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Posted by Joy on March 19, 2004, at 12:38:33
Mypdoc added 150 mgs Wellbutrin XL to my Prozac to try to improve my depression, though Prozac certainly helps. I took my first dose yesterday. I did not sleep well last night even though I took my normal .5 Xanax. I keep reading about side effects from this med. It doen't seem to help many people added to their antidepressant. My pdoc said I could either go up higher from 40 mgs Prozac or add just add Wellbutrin XL and stay at 40 mgs . Maybe I should just raise my Prozac dose? Any opinions out there??? Thanks
Joy
Posted by theo on March 20, 2004, at 11:17:13
In reply to Has Wellbutrin XL added to SSRI helped ANYONE??, posted by Joy on March 19, 2004, at 12:38:33
I tried Wellbutrin with Lexapro and Zoloft and found it just added agitation, no help with depression or sexual side effects. It's so funny, Wellbutrin's a safe drug so doctors act like it's a cure all for SSRI induced SE's because it is "suppose" to affect dopamine. I'm trying Zoloft by itself because after extensive research have found Zoloft is the one SSRI other than Lexapro which effects dopamine. I tried Lex before and hated it and after all these years have not tried Zoloft. Didn't mean to spin of on a tangent but Wellbutrin alone didn't help my depression much and made me agitated when added to an SSRI, which yet again seems like doctors think this is a good combo because it hits all areas like a MAOI does, but it doesn't.
Posted by Bill LL on March 22, 2004, at 9:14:48
In reply to Has Wellbutrin XL added to SSRI helped ANYONE??, posted by Joy on March 19, 2004, at 12:38:33
I was confronted with the same type of choice. To increase Lexapro or add Wellbutrin. I added 150 mg Wellbutrin XL about 6 weeks a go to my 30 mg Lexapro. Works pretty good so far. I definitely feel less tired during the day with better focus. I did have some aggitation at first, but it went away.
Posted by awatts on March 22, 2004, at 19:17:30
In reply to Has Wellbutrin XL added to SSRI helped ANYONE??, posted by Joy on March 19, 2004, at 12:38:33
> Mypdoc added 150 mgs Wellbutrin XL to my Prozac to try to improve my depression, though Prozac certainly helps. I took my first dose yesterday. I did not sleep well last night even though I took my normal .5 Xanax. I keep reading about side effects from this med. It doen't seem to help many people added to their antidepressant. My pdoc said I could either go up higher from 40 mgs Prozac or add just add Wellbutrin XL and stay at 40 mgs . Maybe I should just raise my Prozac dose? Any opinions out there??? Thanks
> JoyI'm not a doctor and am not actually on an SSRI.
I take 300mg of Effexor XR, and it works for me.
I tried adding Wellbutrin XL for sexual side effects from the Effexor - titrated up to 450mg of Wellbutrin while still taking 300mg Effexor XR. Wellbutrin XL did NOTHING for me - could not tell that I was taking it - no bad side effects, but no benefit. I quit the Wellbutrin cold turkey after 6 weeks (doc said it was OK to do this). NO withdrawal.
A note on Xanax: Xanax will probably stop working as a sleep aid if you take it regularly. Ask your doc for 0.5mg of Klonopin instead - remember that Klonopin can take 2 hours to start working. It can be a very good drug for anxiety. Many folks take 0.5mg of Klonopin 2 or 3 times a day for many years without developing a tolerance.
Keep a little Xanax around for emergencies such as panic attacks.
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