Posted by canuck22 on August 11, 2005, at 16:40:16
In reply to Re: Effexor and wellbutrin, posted by KMM on August 11, 2005, at 9:01:06
I am currently on 200mg of Wellbutrin XL and the extended release Effexor (75mg) and this seems to work great for me.. My doctor had me trying a combination of 300mg of Wellburtin and 37.5 mg of Effexor to see if this combo worked better, but I really couldn't tell the difference. My doctor seems to advocate the Wellbutrin much more than the Effexor, as Effexor is partly an SSRI and she does not really advocate the use of SSRI's unless it's absolutely necesaary as she feels that you tend to be more alert when using Wellbutrin which affects your dopamine levels and your norephrione (can't spell it!) levels which controls energy levels rtaher than just SSRI's which affect only your serotonin levels. I was initailly on Wellbutrin alone (100mg) , a very low dose and it didn't do anything for me, but then the 200mg with the low dose of the effexor (which affets both norephrine and serotonin) seemed to do the trick. Like I said before...I had very few side effects on either...I had insomnia for awhile, but be patient and it will go away eventually. I also think the Effexor increased my appetite levesl , but the increased enery levels as a result of hte WEllburtin gave me the energy I neded to start exercising regularly which is proven by doctors to be the best traetment for depression out there, even better than medication. Since I have started exercsing , I feel so much better...the medication is only supposed to be a tool to get to the point where you can get motivated to do other things to help yourself.
Hi,
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> I am facing adding Wellbutrin XL (150) to my Effexor at either 75 or 150 mgs. Can I ask which medication were you on first, for how long and what was your method of integrating the two? I am obviously nervous about the process of reducing my Effexor down from 225. I was on Wellbutrin XL for 3 months previously.
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