Lexapro and wellbutrin combo
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I am on that combination and it works great. I was taking Lexapro 20 mg with Wellbutrin and was fine. How long have you been on Lexapro? My doc started me out slow with a week of 5 mg then 10 mg and so on. I know jumping into 20 mg for me was exhausting. Best of luck.
m not sure if my side effects were from the Prozac still in my system or if was the Lexapro- or combo of both!! But I did experience headaches for awhile. I stuck it out and the headaches did go away- I would at times take a .5mg Xanax when my head was hurting (especially at night) and that seemed to help loosen the grip on my head! I hardly need to take any xanax which is good cause I think the Lexapro is finally regulated.
You will have to ask your Dr if you can add this to the Lexapro. I know many people that take a combo. Wellbutrin, from what I know of it, does not help much with anxiety. Is the Lexapro helping with your anxiety? If so, this may be a good combo for you. Only your Dr can say for sure though.
Dear Cosk,
I've taken many of the major AD's - Prozac, Effexor, Zoloft, Wellbutrin, Lexapro, Remeron, etc., over the years, and I've read widely on the topic of depression.
In other words, I am not a doctor.
Consult your prescribing physician, since he is likely to have the most clinical experience and to know your condition the best. He's going to have to recommend something else anyway, correct?
s natural and less potent than Wellbutrin and there is no risk and you can have the same benefits of Wellbutrin with it apart the fact that it won't affect the norepinephrine neurotransmitter but rather the serotonin which is related to happy mood therefore non-depressive mood.
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no im on 10mg of lexapro and 300mg of wellbutrin xl. its the best combination that worked for me. and thats what its all about finding the best combination that works for you. it took me over a year to find that combination that worked for me.
I'm currently taking 20mg of Lexapro and 150mg of Wellbutrin. I've taken Lexapro for about 2 years now, starting at 5mg, then 10mg, now 20mg and added Wellbutrin a few months ago. I'm seeing a psychiatrist and a talk therapist but wanted to check in with the online community.
m brand new to depression medication and just wondering what folks think about the combination of Lexapro and Wellbutrin. A lot of folks I know had bad problems with Wellbutrin, but really like Lexapro and right now I'm kinda just trying to power through side effects.
I have been on effexor for now 11 days along with 20mg of Lexapro for about 5 weeks and prior to that lexapro at 10mg for 2 weeks. Before that I was on wellbutrin for 2 weeks! So I've had a lot of changes of meds over the past 9 - 10 weeks. The past two days I am feeling better and looking back I can see improvement over about a week now. So maybe the combo is ok. I also go to therapy and between the two that is supposed to be the best combo to getting healthy again.
s tendency to interfere with erection, libido, and orgasm in males (and Lexapro is BAD in this respect). The normal dose of Wellbutrin after titrating up from 150mg is 300mg, preferably in the XL (released gradually over time) form, and the Lexapro is normally one 10mg tab QD. I have seen these two meds prescribed together this way for others.
I was previously on Lexapro for anxiety / depression, but switched to Wellbutrin due low libido while on the Lexapro. I have now been taking 150mg of Wellbutrin XL for about three months, and have noticed no imprvement. If anything, my libido has diminished even more.
Since most people report a boost in sex drive with the Wellbutrin, I was wondering if I am just an atypical case, or if perhaps my dosage is not high enough to experience the improvement.
Thanks for your help!
Caution is advised combining Wellbutrin and Phentermine as this combo may increase your risk of seizures. If weight gain is a side effect of your psych meds, talk to your prescribing doctor about your concerns.
Do your own research, but apparently you can take both together. I have taken Wellbutrin and my husband does for bipolar (him) and we did not gain wt. on it. It just did not work for me, so I switched to Lexapro. It helped me in less than a week. I have been on it for several years and actually lost wt. while on it. I was actively trying to lose wt. and had no problems doing it while taking the Lexapro.
my ex girlfriend started taking wellbutrin with lexapro and xanax about 2 months ago.i caught her in bed with another guy and she laughed at me. she has never been more malicious in her life. now she is lying to me all the time. can anybody help me.....
Hi I've been on wellbutrin for a few years but my doctor just added escitalopram (Lexapro ). I've been on it for five days now and I'm extremely tired I can't stay awake but can't sleep at night at all. I feel very weak and there was two days that I had tingling. Is this normal? Does the tiredness go away? I can't function like this.
Recently my Dr. recommended that I switch from Lexapro (called Lexamil where I live) to Wellbutrin to reduce unwanted side effects of Lexapro. I have been taking Lexapro for 5 years now (10 mg daily). She said to taper off of Lexapro in two weeks, first taking 1/2 a tablet each day to 1/2 a tablet every other day while introducing a tablet of Wellbutrin 150 mg. each day during this process.
I would say yes, because wellbutrin is an antidepressant and klonopin is a benzo and they don't have any neg effect together usually and are often perscribed together, to be sure I would call an all night pharmacist or your local pharmacist, they can give you more professional advice, I do it all the time. JUst ask them if you can tak ethe two together and they can tell you if you need to look for or worry with side effects, but I would think it is fine.
Have taken paxil, celexa, effexor, xanax, and lexapro through the years but experienced weight gain of at least 40 lbs. My OB/GYN helped wean me off the meds this past spring but within the last month I have again started experiencing severe anxiety with bouts of depression. Family doc started me on Trazadone which just made me feel like a zombie and shortly after switched me to Wellbutrin 150mg daily.
My concern is that I have felt really dopy the last couple of weeks. Also, I would like to know if Lexapro and Wellbutrin are in the same family and if not, what is the difference. I noticed by researching that Wellbutrin does not state that it helps with anxiety as does Lexapro. Please help, I am really getting confused.
If you have anxiety, I would get off the FX(But do not do this at all without your Dr) and add in Buspar. I am on a WB/Buspar combo and it works well.(I think anyways since I am still having sime residual w/d from the Effexor)
Get off that FX. It is a dangerous and nasty stuff. I was placed on it 3 years ago, and if I would have known then, what I know now, there is NO way I would have gone on FX at all.
Even with tapering, I still suffered from brain zaps, nausea, dizziness, tingling.
Hi,
For years I've been on 20 mg Lexapro. I never had ED, but it often took me a long time to climax during sex. My doctor and I decided to try switching to Wellbutrin (mostly because we thought it might help improve motivation). I'm still in the process of switching over -- cutdown from 20mg Lexapro to 10mg, and I'm now on 200mg Wellbutrin taken twice a day (400 mg total). The depression symptoms are handled fine and I think there is increased motivation.
m a little surprised your Dr recommended Wellbutrin since you have ADD. This is one of the more stimulating antidepressants. Wellbutrin and Lexapro are both antidepressants but are in also different. Of course I'm not a Dr and I'm sure your Dr has a reason for switching your meds. Can you call and ask him if you can wait until after the holidays to make the switch?
Thank you so much for the suggestions. I'm taking 30mgs Paroxitine, 30mgs Remeron and 450mgs Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is now SR as I cannot afford the XL and I'm taking all in generic form.
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