Posted by SalArmy4me on May 12, 2001, at 0:17:36
In reply to Re: wellbutrin: what's the purpose??-sal, posted by terra miller on May 12, 2001, at 0:04:11
Have you been on buproprion for a full 6-weeks to see whether it does anything for you? It does help folks with PTSD, but not before 4-6 weeks.
In a clinical study I found, bupropion effectively decreased hyperarousal and depressive symptoms of PTSD. In general, bupropion was well tolerated, and most of the patients who had experienced sexual dysfunction with SSRI treatment did not report such complaints with bupropion treatment: Canive JM, Clark RD, Calais LA, et al. Buproprion treatment in veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder: an open study. J Clin Psychopharmacol 1998; 18:379-383.
If buproprion turns out to be ineffective for you, you may want to consider sertraline, which is approved specifically for PTSD.
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