Topic Title: Wellbutrin vs 5-HTP
| |  "Wellbutrin vs 5-HTP"
, Mon 22 Mar 19:09
Hi, I've been taking 300 mg Wellbutrin sr for over a year and have started having this "shocking" feeling that zings up my spine and into my head. Very strange. Anyway I am interested in switching to 5-HTP (which I'm sure my dr would advise against as he is very much against natural supplements). My questions is how do I do this? Do I need to stop taking the Wellbutrin first? I've tried to quit taking Wellbutrin before and when I've been off for about a week I have serious depression/anxiety. The symptoms include not being able to stop crying, unreasonable anger, panic attacks, exhaustion, headaches, etc. I have chronic depression with severe acute episodes and tend to go through manic & depressive periods. Any suggestions? I don't know if I should just live with the shocking feeling, but also the medication seems to be helping less.
Thank you so much!
Posts: 0 | | Registered: Mon 22 Mar 2004 19:0 |
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| | "Re(1):Wellbutrin vs 5-HTP" , Thu 8 Apr 11:11:
Maybe you should look for a doctor that is informed in both natural and conventional medicine and have them help you wean yourself off of the wellbutrin. Weaning yourself could be dangerous.
Surfingramma
[this message was edited by surfingramma on Thu 8 Apr 11:12]
Posts: 3 | | Registered: Thu 8 Apr 2004 5:6 |
| | "Re(1):Wellbutrin vs 5-HTP" , Wed 24 Mar 16:45
Wellbutrin can have some very strange side effects. It made me feel schizophrenic and very sad. I believe that Wellbutrin only works on dopamine. 5-Htp and tryptophan both increase serotonin production, so I don't see any problem with quitting Wellbutrin and taking 5-htp. I have heard of people taking both together.
Posts: 3 | | Registered: Thu 7 Aug 2003 17:14 |
| | "Re(1):Wellbutrin vs 5-HTP" , Wed 24 Mar 10:12
Well, I'm not a doctor, but know that going off anti-depressants often causes the symptoms you described. Either way you have to get off the Welbutrin very slowly. for example I was on 150 mg of Zoloft and so I went down to 100 at first for a week, then 50 for a week, ( I even went down to 25 mg a week by cutting it in quarters.) and then off it completely. Just get a pill cutter if you need to. You will probably still suffer the same side effects but a lot less powerful. I know that when I had to get off of Lexapro it had already sent me into panic attacks and depression, so when my doctor took me off of it she gave me a prescription for Klonopin for the anxiety with no refills. I guess it's addictive, so even though she told me to take it three times a day I only took it when I had to have it. Mybe once or at the most twice a day. It made life much easier! I really feel for you. I know it's not fun.
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