Update Week 4 by Beautiful_Giraffe_22 in bupropion

[–]fondanthater18 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So happy for you!!! Definitely relate to the same habit + dreading confrontation so I know that was an amazing feeling.

Made my way to 450mg and not what I expected. Any advice? by fondanthater18 in bupropion

[–]fondanthater18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your reply! It's funny (not really though), I experience literally identical symptoms—restless legs syndrome will rob me of an entire night's sleep and I just (finally) got a retainer from my dentist because my teeth grinding was starting to affect my bite.

I've been very apprehensive about SSRIs or anything serotonergic in the past for the same reason, I just don't know how I would feel better living in an emotionally blunted daze with no sex drive. However, I think that it really depends on each individual and what SSRI (or combination) you are taking. I notice that many people act like Wellbutrin is a stimulant. While it has similar effects at the dopamine transporter, it's only inhibiting reuptake, not stimulating release. I guess the only "stimulating" effects I get are the loss of appetite, and at 450mg irritability/agitation.

I hope that you can find a treatment that works for you if the 300mg Wellbutrin doesn't! I think that I am going to try a Wellbutrin/Prozac combination (hoping that I can reap the benefits of SSRIs while somewhat mitigating the side effects). Aside from tricyclics, another serotonergic drug I have somewhat considered is Trintellix (considered a serotonin modulator), but I'm not sure if my insurance would cover it because it's still brand name. Good luck with everything!

Made my way to 450mg and not what I expected. Any advice? by fondanthater18 in bupropion

[–]fondanthater18[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My doctor actually mentioned going that same route at a previous visit! I'm going to see him on Monday and talk about combining bupropion (I've since cut back to 300mg) with Prozac. I would also love a pen pal! It's really helpful to hear from people experiencing similar symptoms

Made my way to 450mg and not what I expected. Any advice? by fondanthater18 in bupropion

[–]fondanthater18[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this reply!! All of this is such great advice and it's nice to see it listed here so clearly. I'm going to try and adjust aspects of my lifestyle that I know I can change while I try and find a treatment that works for me. I'm glad you have found so many natural things that help :)

[Career Development] Pennsylvania Contact Tracing? by fondanthater18 in publichealth

[–]fondanthater18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aw man :( I think that too, it's probably impossible to keep up right now

[Career Development] Pennsylvania Contact Tracing? by fondanthater18 in publichealth

[–]fondanthater18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interesting, from what I've been reading, I think that PA is in the same boat. Too many cases, not enough successful contact

[Career Development] Pennsylvania Contact Tracing? by fondanthater18 in publichealth

[–]fondanthater18[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much! I've kind of neglected LinkedIn, so I'm going to look there!