first week symptoms - what should i expect?
I am on day 5 of Wellbutrin 150mg for depression. I was experiencing low mood, flat mood, avoidance, binge eating as a coping strategy, low sex drive, always wanting to be alone and do nothing, I just didn’t give a shit about anything.
At the same time as I am getting on this medication and seeking therapy support, I am now going through a really hard breakup. I am having a hard time differentiating which symptoms are related to my medication and which are related to me being very sad about this breakup (an 8 year relationship that ended mainly because my depression made me a bad partner).
So far on day 5, everyday I have been experiencing extreme nausea, anxiety (haven’t dealt with anxiety at all in probably 6 years), lots of sadness and crying spells that are hard to stop, headaches almost everyday and very low appetite all of a sudden. It feels like I have shifted from one extreme (low mood, not caring at all) to the other (extremely emotional and anxious). The first day I had some energy, but not much since then.
Is this anyone else’s experience on the first week? Or is this unusual? And when would you say symptoms improve?
Thank you in advance!