Posted by bob on May 15, 2000, at 15:34:00
In reply to Re: Paxil withdraw---wellbutrin, posted by allisonm on May 15, 2000, at 12:41:53
Hi Sharri,
I'm one of the folks out here who knows first-hand the hell that paxil withdrawal is. Funny that they don't mention it in all their cheery TV commercials ....
Anyway, my pdoc was planning on switching me to wellbutrin in any event. When the withdrawal really kicked in, he put me on it at 300mg SR a day. For me, it was a lifesaver. Not only did it eliminate the withdrawal, but (in hindsight) the combination of the two was actually working quite well as an AD cocktail. The wellbutrin did make me somewhat forgetful -- so there were times when I'd forget to take my morning meds. By 10AM, the withdrawal symptoms would kick back in. I learned to always carry a bottle with one dose of my morning meds (still do) just in case ... and 20 minutes or so after taking that dose, the symptoms would disappear again.
[As to why I'm not currently on those two if they seemed to work so well ... that's another story ... and it ain't pretty!]
Remember -- Your Mileage May Vary. It may not work for you. But I hope you get the same response that I did. After about six weeks, there came a morning when I forgot my meds again and once I realized it, it was already noon. That's how I finally knew I was through with paxil.
good luck!
bob
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