The medicine really makes a difference

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I was put on 150mg of Wellbutrin XL, which did nothing... but I knew there was fiddling that could be done so I didn't lose hope on the medicine. The doc boosted me to 300mg and life was okay. I wasn't freaking out about anything. My insomnia seemed manageable, albeit still there. I didn't feel any different.

Then I missed a dose.
Then I missed another one.
And another.
And another.
Right now I'm not sure how many days I've missed.

Three nights ago I was awake until 5am uncontrollably crying because 3 of my 4 kids are on visitation and it's too late for me to call to make sure they're all alive. My anxiety level is running high by default again and when my husband got p!ssy with me a few nights ago, it was devastating (as opposed to me just silently calling him a d!ck and shrugging it off). I have been up until 4am consistently without sleeping during the day to compensate.

So the medicine really makes a difference and I don't think I'm going to go off of it again if I can help it. Technically, I still don't need it to function but if I want to function well, 300mg of Wellbutrin XL is a key ingredient to helping that happen for me.

Morals of the Story:
- Take your happy pills!
- If it aint broke, don't fix it!

Glad you found something that works for you!

After years and years of unsuccessful attempts with many meds, my doc finally put me on klonopin. If I miss one, I wake up the next day with my heart rate elevated (like it used to be everyday before the meds), I cannot tolerate the slightest disruption in my routine (like it was before the meds), I cannot go to say, buy groceries without needing at least three hours to hide in my room (like it was before the meds). The list goes on....

It is easy to take things for granted when they become the new norm and a weird reality check when the norm is disrupted... like how getting bronchitis makes you appreciate how great it is to not be sick once it is done and over. There is certainly something to be said for finding something that works. I am glad you found what works.

Thank you, pezar!! !

Until I get to the store to get a timer, I set the alarm on my phone. Every morning at 7am, Billy Currington's "People Are Crazy" will play to remind me to take my medicine. It's been a solid action in my daily routine for months but Summer's change in schedules messed me up a bit and I didn't compensate properly. A timer as a back-up so it's always there no matter what is going on is great advice!

I was on Wellbutrin XL when I was 13 and 14. I really liked that it helped decrease my appetite and I lost a lot of weight! I just take xanax now when I need to. I don`t like the everyday meds, they do nothing for me. But if it works for u then great!

I have been put on tons and tons of meds over the years. I have also tried some that weren't prescribed to me, such as Klonopin and Valium.

I have found that nothing I have been prescribed ever worked, from Zoloft to Paxil to the newer fancier pricier drugs like Abilify and Seroquel, but that benzodiazepines did wonders for my sleep and anxiety.

Unfortunately there is not a doctor in the world that will prescribe any of those for me because I have a history of abusing sleeping meds, including a very recent incident.

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There can be problems coming off drugs without tapering off the doses.