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Posted by meAgain on October 30, 2007, at 1:45:43
can wellbutrin be added to prozac,zoloft, or cymbalta?
Posted by B2chica on October 30, 2007, at 7:39:11
In reply to can wellbutrin be added to a ssri?, posted by meAgain on October 30, 2007, at 1:45:43
yes, last year i was on wellbutrin and zoloft (among other meds).
it worked well in combination.
Posted by yxibow on October 30, 2007, at 11:50:32
In reply to can wellbutrin be added to a ssri?, posted by meAgain on October 30, 2007, at 1:45:43
> can wellbutrin be added to prozac,zoloft, or cymbalta?
Its often added in small doses to restore sex drive
Posted by Phillipa on October 30, 2007, at 11:53:40
In reply to Re: can wellbutrin be added to a ssri? » meAgain, posted by yxibow on October 30, 2007, at 11:50:32
I know a few people who take it to add in weight loss especially with effexor xr. Phillipa
Posted by bleauberry on October 30, 2007, at 19:37:08
In reply to can wellbutrin be added to a ssri?, posted by meAgain on October 30, 2007, at 1:45:43
SSRI + Wellbutrin = Probably the most common antidepresant combination in practice. There are probably thousands or tens of thousands of people on this combo.
But for me it backfired with worsened depression.
Along the same vein, modafinil or adrafinil tweek the norepinephrine/dopamime circuits. A the old rememdyfind.com site I remember a lot more positive postings of modafinil added to ssri than wellbutrin added to ssri. But for something very mainstream and very common, wellbutrin fits the bill.
Posted by alienatari on October 30, 2007, at 21:32:02
In reply to Re: can wellbutrin be added to a ssri?, posted by Phillipa on October 30, 2007, at 11:53:40
Dont know how people gain weight on effexor!!! with me i lost 15KG in one month on it which is a lot (35 pounds? not sure?)
I was already quite skinny at the time though so it was bad especially because I was just starting to recover from my anorexia :(
I was just soooooo not hungry at all on it and when I ate I wanted to vomit.
> I know a few people who take it to add in weight loss especially with effexor xr. Phillipa
Posted by Phillipa on October 30, 2007, at 22:14:29
In reply to Re: can wellbutrin be added to a ssri?, posted by alienatari on October 30, 2007, at 21:32:02
Alien hi sweetie!!!!!Phillipa
Posted by finelinebob on November 3, 2007, at 18:29:41
In reply to can wellbutrin be added to a ssri?, posted by meAgain on October 30, 2007, at 1:45:43
Back when I was still trying single drug therapy, I was going through some wicked bad withdrawal from paxil. My pdoc at the time liked to give me a few weeks between meds when I'd switch to help clear out my system, but things were so bad he started me on wellbutrin almost right away.
In retrospect, that time when I had some paxil left in me as well as the wellbutrin was maybe one of the best experiences I had on meds. But hindsight is 20:20, each of those meds were horror stories for me in single drug therapy, and my current cocktail is working fairly well. I ain't gonna try it.
But as was said above, SSRI + wellbutrin is a common combination that works well for a lot of people. You could be one of them.
flb
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