Wellbutrin + Anti Anxiety Medication ?? Posted: 08-16-07 22:10pm
I've been on wellbutrin for a month now
and while it has helped a bit to reduce
sadness, my anxiety is HORRIBLE...i worry
over the tiniest thing and constantly feel
nervous when there's no need to. is my
doctor likely to prescribe me anxiety
medication in addition to wellbutrin? i
feel wellbutrin is helping somewhat and i
want to stay on it. is it common to take
antianxiety meds along with something like
wellbutrin?
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filoloo
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Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 19
I Dk Posted: 08-18-07 17:41pm
I tried taking welbutrin a few times and
it never worked right for me but I do take
anxiety medication on top of my
antidepressant.
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sucraloser
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Joined: 16 Aug 2007 Posts: 12 Location: San Francisco, CA
Posted: 08-29-07 13:51pm
Wellbutrin is actually prescribed as an
anxiety medication in some situations!
However, since one of the side effects is
ANXIETY, it doesn't work for everyone.
I took Wellbutrin for a few weeks, and it
made my anxiety and panic attacks a
million times worse, messed with my vision
and light sensitivity, and made me
perpetually dizzy.
However, Wellbutrin is often prescribed
because it has less of a chance of causing
negative sexual side effects in patients.
There are plenty of other drugs you can
try that have less of a chance of
producing anxiety in you. If you're
comfortable with taking an SSRI, you can
try Zoloft (which also works for
depression). There are also SNRI
medications available now, but they are
primarily brand-name only. Cymbalta and
Effexor are two of these.
Talk to your psychiatrist and let them
know about your anxiety. They should be
able to help you find something that works
better for your body.
In the meantime, you might want to ask
about an as-needed anxiety medication like
Xanax (Alprazolam) or Ativan (Lorazepam).
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mrsosorio
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Joined: 29 Aug 2007 Posts: 2
Re: Anxiety Posted: 08-29-07 13:54pm
I don't think it should have that kind of
effect on you. Your doctor will probably
try you on a different anti-depressent.
There are a lot of good ones out there to
try.
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Stray Light
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Joined: 04 Feb 2007 Posts: 18
Posted: 09-04-07 17:43pm
I just started taking Wellbutrin and it
makes me feel so much worse... I've only
been taking it for 1 week and I keep
hoping it's going to work ...but I feel
sad and want to cry... and my left hand
feels like it wants to fall asleep
sometimes.
This is crazy but the only good thing I've
gotten out of this medicine is that I lost
7 lbs in 1 week.
