Please help, Wellbutrin XL

Specialties Psychiatric

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Specializes in cardiac/education.

........300 mg, once per day.

Does anyone know how to wean off of it?? I have been taking it along with 5mg Lexapro (been on that a few weeks..the 5mgs) since Monday and I feel like I am losing my mind. All jumpy, paranoid, insomnia, total anxiety....road rage. LOL. I know I should talk to my psych but I told her last session that I was not for sure if I wanted to be on these pills and she just said that "if one doesn't work we will just keep trying until we find one that is right for me". We know she doesn't make any $$ unless I take pills. I don't think I want to take pills anymore.

Any ideas?? I suppose I could just quit with the Lexapro, since I am only on 5mg, but the Wellbutrin is extended release, right? Can I cut it??

Thanks!

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Specializes in MS Home Health.

What did you DR. say?

renerian

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Specializes in ICU, step down, dialysis.

Wellbutrin can do this to you...contact your doc asap.

........300 mg, once per day.

Does anyone know how to wean off of it?? I have been taking it along with 5mg Lexapro (been on that a few weeks..the 5mgs) since Monday and I feel like I am losing my mind. All jumpy, paranoid, insomnia, total anxiety....road rage. LOL. I know I should talk to my psych but I told her last session that I was not for sure if I wanted to be on these pills and she just said that "if one doesn't work we will just keep trying until we find one that is right for me". We know she doesn't make any $$ unless I take pills. I don't think I want to take pills anymore.

Any ideas?? I suppose I could just quit with the Lexapro, since I am only on 5mg, but the Wellbutrin is extended release, right? Can I cut it??

Thanks!

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Specializes in Pediatric/Adolescent, Med-Surg.

I agree, contact your doctor ASAP. My mother ended up with psychotic tendencies after being on Wellbutrin for too long.

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please contact your physician, these medications were not prescribed to be self-medicated.

fyi: extended release tablets or capsules are not to be cut in half, or chewed, they are only supposed to be taken whole; or you release the entire medication right away by breaking the special coating on the outside.

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