I get super bad panic attacks and I freak out about the side effects, (like I'm going to have a seizure) and I have the dry mouth side effect and I just don't know if I want to take this. My depression is super bad though, having suicidal thoughts at least once a week or more, depending on my mood. I know that I might just be anxious to take this medicine, but I really don't know. My doctor wasn't too helpful either.
If I have really bad anxiety, should I take Wellbutrin?
- Posted:
- 5 May 2010 by 22Chika22
- Topics:
- wellbutrin, depression, seizures, anxiety, panic disorder, xerostomia, generalized anxiety disorder, side effect
Answers (4)
5 May 2010
I feel real bad that you have Super Panic Attacks. I used to. I couldn't go shopping or anywhere there were crowds. I would lay in fetal position for days afraid to move or I would die. I have felt this way since I can remember maybe six years old. I didn't know what it was until my late twenties and I was afraid of treatment for about fifteen years. After my brother started taking an antidepressant called Celexa and a benzodiazepam, either Ativan or xanax I don't remember I figured if it didn't give him side effects it would be ok for me to try. In a few days I was a new person. Are you having any other illnesses? You have to make sure that you are ok other than your panic, depression, etc. Has your doctor run any tests for other things that may contribute to your attacks? Some women I know had some side effect trouble with Wellbutrin when used to quit smoking.
31 May 2010
Thoughts of suicide have been known to happen when patients first start taking any type of anti-depressant. Make sure to inform your psychiatrist about the details of these thoughts - what exactly you think, how often you think them. Wellbutrin is a very alerting drug so it is known to raise levels of anxiety. I am on Wellbutrin XL myself and experienced a lot of anxiety, impatience, and irritability on the 300 mg, but I have come back down to the 150 mg and feel way more like myself. Talk to your psychiatrist about going down to a lower dosage if you are not on a lower dosage already, or changing the medication if the anxiety persists at the same level.
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Excellent advice, freshbreez!!