No One Taking Wellbutrin XL?

[Ducky]

No one at all?

 

[Carrilicious]

Dear Chumley,

I am not on it now but was put on it by my doc. My therapist actually suggested it because it has low sexual side effects. My doc thought it might add to my anxiety but said you can try it. It did not work in the least bit FOR ME. I felt my anxiety go through the roof and I had absolutely no patience what so ever. I remember being in a parking lot and feeling like I was literally going to explode. I called my doc and he said SEE so he put me on Effexor (sp?) it was worked wonderfully. I needed something to calm me down and the Wellbutrin just did not work for me. A lot of people with OCD take Wellbutrin. I've heard it works great with others so don't take my example as a fact. I tried Paxil also. It also had bad side effects for me. But others swear by it. Sometimes you have to try a few to see what works for you. I've only been on this for 2 months but it's worked great so far.
Any more questions feel free to PM me.
Hope I helped a little.
Carri

 

[FangChicka]

Wellbutrin is not a good drug for anxiety. It is a drug that tends to amp you up more. I tried it for anxiety and it was ...hell.

Paxil works better for anxiety, very nicely actually.

 

[furballfury]

I think with drugs, it's absolutely urgent we:

* work with a professional, who can help us interpret what is likely to be a drug side effect, or something we are experiencing (for whatever reason) that is not the drugs. I think a SYMPATHETIC AND UNDERSTANDING physician, preferably of the psychiatrist variety would be optimal.

* understand in this class of drugs (maybe all classes), EVERYONES' experience will differ. One size does not fit all. I actually know a few people for whom Wellbutrin worked great on ANXIETY, and others such as Beau, it stunk for. I'm on BuSpar, which is one of the few drugs spearately and technically classified as an anti-anxiety med, and it has been a miracle drug for me (though it takes a long, gradual time to get there!), but others who say it is no better than placebo, plain and simple. Paxil was a nightmare for me - over time it might have done some good, but the ramp UP in anxiety when I took it was so bad, they had to put me on BP meds. Ugh. Everyones' experience will differ.

* know why we're taking them, what we expect to get out of them, and how they work (and do not work). So often I see someone trying this one, or seeing about that one. The info on the net is so varied, and biased, we cannot carve through it on our own. So, professional help and explanation (if you can find it) is the truest roadmap to successful use, and discontinuation.

Hope you find an answer that's right for you.

JG