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What Causes Depression Inspite Of Taking Lamictal And Wellburtin?
My 55 y.o. brother has major depression. He s taking prescribed Lithium & Abilify & Effexor. Dr tried to wean from Lithium since he s been on it for many yrs, but depression got much worse. Dr added Lamictal & Wellbutrin recently & his symptoms significantly improved, but as soon as he weaned from Effexor, he feels quite depressed again. Why can t Wellbutrin & Effexor be taken together?
Mon, 9 Nov 2015
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Effexor increases the toxicity of welbutrin by an unknown mechanism and this has the potential to cause very serious side effects.
Can cause potentially life threatening reactions.
I hope this helps
Effexor increases the toxicity of welbutrin by an unknown mechanism and this has the potential to cause very serious side effects.
Can cause potentially life threatening reactions.
I hope this helps
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