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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
abruptly stopping wellbutrin and prozac
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jul 06, 2007 12:00AM
, Jul 06, 2007 12:00AM
Member Comments (3)
by marcruml, Jul 05, 2007 12:00AM
yep , talking to myself, and you too though, now been 8 days, still not much energy, however, not depressed! maybe on accident i tapered off, doubled my perscript to two pills, next time pharmacy gave me pills half as strong, what a loop, probly what triggered me to stop. cause it sucked worse than this. so....things are improving
by AnneRx, Jul 20, 2007 12:00AM
I had been on prozac (80mg) and was switched to Effexor (150mg) and then the doctor combined it with Wellbutrin (75mg). I stopped taking the meds because I lacked faith that they were helping...I preferred prozac, but could no longer afford it...I had suffered from clinical depression since my teens and through talk therapy and meds, I recovered enough to be gainfully employed and relatively socially active. But all that has stopped within the past 8 months..I am no longer employed but searching for work and feeling stressed out by all of it...I'm trying to go back to school online too, and am horrendously socially isolated, being marginally supported financially by a family friend to whom I feel emotionally indebted. I don't believe simply going back on meds is the answer. I never had any true side effects from stopping...but now, after all this time, I wonder if maybe this is why I'm stuck at this point in life..not able to get hired because employers can't place me...too qualified, not qualified enough...and being lonely doesnt help..plus I'm overweight and keep gaining weight despite trying to exercise and eat right..so I feel hopeless which does'nt help when trying to be positive in a job interview..if I don't get better, i don't get a job and I will lose my apartment and self respect because I'll end up moving in with this friend and end up more dependent..is the answer medication?...I am afraid of being hooked on meds for my whole life...but without them, I seem to be going nowhere fast. I'm 44 years old now...single, no children, no real job prospects and still feel like I dont know who I am or how to live my life...can medication solve that?
