Posted by girlie916 on August 12, 2003, at 20:04:46
Hi there, I need your experience please.
A little background: I was on Effexor XR for a few years but went off a year and a half ago. Struggled with anxiety long enough and went to the psychiatrist to get back on medication in June. Did NOT want Effexor because of the side effects and the horrible time I had with withdrawls.
Tried Lexapro for a month but it caused me even worse anxiety and my mind would race with crazy thoughts (like I needed any help in that department!). Another big problem was that I was clenching my teeth again. Just got over that after YEARS with struggling with it so Lex was out.
Two weeks ago I started 5mg of Lexapro and one 150mg tablet of Wellbutrin. 5 days ago (on Friday) I went to 2 150mg tablets of Wellbutrin. I've read a few posts and see that I'm not alone with the irritability side effect (my hubby can attest to that!) but I want it to go away soon.
The weird thing that's happening is that I've got the "Effexor Brain Swoosh" and tingling lips going on. This started on Monday - day 4. Anyone else had this? Does it go away?
My next appointment is Thursday. I don't know whether to give this up so quickly or stick with it. I just can't deal with feeling like I'm withdrawing from Effexor all the time - I'm hoping it goes away with time.
Thanks for "listening" to me and thanks in advance for any help!
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