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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
wellbutrin xl or 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 xl or zoloft
by wanttoloseweight, Aug 27, 2004 12:00AM
I suffer from anxiety. A few months ago I switched from 200 mg of zoloft to 300 mg of wellbutrin xl because of the sexual side affects of the zoloft. However I seem to be mre irritable and my heart is beating fast - due to anxiety like it used to before I went on zoloft. My question is do I just need to give the wellbutrin more time or should I switch back to zoloft??
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Aug 27, 2004 12:00AM
, Aug 27, 2004 12:00AM
You should have the effect by now...you might try a lower dose of Zoloft along with the WEllbutrin...that is better than just switching back.
Member Comments (1)
by myexp, Oct 30, 2004 12:00AM
I too switched to Wellbutrin from Zoloft due to the sexual side effects. Since being on the medication for several weeks I feel very irritable as well and have again had suicidal thoughts. I plan on switching back to Zoloft as it worked well besides the sexual side effects.
