depressed at pdoc appt Thursday
 

I agreed to take regular (immediate ?) release Wellbutrin because it had worked well for me in the past.

With the first dose of Wellbutrin Thursday I was able to feel some relief from the depression.


Side effects: activation and stomach upset.
I am not up to the full 1/2 tablet of the 100 mgs she wants me per day (50 mg) due to the above side effects.

She did tell me to take more Klonopin as needed.
I also increased the gabapentin at night from 200 to 300.

M

That sounds like a good plan, Mari. I hope you see some improvement soon without significant side effects.

I'm glad to hear that your pdoc is encouraging you to use more klonopin as needed. I remember at one point she was talking about discontinuing it.

I am glad that you are trying the welbutrin again.
My hope is that you feel the best you can feel.
Have you been to the beach lately?
((((HUGS))))
bizi

tough day
 

Thursday I started on Wellbutrin with a small dose. I had stomach pain and agitation. I took Klonopin as directed.

Friday I took somewhere around 1/3 of Wellbutrin in two doses with Klonopin and some crackers
(Crackers for stomach pain.)

Saturday I messed up by going to to 1/2 of Wellbutrin in two doses.
I moved up too fast I believe.


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The last dose of Wellbutrin was at 4:30 p.m., but by 11:30 pm, extra Klonopin and Gabapentin were not bringing me down and I was feeling awful from the Wellbutrin chest pain.


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I had to explain "a little" more than I usually do to hubby so that he could become
more involved as my helper.
I was careful to tell him enough so that he could pay more attention without
telling him so much that he would freak out.
It was a hard conversation for both of us.

M

I am glad that you had that conversation,
I hope it helped both of you.
bizi

I understand how hard that can be. I'm sorry that you found yourself in a place where you had to do that, Mari :hug::hug::hug:

Hopeful for certain moments of the day.
 

Saw pdoc with a chart I made of Wellbutrin and side effects the past week.

She saw how awful I have been.
She wanted to give me something / anything / . . She offered Xanax and other
stuff to help with Welllbutrin anxiety since Klonopin was not helping enough with anxiety
and Klonopin seems to making depression worse. . . . She wanted something else instead
of Wellbutrin.


I told her I wanted to wait one more week on the Wellbutrin by staying the course.
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A few hours after I saw her, the Wellbutrin anxiety was even worse.
I emailed her my update a few mins ago about not wanting to do the
Wellbutrin plan anymore.


M

I'm so sorry that things aren't working out with the Wellbutrin and you are feeling so awful… I wish you weren't so sensitive to drugs, and didn't have to go through all this **** all the time to treat your BP and anxiety :hug::hug::hug:

I'm glad that your pdoc is sensitive to your needs and wants to work with you. I hope that her solution to the problems with the Wellbutrin is a good one. I don't know how long it will stay in your system once you stop taking it though.

Maybe switching to Xanax temporarily is a good idea, unless you've had a negative experience with it. I've found it to be stronger than klonopin, and it works faster, but not for as long. It worked pretty well for my anxiety attacks when I was having them frequently. You can always go back to klonopin once you've weathered the storm.

I hope you can find some relief soon, Mari :hug::hug::hug:

It sounds like you are really trying.
good for you to bring in notes.
I wish I had as good a rapport with my pdoc as you have with yours.
((((((HUGS)))))
bizi
I am sorry it is so hard....
I always want things to get easier for you.

Her email this morning was short.
I think she hopes I can keep taking the
Klonopin with the Wellbutrin.


M