Posted by JohnL on August 27, 1999, at 15:33:51
In reply to Celexa vs Wellbutrin. What do you know?, posted by Larissa on August 27, 1999, at 10:18:17
The switch from an SSRI(Celexa, Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft) to Wellbutrin is common. Weaning off one and onto another is common. The key is to go slow in small steps with both. When a doc has a patient switch or stop without weaning slowly it makes me cringe. New side effects plus sudden withdrawl effects together...potentially very confusing and uncomfortable. I've stopped and switched every which way. Through personal experience I much prefer the slow and low method, with or without my docs blessings. Even weaning off Celexa slowly and completely before starting the Wellbutrin would be better than stopping abruptly based on my own experiences. I guess what I'm saying is starting the Wellbutrin isn't a problem, with or without the Celexa, but stopping the Celexa abruptly is. Just my experience.
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