Posted by OldSchool on March 17, 2002, at 12:20:52
In reply to Why do people prefer ssri's over Wellbutrin?, posted by Anyuser on March 17, 2002, at 10:45:31
> Here is a link to an article that offers a possible answer: http://www.salon.com/sex/feature/2000/09/26/wellbutrin/index.html
Thats an excellent article about Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is a great antidepressant and it is very often underestimated. Ive had one or two psychiatrists who thought Wellbutrin is a "weak" antidepressant and I totally disagree with them. I personally found Wellbutrin SR to be a good AD and in fact I made my very first recovery on high dosage Wellbutrin SR years ago. SSRIs and Remeron hadnt worked for me, Wellbutrin SR worked fairly good however. I didnt get the "poopout" as bad with Wellbutrin SR as I did with serotonergic ADs. Weird huh?
As far as the seizure risk of Wellbutrin, yes its true Wellbutrin got a bad name early on because of that. Yet the seizure risk with Wellbutrin SR is EXTREMELY LOW. So low, I totally do not worry about it. In fact, my family doctor told me once that the reason Wellbutrin is associated with seizures is simply because the company that makes it was actually honest in its reports to the FDA back in the eighties. More honest than other drug companies concerning their antidepressants. My family doctor also told me that Effexor actually has a higher risk of seizures than Wellbutrin! Yet you never hear about any seizure connection to Effexor. Of course, even with Effexor the seizure risk is still ridiculously low and I have taken the max PDR dose of it.
I am totally unconcerned with seizure risk from antidepressants. I believe the only people who should be concerned with seizures from ADs are those who have a prior history of seizures.
Old School
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