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Has anyone been prescribed bupropion + mirtazapine to treat depression
Any side effects? Did it help to have the combination of medication to treat major depression that has been resistant to treatment?
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I would highly suggest you get off your antidepressant. My son ironically had a bad reaction to Wellbutrin which is also used to help people quit smoking.
Try Zoloft and Wellbutrin. They are combined so often that my Doctor referred to them together as Wellofft
Good luck
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1 ReactionI understand what you’re saying and I’m also going through this, my depression has gotten worse over the past few years and I have gone through so many antidepressants with my doctor’s help, he writes me a prescription for a medication and I try to use it but every time I get so sick from the side effects. I did read somewhere that some people don’t have low serotonin levels so the newer medications don’t agree with them, I think this is what is happening to me. I’m tired of going on and off different medications because it’s making me feel worse every this happens.
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1 ReactionMirtazapine is notorious for causing weight gain, if that’s an issue for you. Best of luck with everything!
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Thanks. I took it one night and had restless legs and agitation at night and the next morning I was ravenous and felt like a zombie (very groggy/dizzy/fatigued). I stopped at one pill as I cannot afford to gain more weight. I am now trying the combination of Wellbutrin/Bupropion and Zoloft/Sertraline. I have been told that this combination works well for some. I’m hopeful and a bit desperate at this point. I’m not sure what to do if this does not work. I’m curious if anyone has had any luck with herbal supplements or alternative therapies for major depression. I have read that St. John’s Wort is helpful.
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1 ReactionMost antidepressants are known to cause some weight gain but if they’re helping you then it’s worth it, once you’ve adjusted to the medication you can always take steps to control your weight.
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3 ReactionsI mentioned earlier that Mirtazapine was very difficult for me to take, the side effects outweighed whatever benefits it might have had. Many years ago I tried St. John’s wort and I found it quite helpful so I stayed on it for about 2 years, unfortunately I started getting side effects and I had to stop. I read that Wellbutrin was not a medication that caused weight gain and that’s a plus because many people have stopped their medication due to weight gain.
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4 ReactionsYes, my thoughts exactly. I feel like a pharmaceutical guinea pig. It sucks. Currently dealing with wit severe insomnia but my depression and headaches are, or seem to be cured. However it took 1 new med Memantine, which is actually an Alzheimer’s med, a trip to the ER (that hasn’t happened in years), 2 nerve blocks and a few trigger point injections. I FEEL FANTASTIC! But let’s see how long this lasts.
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3 ReactionsNo wonder why I was so voraciously hungry and eating all the time.
Me too. Right now my only battle left is with insomnia. I’ve been prescribed Ativan and Vistaril which obviously works but I’ll be the first to admit that I abuse the Ativan for 2 reasons. It also helps my headaches and because of my depression all I wish for is to sleep. It’s the only sanctuary I have left. No street drugs or alcohol or cigarettes. Just let me sleep please. I’m seeing a new psychiatrist today. I hope the he/she really really knows her meds because I know I do.
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