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Posted by bonnie_ann on April 12, 2001, at 11:22:36
I originally was on 30mg Celexa and having Sexual problems so I added Wellbutrin 75mg 2x day.
and decreased the Celexa to 20mg. Lately I have been feeling like I really want to cry. My mood seems to be not happy not angry just there- I'm not feeling positive anymore. It's also scaring me- Is this depression? I don't really know what it feels like. What should I do?
Increase the Celexa again and stop the Wellbutrin
or Increase the Wellbutrin?
Decrease the Celexa?
Thanks,
Bonnie
Posted by SalArmy4me on April 12, 2001, at 12:50:18
In reply to flat mood on Celexa and Wellbutrin, posted by bonnie_ann on April 12, 2001, at 11:22:36
My personal and humble opinion is that you should go back to taking Celexa only. But trust your doctor's judgment on these matters, of course.
If the Wellbutrin seems to be causing havoc with your moods, there are other ways to remedy the sexual dysfunction, such as with buspirone, methylphenidate, or mirtazapine.
> I originally was on 30mg Celexa and having Sexual problems so I added Wellbutrin 75mg 2x day.
> and decreased the Celexa to 20mg. Lately I have been feeling like I really want to cry. My mood seems to be not happy not angry just there- I'm not feeling positive anymore. It's also scaring me- Is this depression? I don't really know what it feels like. What should I do?
> Increase the Celexa again and stop the Wellbutrin
> or Increase the Wellbutrin?
> Decrease the Celexa?
> Thanks,
> Bonnie
Posted by jacquie on April 13, 2001, at 19:32:49
In reply to flat mood on Celexa and Wellbutrin, posted by bonnie_ann on April 12, 2001, at 11:22:36
> I originally was on 30mg Celexa and having Sexual problems so I added Wellbutrin 75mg 2x day.
> and decreased the Celexa to 20mg. Lately I have been feeling like I really want to cry. My mood seems to be not happy not angry just there- I'm not feeling positive anymore. It's also scaring me- Is this depression? I don't really know what it feels like. What should I do?
> Increase the Celexa again and stop the Wellbutrin
> or Increase the Wellbutrin?
> Decrease the Celexa?
> Thanks,
> BonnieHi Bonnie,
I saw your post and it made me think of when I was on
Celexa and when I got off it. I started at 10mg
and then to 20mg and then to 40. I had to get off it
because I got rare side effects. So, slowly I got
off it. Strangely I was feeling almost euphoric at
20mg, very strange, then when I was down to 10mg and
then the final zip, 0 ...I crashed. Cried and cried.
Just for no apparent reason. My therapist ( a newer
one thought I was manic depressive, which I'm not, but
he is not a med kinda guy-so he was a little stunned
by the extreme up and then the extreme down-can't blame him) Okay, so
anyway, I started reading and then I asked the
pharmacist and she only said what I had read and
thought all along, was that your body adjusted to
all that serotonin and now you are weaning it off and that
this was a classic side effect. I think your body may
need to adjust to the lower dosage. I am a gardener
and not a doctor, so my mere experience may not
be the same you are going through, but it sure sounds like
it. Eventually , I adjusted and was fine.
I take Wellbutrin now actually and was thinking of
asking the doc to augment with celexa, just a little
like 10mg because Celexa had some great benefits
for me. It was the first time I had taken anything really
for my depression and although it did make me
a bit flat (lowered activity in alpha and beta waves
I think is what it does...not 100% sure, would
explain flatness) I had little social anxiety,
no obsessive thinking, and just felt a bit better,
but at 40 mg it started to get weird for me. I am
very sensitive to meds.Well, if this wasn't a bit of babble. Sorry about that.
Maybe you can ask your doc to explain what
happens when you lower a brain chemical like
serotonin. The power of knowledge is sometimes
unfair when it is not shared or neglected to be
shared. Give a ask maybe? Good luck to you.Jacquie
Posted by bonnie_ann on April 13, 2001, at 21:07:53
In reply to Re: flat mood on Celexa and Wellbutrin » bonnie_ann, posted by jacquie on April 13, 2001, at 19:32:49
> > I originally was on 30mg Celexa and having Sexual problems so I added Wellbutrin 75mg 2x day.
> > and decreased the Celexa to 20mg. Lately I have been feeling like I really want to cry. My mood seems to be not happy not angry just there- I'm not feeling positive anymore. It's also scaring me- Is this depression? I don't really know what it feels like. What should I do?
> > Increase the Celexa again and stop the Wellbutrin
> > or Increase the Wellbutrin?
> > Decrease the Celexa?
> > Thanks,
> > Bonnie
>
> Hi Bonnie,
> I saw your post and it made me think of when I was on
> Celexa and when I got off it. I started at 10mg
> and then to 20mg and then to 40. I had to get off it
> because I got rare side effects. So, slowly I got
> off it. Strangely I was feeling almost euphoric at
> 20mg, very strange, then when I was down to 10mg and
> then the final zip, 0 ...I crashed. Cried and cried.
> Just for no apparent reason. My therapist ( a newer
> one thought I was manic depressive, which I'm not, but
> he is not a med kinda guy-so he was a little stunned
> by the extreme up and then the extreme down-can't blame him) Okay, so
> anyway, I started reading and then I asked the
> pharmacist and she only said what I had read and
> thought all along, was that your body adjusted to
> all that serotonin and now you are weaning it off and that
> this was a classic side effect. I think your body may
> need to adjust to the lower dosage. I am a gardener
> and not a doctor, so my mere experience may not
> be the same you are going through, but it sure sounds like
> it. Eventually , I adjusted and was fine.
> I take Wellbutrin now actually and was thinking of
> asking the doc to augment with celexa, just a little
> like 10mg because Celexa had some great benefits
> for me. It was the first time I had taken anything really
> for my depression and although it did make me
> a bit flat (lowered activity in alpha and beta waves
> I think is what it does...not 100% sure, would
> explain flatness) I had little social anxiety,
> no obsessive thinking, and just felt a bit better,
> but at 40 mg it started to get weird for me. I am
> very sensitive to meds.
>
> Well, if this wasn't a bit of babble. Sorry about that.
> Maybe you can ask your doc to explain what
> happens when you lower a brain chemical like
> serotonin. The power of knowledge is sometimes
> unfair when it is not shared or neglected to be
> shared. Give a ask maybe? Good luck to you.
>
> JacquieI've decided that because I've already ordered a 90day supply of Celexa -I'm going to stick with it. I'm wondering if I increase the Wellbutrin will my mood improve? Or if I increase both Celexa and Wellbutrin will I still have sexual functioning? Just thinking of something I could ask the Dr. about. Weight gain is a bigger issue than the sexual thing right now.
My dose 20mg and 75mg Wellbutrin 2x a day.
I appreciate your advice,
Bonnie
Posted by jacquie on April 14, 2001, at 5:37:51
In reply to Re: I just did a mail order for 90days of Celexa, posted by bonnie_ann on April 13, 2001, at 21:07:53
Hi Bonnie,
If it were me, I would not be increasing both at the
same time. You won't be able to decipher
which one is doing what for you or to you. A doctor
with integrity I tend to think would concur with
me. You need to find the right med for you and
I think it sounds like your doc is trying to help
you with that. But I wouldn't raise them both.Keep me posted,
Jacquie
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