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  • BDD Moderators: Keif’ Richards | negrogesic

Dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine,Vyvanse) vs Wellbutrin (Bupropion) for DEPRESSION!

Since round 2000, ADHD diagnosis. Everything you mentioned minus Strattera I have been on.
Even took Speed/ dl-Amphetamine, which is closest to Adderal probably.
And no match for the super cool easy going dextro isomere. Way to recreative n distracting. 4 me


During this time my life changed and like wise the med the main,
one dextro-Amphetamine [daily max says nothing it 45 here]
Changed, so during my 7- 9 days i could skip weekend s medication.
Never experienced any WD/ adverse effects. Most psychiatrists incouraged it, breaks.

And never ever had any of the side effects of Methyphenidate [MPH], which they will 1-st force on you.
Best was the lack of the rebound & interference with sleep, but basickly it missed all side effect minus dry mouth.

Well normally if you loose your job more time for yourself, most of the times yes.
Or you relocate get kids and a damaged wife, and 7 to 9 becomes 24/ 7.
So the need for meds raised instead of lowered. Didnt matter nevers needed dose raise.
Always had surrplus took less. But as stress/ the complexity of my life reaching higher places.

Work felt like vacation ATT, and i am not even a Mom. So word to the Mothers, deep respect 🤙

But then the whole role of taking stimulants changed. Bad marriage, so it became a helper.
Dealing with pretty dark times at same time of the most intense moment of my live, birth of my kids.
They helped me through the day a different way, keeping me upright.
instead of being crushed by the weight on my shoulder.

During this a new (3-rd) Psychiater, one who liked playing around with meds. Gave me a good glimps at,
all the different meds and combo s of em. Started on dex the point i went there renewal off prescription.
But a point i was on MPH XR that shit again, added dex. Better, but still shitty cause of theMPH.
Back on dex alone somewhere Bupropion came in the picture. Tried it, seemed in-active on all fronts.
It did nothing, even had no effect on smoking. for me.

Now anhedonia got me, so with a background of insomnia, thats gone 🙏
Without it typing right now no, bit late up as mostly a early bird.
Today slept like a log, right through the .... chrurch bells at 9 so 🤚 at the ⛪

If not for dextro-Amphetamine every morning wake would propel me in nothingness,
a feature of depression i assume, total unmotivated almost to the point of moving.
Same drug 3 diff reactions and MPH and BUPROPION ime worthless.

Closing my wake up ritual with hopefully some extra info @MMMKAY?!
 
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I think they are better at different things. In simplistic terms, Bupropion (Wellbutrin) is a more mild stimulant than Amphetamine.

I think it is impractical to throw CNS stimulants at a person struggling with severe depression. I don't think it is a responsible decision that could easily lead to problems.

If a person takes 20mg Amphetamine, they are likely to see the world in a more positive light 30 minutes after swallowing and for 6 hours after that. They're going to know when it hits and when it leaves. This can lead to a cycle of anticipation, compulsion, deflation etc.

Bupropion is typically prescribed as a controlled-release product. This allows levels to stay stable throughout the day.

For someone who is depressed, it is better to have a stable 24 hours as opposed to living life in 6 hour intervals. I just don't think stuff like Amphetamine is a good idea for someone struggling with depression.
 
I think they are better at different things. In simplistic terms, Bupropion (Wellbutrin) is a more mild stimulant than Amphetamine.

I think it is impractical to throw CNS stimulants at a person struggling with severe depression. I don't think it is a responsible decision that could easily lead to problems.

If a person takes 20mg Amphetamine, they are likely to see the world in a more positive light 30 minutes after swallowing and for 6 hours after that. They're going to know when it hits and when it leaves. This can lead to a cycle of anticipation, compulsion, deflation etc.

Bupropion is typically prescribed as a controlled-release product. This allows levels to stay stable throughout the day.

For someone who is depressed, it is better to have a stable 24 hours as opposed to living life in 6 hour intervals. I just don't think stuff like Amphetamine is a good idea for someone struggling with depression.
Very individual a guess, i have no clue but then that it will do something and that it will probably fade somewhere along the way.
Maybe i am a real slow metabolizer ? And not depressed, just having symptoms sharing it.

So for soeone else might be totally different, but i always take less and mostly skip my last dose. No compulsion or deflation noted.
Anticepation yes, but anhedonia just sucks so is a real good excuse.
 
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I think they are better at different things. In simplistic terms, Bupropion (Wellbutrin) is a more mild stimulant than Amphetamine.

I think it is impractical to throw CNS stimulants at a person struggling with severe depression. I don't think it is a responsible decision that could easily lead to problems.

