Posted by viridis on February 28, 2003, at 19:46:17
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin and anxiety, posted by fairnymph on February 28, 2003, at 19:21:44
I'd be very cautious with WB if you have anxiety problems. I reacted very badly, in terms of severe anxiety and a whole host of strange side effects that I've never experienced with other meds. I stuck it out for about two months, and finally gave up since the side effects never went away. But, you never know how it will affect you until you try it. I would just start at the lowest possible dose and move up from there. Depending on your doctor, you may have to be quite insistent about this -- my GP wanted to start me on 450 mg; I started at 150 instead and found this too much. The psychiatrist I'm now seeing says that he's extremely cautious with WB in anxiety patients, and generally avoids it for this population.
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