Hello,
I'm on a daily intake of 450mg of Wellbutrin and 30mg of Dexedrine and want to quit cold-turkey... are their any problems with this and what could the effects be :confused:

I'm amazed that a doc would put anyone on 450 mg wellbutrin along with stimulant.

Don't quit cold turkey. You will increase your chances of having a seizure. Taper off the meds one at time, gradually.

You really ought to talk to your doctor about doing this.
HOWEVER, the maker of wellbutrin recommends that you reduce the dose by 1/2 and remain at that dose for 2 days, then reduxe that by 1/2 for 2 days. Repeat until you are at the smallest available dose and quit after two days at that level.

If you are taking a sustained release tablet, you can't cut it because it will cause it to act more like instant relsease.

You really need to talk to your doc before doing this.

ME :D

I am curious as to why you feel the NEED to quit suddenly? :confused:

I just posted this same thing somewhere else. My dh quit taking Wellbutrin because he was told my a person he respects (non-medical) that all these drugs are crap. Well, it's the one drug he's ever taken that ever let him get out from under this huge cloud he conjures up. When he started taking it, I saw a huge difference -- he would sometimes sing! whistle! laugh! When he quit taking them, within a month he was suicidal and/or ready to pack his bags and go be a hermit. He did taper off, but of course lost the benefit of the drug. Think about why you're doing this. Please talk to a doctor. If you're offered a chance at having some happiness, I'm not sure why you'd give it up. (And maybe this is not your situation at all...just looked so familiar!)

I don't think I would reccomend it, although I'd be curious as to know why.

I did it I'm fine. I was on 300 mgs of Wellbutrin and 30 mgs Adderall twice a day. I think that I was sick of feeling dependent on meds. That's why I did it. I hated getting out of bed in the moring and reaching first thing for my pills. I mean yes, we have established that meds help but so do other things that I haven't given much of a chance yet. Plus I'm studying philosphy again and I want to follow my heart more. Be inline with my beliefs. I just wanted to feel how I was naturally supposed to feel. Life unmedicated is good because there were so many side-effects. Yes I liked that they helped my brain function better but chronic IBS is another thing that I never really paid attention to until I started really hurting from it. Then my grandmother was diagnosed with colon cancer, my mom has always had IBS and I think that I'm next in line so I'd like to weigh the thought of having a serious bowel obstruction with having my ADD under control. Hmmm I think I'll go au naturel for awhile. Coffee and excercise have kept me stimulated enough so far. So yes people have their reasons for for-going meds and I don't think they need to be talked out of it. There is plenty of 'alternative medicine out there. Light therapy works wonders as well. Also essential oils make life a more pleasant experience too.

i was taking 450 mg wellbutrin for six years up until last summer (nothing else though) and quit cold turkey, and no ill effects (couldn't tell it was doing anything anyway, though). just my 2 cents..good luck.