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142354 tn?1228246748

mental illness and treatment

Hello everyone !  I am in week 13 of treatment. I was and still am undetectable. geno type 1b. I had a bad couple of weeks but i am starting to feel better.  I lost 28 lbs in first two monthes of treatment.  I felt great until a couple of weeks ago i started feeling paranoid.  I was taking zoloft. I have switched to wellbutrin. I was also give resperdal to help with my appetite and mental illness. Besides the flare up of mental illness and weight loss, treatment has been a blessing. I truely feel greatful to be on it. To all my fellow heppers hang in there.
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86075 tn?1238115091
hey, hang in there...I deal with a compulsive/obssessive personality, along with depression issues...we can usually have a little of one thing, a little of the other too...with c/o personalities, we don't wash our hands constantly, etc that's obssesive/compulsive 'disorder'..with me it's more about perfectionism and procrastination, researching everything to the inth degree to make sure everything's perfect, then not being able to make up your mind, ha ha! but I'm working on it...I'm glad you made the move and are doing considerably well...
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Glad to hear your having success in your tx. Although I wasn't on an AD med prior to tx my doc thought in my case a AD med would be a safe thing to do. I take wellbutrin and have had no depression while on tx, but I did experience a one day bout of anxiety that almost flipped my lid. I was ready to go to the ER. I waited till the next day and saw my doc, by then it passed. Good luck, best wishes and continued success!!!  Keep killin' those little critters!!!   Pauly
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142354 tn?1228246748
I have a history of depression. I did take zoloft for depression a few years back. i did have some side effects from it before.
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Great news about still being non-detectible! I also lost close to 30 pounds by week 13 and fortunately the weight loss leveled off at that point. Hopefully the same will happen with you.

As to the paranoia, I believe both Zoloft and Wellbutrin list paranoia as side effects. Have no idea if your pre-tx or tx sides suggested an AD, or if you just took one prophylactively. But certainly something to discuss with whoever is managing your Wellbutrin.

My experience with Wellbutrin only lasted a couple of days and it made me very anxious. Others report good results after giving it more time for the system to adjust.

Be well.

-- Jim
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Thank you, I to feel greatful to be treating. I am also at week 13, I too started feeling paranoid and I found xanax helps , you take as needed, not all the time, that is what I was looking for. Good luck.Pam
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