Wellbutrin xl and Thyrogold

[Missy1968]

I was wondering if anyone on this board has had a problem with using these two together. I have been hypo and on levothyroxine (125 mcg) for almost 20 years never felt well. I was prescribed Wellbutrin for depression helped but still fatigued. Dr raised dosage still fatigued. I recently changed over to Thyrogold 150mg feel great except for a raised heart rate. It’s such a low dose I’m surprised it’s raising my heart rate but it kind of comes in bursts, not a constant high heart rate. I know adrenal fatigue (tested waiting on results) and low ferritin can cause these things too. I had blood work done last month everything good except ferritin was in range but only 31.7. I’m just wondering if when the dr raised my Wellbutrin but I didn’t really need it and it is now too much for me now that I’m on Thyrogold or is it just too much. The reason I ask is that on Wellbutrin xl it releases in your body in little bursts (according to a dr) of the active ingredient and I wonder if that could explain the inconsistency of my heart rate. I hope I have explained it well enough. Thank you for any insight you can give on this.

[Eliotf]

Missy1968, I have been on thyroid replacement since the mid 1990's and went on to prozac in the late 1990's. With each prozac adjustment (in either direction) I had to raise my thyroid medication up. After a lot of research I found that any and ALL Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) which includes prozac, lexapro and many others directly effect the thyroid and its function. The short version is that I probably could have only been only taking about 25mcg instead I am taking 137mcg due to the SSRIs. A lot of it is directly due to the various SSRIs. I continued to research and found no relation to Wellbutrin and thyroid medication. I asked about 3 or four of my different doctors (endos, primary, etc) and none knew of any connections. So I switched over to Wellbutrin and no adjustments to my thyroid medication was needed. I have been on it for about one year now and am real happy. Feel free to ask more details

[Missy1968 in reply to Eliotf]

Thank you so much for your reply. That is good to know about Wellbutrin. I actually got my adrenal saliva test results back today and found I have some cortisol issues and that is probably at the root of my high heart rate and heart palpitations. So I have a direction to go in now. Thanks again for your response.