Is It Safe To Switch To 375 Gm Of Wellbutrim?

Posted on Sat, 6 Dec 2014

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Sat, 6 Dec 2014 Answered on

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Question : hello doctor

I had the clzpm.45 and wbtrim 75 and thanks for it.
Can i switch to 375 wellbutrim and try ?

Thanks

Answered by Dr. Preeti Parakh (40 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Yes.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXX,

Yes, you can try reducing the bupropion to 375 and see if things are fine. As I had mentioned earlier as well, dose reduction should be done at a time which is relatively stress free.

If you are still taking Cipralex 10 mg, then you can try reducing it to 5 mg rather than reducing bupropion. This will be a better option in my opinion, as bupropion benefited you more than Cipralex and therefore, should be discontinued last.

Best wishes.

Dr Preeti Parakh
MD Psychiatry

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar