After nearly a year taking venlafaxine + Adderall, I stopped the Adderall, in exchange for Wellbutrin.
I stopped the Adderall for several reasons. First, the focus and groundedness it provided seemed to come at the expense of 1. a tinge of obsessiveness and 2. increased heart rate. The latter was a problem for my hot yoga routine. Second, I think I had become a bit tolerant to it, and third, it is damned expensive.
As for Wellbutrin, I had taken it on its own for a whole year before I switched to Effexor. Wellbutrin did wonders for my concentration and motivation, but not for my anxiety. That is why I had switched to Effexor, which pretty much covered all for about two years. Well, with the exception of some ADD symtoms. Hence the Adderall. But now that's gone, so I hope the new combo of venlafaxine + Wellbutrin might do the trick of sufficient coverage. The former does a thorough job of my serotonin, and touches of norepinephrine. Wellbutrin, on the other hand, covers dopamine, and touches of norepinephrine. Or so I hope. Plus Wellbutrin is supposed to be less addictive, and no heart rate problems. Compared to Adderall, for me anyway, I expect it won't mellow me out as much, but will push me to complete tasks. On Adderall I felt like I could stay on a task forever, just for the sheer pleasure of it. This has pros and cons. Hopefully on Wellbutrin (and good ole FXR, but down to 150), I will actually, finally, get a job!
Sounds like a good switch for you, ven. Makes a lot of sense in all of the ways that you mentioned. Are you having any withdrawal effects from the Adderall? How long have you been on the Wellbutrin? One thing to look out for is that it can sometimes cause more anger and irritability. It's on a short list of meds I'm thinking of trying myself. I didn't tolerate it well when I tried it many years ago but I think it's worth another try. (This would be in addition to the small amount of venlafaxine that I take now.) They're a good combination. Continue to keep us posted and also let us know if you find that it works to get rid of the sexual side effects from the venlafaxine.
FluoKid is taking this combination too. I'm hoping that he will let us know how the combo is working out for him. (hint, hint).
hey ven, venla said you may get anger an irritability with your new drug, if you do bring it on/i love a good battle of twits i mean wits,me an you that could be interesting my friend, but dont play dirty by useing your intelligence,you no im limited on that. dont be like REMFAN have pop an hide the shit head.
After getting to feel a bit of the blues (maybe the influx of DO brought the SE down) as well as uncontrollable sex drive increase (too much porn), I decided to stop the Wellbutrin. I'm back on the 225 FXR, and seem to have no withdrawal from the Adderall (or the one week of Wellbutrin). On another front, I regret to report that my Bikram Yoga practice of six months hasn't really led to any cumulative benefits. I have no idea if I shall continue.
so you fucked of the ballet did you,about fucking time, the sale of deodorant will plummet now, can i have your tutu if its no to stained ducky.an your box set of swan lake men in tight,s
I'm surprised, Brian, that you didn't ask for ven's remaining Wellbutrin capsules instead. I'm still in shock that completely ignored the part about the uncontrollable sex drive! I guess you REALLY must want that box set of Swan Lake Men in Tights.
Ven, the usual withdrawal effect from stimulants is depression. That's probably what's causing your blues. Extra DO would actually mitigate that somewhat in favor of raising your mood. Taking extra dopamine usually makes you enjoy things more - colors seems brighter, music sounds better etc. It wouldn't depress you.
All joking aside, I'm sorry to hear that you're not getting any extra benefits from the Bikram yoga - although now that I think about it, that might just be your blues talking now. Do you think you might feel differently about the Bikram when your spirits are higher? If not, then I hope you can find another place close by where you can take other kinds of yoga classes.
The problem with my attitude towards Bikram Yoga is, surprisingly, not my laziness. It's rational doubts if all that sweating as well as the strenuous aerobic activity is appropriate for my body type. According to Ayurveda for example my body type should not really sweat much. But to what extent I should take such advise seriously is probably anybody's guess. I know that I do drink plenty of minerals and vitamins and electrolytes to balance out the leaching out of the good stuff. Plus, now that I've stopped Adderall my heart rate is not that high. But there's not much pattern as to how I feel right after the yoga depending on the aerobic effort. Anyway.. I bought a Reishi mushroom extract yesterday so have started to take this. Let's see what happens on that. As for my lethargy, it has mysteriously disappeared after I took just one pill of Adderall two nights ago. Hopefully it (the lethargy) doesn't return with added force tomorrow.. I mean, I'd think if I'd be experiencing a "mini-withdrawal from that one pill, it would have been on the very next day.
Ok, good luck with that. I had heard of Reishi for immune system function but hadn't known that it was good for providing energy. I just read that some people think it clears their head and allows them to think better. Hope it works for you. Let us know...
Sorry, i'm a bit late. I did not liked wellbutrin at all. It made me nervous and edgy. The only good effect is the improvement of my motivation. I felt less anhedonia which is excellent. But I was easily irritated and inhibited the benefit of FXR 150mg at some point in my case. I quited it for almost two weeks now, I was only on 100mg which is not much at all. As you may know, I decided to take it to help my anorgasmia issue and guess what, the mix of effexor and wellbutrin made me almost impotent.
