Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 567557

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Good c ombos or too many meds?

Posted by TrishP on October 16, 2005, at 10:35:38

Wellbutrin XL 300mg
Effexor 75mg

at night to sleep:
.5 mg of Klonopin
50mg of Trazodone

I've never had a seizure, but I worry about the Wellbutrin 300mg a day.

I love my Klonopin - don't know if it is enough to lower the seizure risk.

Are these too many meds? Do I have to worry about seizure?

Re: Good c ombos or too many meds?

Posted by med_empowered on October 16, 2005, at 11:09:25

In reply to Good c ombos or too many meds?, posted by TrishP on October 16, 2005, at 10:35:38

hey! The seizure risk for the new wellbutrin XL is lower than that of the old-school wellbutrin, or the wellbutrin-SR..basically, you're risk is a little bit higher than the SSRIs (especially since you've added effexor in), but lower than the high-ish .4% risk found with the old-school wellbutrin...when and if you hit the 400s, your risk will jump up a good bit, so do keep that in mind. Still...unless you have a seizure disorder, are withdrawing from alcohol or sedatives, have been anorexic or bulimic, or have some other risk factor (i.e., other drugs that significantly lower the seizure-threshold, like the tricylics), then wellbutrin isn't likely to be a problem. As for the # of meds...thats really a decision for you and your doc to make. Personally, I just dislike trazadone...I find the sleep from hypnotics (ambien, lunesta, sonata, restoril, higher-dose ativan, etc.) to be more refreshing than the sleep trazadone provides. Good luck!

Re: Good c ombos or too many meds?

Posted by AuntieMel on October 16, 2005, at 13:30:51

In reply to Good c ombos or too many meds?, posted by TrishP on October 16, 2005, at 10:35:38

I am on

Wellbutrin XL 450mg
Effexor 150mg

trazedone at night (though me is right, ambien etc are better. I just haven't got my doc to agree yet.

And I just started Adderall XR - 20mg.

I've been on more different meds than you at one time or another. It's all a search for the right balance.

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