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What is Normal?
A couple of months ago I let my children know that they might notice some changes in my demeanour in the coming weeks. I explained that my tele-health doctor had recommended that I cease to take an antidepressant that I had been taking for decades. He told me that I had reached an age at which it would be more likely to harm my constitution than to improve my sense of wellbeing. Being an…
What is Normal?
A couple of months ago I let my children know that they might notice some changes in my demeanour in the coming weeks. I explained that my tele-health doctor had recommended that I cease to take an antidepressant that I had been taking for decades. He told me that I had reached an age at which it would be more likely to harm my constitution than to improve my sense of wellbeing. Being an…
Today on, I'm an absolute idiot, I suddenly felt over heated, confused, my vision blurred, and I wound up getting to bed in time to pass out so hard and fast.
Apparently my medications are having adverse effects, so guess who is going to find out what the doctor recommends in like, 3 days.
My husband informed me I shouldn't have said "I feel like I have a fever" I should have said I'm dizzy, confused, can't see and all the other symptoms, but he was at work, and I didn't want to bother him.
Fuckin buproprion is the goddamned tits.
It honestly feels like it isn’t doing anything.
Like I don’t feel any effects to my body, I’m not any different before or after.
The literal only difference is I want to die like 90% less.
Like I stopped taking it for a bit because I was like man this ain’t doin shit.
And let me tell you. A mother fucker was WORKING silently.
Medication is straight fucking FIRE
Now... I know I just got the cortisone injections yesterday...
...but u just have a guy feeling the problem is and always has been my medication. I've been reading about other people with similar side effects on the same drug and they experienced relief after quitting it. I dont want to believe it because this medicine was the first thing to help me feel like me in a long long time, but as my 2.5 year mark rolls around of dealing with this issue I'm beginning to weigh the pros and cons of my happiness/capabilities/body vs my happiness/energy/sanity. The miserable feelings/lack of will and motivation/lack of energy and drive. Vs arm pain/inability to do the things I love, effectively making me depressed/ digestive issues causing me to need other medications
I'll be talking to my doctor to see if there is a similar med to switch to that might not cause my arms so much grief.
ok ok medication status: 3 out of 3 days
i’m restarting wellbutrin (buproprion) at 300mg, and starting aldactone (spironolactone) at 100mg - a dermatologist i saw thought it would work well for clearing my skin (for acne, rather than self-damage).
going onto wellbutrin sucks. i predict nausea and sleeplessness for like 7 days, and then the jitters begin but those go away after a few weeks. The ticket will be to not skip days because I don’t feel good. If i were ramping up like i’m supposed to it’d be fine, but I only have like 10 150-mg tablets left so i’m skipping that step. I’ve done it before, it’ll be fine.
The spironolactone I have no idea what that will do to me. It’s an androgen blocker so it might have some hormonal effects, but because of my IUD i don’t get a period lately so who knows! But if it helps clear my skin, maybe i will pick less. my picking is definitely provoked by breakouts some of the time so we’ll see! yay adventures in pharmacology.
I was on Sertraline (Zoloft), a different SSRI, for a while a few years ago. It turned me into a zombie but at least I didn't cry all the time. I'm on Bupropion (Wellbutrin XL) now & I'm not a zombie. Everyone reacts differently. It may take a bit of time working with your doctor or APRN to figure out what works best for you. Good luck!
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Starting Wellbutrin tomorrow
and I’m really nervous it’s not gonna work
