Wellbutrin to Celexa Switchero

clovermeg · August 19, 2006

My internist has switched me from Wellbutrin XL to Celexa Syrup in anticipation of my surgery and not being able to swallow since Wellbutrin XL cannot be crushed. I'm just wondering if anyone else takes celexa and how you feel about it? Personally as far as wellbutrin went I didn't notice a difference until I stopped taking it and then I felt blue, not so much depressed but blue (if that makes sense?).

Thanks!

PamRN · August 19, 2006

My mother was on Wellbutrin, then welbutrin and prozac combined, but it wasn't working, so she was switched last year to celexa. She's having great results with it. She's lost weight and feels better than she's felt in a really long time. To date I know of a small handful of people on it, and haven't heard any negative feedback on it yet. Good Luck to you with it, I hope it works for you too.

jude048 · August 19, 2006

Meg,

I take Celexa and I find it a far superior product with fewer side effects!!! I have been taking it for several years. 20 mg 1Xdaily.

jude

PS: The ticker is a lie!

Dancing Queen · August 19, 2006

I took Celexa a few years ago. My job was teaching children with severe/profound disabilities, I dealt with a lot of depression during those years and I really liked Celexa. I had tried several other medications

before taking it but never took Wellbutrin so I don't know how it compares to Wellbutrin and everyone tolerates medications differently.

Best of luck with your band and hopefully the joys of weight loss will decrease your need for medication completely! :nervous

Dr. Roberto Rumbaut

Monterrey Mexico

June 27, 2006

257/225/185

clovermeg · August 20, 2006

Thanks for all your responses. I hope it works too! At my psych eval she told me I was elevated on the depression scale....well DUH. I told her I'm depressed because I'm F-A-T! I don't think she found it funny! I realize that's only part of my depression, but I know it's a big part that messes with self-confidence so I'm looking forward to have this weight off my shoulders (literally & figuratively) and eventually not needing medicine!

Fauxnaif · August 23, 2006

I take Wellbutrin XL and they are tiny! I can't imagine not being able to take them. I have had no problem at all and I am fairly tight. Wellbutrin has been a godsend for me. I used Celexa in the past and it didn't help. I just don't get why your doc wants to switch you.

clovermeg · August 23, 2006

Well, I switched to Celexa and right now I am REALLY tired, I guess that's a side effect. I hope it goes away soon, I can't stop yawwwwwwwwning! What I'm wondering is, when I have my surgery will I still be able to take pain meds like vicodin or whatever they give me? I'll also need something before the surgery to calm me down, do you think I can take something? When I went to www.drugdigest.com it said that pain meds and celexa can interact but it didn't say how!

Marimaru · August 23, 2006

Honestly, if you can't take a welbutrin XL pill, you probably aren't eating any other solid foods either. Even at my tightest, I can still take decent sized pills (not the horse pills Vitamins come in, but other regular stuff).