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i am currently taking 150mg of welbutrin and this is my second week. I am having bad anxiety still and negative thoughts. My doctor gave me quetiapine 25 mg for night time to help with anxiety while I take welbutin but I was feeling even worse. My friend who was on sertraline with her welbutrin found it very effective for both depression and anxiety. I know it has only been two weeks on the welbutrin but I feel terrible. I was on cipralex before welbutrin and that helped for a long time but then I just got hit hard with depression and anxiety and felt it wasn t working. I was on 10mg of cipralex and then increased it to 15 and even 20 but nothing was helping so my doctor said go back to 10mg of cipralex which I did. We then decided to change meds but I feel terrible. Any thoughts of advice? I know it takes time on meds for things to adjust but I feel that I can t function very well
Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear, where anxiety is a worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a racing heart and shakiness. There are a number of anxiety disorders: including generalized anxiety disorder, a specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and panic disorder among others. While each has its own characteristics and symptoms, they all include symptoms of anxiety. I suggest counseling and psychotherapy Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. K. V. Anand
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. Anxiety disorders are a category of mental disorders characterized by feelings of anxiety and fear, where anxiety is a worry about future events and fear is a reaction to current events. These feelings may cause physical symptoms, such as a racing heart and shakiness. There are a number of anxiety disorders: including generalized anxiety disorder, a specific phobia, social anxiety disorder, separation anxiety disorder, agoraphobia, and panic disorder among others. While each has its own characteristics and symptoms, they all include symptoms of anxiety. I suggest counseling and psychotherapy Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. K. V. Anand