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Bupropion/lorazepam taking together

I had an allergic reaction to zoloft about a week ago and it amped up my anxiety. So ive been taking .5mg lorazepams when needed. I used to be on 150mg bupropion but stopped when i got pregnant. Anyways Im scared now to take them both at the same time. I have post pardum depression and ive been exercising to help but its not fully helping. Any thoughts? The Zoloft reaction was the worse thing ive ever experienced with medicine. Severe hot flushes for over 24 hours. I think im traumatized by it really.
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I don't think you have to worry about taking them together -- most people with anxiety are prescribed a benzo to take as needed along with an antidepressant.  But I would think about it in this light -- post partum depression is a hormonal imbalance, and while antidepressants might make you feel better they just suppress the problem -- they don't make your hormones go back into balance and then you're on antidepressants for the long term.  You might think about seeing a practitioner of integrated medicine or a naturopath as there are natural remedies (or close to natural) that might help bring your hormones into balance -- if it works, you'll feel better without needing to go on one of these drugs and it will actually solve the problem.  No guarantees, of course, but worth thinking about -- a lot of women have found themselves stuck on antidepressants for hormonal problems and they don't treat that.  Good luck whatever you do.
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bad reaction you did the right thing . in nuking the med.
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