Fibromyalgia Support Group

You're not alone in your pain. Fibromyalgia is a condition that can be difficult to diagnose and manage. If you're trying to cope with pain throughout your body, sleep problems, general fatigue, or other common fibromyalgia symptoms, you're in the right place. The community is here for you to talk about therapies and share your challenges.

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smdruid 01/30/2008

Hello,
Is anyone on Wellbutrin for fibro? Seeing that there is new news about the lack of dopamine perhaps causing some of the pain I've heard that Wellbutrin helps keep dopamine in the brain longer...Just like the celexa's, paxils, etc..help with serotin...Just curious as my Dr wants to put me on it..he also said that weight gain is not an issue with this drug as with others...I went off celexa because it packed big weight on me...Thanks

deleted_user 01/30/2008

I am currently on amitryptiline, and yes that packs on the lbs. I was on Wellbutrin a few years ago to help me quit smoking but I had suicidal thoughts when I was taking it.

deleted_user 01/30/2008

I was on Wellbutrin back in the early 1990's for depression. I lost over 20 lbs. I also quit smoking only to start a year later when I decided no longer to take it.

Dixe4me 01/30/2008

I'm on Wellbutrin and i love it, it realy helps with the depression and probably helps with the pain. Not sure about that though because I was taking cymbalta before the wellbutrin and it helped with the pain alot. So between taking the two of them my pain is very manageable!

deleted_user 01/30/2008

Long time ago I took Elavil (amitryptilline) I was always foggy. Not much affect on fibro. Couple yrs ago I was on a couple of the SSRIs--make me feel like my dog just died. Can't take that class of drugs. Was on Wellbutrin a while. I went off because of too many drugs/symptoms I couldn't figure out. I notice a difference in my thinking. With Wellbutrin I had more "magical" thinking. It's a term that means having an unrealistic or nonlogical way of thinking, like believing that if I leave my toilet seat up all the chi would get lost. Without it, I'm better able to objectively evaluate information, which is valuable to me. I may have a bit more pain, but my doc also took my off of NSAIDS. I'm not as blissfully happy. But I prefer it that way.

deleted_user 01/30/2008

It's ok just don't take it close to bed time it will keep you awake. Love Cris

deleted_user 01/30/2008

I don't know about it helping with the FMS or not, it never seemed to with me. But among anti-depressants, it has the least side effects typically. No weight gain, it's supposed to be more of an "upper" SSRI, but I never got energy from it...some people do though. It's also supposed to not have an effect on your libido, like most do.

I take it, but I take it for my depression. I don't even know how much it helps me, to be honest. I almost always have to have another A/D with it, to help w/depression. It does work differently from most though, affects different chemicals in the brain, if I'm remembering correctly, which is a big if. LOL

polarbare 01/31/2008

I'm still on Wellbutrin get more fatigue if I don't take it... its stimulating so don't take it too close to bedtime...

deleted_user 01/31/2008

I have been taking Wellbutrin SR for about 6 years, before I was diagnosed with fibro, it was after my hysterectomy. I have had no problems with it. I have had times when I have not taken it but get right back on it. When I don't take it I get depressed and "housebound."

smdruid 01/31/2008

Thank you all soooo very much for your responses and they all helped...I see my oncologist on Tuesday and will ask her advice..my pcp ordered it and I trust him completely...but I have to run all new meds by the onco...did any of you, again, find that it helped your pain...maybe because we all take many different meds it's hard to know if it helped or not...thanks again SM

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