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Re: Wellbutrin- mood -blood pressure-dosage

Posted by Racer on December 1, 2007, at 10:55:54

In reply to Wellbutrin- mood -blood pressure-dosage, posted by 8833 on December 1, 2007, at 2:01:18

That sounds like the Wellbutrin is working. Rather than increasing the dose of the SR, I'd suggest talking to your doctor about switching to the XL. Or, at least, asking why he/she went with SR instead of XL. That should improve the life of the action.

As for raising the dose, if it's working at 150mg, it's not necessary to raise the dose. There are generally windows of therapeutic action with anti-depressants -- increasing above that range is more likely to result in side effects, rather than increased effectiveness. Antidepressants aren't designed as "happy pills," they're just designed to bring you out of a depressive episode and back to normal levels of functioning.

As far as side effects go, for many people Wellbutrin has a very friendly side effect profile. Unfortunately, increased blood pressure can be one of those side effects. If the Wellbutrin is working for you -- and it sure sounds as though it is -- sticking with it and taking something to mitigate the increased blood pressure would make a lot of sense.

As far as other drugs that might help without the change to blood pressure, they'd come along with other side effects. With antidepressants, it's often the case that several drugs will all be effective for someone, but the side effect profile will make one of those drug the best choice. In fact, one reason for treatment-resistance in depression is an intolerance to side effects -- there's a drug which would work, but its side effect profile makes it impossible to take. (There are people here who will likely refute that opinion, so take it for what it's worth.)

Congratulations on getting a winner first time out, and good luck with continued success with it.


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