What happens when you take Klonopin Wellbutrin and Concerta together?

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Well, that specific cocktail is what I'm taking. The Wellbutrin was prescribed to deal with a dopamine (lack of reuptake) issue, and the klonopin is, I imagine, the other half to even things out at night. Wellbutrin can make you a bit edgy. The Concerta also works on the dopamine in the brain, and should be what allows you (and me) to focus. All three in theory help to alleviate depression, as well. To explain my situation so you can perhaps compare to yours, I first became uncharacteristically depressed. While I had bouts of 2-3 day depressions in the past, they were mild and were always triggered by an event (a fight, etc.). This was an out of the blue thing. I finally had to see a doctor. We ruled out thyroid (my family all suffers from thyroid conditions, except for me). The GP thought perhaps I had a chemical imbalance, specifically Bipolar disorder and sent me to the psychiatrist. I should mention that my mother and I share the same doctor (GP) and since he knows she's bipolar, he diagnosed based on that and my immediate symptoms. The psychiatrist didn't feel bipolar was the issue, but he saw the ADD right off. That's the way I've always been, though, so I focused on this sudden and unrelenting depression (bouts of crying, just a mess for no reason). So he prescribed Wellbutrin (300mg) in the morning and .50 mg Klonopin as needed at night. After about a month and a half (I was really just about completely normal after a month) he decided to treat the ADHD with the addition of Concerta. I honestly don't see what the big deal with my ADD is, since I've lived with it forever not doing too badly (but I suppose not as well as I might have). The doc, it appears, feels otherwise and sees the depression and ADD/ADHD as related and once again, the reuptake of dopamine in the brain is what all three are meant to work on. So I guess that's the root of the problem and what the combination of drugs is supposed to treat. Sometimes I know they substitute Adderall or Ritalin for the Concerta, and while Wellbutrin and Concerta are a common combination, the Klonopin seems to depend on the person and the doctor. I honestly believe the Klonopin is to take you down a notch at night since Concerta and to a lesser extent the Wellbutrin act as stimulants.