Posted by Racer on November 5, 2004, at 12:01:55
In reply to Wellbutrin and propranalol ???, posted by Racer on November 4, 2004, at 16:51:13
Thank you both for your responses.
A couple of points I think I should clarify:
1. I don't want to change the Wellbutrin. For one thing, it already seems to be helping with the depression, which the Cymbalta didn't. For another, I asked to try it, since I thought -- after an inadequate trial last year -- that it had been helpful. Also, I've tried dozens of anti-depressants, with varying results, and Wellbutrin is the only one that seems to have helped, is tolerable, and isn't on my list of Side Effects I cannot Tolerate Even If It Helps meds.
2. The propranalol helped a lot with the anxiety related portion of my symptoms. Benzos have not helped, and -- when I've taken benzos and been subjected to additional stress -- sometimes make it all worse. So, no benzos. If the propranalol won't work with the Wellbutrin, I'll stop it entirely (after discussing it with Dr CattleProd, of course) and just put up with any residual anxiety related symptoms. I don't want to up the dosage, for two reasons: one, the 20 mgs per day was working just fine, so if the addition of the Wellbutrin causes it to stop working, raising the dosage probably won't make much difference; and two, my blood pressure runs in the very low normal range, so raising the dosage is likely to cause problems that the very low dose doesn't. That's why the dose is so low, as well as the fact that propranalol for anxiety is usually treated with a very low dose anyway.
So, can anyone shed some light on the original question, which I will restate as clearly as possible:
Dr CattleProd warned me that Wellbutrin can block the effects of propranalol. It seems to be doing just that. Is there anything I can do, regarding timing the doses, that might help unblock some of the effects of the propranalol?
Thank you.
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