Venlafaxine Bupropion

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Dr give me Venlafaxine ER 37.5 I took 1 pill a day after a week increase to 2 pills a day.. well I finish the medication and my Dr didnt give me refills so for 5 days I had the most horrible withdrawals so I started to take Bupropion hcl xl 300mg twice a day and by the second day I fealt great.Now my question is this. Did I made a mistake by taking the Bupropion twice a day to stop the withdrawals and Now that I have the Venlafaxine should I started to take it again or should I keep taking the Bupropion xl 300mg twice a day. Iam just affraid to go to the withdrawals of the medication. ## There are no severe withdrawal effects to these types of medications, unless someone's been taking them for a very long time. If you'd only started recently then you may have experienced some mi...

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I need to ask you more is any other pills for severe depression sometime I feel like I'm going to be crazy please. ## There are many other medications available, such as SSRIs like Paroxetine or Sertraline and SNRIs that include Venlafaxine and Duloxetine. The FDA lists their typical side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth and weight changes. The Bupropion can actually cause nervousness in some people, so it might not be the right medication for you. How long have you been taking it?

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Wondering if anyone is taking Contrive and Effexor? My plan is to start Contrive and slowly get off of Effexor. Wondering if anyone has done this and what kind of experience you have had? ## I haven't actually taken either of these meds, but seeing as no one else responded yet, I thought I'd take a stab at it in hopes of stimulating some additional feedback. First off, from a search engine perspective, a drug by the name of "Contrive" doesn't appear to exist. You may have been thinking of "Contrave" with an A, which reportedly contains naltrexone + bupropion. Second, if you're switching between antidepressants like bupropion and Effexor (venlafaxine), and know that there may be a time period when you're on both at once, I think it would be wise to spe...

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