Posted by NikkiT2 on November 28, 2001, at 11:53:15
In reply to Re: Want to change my effexor » NikkiT2, posted by JahL on November 28, 2001, at 11:45:18
Excellent Jah!! That was geat... I'm feeling alot better mentqally since being on the Zyprexa, and just want to get over this bluergh!!!
Plus, I do want to give up smoking *grin* I;ll work on it!!
Nikki x
> >I've read that people have found Wellbutrin helps with this, and is energising (I sleep 13 hours + each night)... But I'm in the UK and don't know what its called over here (or if its even agailable)..
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> > Any help would be appreciated
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> Hi Nikki.
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> I had no trouble getting Buproprion (Wellbutrin) (which has been available in the UK as Zyban for 9 months) for off-label use, but I was seeing a specialist pharmacologist at the time. I didn't get any funny looks in the pharmacy because they assumed it was for smoking.
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> I'm not sure how comfortable UK docs are with prescribing off-label, but you could easily tell yr GP that you want to give up smoking....
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> Wellbutrin didn't have any AD properties for me but definitely counteracted Prozac lethargy.
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> J.
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