I'm in a new relationship so i can experiment a lot. I finally « made one with » my anorgasmia and i don't see it as a problem since I still *can* come If I really want too, but I take a lot of effort and investment. Even if my girl enjoy and can handle the almost brutal pace it take to acheive it, sometimes we just don't feel hardcore enough.
It's not frustrating physically or psychologically because, if i'm not investing efforts to eventually obtain an orgasm while the intercourse, I still can focus and enjoy the magical moments as well as *before* - plus - have a lot more (an almost infinite number of times) of opportunities to satisfy my partner.
On the other hand, If I really try to acheive it but can't reach it, I may feel pain for a lil while after the intercourse. I mean, if I have to stop because i'm completely exhausted. As you may have experienced if your a male, being interrupted and let our system take the load back is not super funny.
Thinking of raising the FRX dosage a bit higher to see if more NE will work. I see my personal doctor Tuesday and should try 187.5mg for two weeks.
So, end of the report. I wish it will work for you. It seems to work for a lot of people.
hey ven send me a shipping container full i want to satisfy all the ladies in mansfield,that is the 12 left that resisted the foxyboy charm,they will crumble under my undenying perfection of the male species. well that or get them pissed out there heads.send me a sample ven i may as well get something free of you as you never answer my post you fucking amorphous android. top that fucker
Venla: well either the Reishi or the Reiki works for clearing the head. I know the Reiki definitely does work though in terms of providing remarkable relaxation. I think you should (all of you) definitely try it out. It's a no-brainer. It may sound like a scam, but believe me, it works.
earth to ven , earth calling ven , what fucking post the one i started called false info. an it has you name on the bottom for a reply from you .your fucking brain is clouded with sex, get a fucking grip you amphibious batrachian.good hey i keep finding them in my dictionary.
Wow, lots of news from you! I'm happy to hear that a lot of it is good news. What a shame that the Wellbutrin didn't work for you sexually. I haven't heard of it making the situation even worse but we all react differently to these medications so there's just no predicting. It sounds like you have an understanding partner which is a great help. Still, it's no fun having to go through so much work to have an organism and not having one once the process has been started sounds like it's much worse. I hope that increasing the Effexor will help you. If not, there are other things you can try. Here's one situation where it's much easier to be a woman. (Sorry, i know that doesn't help.)
Anyway, good luck with your latest trial and let us know if the increase in Effexor ends up working for you. My fingers are crossed for you.
HEY fluokid, you little sex god you, dont you go hurtin your lady with your indi car pace. i to have the problem of taking to long to release the little white mice. dont wear your babe out in frustration. wait till she has had her fill of your python an gently slide of an reach for the body shop oil.put a good portion on the old magic wand an finish of with the old ham shank .presto no friction burns so every ones happy. page 3005 in the foxyboy sex manual. bye my friend
Wow, I haven't been here in ages. Just checking in to see what the low-down on wellbutrin is. Looks like some people here have been on it with mixed results. My doctor just perscribed me 100mg of wellbutrin pills because I was complaining that over that pas few months I had increased anxiety and low motivation. I'm still on 150mg of effexor.
Brian just alerted me to the fact that you had posted here. I hadn't checked this board in a while as you can see. At least you were able to read about other people's experiences here with Wellbutrin. Have you started on it yet? I'm not sure why your doctor thought it would help you with your anxiety, but it's often very good for motivation. I hope it works for you.
If you read this post, please let me know how you're doing with this new addition to your medication.
At least you guys check the site once in a while. It's been a week so far on Wellbutrin. Much to my surprise I think it's actually releaving me of my anxiety problems and helping me with motivation. I'm more focused on tasks. I'll see what happens in the weeks to come.
Glad to hear that you're doing so well on the Wellbutrin. I'm not surprised that it has helped you with motivation but I am really surprised that it's also helping you with your anxiety. It just goes to show that you never know how any particular medication will effect any individual. I really wish that I could take this medication as I could use the motivation boost but unfortunately I had an allergic reaction to it.
Please do check back in and let us know if the Wellbutrin continues to work for you down the road.
After a bunch of years of taking venla at 75 and being fine but not that excited about anything -but then who expects that?? My MD thought I might switch carefully to buproprion to help cut my rather appetite for food. That works but even with slow wean off the venlafaxine I am waking up in tears (poor me) and wonder if it is safe and effective and would not offset the appetite suppressant effect I now treasure (D2, Ithink) of the Buproprion to ask to add back the venlafaxine? Better living through your chemistry? PSS I already tried the diet, exercise and just do it approaches, I'm 56 y.o. and weigh 130.
I gave Wellbutrin yet another try, but it doesn't do it for me. So, I am going back to 300 mg of FXR. Remember, greedyone, above 150 mg venlafaxine is supposed to hit on norepinephrine and dopamine. Have you tried that? As you know these neurotransmitters are responsible for alertness and motivation.
