Posted by Green Hornet on August 14, 2004, at 15:40:37
In reply to Re: Prozac Wellbutrin??? question » Green Hornet, posted by KaraS on August 14, 2004, at 15:29:39
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> > > i am considering taking wellbutrin w/ prozac, but i *really* don't need any extra anxiety. i know wellbutrin causes initial anxiety, but am unsure how much of this will fade. have you been taking wellbutrin long, and how much anxiety do you still experience on it? Thank u!
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> > > amy
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> > About 0.2% of the population are missing the proper enzyme to metabolize this combination in the liver. I know because I am one of them and I found out the hard way. Two weeks after Wellbutrin was added to the Prozac I became psycotic (paranoid, delusional) and spent four days in the "rubber room" at the local university med centre. Pass this on to your doc -- maybe there are tests that can be done now. Wellbutrin worked wonders for me a year later WITHOUT the Prozac!! green hornet
> > PS See my newest post at the end -----GH
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> Does that pertain to Wellbutrin with all SSRIs or just Prozac?
>To the best of my knowledge Prozac is the most frequent offender. However caution should be exercised with other SSRI's also. GH
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