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Bipolar disorder is not just a single disorder, but a category of mood disorders marked by periods of abnormally high energy and euphoria, often accompanied by bouts of clinical depression. This is the place to talk about your experience with bipolar disorder, learn from others' experiences, and find support.

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art4life19 12/20/2017

I don't like being depressed during the holidays. I started taking a new medication it isn't new but it is new to me I am now taking wellbutrin SR 100 mg a day . I hope I feel better on it . It is suppose to give me more energy . I have been depressed for months and my doctor has tried to stop it by adjusting my medication first by increasing my current antidepressant, then by increasing my mood stabilizer and now we are trying a new antidepressant . Hopefully this works.

SunCloudJD 12/20/2017

I hope it will work as well art...... Big hug for you and a blessing.....xo

HapaMommy 12/20/2017

I hope it works out for you and you find relief soon! <hugs>

beckyp 12/20/2017

I take 450mg of Wellbutrin a day so you may have to take more than the 100mg. I hope not, but just wanted to let you know it works for me.

Sunshinegirl0228 12/20/2017

Good luck on your medications. I just had my dosages adjusted, coupled with being back home from the hospital and am feeling a lift in the depression. I hope you can also get some relief

art4life19 12/23/2017

thank you all for your replies and support

oldredheart 12/23/2017

I am back on Wellbrutin again. I have been on it off and on through the years. It works well for me, but it does take about 8 weeks to kick in. It is a good drug, old, but good.

OlderCPer 12/24/2017

Hope it gets you back to your happy active self!

art4life19 01/28/2018

Thank you

birdie123 01/29/2018

Hope it works out! Medicines are really difficult to balance sometimes.

MarleneJ 01/29/2018

I take it only in winter for SAD. But I cut it into quarters, and that seems to help. This was the winter I was doing to get a sun lamp, to sit under, but it never happened. Perhaps next year?

art4life19 01/30/2018

Thank you for your comments Birdie123 and MarleneJ

art4life19 01/30/2018

Update I am doing well on my new medication wellbutrin and I am no longer depressed and I have energy. I am so relieved!

irishwriter 01/30/2018

good to hear good news art, thanks for letting us have the feedback. happy for you.

art4life19 01/31/2018

thank you Irishwriter

beckyp 01/31/2018

I'm glad the Wellbutrin is working for you. It feels good for that depression to lift, doesn't it?

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