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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by bunitor to c/adhd@lemmy.world
 

my new psychiatrist gradually took me off of ritalin+venlafaxin and introduced bupropion, first 150mg while cutting the venlafaxin dosage in half, and now 300mg of bup alone, completely removing venlafaxin

it's been 4 days i think since this last update and it's been fucking rough. i'm not sure if it's just the venlafaxin withdrawal or if the bupropion is contributing to it, but i feel like shit, i'm getting constant brain zaps unless i remain completely still with as little stimulation as possible, been having nightmares every single day, am extremely irritable and im not even sure the bupropion is even helping at all

is anyone else under the same treatment? it feels like a fringe/experimental treatment, but id like to confirm this from other adhders

thanks

edit: thank you so much for all the answers! they helped me to calm down and reassured me a bit. the symptoms are starting to wear off, so that also halped.

very late update: the venlafaxin withdrawal waned off and now i'm feeling so much better than before. this is working way better than ritalin

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[โ€“] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I have been on both of those and I don't think you'll notice the bupropion helping until you're out of the withdrawing stage. Venlafaxine is a really wicked one to quit, I'm a bit surprised your doctor didn't do a longer taper off schedule.

For what it's worth, I really loved buproprion, and it's done wonders for my bff who also has adhd.

[โ€“] bunitor 2 points 1 month ago

my venlafaxin dose was originally 75mg, so he planned to reduce it to 37,5mg for a month then take if off completely. reducing to 37,5 was fine so i thought taking it off would be too ig

fwiw not feeling that annoying ritalin anxiety anymore last month did indeed feel pretty good. your comment gave me a little bit of hope, so ty