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Posted by Karalyn on April 13, 2004, at 3:17:24
ok so 150 mgs of wellbutrin with 10mg of lexapro...and i was still sleepy. so she upped me to 300mg of wellbutrin. i feel so anxious. i have been crying and getting upset at my boyfriend and worried that it isnt gonna work out with us and i feel like im not really living or if i am then its hell. these are all the feelings i had before meds. i think 300 of wellbutrin is too much. this is exactly what i was afraid of too, cause ive heard that Wellbutrin doesnt really help anxiety and makes it worse for some people. this is jsut the first day on 300. what have some of you experienced? what should i do? i was on 20 of lex but she cut it down when she added Wellbutrin. i think i need 20 of lex still but im still tired a lot. beign tired is a sign of depression and anxiety but it didnt go away when i took 20 mgs of lexapro. ahhhhhhhhh maybe i jusst need to tough out the tiredness and accept it as being part of my anxiety
Posted by greywolf on April 13, 2004, at 9:49:34
In reply to Anxious on 300mg Wellbutrin, posted by Karalyn on April 13, 2004, at 3:17:24
Karalyn:
I had a similar response to Wellbutrin, though at a lower intial dosage. My anxiety increased significantly, so my doctor gave me Xanax. The problem with that was increased sleepiness, which I was trying to avoid in the first place. I have taken the Xanax a couple times when I felt really bad, but have tried to avoid it as much as possible. I have found over the last couple of weeks that the anxiety level has dropped somewhat even though I am increasing the Wellbutrin. My advice is to give it a couple weeks to see if you even out.
Posted by terrics on April 13, 2004, at 9:52:06
In reply to Anxious on 300mg Wellbutrin, posted by Karalyn on April 13, 2004, at 3:17:24
Definitely call your pdoc. It is probably too much wellbutrin. It is not uncommon for wellbutrin to cause irritability. Please tell doc. Why should you suffer? terrics
Posted by Karalyn on April 14, 2004, at 1:02:31
In reply to Re: Anxious on 300mg Wellbutrin » Karalyn, posted by terrics on April 13, 2004, at 9:52:06
thanks for responding, yeah i called my doc today and now im back down to 150 of wellbutrin and she said that maybe i need to go to 20 mgs of lexapro. i dont care anymore.. cause being tired is better than being anxious and irritable
Posted by libjennifer on April 15, 2004, at 9:16:42
In reply to Re: Anxious on 300mg Wellbutrin, posted by Karalyn on April 14, 2004, at 1:02:31
I took Wellbutrin 150 and 300 mgs and also had serious anxiety and irritability issues, especially on the 300 mgs. My boyfriend now tells me that I seemed crazy at the time--jittery, irritable, angry, crying, anxious, and paranoid. You could ask your doctor to try some other stimulating drug in place of WB--I am currently using Lexapro and a low dose of Adderall, which combats that Lexapro fog really nicely. So far I have not had any of the nasty side effects that I did with Wellbutrin--no increase in anxiety, either.
Posted by Viridis on April 16, 2004, at 2:27:44
In reply to Anxious on 300mg Wellbutrin, posted by Karalyn on April 13, 2004, at 3:17:24
Wellbutrin is notorious for being the most anxiety-inducing of the ADs. It's great for some people, but definitely be careful with it, and avoid high-end doses until you know how you react. 300 mg is way too much for many people (like me -- I totally freaked out -- not an uncommon reaction, according to my pdoc).
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