OT--Anyone taking Wellbutrin?

I don't take it but I am bumping this because I am sure someone on this forum takes or took Wellbutrin, it sounds familiar.

I'm on a mild "cocktail" that has been worked out over the course of many months. It includes Wellbutrin as well as a low dose of Lexapro and Buspar (and amitriptyline for sleep issues). The three work together to ease depression (providing a grounding for me to view the world from in a rational way) and anxiety. Because Wellbutrin can increase energy, it can also increase anxious thoughts, so that's something to be aware of but, interestingly, it is used for smoking cessation because it helps with the anger and obsessive thinking that are associated with nicotine withdrawal. It's also the only anti-depressant that does not have a negative effect on libido (specifically, most anti-depressants cause or contribute to anorgasmia). When I've been on Wellbutrin by itself, I've often had very vivid sex dreams LOL.

I've been on other anti-depressants over time and I think of Wellbutrin as being the most congenial and least invasive of them.

Sara and janey--did it affect your gut in any way?

I take Wellbutrin and I've never experienced an energy burst from it but I was on it long before I was ever diagnosed with UC/Crohns

I take wellbutrin 150 mg sustained release. Good med. It counters the laziness promulgated by Lexapro, gives me energy and stops food cravings caused by 10 mg Lexapro. Can't say I've lost weight but what was important to me is to stablize weight.

Don't see a downside except my kidney numbers are now out of range. Not sure what it's from but I've increased water and dropped Asacol down to 6 from 7, was on 8 about a month ago -- for about a year.

I am bipolar and the depression manifests itself as anxiety that began with my first major flare. I went off my lamictal recently because of the kidney problems and had to go back on because the anxiety broke through. So anxiety is not related to Wellbutrin.