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Just started Wellbutrin and Not Sure

I was on Celexa for a year and a half and did very well on it. It really gave me myself back. But I stopped taking it because it made me gain weight, which in and of itself was really depressing. The whole time I was on it, I exercised like a fiend and didn't eat that much. But it dramatically increased my craving for carbs, so I blew up like a mini whale, no matter how much I exercised. I've been off of it for more than a year, and still exercise like mad. But I cannot lose the weight. So I decided to go on Wellbutrin (I am on the name brand, FYI, because of the horror stories surrounding the generics), which is supposed to have the opposite effect. I have been on it for two weeks. I started at 150, then increased to 300 mgs. today, per my health care practitioner's directive. I would like to know others' opinions of this drug. I frankly feel very anxious, spacey and just plain weird. Does this eventually go away?
I was also thinking about maybe supplementing this with a low dose of Celexa, which I really did like. This is a common combination, and is safe when taken together. Has anyone tried a similar combo? Did this keep the weight gain in check?
Thanks in advance for your answers.
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I've been on 100 mgs (twice a day) of bupropion sr (generic) & I started a couple weeks before xmas 09. I've lost about 20 lbs since then. Honestly, I used to thnk I was crazy for thinking it was making me....stupider I guess. I'm becoming more convinced. After a couple months I noticed my memory got a lot worse...like I hit my head pretty bad yesterday (which I often due, due to just being clumsy) but I can't for the life of me remember how I did it. I remember the even taking place...just not where or when it was. It's done wonders for my depression but I think it's making my anxiety worse now because it's effecting my school. I feel like it takes me 3 x as long to finish a worksheet that takes most people no problem to get through.
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Personally I take it for ADD andwhen I was boosted from 150 sr to 300sr I frlt as if I were losing IQ points by the minute.  Currently I am on 150sr and then in the afternoon another 75 regular release pill.  This seems to  work much better.
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