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Dd9 has been on Welbutrin for about 8 months now for anxiety/ADD. For the first few months we saw huge changes in her. A new willingness to accept responsibility, remorse for her actions, lack of worry, spending time with large groups w/o hesitation, trying harder with school work, playing well with her sisters, a kinder spirit, more relaxed physically, sleeping better, and we actually saw her SMILE genuinely on a regular basis. However, recently it appears that some of her non-medicated self is resurfacing. Her smile is diminishing. She's fighting school work; any kind of work for that matter. She's frustrated with writing anything...one word, five words, doesn't matter. She's still playing well with others and not afraid to be around a lot of people all at once. Her sleep still seems good too.

 

Is it possible she's just going through a growth spurt? Could this be due to my dh's schedule...working 12 hr. night shifts w/a ton of overtime? Lack of sun? All of the above and NOT her medication?

 

Or does this sound like her med. isn't working anymore? I took the same medication for a few years and found out later when it wasn't working anymore, that that can happen with Welbutrin...just stops working.

 

I'm on the fence about calling the doctor because I assume it will mean one of three things: up the dose, change the med, or no med at all. I have my concerns about all of those.

 

Thoughts? :confused:

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Two things:

 

First, she probably needs a higher dose.

 

Second, is she getting therapy? Good therapy is a *must* for these types of things (whenever possible) because they have to learn to "re-think" how they think about things. Otherwise, the results are only as good as the med lasts.

 

Finally, :grouphug: because I really do understand. I am guessing because she is on Wellbutrin that you don't have to see the doctor monthly? I was really irritated at first that we had to *go* every month, but I am very happy that we have had to. A good, experienced psychiatrist has a level of insight that is hard to replicate. If she isn't already being treated by one, I would seek one out.

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