I cant seem to make this feeling go away unless I am really busy or focused on a task. Even then, I can still feel it if I think about it.

I am beginning to reconsider this medication because the Lexapro alone basically erased my anxiety completely. I think it might be worth losing the motivation and other Wellbutrin benefits by going back to Lex alone if it means I wont have this anxiety any longer.

I have a follow up appointment with my doc in a week and a half. Will of course discuss these concerns with them, but I also wanted to see if there were others out there who experienced the same as me.

Will this feeling fade over time? will changing the dose help?

I’ve been on 150 xl for almost 2 months and it’s been a big help. I wasn’t sleeping great before, but now my sleep is even more tenuous. I can fall asleep ok, but I usually wake up after 6 hours or so no matter what.

I’ve tried magnesium glycinate but that didn’t seem to do anything. As for caffeine, I drink two cups of tea in the morning.

Anyone else with this issue found a way to deeper, better sleep?

I've had shortness of breath since starting Wellbutrin. I was on 150 for 2 weeks and started 300 5 days ago, that's when I really noticed the shortness of breath. I'm wanting to know - did anyone get this side effect and have it go away? Thanks!