Question:
depression
has anyone experience panic attacks after surgery ive been feeling really sick they giving me wellbutrinis that going to take care of it . im still feeling like this please help .get back to me if you feel or felt the same way. — yajaira M. (posted on May 20, 2004)
May 20, 2004
Panic attacks are awful! I haven't had any since my surgery, but had a
couple of them several years ago during a difficult time. It's great that
you've gone to your doctor for help. You didn't say how long you've been on
the Wellbutrin. If not long, sometimes it takes awhile for it to work. If
it has been awhile, maybe Wellbutrin is not for you. There are many other
medications your doctor can prescribe that will help you! Don't give up
until you find the right one! Stay in contact with your prescribing doctor
and let him/her know how you're doing. Good luck and know that there are
lots of people out there who know how you're feeling!
— Kimberly C.
May 20, 2004
I've had alot of them in my life, and usually have alot after tougher
surgeries. One thing you should be aware of is that there are TWO
Welbutrins. Before WLS I was taking Welbutrin SR which is TIME RELEASE.
After surgery my depression got extremly bad. The SR form was'nt working.
So now I take Welbutrin. You may be on the SR form. GET OFF OF IT! Some
gastric bypass patients can take the SR, but MOST of us can NOT. Also, with
panic attacks you may ALSO need to take Celexa. Personally I've found the
Welbutrin to work good for depression and Celexa to work to stop or control
panic attacks. Do check into it. Good luck.
— Danmark
May 20, 2004
Paxil, (1) 10 mg at bedtime does wonders for me.
— debmi
May 20, 2004
also another thought, look into celexa or lexapro, much better meds
— J K.
May 20, 2004
Actually Wellbutrin XL is the time released version. Although, after RNY
8/02, my doctor ran out of SR samples so he gave me XL. To my amazement,
it worked better than the SR. Yes, I know we cannot make use of the
timerelease but whatever it is seems to be a better version for me. Keep
looking for the medicine that will help you. Don't settle on feeling OK,
good luck in your journey.
— Angela A.
May 21, 2004
I had a horrid panic attack at about 3 months out. The underlying cause
for my anxiety, upped stress levels, muscles behaving weirdly, increase in
heart palpitations, increased pulse rate, etc. was a magnesium deficiency.
It is hard to get a good reading on magnesium in your system. The serum
magnesium test is the more common one run, but does not tend to tell the
whole story. The Magnesium RBC is supposed to be a better test, but you
cannot have had an injection within two weeks in order to not skew your
results. There is also a test done sublingually called the exatest (google
for it) that checks for intracellular readings. I am going to be having
the latter done soon. Meanwhile, I had to have another injection yesterday
because of a recurrence of my symptoms and it is helping me so I know I am
on the right track. If you wish to see what I wrote up about my symptoms
and some recommended books and links just email me and I will provide that
to you. Make sure to label your email so that I know it is coming for this
reason. Sandra
— Arizona_Sun
May 21, 2004
I agree with Angela - depends on the person. My DH has had WLS, and was
started on Wellbutrin SR. The doctor changed him to Wellbutrin XL a couple
of months later and he did much better on the XL.
— koogy
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