Posted by bassman on March 16, 2007, at 14:49:47
In reply to Re: Ssri and benzo induced panic » bassman, posted by valene on March 16, 2007, at 12:57:55
Val,
I was surprised, too, since Wellbutrin has a reputation for being stimulating-and therefore, you'd think, be a lousy choice for panic. I've even seen some warning on the internet that basically say "if you have PD, don't take this med". But 150 mg XL is enough to keep away some depression without making me more nervous. 300 mg made me have periods of intense fearfulness-maybe a form of panic (?). But the SSRI's only produced panic for me for a short period after starting them or increasing the dose. It was increase the dose today, have a period of panic today or tomorrow, a few days later and the panic was no longer "induced", it just happened at about or lower than the frequency/intensity of before increasing the dose.I tried stop taking the Wellbutrin because I convinced myself it wasn't helping...wrong! So I take low dose Prozac (15 mg) plus the Wellbutrin plus some Klonopin to keep a lid on the whole thing. Hope that helps.
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