So today I saw my new dr and for the first time admitted to a physician that I have been in a severe depression and need some extra help medication wise and want to see a therapist. Finally got those words out to someone else other than me and you people here. She asked a bit of what’s been going on but wasn’t too intrusive. I did not tell her anything about being in any way shape or form suicidal, figured I’d save that little nugget for the therapist. Just told her I have been severely depressed and think I may need some help with stronger med than what I am on… and I need it now. Dr wants to keep me on the citalopram but is also giving me Wellbutrin to go along with it until I can get in to see the psychiatrist. So what I am curious about is people’s experiences with Wellbutrin and taking it along with citalopram. I haven’t taken the Wellbutrin yet, will start it tomorrow.
I might’ve wasted Januaryneing stuck in the depression in an all time low kind of way, but I will not waste February! I can’t afford to….. literally. High time I got my life back!
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yay!
good for you
*high five* 😀
(now, just don’t get upset if you don’t get your entire life back by the span of february 😉 it will happen, step by step)
Hey Snorlax, glad to hear from you. No I don’t expect miracle cures over night. I know finding right meds can take awhile so no disillusionment here believe me and I know from reading enough on here of different people’s experiences drugs and therapy don’t always help enough. They don’t work for everyone… but I am willing to try them and see what happens…. nothing much left to lose but my life…and I still have some fight left in me so am trying to build off that.
Hi Jadedjewe . l wish you well . Hope it doesn’t take too long for you to see the psychiatrist . They are meant to be on top of the drugs . I have never had wellbutrin . I’m sure you’ll look it up and find all the good and bad that go with it ..
Hey mellow thanks for the well wishes. Funny enough my mom was on both. She was put on the Wellbutrin to stop smoking, the citalopram was for her depression and anxiety so I do have somewhat an idea of how the two together can affect a person… but I am very analytical by nature so I like to hear from different people cause experiences can be so different. Therapy is going to be interesting cause I am going to be making myself so open and more vulnerable than I ever have been which will be really difficult for me. I DO NOT like the feeling of being vulnerable… I wouldn’t be surprised if that is part of my problem. Hahaha It’s a fear I haven’t conquered but maybe I have to if I want to get anywhere good. Like I said before it’s going to be key I find a therapist I am comfortable with…. cause when I am comfy I don’t shut up and let things out easier and that will be needed cause I have some serious walls to break down… I am really good at wall building…. yes to a fault. I hope it isn’t too long of a wait either. I should’ve done this months ago when I had more time to devote to it. Kind of kicking myself that I didn’t. Oh well forget October and try to save February on right?
stay in touch …
I will… I think sharing the good and the bad can help others here and give some inspiration to those who want it or are looking for it.
yay! im glad things are looking better for you. as for wellbutrin, im on it right now and im really enjoying it. i find it very energising and just makes me feel.. well better. i found it started to show its affects alot faster than SSRI’s. i havent had any negative experiences on wellbutrin!!
Well good to hear you’re having a good experience with it Beautifulsinner and things seem a bit better for you right now. Hopefully I will be as lucky and it gives me the boost I need right now… cause I need something to break this period I am in. I am starting to feel like I am coming out of it a bit on my own, but I do need a fire under my butt so to speak to influence that feeling and encourage it to keep going… I realize I can no longer stay at the point I am at… I have to do something to try and help myself… see I don’t just preach, I practice too. ;P
I take Bupropion, but not with citalopram. During the first few months it gave me a lot more energy and killed my appetite, so I lost quite a bit of weight. It did cause some panic attacks and a skipped menstrual cycle within the first two-three months. The side effects diminished significantly, but so did the beneficial effects, so the doctor doubled the dose. The panic did not return, I skipped three more cycles, and the beneficial effects returned but not to the same extent as before. Taking the medication has absolutely no effect on my reason for being on SP, but then I didn’t expect it to.
Well I am all for skipped menstrual cycles! 🙂
Thanks for your input mysteriousvisitor. I am down to 131 lbs as my appetite has only been so so therefore haven’t eaten much. I could lose more weight and not look bad though so if I have that side effect no big deal. Panic attack doesn’t sound fun though. My mom used to get those too, not often, and I don’t remember if that was before or after being on it.
I just took my first dose today so we will see what happens.