Hello - I Am Wondering About The Medication Wellbutrin .

Posted on Wed, 15 Apr 2020

Question: Hello - I am wondering about the medication Wellbutrin. I will start and say i am EXTREMELY sensitive to medications - even at the absolute lowest doses I am affected by them and it is not easy to use meds because of this. However I do suffer with some anxiety and depression and have been trying out different things for a long time to see if something works well for me. I had started with wellbutrin (I also need to lose weight and my doctor thought it would also help there) - and I started at the very tiny dose of only 75 mg per day and this worked out well for me for about 2 weeks. I was happier and more energized and less hungry for sugar. But then i began to feel a bit anxious with intrusive thoughts and also had some stomach pains. I was wondering, is there a way of knowing lowest possible dose for this medication. I know that is lowest that is perscribed but i wonder about it. maybe i can take a third of that or something even less so I can have a little of the effect but not full. Please advise.

Answered by Dr. Shubham Mehta (57 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Lower the dose.

Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome to HCM.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns.

The dose of wellbutrin which you have been taking (75mg) is already a low dose.
Same drug at same dose can have different effects on different individuals. So, It is difficult to find a lowest possible dose of a particular drug for any individual.
The only way is to try a more lower dose, that is 37.5mg and see if it suits you. (Please keep your treating doctor informed).

And also, you can practice deep breathing exercises and yoga for anxiety and depression.

Hope this helps.
Regards.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad