Is anyone taking more than one anti-depressant?

Hoping someone has some input for you sis
Please let me know tomorrow how things are wil ya
Am off to lay down again still not well
Be good and take care
Luvs ya

 Well, I debated with myself all morning.... should I take the Wellbutrin? I won't.. I will...So finally the "I'll mind the doctor" won out. I took the pill about a half hour ago, and I'm waiting to see what horrible thing will happen next. Hopefully, nothing, but I still think that I'm taking too much medicine. It seems that I'm stable, MOST of the time, and then I have these "relapse" times, when my depression comes back. Does that warrant adding another medication ALL the time? I have no clue. I sure don't want to be a walking ZOMBIE, as it is, I have difficulty crying many times, just from taking the one antidepressant. Oh well, sometimes I suppose you have to trust a doctor and hope they are right. I had called my therapist yesterday when I got home, and she pointed out that she was NOT an MD, but none of her patients are on this combination, and said it might be best to see the psychiatrist at her office for a second opinion, but I wouldn't be able to see him for another week... Soooooooo, I just popped the pill. I sure hope this isn't a mistake. Reading the possible side effects of combining with other antidepressants online sure isn't such a good plan... now I'm waiting for the worst to happen. I'm really praying I'll be ok, especially considering that I'm home by myself...

Bear

Hi tangerine bear, dave z here.   It  is not uncommon for a person to be on 2 or more antidepressants at the same time.  The fact that you have been doing well on the lexapro which is used for depression, generalized anxiety disorder and as a sleep aid is properly indicated for your symptoms.  Lexapro is a serotonin booster and is a cousin to paxil, prozac and zoloft.               Sometimes when we have additional symptoms it is helpful to take another antidepressant to aid the first one.

Wellbutrin sr (sustrained-released)may be used as a stimulant, which is why your doctor was so insistant that you take it in the am rather  than in the pm.  Wellbutrin is not related to paxil, prozac or other tricyclics.  It may take up to 4 weeks to feel the affects of wellbutrin.   It has taken me years to find the right combination of meds, trial and error, to reach my comfort zone.   I take 75 mg's of amitriptylin (elavil) in the pm.  In the morning I take 10mg's of prozac to take the edge off of my daily activities. I also take .5 mg's xanax 1 to 3 times  per day as needed for anxiety.  IN my opinion I would suggest to you that you follow your doctors recommendiation and add wellbutrin to your regimen.  You can always adjust to something else if it does not work well for you.  Good Luck.

 

Post Edited (dave z) : 10/12/2006 11:07:44 AM (GMT-6)

Bear hope things are going well.

Dave and Jan Thank you both for your wonderful insight.

Yes thanks for all that great input
Hoping all is okay Bear
I am having major snow on and off so I am gonna pull puter out for a wee bit anyways ttyl
luvs ya

Thanks everyone,

Well, so far I'm just feeling kind of hyper. I'm not so sure I'm going to keep this up! I'm going to wait and see how the rest of the day goes.

bear

I am sorry you are feeling bad bear, I hope you are feeling better soon! I will keep you in my prayers.
Hugs
daisy

Bear,
Everyone is different so i can only speak of my personal experience with wellbutrin. I was tried on it before they ever put me on zoloft. It didn't help...it didn't hurt...just nothing. Then earlier this year, the zoloft must've been losing it's effectiveness and the pdoc put me on wellbutrin alongside the zoloft (my anxiety was about to drive me mad!) Anyway, all the wellbutrin did for me the second go around was make my anxiety even worse than it already was!!! I took it for a week and said NO MORE! I was getting more suicidal thoughts cuz of the extreme anxiety...but like I said, that was just MY experience. Some folks are helped a lot, some are not. At least you tried so now you know more as to how it does you. I hope you find relief soon!
HUGS!
janet

Hi, bear. im on Zoloft & Xanax- i need both to survive. cant manage on Zoloft alone.
Maz XX