Posted by fires on March 22, 2005, at 14:35:06
In reply to Re: switch from wellbut. to effexor?, posted by Spriggy on March 22, 2005, at 13:21:25
> Why are you deciding this and does your doctor know?
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> Wellbutrin and Effexor are different drugs; Wellbutrin hits norepinephrine and dopamine while Effexor targets the norepinephrine and seratonin.
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> So is Wellbutrin causing anxiety and that's why you are stopping?I was on Effexor XR 75 mg since early 2004 - until late 2004. It brought me out of major dep. Switched to Wellbutrin a few months ago with hopes that it would be better than Effex.. Now I feel I'm sliding back into major dep. I've posted several times about BP II, because it is being considered as a possible new dx.
I have a "problem" with the BP II dx since I was on Parnate for 15 years without any hypomania. I didn't experience any "hypomania" until I took too much Effexor or more than 150 mg Wellbutrin.
I don't have typical anxiety. What my pdoc calls anxiety = slight to mod. hyperactivity, physical ills, extreme brain tiredness.
When I feel like I do now, I can "go over the edge" without any additional warning(s), just like someone threw a switch. I didn't think I'd get to talk to my pdoc so fast, but they got me an appointment for tomorrow.(Found this out right after my post).
This won't make sense to many, but here's the plan(s) of action(s) I prefer in order:
1) continue Wellbutrin 150 mg and add more Klonopin to my 2 mg that I now take.
2) Switch back to Effexor 75 mg.
3)increase Wellbutrin to 300 mg, even if I become hypomanic (still not sure if I was really clinically hypomanic, or if it was med induced).
4)add Abilify to Wellbutrin or Effexor per above.
This is all complicated by the fact that I also have fibromyalgia, RLS/PLMD, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, and more.
Sorry, too much info.
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