Light8008: Reinstating antidepressant after cold Turkey

[Light8008]

Hello everyone,

 

I am seeking support and help. I was taking Wellbutrin, 150mg XL for 6 years and went cold turkey off of it in December 2022-March 2023. I subsequently smoked cannabis and took a small amount of psilocybin mushrooms which caused me to have manic symptoms.  This led to a three month long intense manic phase and it got so bad (hardly slept, high energy) I finally realized I needed to take my medication again.  When I reinstated it in March, I started at the same dose of 150mg. I was able to slow down and start sleeping again, but after one month I noticed I was feeling very depressed and starting to lose sleep. I have become I increasingly

depressed since May of this year and been losing sleep. My nurse practitioner has tried putting me on a number of sleep meds, antidepressants and mood stabilizers. I’m currently taking Lunesta 3mg, 40mg of Latuda and just started 37.5mg if Venlafaxine. She had me do a quick taper from 150mg of Wellbutrin to Venlafaxine within 2 weeks and I’m not sure if that was a good idea.

 

I don’t know if I doing the right thing and I desperately hope that there is some other kind of supplementation or path I haven’t tried that would help. 
 

 

Edited October 8, 2023 by FireflyFyte
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[FireflyFyte]

Hi Light,

 

Can you please put your drug summary in your signature by following the instructions at How to Summarize Your Drug History in Your Signature. You may need a compute to complete this.

 

On 10/6/2023 at 2:21 PM, Light8008 said:

I don’t know if I doing the right thing and I desperately hope that there is some other kind of supplementation or path I haven’t tried that would help. 

 

We are a site dedicated to helping people safely taper off from psychiatric medication. Are you looking to taper off your medication at this time?

 

Thanks,

 

Firefly