withdrawal symptoms of wellbutrin

  one is just as bad as the other. he should have gone down  a little at a time. like cutting the pills in half for at least 2 weeks and than a half ever other day. till he doesn't need it any more. i have to take it 2 times a day now for 2 years. I had taken it before but one doctor took me off and now this doctor put me back on it. i all so take lexapro 1 a day. but hang in there it's like a trip you feel like you are coming an going at the same time. it also suppose to help you lose weight but so far i gain 100 lbs. oh well.

Dear Linda,

 

I do not know if your husband been in consultation with his physiatrist. Is he open to going to/(back) to a psychiatrist? If his treating doctor knows about his stopping his meds, the doctor may want to try him on another type of antidepressant. If your husband is reluctant to return to the doctor, or if he does not want to be on medication, these would be questions his doctor may want to address with him (or perhaps you may need to address them in order to get him to go back to the doctor if he is reluctant).

 

As a person with PTSD, depression, and anxiety, I was initially afraid of the side effects of meds, and did not want to take medication. I resisted medication for  almost two years because I feared they would alter my personality. (I also did not want to admit something was imbalanced in my brain.) I was incorrect about the benefits of medication and I really needed to engage my doctor in these concerns. The doctor agreed to see me every two weeks for awhile just to "check-in" that my personality was still intact. It may sound kind of odd, but this is what I needed to do to see the difference medication made for me. (If the doctor is unwilling to do "check-ins", perhaps you and your husband could work together.)

 

PTSD and depression are mental illnesses and treatment in the form of either or both antidepressants and antianxieties may make a big difference, particularly at the onset of treatment. Therapy was also needed by me (even though I resisted this too). It was actually the therapy that got me to try the medications... I was under the impression I could "fix" my issues on my own and I was weak because I continued to fail (and would continue to experience the depression, lack of focus, anxiety, flashbacks, triggers, body tension, and fatigue).

 

Also, I have seizure issues, so I take one milligram of Klonopin to off-set the seizure side-effects. Perhaps this info may be useful regarding the seizures.

 

For me, I required medication and therapy and now my symptoms are under control. There is reason to hope that the worst symptoms may very well be managed in time.

 

Please let us know how it is moving along. It is not easy to walk in your shoes (or your husbands either.)

 

Best,

Kimberly Tyler 

I have taken welbutrin on and off for years.  I recently stopped and am having similar symptoms as your husband.  Mainly lack of sleep and extreme anxiety.  I did start back 5 days ago though and theres been little improvement if any.

I have been on wellbutrin for at least 3 years.  Decided to finally try life on my own without the "masking" of my emotions with drugs.  I also want to stop because considering pregnancy but having some really weird side effects.  Esp. at night, itchy feeling in legs, angry spurts..I could go on..however, wondered if anyone else getting these symptoms. Is there somethng to ease them??

I went off 150mg Wellbutrin 3 weeks ago and I have been feeling the same as your husband.  I do beleive that he's probably experiencing "withdrawal" side effects and it's probably not so much the PTSD.  I'm not a doctor but I have gone on and off medications before and I always feel worse than I did before I even went on the medication.  It's really important to wean off the meds.  I should take my own advice