You have to work closely with your psychiatrist to answer these questions because there is the problem of dose. Are you anxious because not taking enough,or are you anxious because you are taking too much, and wellbutrin sometimes acts like a stimulant, and if it is too much for you,itwill effect your sleep.
Hi Sherry,
I was on 150 mg of paxil but it made me feel really dense and disconnected which is not good for ones employment. I switched to 150mg wellbutron and within a month my anxiety had grown to such a level that I couldn't deal with it anymore. My Dr. left me on wellbutron but added 150mg of effexor and 25mg of seroquil for sleeping. It's been 3 yrs now and this is a great combination for me, there is very little anxiety, I feel alert in my job although not as alert as I was before taking any meds and for the first time in my life I'm sleeping normally.
There is no way I could tolerate the wellbutron on its own it gave me the worst anxiety I've ever had.
Hope this helps and I hope you can find something that works for you.
Hi, I am currently taking Wellbutrin 150 mg, but taken alone I cannot do it. I suffer from Panic Disorder and just the Wellbutrin alone made it worse. I started Lexapro 10 mg along with the Wellbutrin and anxiety seemed to have dissapeared. Everyone is different though, what might work for one may not work for another.
I tried the Paxil 10 mg before and I wanted to rip someones head off and worse, like really hurt people. Had to stop that after 2 weeks. Just talk to your psych, wellbutrin alone will not treat anxiety anway by itself. It only works on 2 transmitters and one of them isn't the one for anxiety. The xannax should be helping a bit, but ask your psych about trying lexapro too. Hope you feel better soon.
-Heather
Oh and I forgot, like the doctor on here mentioned, the Wellburtrin can act as a stimulant and keep you up and wired sometimes. I know if I take it passed 2pm in the afternoon I am going to have a hard time sleeping and I even take Klonopin and Seroquel at nightime. Try to take your Wellbutrin early in the day, try to take it before Noon if you can remember, that's what I have to do in order to get to sleep right.
-Heather