cymbalta & wellbutrin

[Ufrustrated2]

i ws rx'd wellbutrin to take in the a.m. recently, 50mg.  i also take 30mg of cymbalta at night.

anyone here on this combo? any issues from members here who have tried wellbutrin? i know we're all different but i like knowing other's experiences regarding these things.

thx

[HVAC]

Everyone has a different experience with these drugs according to their own chemistry. If I take anti depressants I no longer sleep. I mean I am up for 48 hours sleep 2 then am up 48 hours again. I went like that for years. I get tons done working non stop for awhile but then the crashes are pretty bad. I can't take any antidepressants.

Other people tolerate them very well. Sometimes it takes trial and error.

The key for my depression and fatigue was bad sleep.  Mostly from the medication I was on. In the past four years I have gotten into a good sleep routine with medication, going to sleep and getting up at the same time and self hypnosis to fall asleep. I can't nap in the day if I want to anymore.

My Doctor and I had to try many combinations.

Alex

[SarahL2491]

I was on both welbutrin and cymbalta and the withdrawal was awful,,,,,have been off 3 yrs and will tough it out, I drove my entire family nuts!

[Ufrustrated2]

that is good to know. thanks for the feedback

[hbananas]

I've been on Wellbutrin for over 10 years.  No issues.  Every time I tried to get off of antidepressants, I got really irritable and started having back pains, so I'm just not going to try any more.  I have been on both 150 morning and night and eventually went to one pill a day because I'm not disciplined enough to remember to take one pill twice and the others once a day.  It's enough.

[Ufrustrated2]

you're correct it is 150. i read the label wrong, duh!!

thanks!

[Lulu54]

that sounds like a pretty small dose.  I started on 150mg wellbutrin and then it was upped to 300mg.  I took that for over a year with no problem.  Just remember if you want to stop it you have to wean off of it to avoid problems with withdrawals.

maybe someone here has taken that combo - I haven't.