I started wellbutrin 3 days ago. How can I tell if I'm anxious/panicky as a reacion to the drug or as a reaction to life circumstances or just because of run of the mill anxiety which i have from time to time?

should i take a klonopin to feel better?

what is the difference between mania and anxiety?

if this is a wb side effect will it go away?

am i going to be ok?

I DO NOT want to go back to the dark, sad, underwater place, but this feels impossible too.

help!

You could probably take a klonopin to ride out the anxiety. It would probably be hard to tell if it is the wellbutrin. I never had that problem with wellbutrin, so I don't know. You've been pretty nervous about taking the meds, so you may just need to give yourself some time.

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I have a lot of trouble with anxiety with or without medications, but I have found that wellbutrin really helps with my depression. But as far as I've been told and have read from other people, wellbutrin does dramatically increase anxiety for some people. I take xanax to work on my already present anxiety and to help mellow out the anxiety that the wellbutrin causes. (I take 1mg xanax 3x daily.) I would say that taking the klonopin will probably help a lot. Give it a try. Also if you remain more anxious than usual, tell your pdoc, I'm sure he's familiar with anxiety being a side effect of wellbutrin.

Aside from the anxiety are you feeling anything different yet? I know its only been a few days...

I do feel less depressed for sure...I think because the wellbutrin feels a little speed-y and it helps me get things done. I didn't realize how bad I was until I started feeling a little better.

I ended up taking 1/2 of a klonopin and it totally fixed how i was feeling. now I just feel "better" again.

thanks for the help, both of you

[perpetuallysad]

Oh I am so glad the klonopin made you feel better. The wellbutrin does do a sort of speedy thing.

I'm glad you can feel the depression lifting too.

[_embrace]

Yeah, Wellbutrin caused more anxiety for me, which didn't go away (they say it usually does, so don't worry too much!). I ended up switching meds to something less "activating" (as my doctor would say) and that seems to be working fine.

I definitely took more clonazepam (klonopin) on wellbutrin...they're not incompatible, so if you feel as though you need it, it shouldn't be a problem. I'm glad you're feeling somewat better!!! And I hope that the anxiety tones down soon.