Taking new drug and need some info
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Taking new drug and need some info
| Mon, 01-05-2004 - 10:26pm |
Hello there,
I have been treating my depression for about two years. I started taking Zoloft, but found that I suffered from negative side effects. My old doctor added Wellbutrin SR to counter the symptoms, but unfortunately it didn't work that well. I think that Zoloft was a great drug, despite its complications, but the side effects were too frustrating to deal with long term. I also tried taking Wellbutrin alone, but found that it didn't work for treating my depression.
Recently, I started working with a new doctor who has put me on a combo of Lexapro and Wellbutrin. I don't know much about Lexapro and I was wondering if anybody on this board has experience with this drug or more specifically, the combo I am taking.
Thanks,
Sully

Hi, Sully!
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I took lexapro but it made me too sleepy I was falling alsep at work but that was just me I guess my pdoc said that it was really odd that I was affected by it that way I know alot of people take lexapro and think it is great the side effects are so low basically non existant and I know for alot of people it works great but I needed more of a stabilizer the anti depressants didnt work for me.
I think that you will like Lexapro it lifted my depression within the first 2 weeks not totally lifted it but I could feel a difference in the way I felt good luck hun.
I take 150 mg of Wellbutrin every day, and was taking 10 mg of Lexapro too, but stopped with that (tapered it down on my own) about three months ago. I will probably have to go back on it soon, since I've been having a bad few weeks, with lots of jittery feelings.
I liked the combination and the Wellbutrin helped with the sexual side effects of Lexapro, but not entirely. I wish I could find something that would erase the sex side effects of Lexapro altogether.