Posted by alesta on August 16, 2004, at 3:23:02
In reply to Re: Prozac Wellbutrin??? Alesta / Amy, posted by Waki on August 16, 2004, at 0:47:09
> Amy,
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> Unfortunatly my experience with Wellbutrin has not had any diminishing anxiety. In other words, I have the same increased anxiety from week 1 to now week 20 of Wellbutrin.
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> Mind you, I have two types of anxiety. I have a cronic anxiety that I always feel anxious no matter what I am doing. I then have/had the anxiety that I preceived I could not control. The anxiety therapy I had nearly eliminated anxiety I preceived as "lack of control".
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> I can now relieve emense weight (anxiety) off my mind after I do the best I can, plan for contigencys and control what my body does when I stress. IE breathing, heart rate etc....
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> Short term I am compromising the side effect anxiety for the benifit of energy.
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> Although, I am also in a very fortunate person and in an extremely unique position. You see I am an "experimental rat" in a depression treatment research center program.
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> In a program like mine, I have at least 6 times faster response then going to a regular P-doc.
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> In other words, let's say i have anxiety and i share it with the center. I can try a med for a week. I can keep trying different meds every week instead of waiting 6 weeks until my next visit.
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> My point is, I have accepted the extra anxiety, but am working on not only anxiety but pleasure, drive, and concentration with my doctors.
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> You may encounter anxiety and at a rate of seeing your p-doc every 6 weeks it can take you years to medically treat it.
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> I think your best bet is to reestablish your priorities each time you encounter a result or side effect.
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> If you take wellbutrin and it increases your anxiety, then compare anxiety to the positive atributes.
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> If the positive attributes (results) are more important then the side effects of anxiety. You can change your priorities to work on anxiety as your next objective.
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> It's optimistic to think we will all be "normal" one day. However I personally believe an oxymoron phrase called "hopelessly optimistic".
> I believe my future looks positive but inversly I will also suffer from some side effect the rest of my life.
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> My task will be to keep working on my condition until I can safely accept certain side effects.
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> Good luck.thanks, waki! i wish you the best of luck in dealing with your anxiety and such. that's interesting about the wellbutrin. i responded to a post on this board of someone (kimkimshaddy) who was prescribed wellbutrin for panic disorder. i have yet to understand why. but she says it works great for her!
-amy :)
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