How to stop taking wellbutrin and klonopin?
601164
check with your Dr first before going off any medication
113465
Josepa took the words away from me. Talk to your doctor before quitting your meds. You are evidentally taking the drug for a reason and it is never good to just stop taking something without the advice of a doctor. \n\nAnother thing is if you REALLY want to know there is usually a little pampthlet that comes with your meds and the pampthlet will go over that with you. \n\nHere's one website you can look at and then maybe you can go from there. Good luck to you :)
511773
i have a very similar problem. and i am being serious about this. i take Valium and klonopin, there is a big change. i do not take them everyday. you will have to talk to a doctor to get them. you might as well talk to a psychiatrist who knows new types of medications available. i found out my family doctor really did not know what he was talking about. and all of that happy feelings, deep breathing stuff did nothing for me except make me angry
988061
Hello,\n\n  I have taken many anti-dep and have taken along time to find one that fits all my needs. I had a really hard time sexually when on prozac and zoloft, etc. I let my new doc know the problem was affecting my life and he suggested Wellbutrin. So I take a smaller dose of lexapro for the depression because you can only take so much wellbutrin. Then I take a dosage of Wellbutrin to help take the sexual side affects away, which also helps with depression. That changed my life taking both drugs together!!! Been taken them for over 4 yrs. now and I thank my doc all the time! My sex drive is actually usually in over drive now :)
426876
Can you let up on the Wellbutrin for a week to find out?\nAre you taking any other drugs that my cause this?\n\nCan you look up the side effects and see if facial redness is one of them? I know those types of drugs have about a hundred side effects. I took Wellbutrin for a month and then it stopped working. You are lucky to find something that works for you without stopping.\nI finally found out I have an underactive thyroid gland and when I started taking pill for that my depression slowly went away.\nSo now I tell everyone with depression to have their thyroid gland checked with a simple blood test called the TSH test.\n\nYou can even order it yourself from this place:\nhttp://www.healthcheckusa.com\n\nI would also say use a sunblock whenever you go outside if you think the redness may be a hypersensitivity reaction to getting sun. I had that one time form some drug and I had been out like about 2 minutes. In the winter.\nI use Olay Complete for sensitive skin and it has SPF 15 in it and it is light and nice and my skin looks better from it.\nI feel bad for you having to take a drug for depression. I took about 12 of them and they either did not work or made me manic. The Wellbutrin worked the best but like I said it only worked for about a month or two and stopped and also made my hands shake bad.\n\nI sent you an email with my email address.
309824
Try seeing a counselor. If you can't then just imagine the people away and don't listen to them. Do you have to take the pills? If you don't try getting off them. Next time you see your doctor ask him why this is happening maybe he'll stop it.
620243
Certainly tell your doctor about this. I have taken Wellbutrin but after a month had to go off it, it was making me "crazy". I had no physical side effects with it, only emotional ones. But you should speak to your doctor about this hon, he's the expert not us.
985846
Don't panic. I know major withdrawal like you're experiencing sucks, but you're not hooked forever. If you ever need to/want to go off the meds, a doctor will be able to take you off them gradually, so as to avoid the intense side effects.  \n\nIt's like being in a wheelchair or on crutches to help you get around.  People can't dump their ambulatory help and start doing the tango. It takes time and sometimes physical therapy, but that doesn't mean they'll be stuck in a wheelchair forever. The same goes for psychiatric meds. You need professional guidance and time to stand on your own without meds like that.\n\nJust think of the withdrawal symptoms as powerful reminders to take the meds regularly. ;)
829248
If you want to try to get off of it, you need to make sure of 2 things. \n1. you weren't suicidal/homicidal when you were put on it.\n2. you taper off of it.  You can't stop it suddenly or you can have some serious side effects (serotonin syndrome). Basically you can feel dizzy and have a severe headache.  Some people will get sudden increases in blood pressure. \nBut if you taper off of it over a week or two (as directed by your doctor) then you should be fine.
