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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
wellbutrin + zoloft
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.
wellbutrin + zoloft
by connordog, Oct 18, 2007 10:03AM
55 yo male - long hx of intermittent depressive episodes since early 20's. Never interferred much w/ occup or marital adjustment. Mostly have used psychotherapy w/ some adjunctive meds on occasion. Past meds have incl zoloft, prozac, buspar, paxil @ relatively low doses for relatively short periods of time (6 mo - 1 year). Currently taking Wellbturin SR 150 mg in AM -- for about past 8 months. Increased energy. But still having trouble "getting out there and enjoying life" the way I would like to. I am considering talking to my MD abt Wellburin + Zoloft combo. I've never taken more than one psychotropic at a time, and am leery abt taking a lot of meds anyway. Zoloft helped 5 years ago bring me out of my only major depressive episode (which lasted circa 4 months and resulted in my taking several months off from work). No hosp. No suicidal ideation.
My Q: Is there literature or clinical/anecdotal evidence suggesting these two might work well in combination?
Thanks
My Q: Is there literature or clinical/anecdotal evidence suggesting these two might work well in combination?
Thanks
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Oct 18, 2007 07:57PM
, Oct 18, 2007 07:57PMTo: connordog
these are frequently used together with good results..many people who have side effects from zoloft but want to continue it find the combination working quite well...although I have reservations about taking more than one psychotropic, this particular combination does seemto be useful.
