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@Silentsaturn91, I’m not an expert, but it sounds to me as if you need to have a serious talk with your pharmacist first, and your doctor second.
Why the pharmacist? Because you need to find out if you got genuine Wellbutrin or a generic. The generics are well-known to cause the side effects that you describe. You’ll also want to ask any questions you may have about Wellbutrin, Ritalin, and Dexadrine. Often, pharmacists know more about meds than doctors do.
If the side effects are so severe that you cannot function, ask your pharmacist/doctor if you should stop taking the Wellbutrin. But do not make any changes to your meds or dosages unless they say so.
Why the doctor? Because you need to find out why he chose to mess with a treatment that had been working just fine for you for so many years. As the patient, you have the right to be fully informed and involved in your treatment decisions.
Tinkering just for the sake of tinkering isn’t exactly following the “First, do no harm” part of the Hippocratic Oath that all doctors take.
Wellbutrin isn’t even officially an ADHD med; it’s an atypical antidepressant that can sometimes help with ADHD symptoms. However, it has not been approved for ADHD, so if a doctor prescribes it for that, they’re doing it “off-label”.
Hang in there; learn as much as you can, and keep us posted.
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