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Neurodivergent 17w

Have any of you tried Wellbutrin for ADHD? Was it helpful? I’m trying to avoid stimulants

Anonymous 17w

I was on it & it didn’t do shit for my adhd. it’s more an antidepressant than a non-stimulant.

Anonymous 17w

i mostly used it over the summer when i didn’t need to focus that much anyway but i didn’t really notice anything for adhd. i took it for a little bit and was nauseous for like two weeks until i got used to it, and later stopped taking it because it smelled awful and wasn’t helping enough for me to smell it every day

Anonymous 17w

if you start this med please be careful to avoid alcohol even more than you would while taking a SSRI, i’ve only had one seizure in my life and it was from drinking while on wellbutrin 😭

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#2 17w

My psych is hoping it’ll help my lingering depression symptoms and maybe aid the adhd too

Anonymous

#3 17w

I’m glad I looked up the med bc I have to be super cautious about meds that might cause seizures. I’ve never had one but I know I have risk factors. I haven’t drank since like Christmas, but thanks for letting me know- I definitely will not take up drinking again

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OP 17w

yeah, my doctor told me afterwards that it can specifically lower your seizure threshold, at least at high dosage. i don’t wanna overstate the danger or anything, but definitely worth bringing up the seizure concerns with your prescriber

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OP 17w

it could work for you but personally it didn’t. I have 2 separate meds for the issues

Anonymous

#3 17w

We kind of talked about it, I’m just going to make sure that the first time I take it is when I’m home for the weekend, that way I’m not alone if anything happens.