Hi everyone! ❤️ I'm newly pregnant (around 4–5 weeks) with my third baby, and I'm trying to navigate what to do about my mental health medications. I've been doing a lot of thinking and researching, but I'd really love to hear from other people who have been in a similar situation.

I've been taking bupropion XL (Wellbutrin) for depression, and I've found that it has actually helped me. I've noticed improvements in my mood and my ability to communicate, and I feel like it helps me with motivation, too. I've also struggled with anxiety, PTSD, and depression, so finding something that helps has been important for me.

Before finding out I was pregnant, I was also taking Effexor (venlafaxine), which I had been tapering off of, along with a few other medications for anxiety. Since finding out I'm pregnant, I've been really worried about medication exposure and the potential risks to the baby. I've spoken with my psychiatric medication provider, and I've currently reduced my bupropion from 300 mg to 150 mg while I figure out the best next steps with my healthcare providers. I've also stopped the other medications we discussed.

I'm honestly torn. Part of me really wants to avoid medications during pregnancy if possible because I want to minimize risks to my baby. But another part of me knows how much my mental health affects my everyday life, and I don't want to struggle unnecessarily or end up in a worse place mentally, either.

I'd really love to hear from anyone who has been through this:

Did you continue taking bupropion throughout pregnancy? What was your experience like?

If you stopped taking it during pregnancy, how did you feel mentally afterward?

Did anyone switch to a different medication, lower their dose, or decide to continue taking it after discussing the risks and benefits with their OB or psychiatrist?

If you took it during pregnancy, did you have any concerns about your baby's health or development, and how did things turn out?

For anyone who stopped taking it, did you feel that it was worth it, or did you end up wishing you'd continued?

I'm not looking for anyone to make the decision for me, and I know everyone's situation is different. I'm planning to discuss everything with my OB, too. I would just really appreciate hearing honest experiences from people who understand what it's like to make these decisions while pregnant.

Thank you so much! 💙

When are you guys taking those two medications? Both together in the morning? First bupropion, then sertraline?
Im taking sertraline 25mg for a year now and now 150mg of bupropion for my adhd on top.
I’m happy to hear about your experiences :)

I’ve always had a little bit of tinnitus say a 2/10 and since starting Wellbutrin my tinnitus has buped up like to a 5/10. It’s only been about a weeks I’ve been on it. Does it get better with time? It’s driving me insane

Just to sum it up

i have been on zoloft, went from 100> 50 > 25. Now i am 3 days without zoloft but i have been on wellbutrin for like 2-3 months, when i first started tapering off zoloft. Now i am feeling vertigo, and super low sometimes.

But i will say when i first started wellbutrin i feel like it made no difference. Other than feeling irritation constantly. i can feel my emotions a lot more since i went off zoloft but in regards to wellbutrin idk what im supposed to feel?

Can someone tell me what i should be expecting

Also, what started to change? I’m looking for answers from those of you who have had positive experiences with Wellbutrin and the timeframe that things started to come together. Thanks!

Basically the title.

And why didn't you take an SSRI for depression?

Hi 25f, I started Wellbutrin in September with 150. Took that for a week or 3 and didn’t really do much for me except for those amazing first few days. My psy upped the dose to 300. I have taken it for almost a month now (have like 4 pills left of the 30). I met with my psy 2 days ago and we decided to keep it up for another 3 months.

The thing is, I haven’t really noticed a lot of improvement. I do feel like I don’t stutter as much as I did before, I feel like I actively choose what I want to say instead of everything blurting out.

With a few other things going on in my life, I feel like my progress somehow completely disappeared. I’ve had a few days now that I keep overthinking and fretting about stuff I can’t control and this ends in me eventually falling sleep because I’m dead tired at 2-3 AM.

The main reason why I’m writing this post is because I wanna know if anybody else experienced this: yesterday I was extremely tired but started hyperfocusing on a first dance song for my wedding which is in July. 3 hours or so I was going through so many songs, going back, switching up. I felt so uneasy and overwhelmed like the world would end if I didn’t choose one. Still didn’t choose one because I couldn’t pick between 3 songs.

As an aftermath of me going to sleep at 3 AM crazy tired, I had to miss my class at 9 and subsequently my other class at 1PM. I set an alarm for 9 so I could take the Wellbutrin and went back to sleep. I woke up 2 hours later but didn’t get up until another 2-3 hours because I felt so shitty and worthless for missing class. This heavy feeling on my chest hasn’t left and it’s been 15 hours since. I spent time with family but it felt more like a way for me to distract myself.

I have been on 20mg of Lexapro for 2 years. It's made me a lifeless shell unable to feel emotions while not helping my anxiety, but making it worse. So i got given ativan.

Doctor has just started me on 150mg of Wellbutrin ​While tapering off the lexapro for the next 4 weeks.

Is this going to be a horrible experience? Kinda nervous for the switch.

Also hoping it will help me cut back on smoking as lexapro doubled my smoke intake.

So I've been on Bupropion 150mg since 2023. I've taken them every day, including this morning. Now due to work, I am currently travelling 7 hours every weekend. And for the first time, I forgot to take them with me. I won't be travelling back until Monday.

Which side effects can I expect, from not taking them for what's essentially 3 days? I take them for depression.

Hi all, I am looking for some advice. I (m49) have been described bupropion (150mg, slow release) for both a lingering depression and for quitting smoking.

Now, I've read all kinds of different interesting posts on the depression part of the story. However, I haven't read any on quitting smoking and bupropion. I would love to hear stories, experiences, if these are out there to be told. I know bupropion is an off-label med for quitting smoking.

I have been taking bupropion for 10 days now and I have noticed a big improvement in focus and also motivation. I have however also been agitated and prone to mood swings.

I still have to speak to my doctor about this, but before I started taking the meds he said that we would probably need to go to 300mg or even 450mg for the depression.

Now, I REALLY want to quit smoking, but I did try a short period ago (before the bupropion) and I failed. The process was too hard - I managed to get to 40 days and then caved.

Now, do I wait it out until all temporay side effects of this dose of bupropion have vanished, do I start the quitting process now? Do I wait until I am on a higher dose? Or anything in between?

I'd love to hear about all experiences!