I have acute anxiety/depression for the past three weeks. I believe its a very bad reaction to Flonase (which I began the day before), and somehow that corticosteroid severely affected some hormones and cortisol. Anyway I've had horrible symptoms, and dopamine deficiency is definitely one of them. Its an endless cycle. I'm depressed because I'm anxious, I'm anxious because I'm depressed. Bipolar hasn't been fully ruled out yet. But this was very acute and sudden. I didn't experience any trauma. Insomnia issues, not getting restful sleep even with 8-10 hours of it being uninterrupted, I'm really all over the map.
I was prescribed Wellbutrin XL 150mg (generic) until I get a proper diagnosis. If I never get a diagnosis, and this works, then I'll stick with it. But I also want to be sure if this med is right for me. I told my doctor that I am not playing around with any SSRIs or SNRIs. I can't have my sex drive take more of a toll as it already has.
So I gave Wellbutrin a shot last week with a one day dose, but I had so many other substances in my system that I didn't actually give it a chance. I had liothyronine 12.5mcg, had a lot of caffeine that day, combined with a ton of anxiety already by itself, clonazepam (prescribed), and celexa. So the first day I was extremely agitated after about six hours of dosing it. Very aggressive and irritable, although clear headed. Definitely couldn't properly tell what it was doing then.
So today I decided to try it again after having nowhere else to go. Extremely dullheaded and depressed among other symptoms. I took a dose a today about three hours after my Synthroid. I have Hashimoto's Disease and hypothyroidism. I no longer take T3. Just Synthroid. About 30 minutes after ingesting it I began to get clearer. I began to enjoy things like surfing the internet and look forward to things in the days ahead. I felt normal, cognitively. Physically a little weak because I haven't eaten much in the few weeks. Now today I still haven't eaten anything. My anxiety is still there. Wellbutrin didn't make it worse at least. But the initial effects of the Wellbutrin seem to be wearing off, or if its because I haven't eaten. I've also experienced heavy breathing, kind of a restless feeling although my heart rate didn't increase, a little shakiness. Trying to figure out what exactly are side effects I'm experiencing. And what side effects go away after my body gets used to the drug? Do I need to be on the drug for at least a certain amount of time for its full benefits?
In the case I can't sleep tonight, is it okay to take clonazepam with this? Will insomnia go away eventually? Any other things to stack with this that may be beneficial during the day? I have theanine, caffeine, etc. etc. I guess I'll have to do trial and error if I will require coffee in the mornings still.
Edited by DerekkkA, 17 June 2015 - 09:29 PM.