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Posted by zuzu80 on May 5, 2004, at 8:00:36
Hello
Started taking Wellbutrin SR 150mg morning. Ant tried 0.5 and up to 1.25mg of klonopin for Social Anxiety.
Can it be that the stimulation/anxiety I get from Wellbutrin get balanced to baseline by klonopin ?!!
Will the Anxiety of Wellbutrin fade away with time?
Any ideas. suggestions?
p.s. I have to take Wellbutrin for some concentration problems, have exams soon.
I Think it's about priorities. I can start taking klonopin fo Social Anxiety after I finish the exam period. Or I just take couple of mgs of Klonopin, stupid I know.
Wait and see.
What do you think guys?
Posted by Joe Schmoe on May 13, 2004, at 21:20:18
In reply to Klonopin + Wellbutrin: Useless for Social Anxiety, posted by zuzu80 on May 5, 2004, at 8:00:36
> Can it be that the stimulation/anxiety I get from Wellbutrin get balanced to baseline by klonopin ?!!
Well, from my point of view, the benefits of Klonopin were being zeroed out by the anxiety I was getting from Wellbutrin. I finally decided to go off Wellbutrin and have just started Zoloft. I may add a small amount of Wellbutrin later to augment. In the past I took Klonopin/Wellbutrin/Celexa and it was a lot less anxiety producing than just Wellbutrin and Klonopin alone. Having tried going without the Celexa now for some eight months, I have decided I need a serotonin-boosting agent after all.
> Will the Anxiety of Wellbutrin fade away with time?
Not in my experience. It is a good antidepressant but I don't think anybody considers it a good antianxiety agent. For anxious/phobic people, it is probably not a good drug. I was attracted to it due to its lack of weight gain and lack of sexual side effects, but in the end the anxiety it produced was overpowering the 2 mg/day of Klonopin I take.
> Any ideas. suggestions?
Either add a non-activating SSRI and reduce the Wellbutrin dosage, or substitute one for the Wellbutrin altogether.
> p.s. I have to take Wellbutrin for some concentration problems, have exams soon.
I am not familiar with this use of Wellbutrin.
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