re: Is Wellbutrin a good drug for depression or anxiety?

Thanks for the responses, about 3-4 years ago I started having random issues with anxiety and got put on Paxil. I tried it for 2-3 weeks and it was the most miserable 2-3 weeks of my life. For the most part I overcame anxiety on my own. I was having bad panic attacks back then which I’d never had before, I still no longer have them. SSRIs since then have me skeptical but maybe a different one would work

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kisatchie53

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I'm no doctor, but have experience with Wellbutrin. If I remember correctly, Wellbutrin affects levels of Dopamine in our brain.
I was taking something for anxiety (Vyvrid) that worked on levels of Serotonin.
My doctor switched me to Wellbutrin, and I turned into a fricking emotional fire keg! LoL.... When I saw a psychiatrist, she spoke harshly about the General Practice Dr. who switched me, how ignorant he was shouldn't prescribe depression/anxiety meds.
See a psychiatrist before you start taking any anxiety/depression meds. IMHO

Dont call a psychologist. You need a psychiatrist so they can prescribe meds for you. Psychologists are expensive social workers.

I quit smoking on Wellbutrin 20 years ago. It seemed to level me out.

Now I take a mood stabilizer called Lamictal and Xanax for anxiety. I don’t worry about sleep. I just sleep when I’m tired. Your situation is different than mine. I’m not trying to save people’s lives however I do need to be clear headed and on top of my game at work.

I’d recommend getting into a good psychiatrist. Sometimes it takes several combination of drugs to hit the sweet spot.

I did the opposite, went to therapist first. They are quick to tell you to try medication, and that's not what I wanted to hear within the first visit. I did get on meds. When you find the one that works for you, get on a regimen of taking the same dosage at the same time every day and don't skip. Life has a way of beating you down. Take care of yourself.

Not sure where you live, but major chemical plants, hotels, casinos, event spaces, etc. have their own EMT people on site. May be worth looking into something like that to get you out of the ambulance.

That's what they started me on 2 years ago. It gave me the weirdest dreams I've ever had. More so than Ambien.
I'm on a combo of a low dose of Pristiq and a natural supplement now that works great.

I’ve dealt with some of things you’re dealing with and have taken Wellbutrin so hopefully I can help. Re: the Wellbutrin, I didn’t find it to be that helpful and I tried different doses and formulations. It didn’t hurt but didn’t really help either. I was on it over a year and got off and felt pretty much the same after. My doc added prozac to it at one point and I did feel better then but it made me gain weight so I got off of it but prozac is an old drug that a lot of people have found success with so maybe look into that. For sleep, the only thing that ever helped me besides Xanax is magnesium so I would highly recommend that. It’s a natural supplement and helps with all kinds of things. For the bad thoughts, look into taking a high doses of fish oil. That helps me a lot. If you read about fish oil and worrisome thoughts, there’s some good articles. I take around 2800mg. Good luck!