The anhedonia I got from Wellbutrin is destroying me that I got roughly two months into PFS. It’s like life is a slide show, no pleasure from anything, lack of physical and mental comfort. It’s a biological prison that is horrible. This makes sleep almost impossible. My OCD, GAD, and ADHD is debilitating as I can longer derive pleasure. Of course suicide inducing anxiety, depression, and sadness live rent free in my head. Has anyone found relief from this life ruining symptom? I’m considering ketamine therapy and I do have several consults for it soon. It could possibly improve my sleep if I can feel physical comfort and dampen the anxiety.
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The only person I can recall reporting on ketamine off the top of my head was @Titan1 and he didn’t have good things to say. I think it will get better over time albeit very slowly. Force yourself to do things even if they don’t feel the same as before.
i too have a consult for ketamine therapy in a few weeks. when is yours? mine is on the 20th.
I’ve had two sessions recently of Spravato. I can’t tell if I’ve had any improvements yet but it takes a few sessions to see a therapeutic benefit for most people (that don’t necessarily have PFS) I can feel it though during each session so it must be doing something.
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wellbutrin is what i believe that caused my PSSD. give it some time and try to help your body naturally as much as possible, i think its important in early recovery and harder to get results in later stages.
I regret nor taking real tangible actions sooner (i.e. reducing stress, practices to regulate autonomic system, healthy diet (avoiding shit), basic vitamins, sleep, and exercise).
my advice is: try to give it a go for a solid period of time (3 months minimum, optimally 3-6) before trying to go the hard treatments (pharmaceutical mainly), cuz your body right now is fragile and these kind of interventions are rough enough to make it more likely to mess you up even further. just my 2 cents. i know we all tend to want quick solutions, but it’s just an unreal expectation. unfortunately patience here is obligatory.
This drug affects everyone differently. Wellbutrin (name brand) actually got me thru the past 3 years. Reading from surveys on this site, it’s hit or miss for some. I will say that some generic versions didn’t work well for me.
An update in regard to this - I’m laughing more but I’m still suffering badly from anxiety and anhedonia. Very bizarre but I guess there’s a chance this goes away. Only time will tell I guess.
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