Connect
Getting off Wellbutrin with least amount of withdrawal or side effects
I have been on Wellbutrin for depression 20 years. It is no longer working. How do I go about stopping it with the least amount of withdrawal or side effects?
Like
Helpful
HugInterested in more discussions like this? Go to the Depression & Anxiety Support Group.
Connect
Good to know! Now I can talk to my doctor. I did not know there is extended release and 'regular.'
You may want to live life drug-free but it isn't always possible if you want to live without depression. I have tried it and it doesn't work for me.
lindasmith1222
Hi! I went down on Bupropion, and I now take 2 tablets of 100 mg each, 12 hours apart, one in the morning, one at night.
What is the Fisher Wallace device?
I perfectly understand what you are saying. I use now an absolute minimum of medicines, and I am so glad because I too would rather do without them.
I agree 100% with you when you say that sometimes doctors prescribe something but don't really care and so you walk out of their offices with yet another prescription.
But sometimes medicines are really necessary. A couple of years ago I had huge problems sleeping at night. I would wake up night after night after only sleeping two and a half hours. This went on for several months and I couldn't function at all. It was real torture. Besides, I am the kind of person who can give up food, but not sleep. The lack of sleep really wears me out/down. When I told my doctor, she said: "Have you seen a psychiatrist for your depression?". I don't know how many times I had to tell her that I did NOT need new antidepressants. All I needed was something to sleep. After several months of living like a zombie and really struggling, she prescribed something called Belsomra. I will forever be grateful that she prescribed that medicine. Had she not done that, I would most probably not be writing to you today.
Take care! 😊
-
Like -
Helpful -
Hug
1 ReactionDid the Belsomra work right away?
@cmd Yes, thank God!
Do you take it every night?
Titrate the Bupropion working with your clinician to do so.
Depression is an illness, and while you may feel better, it is probably the medication that made you feel better! The meds help balance the chemicals in the brain, so without the medication, the chemicals can become out of balance again! If you go off the meds because you don't want them in your body, you may very well go back to where you were before.
Hi....I am doing what you are. I am now taking 150mg every other day. After several weeks, I plan on taking one every 3 days etc. My MD told me that getting off Wellbutrin should not be difficult. I have noticed a difference in how I feel, but not enough to continue as I was. I am willing to persevere because I want off anti-depressants just as you do.
-
Like -
Helpful -
Hug
5 ReactionsHi...Per my doctor, 150mg is the lowest so that's why I am now taking it every other day. Unfortunately, the pill is so small, it can't be cut. I am glad that you find the Fisher Wallace device helpful. Personally, at some point after I am weaned off antidepressants, I would like to try psychedelics.