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Effexor and Wellbutrin

I've been on 150mg of Effexor XR and 300mg of Wellbutrin for maybe 9 months now. I suddenly started feeling sick after taking the two together. 2-3 hours after taking the two I get the "zapping" feeling some people describe, my heart rate increases (as high as 120), sometimes I feel nauseous, I have trouble focusing, and I generally feel sick. This has been getting worse over the last 2 months. I went to the ER the other day because I felt so bad and my heart rate was scaring me. Everything was normal, including my EKG. For a long time adding the Wellbutrin after taking Effexor for several months helped a tun and I was feeling great. The Wellbutrin decreased some side effects of the Effexor too. I don't know why things have changed.

I have no insurance right now. I think my symptoms are related to the medications, but I don't know because the symptoms came on so suddenly.
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Everyone is different.  I have come off medications cold turkey with no problem. (Although never again.  My pharmacist said you should wean off of ANY medication that you've been taking for awhile.  To anyone that has been taking two medications and 9 months later starts to feel bad?  Better go to the doctor and get a diagnosis.  I've never heard of someone taking medications for that long that would "all of a sudden" make you sick.  Also, reading how people respond to coming off medication, like in these forums, can scare you to death.  If you are under a doctor's care, you won't have any problem.  Do what he tells you.
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how did the celexa help?
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Have you tried Celexa? If you read my post to gwmclean a few minutes ago you will see I could talk all day about how it changed my life. I had some of the wellbutrin panic effects you mention too.
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I am on Effexor right now and the only thing that I have noticed is sweating and my sleep patterns.  However, I was on Wellbutrin last year for some time and I experienced a lot of your symptoms.  I felt like I was having major anxiety attacks or like I was going to pass out.  I don't know why you are experiencing all of this right now as opposed to closer to when you started the two meds, but I would get it checked out.  
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