Posted by linkadge on July 31, 2009, at 17:03:15
In reply to Re: wellbutrin instead of zyprexa, posted by rme on July 31, 2009, at 7:52:36
This is a *bad* idea for a number of reasons.
Giving somebody medication that was not prescribed could put you on the line if they react adversly to it. Wellbutrin can cause seizures in some people for example.
You don't really know why the medication was prescribed. Sometimes patients say one thing, but the doctor knows another. Zyprexa is a dopamine angatonist wherase wellbutrin is an agoinst. I.e. their effects are clinically opposite.
If zyprexa was prescribed for agitation or hallucinations, then the wellbutrin could greatly exaserbate this. It could also worsen her anxiety.
Next, what happens when she runs out??? Now she is hooked on a medication which she has no prescription for and perhaps can't afford. I.e. its not a long term solution.
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