Posted by friendofbillw on September 30, 2003, at 22:09:08
In reply to re: Wellbutrin and Lexapro » lil' jimi, posted by gail_jo on September 2, 2003, at 1:20:49
> > hi OceanMist!
> >
> > > Hello again all,
> > > My doctor gave me a script for Wellbutrin SR 150mg, to curb the side effects of the Lexapro, and said to take it in the evening....
> > > My pharmasist gave me zyban, and said it was the same thing.
> > > Can you all tell me....Is there a difference?
> > > I heard there are major insomnia with this, bad enough I have it with my Lexapro, that is why I take it in the A.M. and here she wants me to take it in the Evening?
> > > I am only on my 4th day on the "Zyban" and notice no difference at all, unlike with the Lexapro I notice big changes immediately.
> > > Thanks
> > >
> >
> > i have to hope other folks will let us in on their Wellbutrin experiences .... .... or we may have to go looking for them ... ... there are more than a few folks using lex with Wellbutrin .... this is such a common approach that it sometimes goes by its own name "WellLex" ... or something like that anyway ...
> > ... ... however, i have no experience with wellbutrin, although my wife took it for a while a long time ago ....
> >
> > ... meanwhile, i looked up Zyban and found out it is the brand name for Bupropion labeled for smoking cessation, but not to worry ... looking up Wellbutrin reveals it is the brand name for, you guessed it, Bupropion, labeled for ... mental health .... so they are the same.
> >
> > take care!
> > ~ jim
>
> Have been reading this thread for a while and learning a lot. I have been taking Wellbutrin SR 300mg/day for one year, mostly to help with what I thought was minor depression and to help with weight loss. In the meantime my daughters (21 and 18) have both been diagnosed (by a psychiatrist at my insistence)with ADD and depression. The youngest one also possibly with bipolar II. Well. That explained a lot - they are young adults and quite successful, but their paths have always been strewn with difficulties. After doing intensive research, I've come to realize that there is much familial contribution from both my husband's family (ADHD)and my own (depression and possibly bipolar stuff)
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> I discontinued the Wellbutrin during the discovery phases of my daughters' diagnoses, thinking I didn't really notice much of an effect so probably didn't need it. Wow! The stress of everything must have just tipped me over into a major depression. So I had a heart to heart with my family physician (not the psych doc - no mental health coverage with our medical plan) and he started me on Lexapro 10 mg/day in addition to resuming the Wellbutrin (150 mg once a day for the first week, then twice a day with a minimum of 8 hrs between doses thereafter.
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> Have had some SE's, but smooth sailing seems to be the case now. The Wellbutrin tends to help me focus and stay on top of my day while staying pretty calm, then I take the Lexapro in the early evening and sleep very well, much better than I have for a long time. I had been using Melatonin 3mg at the Rx of a naturopath which really did help get me to sleep, but didn't stay asleep all night. I've discontinued it as the Lexapro seems to be helping in that area.
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> I've gained some weight back, but attribute that to a knee injury that has sidelined my cardio/weight training program for a while.
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> Keep up the thread, it's so helpful to hear how others are handling their health/meds.
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> If anyone else has experience with lexapro and wellbutrin sr in combination, I would really like to hear from you.
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> Thanks!
> gail_jo
I'm just starting the lexapro wellbutrin combination and will post a follow-up. My doc wants me to up the lexapro to 20mg and add the wellbutrin. I think I'll stay at 10mg and see how I do with the combo and up as needed. I want to be able to see how they work together without the comibnation of two new things at once (more lex and adding wellbutrin.)I also wanted to address that yes, Wellbutrin and Zyban can't be taken at the same taken. I'm surprised that your doctor would recommend that you take it at night. You might want to make sure that you got the instructions right. I take lexapro at night because it does make me too sleepy, but wellbutrin at night sounds wrong. Check into and good luck.
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