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Becoming tolerant of Wellbutrin XL (not working anymore)
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Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
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Becoming tolerant of Wellbutrin XL (not working anymore)
by Mulizza, Sep 13, 2005 12:00AM
I have been taking WEllbutrin XL for about 2+ months now. When the medicine first started working it was absolutely WONDERFUL...it helped with my stress, depression, energy, and made my no sex drive go to overdrive! Honestly...it was a wonderful help to my life and marriage. But... after about a month and a half it slowly stopped working and now it seems like I am taking nothing at all. After first telling this to my doctor, he raised me from 300mg to 450mg..and that only helped for a few days. After returning to my doctor and telling him that it still wasn't helping at the higher (max) dose, he has now added 10mg of Lexapro. It has only been a few days, but there is no change. I am posting this query because my doctor looked very puzzled when I told him that it stopped working. He said that "wasn't supposed to happen" ...but it has. Can anyone help me out...or have any suggestions? Thanks ahead of time!
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Sep 14, 2005 12:00AM
, Sep 14, 2005 12:00AM
Wellbutrin may still be working, but not giving you the kind of "high" you described in the beginning. Instead of adding another medication, you might try working on the the everyday problems in a new way, maybe with the help of a therapist,maybe on your own. If you want some help with that, go to www.masteringstress.com.
Higher doses will not give you that same high, nor will lexapro.
Higher doses will not give you that same high, nor will lexapro.
Sounds to me like you're basing your stress and anxiety level on pills, and not the problem at hand. That's not healthy at all. You didn't indicate any anxiety/depressive problems, so why are you complaining about the medication not working? No wonder why you're doc was puzzled...med's like Wellbutrin are not made to make people "high"...