Trouble switching medications

[NicoleWyo]

Hello all, I am new to the site and thought I would give my question a whirl. Hopefully someone has some insight into my problem. Within the last 2 weeks I started tappering off of 75mg Effexor XR, stopped taking my birth control pills, started Metformin for insulin resistance and 150mg Wellbutrin XL. I am doing all of this because my husband and I are trying to have our first child. I suppose it would be best to add that I have taken Effexor XR on and off for the last 5 years, went up and down from 75 to 150. I have a love/hate relationship with this medication. It works better than anything else but coming off makes me a crazy person. Recently I have tappered it as my doctor requested, started the Wellbutrin and Metformin just as I was supposed to.. I was fine for 3-4 days and suddenly I become a nervous wreck, having totally irrational fears of my husband dying, about being hit by a car. Just totally crazy thoughts. I'm wondering is this because all the Effexor was gone or did I basically just send my body into a hormonal tailspin with the switching around within a week? I have always had trouble with depression and anxiety but the anxiety I have felt the last few days is worse. I was thinking maybe I should keep taking the Wellbutrin to make sure it reaches full potential before I wean off the Effexor? Any ideas would be much appreciated!

[natasha_blameworthy]

i know this is an old thread....but when i first started wellbutrin I Was a total wreck. I thought I was dying because my heart was pounding out of my chest so badly and I was crying. I went to the hospital and my heart rate was through the roof, but they chalked it up to just having anxiety due to the change in meds. They promptly perscribed me xanax which helped tremendously.

[29sillygirl]

Hard to say.  Discontinuing Effexor might cause some discomfort for awhile.  Wellbutrin is not know for its calming affect.