Posted by med_empowered on March 2, 2005, at 10:09:51
In reply to why does wellbutrin cause anxiety?, posted by olysi79 on March 2, 2005, at 10:02:23
hey! wellbutrin is kind of known for inducing anxiety...everything I've read about it either theorizes or implies that this is due to its unique mode of action...note that Straterra, which works in a somewhat comparable, though not similar, fashion also has a bad rep when it comes to anxiety. This would ignore the amount of anxiety some people experience on SSRIs and TCAs, though. Weirdly enough, although one would think stimulants like adderall/ritalin/dexedrine would be worse in terms of anxiety, this may not always be the case. If you look at clinical trials with different drugs for the ADD crowd, Wellbutrin often causes more anxiety than well-adjusted doses of stimulants.
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