Re: hello new and looking for advice

[Guest guest]

Roslyn,

Hi! I am so glad that you decided to post here for advice. The people here are very knowledgable & I am sure can help you. After reading some of the posts, I am sure that you will see why I am not anxious to try my sister on meds. for her Postpartum Depression. Good to see you here! (Roslyn & I met on the Postpartum Dep. Forum)

Kendee

[Guest guest]

Hi Roslyn, welcome, you sure need a good plan to get off the

wellbutrin, now that you are pregnant again, it is vital... you will

learn alot here and hopefully many here can tell you how they have

been helped by getting off the drugs. By the way, when you stop

taking it, you are going into withdrawal, of course you feel worse...

did your doctor not tell you this? My husband started his 3 1/2 year

hell with wellbutrin... I wish I had found and this group

at his beginning and he would not have gone through what he has... my

best regards to you and welcome... hugs

<trisigma337@y...> wrote:

> hello. My name is Roslyn, and i have been taking Wellbutrin xl

since

> aug of 2003 for post partum depression and anxiety. I have been

> losing tons and yons of hair which I thought was due to the post

> partum period, until I found some postings about Wellbutrin causung

> this, and in some cases it caused permanant damage. Besides this

the

> wellbutrin has worked wonders for me and without it after 2 days I

> feel pretty lousy again. I was wondering has anyone ever stopped

> wellbutrin, and is there a withdrawl plan? I am currently

pregnante

> again, and I am worried about just stopping because of the baby,

but

> I want to keep my hair too!!!!!! I am not sure about herbs and

> pregnancy, but I would love to experiment with KAva for my anxiety,

> which I think would help a lot. I guess I need to research that.

> Any help or advice would be applriciated.

> Thanks,

> Roslyn

[Guest guest]

Hi , what exactly was your husbands experience with Wellbutrin.

I have read so many stories the past few days about negative effects

and it is scaring me. I have been taking the wellbutrin since the

beginning of my pregnancy becasue both my psyc and OB said that it

would be fine to continue becaue it is a class B. I am now almost 5

months pregnante. I am becoming more worried every second because of

the horror stories I have read. I know each case is different, but

hearing what he experinced would be a welcomed story,any info about

this drugs effects may help me notice anything funny in my baby when

he or she is born. How did he ween off? I am currently taking 300

mg of xl and I do have some 200mg and 100mg of SR left over. I have

not taken anything today or yesterday, and I do feel ok, but i know

by tonight I will probably be really stressed. I went through paxil

withdrawl a few yrs ago for my anxirty (which was hell) and my

symptoms never returned during that just other withdrawl stuff, and

it was over after quitting cold turkey in 2 weeks. This was a time

when peole were just figuring out that paxil withdrawl existed. I

have not spoken to my psychiatrist, one because I know that she will

deny the problem, and two because she is crazier than she thinks I

am. She thinks I am other paitents and even after I tell her who I

am she turns in someone elses paper to the receptionist to check me

out. She never remembers my story and I have to reminder what I do

and what my situation is every time, our first meeting was 15 min and

she gave me 3 drugs wellbutrin, paxil cr,and trazadone, and told me

to start taking them right away even though I had been on lexapro

from my ob for a few weeks alredy, and she told me that I could keep

taking the lexapro until I finished the bottle along with the other

drugs if I wanted. Thank goodness I did not!!! Plus I am sure you

might know that paxil and trazadone are less than a perfect match and

can kill you, so I only took the trazadone for 2 days after doing

internet research and talking to a pharmasist I quit. But all those

medicines at once I would have surly been a victim of serotonin

syndrom. Sorry to ramble I get so upset when I think that she just

drugs paitents up. When I told her what the pharmasist told me she

said he was wrong and the trazadone was only to help me sleep. Yeah

I am sure it was, but that does not mean the mix is bad. I got the

original hint to do research from the med insert from the pharmacy

that she told me to not read and throw away or i would develop side

effects!!!!! ANyways I will go please share your story with me. If

you rather e mail it my e mail is Trisigma337@...

Roslyn

[Guest guest]

Hello Roslyn,

Welcome to the list. You will find a wealth of information

and support here.

You are in a difficult situation right now, with your

pregnancy and Wellbutrin addiction. This requires some

expert advice, and I am no expert.

I do have a few comments, however. First, you said that

the wellbutrin has worked wonders for you and within two

days of stopping it, you feel lousy again. I must emphasize

to you that feeling lousy after stopping any of these drugs

is not because of any " condition " you might have. It is

withdrawal.

All of these drugs have a nasty withdrawal syndrome

which includes many symptoms of so-called mental illness.

This helps the pharmaceutical companies maintain their

customer base.

I am so sorry that not one but two doctors have put you

in this position during pregnancy. I can totally understand

your growing concern about the baby. However, none of

us can change the fact that your baby has been exposed to

this drug for five months now. Please try to save your energy.

Instead of worrying about what may already have happened,

focus instead on what you can do now. You and the baby

will both benefit if you turn your mind away from stressful

thoughts and focus instead on the positive things you can do

right now.

The very best thing I could do if I were in your position

would be to provide good nutrition. This would support

my body and the baby's. Remember, brain chemistry

is part of the body's chemistry, so good nutrition affects

the whole organism positively.

I would eat lots and lots of fresh vegetables, eat an ample

amount of protein (meat, cheese, eggs) and drink lots of

spring water. I would avoid sugar, white flour, soda,

artificial sweeteners, and all packaged foods.

I would also consider supplementation with a high-quality

multi-vitamin and mineral formula, and I would take fish

oil.

I would definitely not take kava-kava if I were in your

position. Enough is enough, and herbs must be used

with knowledge and caution. While they can be

powerful healing tools, herbs are not safe just because

they are natural. They must be respected.

I am sure that you will receive a great deal of help

and support from this group. has extensive

experience in withdrawal and recovery and her

thoughts will be of great value.

I want to applaud your growing awareness about these

drugs and the efforts you have put into research so far.

You are making a great investment in the future for both

yourself and your family.

Regards,

Kim