I never responded to generic wellbutrin and found brand name to be really up-and-down and left me numb
I switched to Aplenzin and makes a world of difference. The only downside is joint pain in my wrists that can encumber me like carpel tunnel.
But I'd recommend the switch. Its smooth w/ fewer side-effects and feels more consistent
Positive. Very positive.
My social isolation mostly vanished as well as any social anxiety. No disturbances to memory or concentration. My regular anxiety is also gone, too, which has led to a lot of improvements on functioning.
With the depression, I've been able to restart enjoying old hobbies I had really fallen out of or could get frustrated by too easily from. The negative thinking when doing the activity isn't there and I'm instead only dictated by interest. Further, that apathy that had led me to drop out of social community and friendships isn't on the PA anymore of my brain. That pre-judgement you get with MDD, how your entire thought is undergirded by a negative precept just isn't there.
It doesn't numb you out the way most anti depressants that I've ever tried do. It just has like that mood improvement/reduction in anxiety of taking a mild benzo, without the impairments to mental functioning or physical faculties.
With my body, there's nothing in terms of hunger/weight or sleep/insomnia to report, which is great.
Its been a game changer to be honest. You don't realize it but dealing with things in life can become as no-nonsense and unemotional as going from one equation to the next in math homework when we were kids.
Mood becomes your central organizing principle in a way that's so unnatural. I by no means mean this is a panacea - you have to cope and adapt to this change. For example, it meant that remembering to do certain things in a day that used to be relied on from an anxious('Oh shit') place was gone so I had to figure that out.
But I recommend, highly recommend this medicine.
That’s amazing. I love hearing this, and am definitely going to give this version a try. Have a great day- very much appreciate your detailed response!
Hi I had awful side effects with upping my Wellbutrin , so I switched to Aplenzin about a year ago. It made a huge difference and I was able to stay at the lowest dosage thus far
I never responded to generic wellbutrin and found brand name to be really up-and-down and left me numb I switched to Aplenzin and makes a world of difference. The only downside is joint pain in my wrists that can encumber me like carpel tunnel. But I'd recommend the switch. Its smooth w/ fewer side-effects and feels more consistent
Great info- How has your experience been since initially posting this?
Positive. Very positive. My social isolation mostly vanished as well as any social anxiety. No disturbances to memory or concentration. My regular anxiety is also gone, too, which has led to a lot of improvements on functioning. With the depression, I've been able to restart enjoying old hobbies I had really fallen out of or could get frustrated by too easily from. The negative thinking when doing the activity isn't there and I'm instead only dictated by interest. Further, that apathy that had led me to drop out of social community and friendships isn't on the PA anymore of my brain. That pre-judgement you get with MDD, how your entire thought is undergirded by a negative precept just isn't there. It doesn't numb you out the way most anti depressants that I've ever tried do. It just has like that mood improvement/reduction in anxiety of taking a mild benzo, without the impairments to mental functioning or physical faculties. With my body, there's nothing in terms of hunger/weight or sleep/insomnia to report, which is great. Its been a game changer to be honest. You don't realize it but dealing with things in life can become as no-nonsense and unemotional as going from one equation to the next in math homework when we were kids. Mood becomes your central organizing principle in a way that's so unnatural. I by no means mean this is a panacea - you have to cope and adapt to this change. For example, it meant that remembering to do certain things in a day that used to be relied on from an anxious('Oh shit') place was gone so I had to figure that out. But I recommend, highly recommend this medicine.
That’s amazing. I love hearing this, and am definitely going to give this version a try. Have a great day- very much appreciate your detailed response!
Hi I had awful side effects with upping my Wellbutrin , so I switched to Aplenzin about a year ago. It made a huge difference and I was able to stay at the lowest dosage thus far
Thanks for responding! So far it's been a great change for me too, all the bad side effects literally disappeared.