I tried Wellbutrin several years ago and combined it with Prozac. It was just plain Wellbutrin 75 mg, the yellow pill. Later my doctor only wanted to keep me on one med so he discontinued the Wellbutrin. Later I tried it again, Wellbutrin SR, and when taken alone it caused extreme anxiety so I stopped taking it. A few years ago I tried the 150 XL and it caused severe itching but my mood improved tremendously when combined with Lexapro. I discontinued use and my depression got a lot worse. Now I have started it back up again but just take it every 3 days to see if my body will build a tolerance to it and then gradually increase the medicine until I am taking it every day. So far, I have had very mild skin irritation and I have been taking it for about 11 days. Another question related related to the Wellbutrin: Has anyone tried Wellbutrin and not had itching the second time or your body built up a tolerance to it? Thanks.
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Takes about 1 month. As far as the itching, I haven’t experienced that myself, but I would try Benadryl or Claritin.
I was on Wellbutrin for awhile and I never experienced any negative side effects. I was able stay on Wellbutrin for about a year before I noticed I had built up tolerance to it and it no longer worked for me and I had to switch to something else. I usually can only take a med like that for about 6 months before it stops working for me. I start feeling better with a med usually within 24 hrs of starting it even though they say it can take up to 2 weeks to notice any changes.