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

  • CentrifugalChicken@lemm.eeEnglish
    9·
    2 months ago

    Not what you asked and I don’t take bupropion, but I did come off of venlafaxine, and it was a horrorshow of brain zaps and nightmares until I went onto fluoxetine.

    • beleza pura@lemmy.eco.brOPEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      i knew venlafaxin withdrawals were nasty, but i didn’t know they could last so long. i thought id be fine after 2-3 days

      • ellabee@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        2 months ago

        my Dr said to expect a couple weeks when I go off it, if I ever do. and supposedly the all the way off is worse than just going down

        • beleza pura@lemmy.eco.brOPEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          i wish i was warned like that

          it frustrates me so much. the doctor that introduced me to venlafaxin never warned me about the withdrawal symptoms, even though i showed concerns about that, and the current doctor never warned me that they would linger for so long