I don't think I can deal with the side effects of bupropion anymore and I'll probably have to quit taking it. Waiting for my doctor's office to call me back and let me know how to taper off the meds.
I've been taking it for about 41/2 weeks and it's been ROUGH--mood swings, spontaneous crying, disrupted sleep and menstrual cycle, and lack of motivation or urgency. I feel empty and angry. I haven't felt these things every single day since I've been on the meds, but feeling it far more often than I should. Since I quit smoking, it's been hard for me to tell if I my sypmtoms are from the meds or from quitting smoking.
I know it's a good thing to get off this medicine and have my mind and body return to normal, but I'm really concerned about what this means for my quit. I absolutely believe this medication has help tamp down my cravings. I hardly think about cigarettes and when I do, it's not a big deal. I'm worried that once i don't have this medication things will be just as bad because i'll be dealing with the mental withdrawals TRULY cold turkey. Not sure what to do. I don't really want to replace this medication with a nicotine replacement, especially after 11 days without it.
Don't want to get myself into a negative feedback loop by thinking everything will fail, but it's really hard not to! Need to talk myself down from the ledge, so to speak.
Does anyone have any tales of getting off bupropion, wellbutrin or zyban, especially early in their quit? I'm not even two weeks into quitting smoking and I think the average course on bupropion is 2-3 months. I've also heard that quitting the meds can be pretty rough, but maybe that just applies to people who have been on it for a long time? Did your cravings for cigarettes increase once you quit the medication?
Hope ya'll are having a good, smokefree day. I'm sending good vibes to those on the east coast. Hope everyone's well.