If a person takes 20mg Amphetamine, they are likely to see the world in a more positive light 30 minutes after swallowing and for 6 hours after that. They're going to know when it hits and when it leaves. This can lead to a cycle of anticipation, compulsion, deflation etc.

Bupropion is typically prescribed as a controlled-release product. This allows levels to stay stable throughout the day.

For someone who is depressed, it is better to have a stable 24 hours as opposed to living life in 6 hour intervals. I just don't think stuff like Amphetamine is a good idea for someone struggling with depression.
What it your thoughts on bupropion for someone with both gad and depression?
It’s my first day on bupropion!
Got it instead of diazepam which I thought is weird
 
my daughter is a dex addict. or amphetime any. i have no experience with that. my thing has always been downs, specifically, wistfully, heroin. I was put on Wellbutrin SR 100 to tackle the sexual side effects of the Celexa I take at night. So, it works! And yes, initially I felt wired for sound as I have no tolerance for ups. So, on days when it fucks with my stomach, and really not often anymore, I take Zofran for nausea. I am on a good cocktail finally. I still went down a fent rabbit hole!!! But I kept taking my meds. I know, makes no sense.

I just know when I was deep in my heroin addiction, and I stopped my meds...because, well, why would i need them when i had heroin?! But I hopped back on when I finally kicked and this was around 2018 when fent was just making a scene down in Norfolk VA. By the time I moved to NY a year later, there was no heroin. Fucked up

I think the Wellbutrin keeps me from staying in bed for days
 
my daughter is a dex addict. or amphetime any. i have no experience with that. my thing has always been downs, specifically, wistfully, heroin. I was put on Wellbutrin SR 100 to tackle the sexual side effects of the Celexa I take at night. So, it works! And yes, initially I felt wired for sound as I have no tolerance for ups. So, on days when it fucks with my stomach, and really not often anymore, I take Zofran for nausea. I am on a good cocktail finally. I still went down a fent rabbit hole!!! But I kept taking my meds. I know, makes no sense.

I just know when I was deep in my heroin addiction, and I stopped my meds...because, well, why would i need them when i had heroin?! But I hopped back on when I finally kicked and this was around 2018 when fent was just making a scene down in Norfolk VA. By the time I moved to NY a year later, there was no heroin. Fucked up

I think the Wellbutrin keeps me from staying in bed for days
Well done!
Sounds like we have some things in common, been addicted to opiates, benzos and amph to. Really hope I get that same effect because I spend at least 10 hours a day in bed on my play station.
I’m in a rehab on probation atm but feels like a just wait to start using again if the healthcare doesn’t give me meds that actually works.

Been a couple of hours since I did the bupropion and feeling a tiny bit stimulated if I’m honest. Like a small dose of Ritalin or something.

Thanks for you answer!
 
What it your thoughts on bupropion for someone with both gad and depression?
It’s my first day on bupropion!
Got it instead of diazepam which I thought is weird
Pregabalin worked wonderful for GAD. They started restricting Benzo s.
Meaning i had to pay for em myself, except when you get a dr approval,
which will not happent. RC s even being cheaper, and thinking what ?

As Pregabalin just got approval for GAD, its not a Benzo.
So asked him to prescribe me that. Without really knowing it.
Worked very well for the intended purpose.

And besides some subtle side effect s, they were way less then of Benzo s.
Only my reaction and balance seemed off.
And after using a while not physically addicting. at 150 mg/ day

But that seems an exception as there many story s on dependence and WD.

Depression, maybe Mirtazepine. very sleepy med taken at night.
But effective ime. though i also had dextro-Amphetamine.
3 med combo.
 
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Pregabalin worked wonderful for GAD. They started restricting Benzo s.
Meaning i had to pay for em myself, except when you get a dr approval,
which will not happent. RC s even being cheaper, and thinking what ?

As Pregabalin just got approval for GAD, its not a Benzo.
So asked him to prescribe me that. Without really knowing it.
Worked very well for the intended purpose.

And besides some subtle side effect s, they were way less then of Benzo s.
Only my reaction and balance seemed off.
And after using a while not physically addicting. at 150 mg/ day

But that seems an exception as there many story s on dependence and WD.

Depression, maybe Mirtazepine. very sleepy med taken at night.
But effective ime. though i also had dextro-Amphetamine.
3 med combo.
Been super addicted to lyrica, benzos and etc. had multiple grand mall seizures because of withdrawal, so I’m afraid they will take away my zopiclone if I start to ask for specific meds.
Been on mirtazepine but it doesn’t work, only experiencing nasty side effects
 
Experiencing 'no compulsion and no deflation noted', sorry but i have no clue what i ment to write.
Deflation, means money getting worth less, so what was it ment to be ?

So forget that part, i did. Or someone with a bright mind can figure mine out.
 
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