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Mental Health Support

Freddie

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1. I take it for low-grade depression

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Wed Jun 28, 2017, 11:10 AM

Jun 2017

100 mg/day is a low dose. I take 200 mg (100mg 2x day). Wellbutrin is not as SSRI like Prozac or Paxil. It will give you more energy and a bit more motivation to do things rather than just sit around or sleep all the time, at least that's what it does for me. Back in the 90s my mom had a very severe depression and Wellbutrin was the one med that helped. 200 or 300 mg/day is the common dosage. Also it's the one depression med that does not cause weight gain!

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A question about a medication [View all] left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 OP

I take it for low-grade depression Freddie Jun 2017 #1

"100 mg/day is a low dose. I take 200 mg (100mg 2x day)" left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #4

I have been on it for depression. DK504 Jun 2017 #2

"... genetic test for the efficacy of medications we take" left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #3

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Thanks to each of you for your response left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #5

It's mostly used as an antidepressant and people who are deeply depressed Warpy Jun 2017 #6

I talked to my pharmacist left-of-center2012 Jun 2017 #7