Wellbutrin XL - how long does it take for wellbutrin 150mg 1 a day take to work?

WildcatVet ... thank you very much let me look at ur links an see... I ty for ue kindness... im kinda scared cuz ive hid this for over 30 yrs therapist says it came out cuz my father passin... im hoping to find support understanding an not b judged or called crazy... im alone in this rt now ... But I am glad I have finally learned to admit this an seek help :)

Actually, according to the DSM-IV-TR, bipolar II involves moments of depression and hypomania, a less severe form of mania. You can not have bipolar unilateral depression, that doesn't exist, nor does it make sense. The phrase bipolar unilateral depression is as absurd as a two-wheeled unicycle. The word bipolar in itself indicates two different conditions.

But you can have major depressive episodes that do not respond to standard antidepressants (treatment resistant depression) without ever having a single hypomanic episode. In fact, the use of standard antidepressants can actually trigger hypomanic episodes.
This type of Bipolar depression will only respond to Bipolar medications.

Of course you can have episodes of depression without
Mania or hypomania, disorders such as major depressive or SAD are based off of unipolar depression. However, bipolar is a completely different catagory.
Treatment reisistant depression does not necessarily mean using different drugs, electroconvulsive therapy is also an option. I'm not aware of her case enough to determine if the op should be treated strictly with bipolar meds, sometimes Wellbutrin combined with mood stabilizers can be a successful option for bipolar II. Antidepressants that cause someone to land in a manic phase are typically SSRIs, unlike Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is a NDRI and has absolutely nothing to do with seratonin. Also, it is far less likely that someone who has not been diagnosed with a form of bipolar disorder experiences the drive to mania that sometimes occurs with SSRIs.

Daisy, I was speaking from 40 years of treatment resistant depression which is now responding to Seroquel and lithium, which were only prescribed after a single, severe manic crisis.
Each Bipolar type I ~ VI also has clinical subtypes and subclinical symptoms can manifest very differently.

You should check out the diagnostic and statistical manual for mental disorders. There are only two identified subtypes that are clinically admissible, I and II. If you have had any manic phase whatsoever, you cannot be considered diagnosed with unipolar depression. You are bipolar. I am speaking as someone who dedicates their life to the study of clinical psychology.

One problem: Bipolar II Disorder is categorized by both hypomania and major depression, not just major depression. Hypomania is basically diet mania: similar symptoms, just less severe.

There HAS TO be at least one episode of mania or hypomania in one's life in order to diagnose them with Bipolar I or II. Chronic depression is a different case.

This is true and when that episode hits you you'll wish (often from a hospital bed) that you'd never taken an antidepressant.

What a sad thing to have to go through to be diagnosed. I am sorry this happened to you WcV. You are well informed, coming from a very bad experience. It's good that you are able to give a heads up to others. Thank you for the information.

The great news is with a good psychiatrist and proper medication that's all behind me and I'm living a happy and fully functional life.
Thanks, G!