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Wellbutrin § Lexapro Side Effects
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Wellbutrin § Lexapro Side Effects
by lahern, Aug 23, 2004 12:00AM
I was taking 30 mgs Lexapro for about a year to treat depression and anxiety. It did not seem to do the trick so about 3 weeks ago, my psychiatrist started me on 150 mgs of Wellbutrin and gradullaly reduced the amount of Lexapro by 10 mgs every 3 days and taking 10 mgs until the prescription ran out. Last week we decided to increase the Wellbutrin SR to 2, 150 mgs doses per day. In the last couple of days I have been feeling really strange and sort of sickly. My head feels foggy and my eyes are tired, I have night sweats, I am very thirsty, my joints ache, and I am fatigued. (One of the reasons for switching to Wellbutrin was due to a lack of energy and always feeling fatigued.) On top of all of that, I feel unhappy, and am very irritable.
Is this normal? Will I feel better in a couple of weeks?
Thank you in advance for your input.
Is this normal? Will I feel better in a couple of weeks?
Thank you in advance for your input.
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by Roger Gould, M.D., Aug 24, 2004 12:00AM
, Aug 24, 2004 12:00AM
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Thanks,
Meg
Ultimately, my question is what do I do? If I gain more weight I couldn't deal with it, but wanting to die, albeit naturally, isn't healthy either...I don't have health insurance to pay for cognitive behavioral therapy but drug companies are generous enough to give me prescriptions free. This is an unsolvable problem to me, and if you can answer it I would truly be thankful....but thanks at least for reading.