Is it safe to take 500mg ciprofloxacin with 300 mg wellbutrin XL?
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Registered Nurse here; Yes it is safe, providing the two medications named above where prescribed for the person taking them.  Also if one if not allergic to Ciprofloxacin or Wellbutrin XL, the combination of the two are completely safe taken together.  Thanks for the opportunity to answer your question.  One is an antibiotic, the other Wellbutrin as I'm sure you know is an antidepressant.  The combo doesn't share any of the same chemical chain.
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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.
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I took Wellbutrin XL.  It took about 3 or 4 weeks, but worked very well.
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You should go to the doctor...he will more than likely prescribe ciprofloxacin 500 mg if it is a bladder infection, there are certain bacteria that are immune to certain antibiotics.  Why risk it? And what if it's not a bladder infection!?
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yes. stop taking wellbutrin and try something else. your body is telling you something
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I think it depends on what you are taking. Talk to your doctor.
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I started Wellbutrin XL a week ago and have been having side effects on and off. One day I feel great, the next day I feel lousy (both physically and emotionally). However, overall the side effects have been diminishing and my mood has improved slightly (though this could still be the placebo effect). As many others have commented, every medication affects people differently. \n\nOne important thing to remember is that Wellbutrin is an atypical anti-depressant, as it works on ONLY norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake. Many people in Yahoo answers have given differing responses as to the mechanisms for Wellbutrin. \nLexapro is an SSRI and works primarily on seratonin. \n\nThis is an educated guess, but most likely your symptoms are a result of your withdrawal from the Lexapro rather than your new Wellbutrin regimen. SSRI's (Lexapro, Celexa, etc) tend to have relatively severe withdrawal symptoms in a great number of individuals. Nonetheless, Wellbutrin has also been known to cause many of the symptoms you've described, so that's probably an added factor.\n\nMy advice is to stick out the Wellbutrin. It is NOT advisable to skip doses of anti-depressants. If after another two weeks you continue to have unbearable side-effects, you should then consult your doctor about trying a new medication. \n\nAs always, the advice of your doctor should be followed first and foremost. However, I will say that many general practitioners are NOT aware of much of the literature published on these drugs. Doing your own research on these medications is highly advisable.
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no,do not take more than perscribed it could be dangerous...\nthat type of drug is in the same family as the one that you were prescibed the first time.if it isnt working for you ,return back to your doctor,tell/him/her what you are telling us.
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This is from Treatments of Psychiatric Disorders - 3rd ed. (2001):   \n\nBupropion, a "second generation" antidepressant, has also been examined for a possible role in cocaine pharmacotherapy. In an open pilot study, treatment with bupropion reduced cocaine use (Margolin et al. 1991) and attenuated several cocaine-induced positive subjective ratings during laboratory cocaine administration (Singha et al. 1997). However, a multisite placebo-controlled study failed to show that bupropion was more efficacious than placebo in reducing cocaine's effects (Margolin et al. 1995b). \n\nBasically, it's saying that Wellbutrin has been administered along with cocaine, but it's not clear that it actually helps with cocaine addiction.  It sounds like you're okay to take it, but if you don't usually use cocaine, why not wait a day before starting the bupropion, just to be sure?
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Don't really know. Ask your DOCTOR for INFORMATION on both meds. Look at the SIDE EFFECTS and then decide if they are right for you!
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There is an interaction between Prozac (generic fluoxetine) and hormonal birth control pills. It does not lower the effectiveness of the pill, but there is an interaction. If you are taking Prozac and HBC talk with your prescibing doctor or pharmacist. There is no interaction between HBC and other SSRIs or other antidepressants. \n\nThere is an interaction between St. John's Wort (used to treat mild to fake depression), antibiotics, epilepsy medications (sometimes used as mood stabilisers to treat mood disorders such as bipolar disorder) and the pill. These drugs lower the effectiveness of the pill.
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If Eph200 is some kind of ephedrine product, I would check with a doctor or at least pharmacist.  Wellbutrin increases norepinephrine, which is related to epinephrine (adrenaline). which is related to ephedrine.
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There is some growing research that suggests that there is a link between serotonin and ADHD.  Wellbutrin does increase available serotonin levels, so I guess it can be used to treat ADHD.\nThis study found that there is a "clinically and statistically significant effect of bupropion in improving ADHD in adults."\nhttp://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/158/2/282?maxtoshow=&HITS=&hits=&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=bupropion+ADHD&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=0&resourcetype=HWCIT
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benfluorex chlorhydrate 150 mg  \nhttp://www.vidal.fr/Medicament/mediator-10625.htm
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My shrink said 300 mg of effexor xr is higher than the fda recommends but it is safe.  I have been on that dose for 8 months and the biggest side effect is decreased sex drive.  However, i also take paxil 60mg and clonopin 5mg.  This cocktail is what keeps me in this world most of the time.  Just trust your dr and follow what he says.\n\npeace&hope
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I scanned some research docs and there's nothing that can point directly to a side effect pointing to acute phobia, especially after 3+ years, especially for Wellbutrin. Since it is a multiple reuptake inhibitor, that effects norepinephrine and dopemine, it's often abused recreationally, similar to an amphetamine.  Knowing this, common logic dictates that it would have the opposite effect of what you described. \n\nOne thing that make sense to me, is that Wellbutrin is a multiple reuptake inhibitor, where it's not uncommon for any type of uptake inhibitor (including SSRI's) to stop working sporadically.  \n\nIf that is the case, you may be experiencing harsh withdrawal symptoms, specifically in the realm of paranoia and irritability.\n\nThis is purely speculative based on a slew of data I read up on for psychotropic drugs.  My recommendation is to ask your Dr. if this is possible and if he/she agrees, switch you to another MRI or SSRI that will offset these feelings/thoughts.\n\nHope you get better.
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If you do not have a history of seizures, a head injury, or an eating disorder, Wellbutrin might be what you are looking for. It generally does not cause weight gain or loss of libido. For me, it is a highly effective antidepressant with pretty much no side effects. I take 300 mg of Wellbutrin XL. I've been on various combinations of about 18 psych meds over the past 12 years or so. All the other antidepressants I have tried effected my libido significantly and that was the reason I eventually went off of each of them. The SSRI's (Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, etc) & Effexor are notorious for having sexual side effects...which personally I think really sucks and is not fair! I know it's kind of embarrassing to talk about with the doctor, but that's really the best place to go with this dilemma. They hear this a lot.