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Posted 7/19/2014 2:22 PM (GMT 0)
I posted this in the anxiety forum too:

Common fear, I know. Had it before, having it again, gah! Been on Pristiq for a month. Not giving me the results I need so Pdoc added generic Wellbutrin 100mg yesterday. He obviously knows I have anxiety and depression but thinks my depression is more prevalent and I can't say I disagree. Been fighting this fight since February so yes, I am depressed at the struggle lol.

Anyone have good success adding Wellbutrin to an AD? I've never taken it before. I know everyone is different. My fear is it making me worse, ie: the root of why I'm afraid of taking it!

Lord have mercy on all of us! This battle is for the BIRDS! I have faith though but some days are harder than others. I'm sick of being a scaredy cat! I wanna be like the folks who just pop the pill their doc gives and get on with it lol!

Thanks for listening!!!

Lisa
Posted 7/19/2014 2:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Lisa,

I posted to you over on our mutually visited board in AP. Take a peek!

Between there and here, lots of good folks to chime in. :)







M.
Posted 7/19/2014 2:54 PM (GMT 0)
I took wellbutrin with Effexor which is similar to pristiq. It worked good. I take pristiq now. I don't take the wellburtin anymore but take abilify. I hope that the wellbutrin works for you.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 7/19/2014 5:34 PM (GMT 0)
Lisa:

I feel your pain. It's like a catch22. You know you need a med that helps you feel better, but you don't want to take the wrong med that makes things worse. So you experiment, which is a crapty science.

I'm in search of an AD that doesn't make me anxious or sleepy.

We are in this journey together.
hawkeye
Posted 7/19/2014 6:24 PM (GMT 0)
My pdoc is also a pharmacist so I trust him. I have to. Sooooooo with that being said, w/the encouraging of hubby, & texts from friends (one of which is a friend I've met right here through these forums!) who said "just take it!" :-) I took the dang pill. I want to be well. I know I need a med to get there. I know I don't have to suffer but must be willing to try. My anticipatory anxiety has ALWAYS been worse than anything I've ever feared. If I don't try, I won't know.

So, bottoms up! I took it (& a Xanax) lol!

Thank you for the support & comments. I'll keep it updated.

xoxoxo

Lisa
Posted 7/19/2014 6:35 PM (GMT 0)
GOOD GIRL!!!!

Thank you for listening!
Posted 7/19/2014 7:08 PM (GMT 0)
Lisa, I hope that the wellbutrin works well for you. Do keep us posted.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 7/19/2014 8:15 PM (GMT 0)
Lisa,

Didn't see this thread until I'd just said this to you over on Sean's, but want to say on here that I hope the Wellbutrin works, it's been a miracle for me after being on so many others.
Posted 7/19/2014 9:30 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you Thundercloud. I saw your reply just now :-). I appreciate it. My mother in law & a dear friend take Wellbutrin and it works very well for them.

Thanks for the support everyone. I just woke from an almost 3 hr nap! It was nice. Between my allergies, nerves & 2 Xanax today, I was drowsy and the nap was good :-)
Posted 7/21/2014 12:20 AM (GMT 0)
Wellbutrin is a good add-on drug for other ADs, since it is not a tricyclic, SSRI or SNRI. I took it with Cymbalta for years, with Effexor for a few months, and then back with Cymbalta and then generic duloxetine until earlier this year.

I had to stop taking Wellbutrin because it does not get along with my new medication, Brintellix. I was on 450mg of Wellbutrin so I had to taper down over a period of about 6 weeks before I could increase my Brintellix dosage.
Posted 7/21/2014 12:33 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the input Gary- much appreciated!!

Best wishes on the Brintillix! My good friend just started in about 2? months ago & she loves it! My Pdoc office was part of the Brintillix studies and the results were very good.

Thx again for the vote of confidence w/Wellbutrin. I also smoke abt 1/2 pack/day and it'd be doubly great if it actually help curb cigarettes too!


Lisa
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