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Wellbutrin And Bp

Started by tkdan , Sep 03 2012 09:48 AM

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#1 tkdan

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 09:48 AM

I'm currently on 300mg XL, and it seems to be helping with my depression. At this does I've been have elevated BP, that I did not have on 150mg. Is this common with Wellbutrin? Does this get better with time?

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#2 michael please

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 02:18 AM

I've heard that elevated blood pressure can result from Wellbutrin. You should definitely let your psychiatrist know about this. I'm not a doctor, but if your BP is really shooting up, you should go to an emergency room.

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#3 LaurynJcat

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 03:52 AM

Elevated BP is not listed as a common side effect but I've heard of people having it on Wellbutrin. If it is a big difference I would definitely advise you to see a doctor asap or go to emerg as michael suggested.

"Be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here."
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#4 memyselfi10

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 05:35 AM

I have borderline high bp, and Wellbutrin raised it higher.

"I'm not crazy, I'm just a little unwell; I know right now you can't tell..."

("Unwell," Matchbox 20)

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#5 tkdan

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 03:18 PM

Going back down to 150mg starting tomorrow. I did not have BP issues at that dose. I did not notice a significant change in my depression from going up to 300mg either.

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#6 Tim 52

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 06:24 PM

tkdan

Thanks for the update. I hope you have a chance to check in about all this with your doc.

Wishing you the best

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#7 SillyDobson

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Posted 11 September 2012 - 10:27 PM

What was your BP? I was taking wellbutrin for a while and i noticed my BP was a little high. Because of that my doctor put me on BP meds because of that :(.

Hope things go well with your BP results.