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Wellbutrin helped with my depression and helped me get out of the house more often because I wasn't sleeping all of the time, but didn't help with anxiety.

Everyone reacts to medication differently so you will have to figure this out on your own IMO.

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Thanks so much everyone. I have learned a lot and have a new appreciation for how different we all are. Although, for the majority, Wellbutrin appears to not help with anxiety, but does with other things --most of which I experience--depression, nightmares, lack of concentration etc.

I think what I have gained most is that I have a lot I can take to my next psych appointment and discuss with him. He himself said what most of you posted--meds can only do so much and can't replace therapy.

I also take Ativan to help with anxiety so maybe this combination will work.

Thanks, as always, your great people

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I should have mentioned, just as a general comment, that the worst of the side-effects for me, lasted about 10 days. I had a couple that continued for up to 6 weeks ... but they weren't bad, they weren't deal-breakers.

That first 10 days was rough, the side-effects were worse than I expected. But I'd promised myself I would slug it out and give it a fair chance -- and that slugging it out might be really hard. I'm glad now that I walked into it with that attitude, otherwise I wouldn't have stuck with it.

But now, I can say, it was worth it for me.

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