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Can Wellbutrin be taken safely with Lithium?
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Can Wellbutrin be taken safely with Lithium?
by Syl, Jan 10, 2002 12:00AM
I take Lithium and Zoloft currently and am stable, even working full-time with three teenagers. I am 47 years old and in pretty good health. However, I really want to quit smoking but have not been able to though I've tried several times. I also need to lose about 35 lbs.!!! I'm on thyroid medication for low thyroid and I also have an enlarged thyroid gland. In addition, while I never had anexoria per se, I was quite the dieter in my teens and I even made myself throw up a couple of times. I was really depressed during my teen years. Even so, I would never classify myself as bulemic. This was all 30 years ago! Do I qualify for a trial of Wellbutrin with my Lithium? Thanks.
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Jan 10, 2002 12:00AM
, Jan 10, 2002 12:00AM
Wellbutrin is often used with lithium, and is quite safe, but in rare cases, causes seizures, so you should do this only under a doctor's strict supervision, and be conservative about the dose.