524522
I've been on Lexapro for a little over a year. I took Wellbutrin XR briefly, but went back to the Lexapro. I plan to ween off of the medication here in a few months. It has helped tremendously. I was a mess, unable to do the basic functions of my job. I know part of it is chemical, but the medication has helped me better understand and cope with life. It is a way of living, of dealing that I will be able to continue once the medicine is gone. \n\nGood luck, sweetheart.
778086
No, there is not.  Before you decide to take a medication as a substitute for Remeron, you need to consult with your doctor.  You also should not stop this medication without consulting with him first.  Even if you do stop the remeron, it will be in your system for up to 2 weeks after you quit taking it, and no other drugs need to be taken before you talk to the doctor because there are OTC drugs that you cannot take that will interact with the remeron.
277450
try Xanax or Valium but only take it when you absolutely have to and take the lowest dose possible because they both can be addictive if misused
805818
A lot of water. Eat nutritional foods and multi-vitamins wouldn't hurt. Don't let your friend get too hungry or too tired. It's hard for a person to quit meth, but never impossible. I've never done it, but my ex did, and still does. I'm glad you haven't given up on your friend. I think what your friend needs is in-care treatment.\n \n\nI have a link for you, but drugs for this are still being tested. I've only copy/pasted some of the information. Good luck.\n\nAntidepressant May Ease Meth Addiction\n\nNov. 23, 2005 -- The depression drug bupropion (Wellbutrin, Zyban, Amfebutamone) may help treat addiction to the stimulant methamphetamine, also called "crank," "meth," and "speed."\n\nThe finding comes from a small, brief study of meth users. It's too early to know if bupropion will become the first drug approved for treating meth addiction.\n\nThe study by Thomas Newton, MD, and colleagues appears in the advance online edition of Neuropsychopharmacology. Newton is a psychiatry professor at the University of California, Los Angeles
1075911
Klonopin is a benzodiazepine, in the same family as Valium and Ativan.  Benzos are highly addictive, especially for someone who's already demonstrated a predisposition for addictive behaviors.  I say this from the perspective of being someone who is a recovering benzo addict myself.  There was a point where I was taking 20 or 30 mg of Klonopin and Ativan a day.\n\nHowever, in a carefully controlled environment, bezos are sometimes used to control severe withdrawal effects.  Benzodiazepines were originally approved by the FDA and marketed as anti-convulsants for control of mild seizures, and they can help control tremors that come with withdrawal.  They should only be used under close supervision, such as on an inpatient addiction recovery unit, and dispensed by medical personnel in single doses.  That way you're not at risk of getting hooked on something new.
861801
Klonopin is a benzo and very very addictive.  I stopped benzos nearly three years ago and am still feeling the effects, probably because I stopped to quickly.  Withdrawal from this drug has been studied by Dr. Heather Ashton in England and others and is well documented by published data.  To get off it safely, you have to go very slowly, decreasing the dose over maybe a year. Please go to www.benzoisland.org where you can talk with others who are going through, or have gone through withdrawal, and who can help you.  For more info, check out www.benzo.org.uk to learn what these drugs do.
645947
just because your panic attacks have stopped, it doesn't mean that you are "cured" of your anxiety. It means that the meds are simply working. You are putting yourself at risk of getting your anxiety attacks again if you decide to come off of your pills. If you do, however, talk to your doctor first. It is not as simple as stopping taking your meds. You need to taper off of them slowly to avoid withdrawl symptoms, such as the ones you are experiencing. Your DR might place you on lower doses for a while to help your body adjust. \nIt is also an option to stay on a small dose of lexapro just so you have a bit of reins over future anxiety problems. just make sure to talk to your doctor, he/she will know the best thing to advise you.
380059
Addictions are hard no matter what the addiction is. So, my advice is to slowly stop taking them. Reduce the dosage one day at a time, and eventually you won't even need them any more. I also think it's helpful to have a support system in tack. Let someone around you know you have this problem so they can help you.