Thoughts on Wellbutrin?

[bbaggins]

I am currently on Effexor for anxiety and  depression, but want to get off of it due mainly to the sexual side effects.

I have been looking around at the other options, and it seems that Wellbutrin may be the best bet for me, but from what I have been reading, it can actually make the anxiety worse, so I may have to take an anti-anxiety medication as well, like Xanax or Ativan.

Just wondering if anyone else is taking it, and what types of side-effects they are getting from it.

Thanks!

[bbaggins]

Thanks for the input. I have been reading other Wellbutrin threads and a lot of people take anti-anxiety meds along with them.

[anonymous9264]

I was on 150 mg twice a day for a couple of months and it really made my anxiety worse.
That being said, it really helps my girlfriend and it helped my energy levels and didn't have any sexual side effects. She has a more lethargic apathetic anhedonia sort of depression and I have a more anxious fearful insomnia depression. They prescribe wellbutrin to people trying to quit smoking or doing cocaine which are both stimulants so I don't know it is my personal belief that if your depression is of that really slowed down somnolent flavor wellbutrin can be great, but if you are anxious and fearful then it can worsen the problem.

This is all just speculation of course but it made me more anxious and also gave me a little bit of tinnitus. I've never heard of xanax plus wellbutrin though and that might help "mellow out" the wellbutrin feeling.