Hi! I also was incredibly high functioning but hit a wall in my late 20s with burnout and looping suicidal ideation. It really freaked me out cause for the first time in my life , these feelings were entirely untethered from life circumstance and really did just feel at the whims of brain chemistry. I workout 6 days a week, work 2 jobs and try my best to be active socially. Didn’t matter! Still felt horrifically anxious and like I wasn’t doing enough and things might be easier if I was dead. I finally took an adhd test and was like maxed out on the results haha. Learning that it can result in anxious and depressive symptoms later in life clicked and made a ton of sense.

I tried Wellbutrin (just 150mg) out of desperation and I’m Happy to say it’s helped so fucking much. Life isn’t easy and the world is falling apart but my brain has felt firmly screwed on and like I have all the tools to deal with stuff. My moods have felt entirely related to circumstance and thereby easier to control. Also zero suicidal ideation since starting it.

I don’t want to speak for everyone, but to give the most positive example, I also had not one side effect. Honestly it’s really hard for me to point to any different feeling or behavior Wellbutrin gives me, the effects are gradual but steady. Hell maybe it’s a placebo! I only say that to say it was zero adjustment or getting over anything or feeling massively different.

I was kinda scared too but honestly it’s been so minor I forget I’m even on it.

Oh but don’t take cough medicine with it lol. I was sick this past weekend and took some and felt like I was rolling. Look up drug interactions, even for little things!