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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm speaking from personal experience for myself. I don't have ADHD but I have persistent generalized anxiety disorder and for the past two years, depression. I have no symptoms of a bi-polar disorder.

SSRIs and SSNIs are not compatible with me because I either get hives or I clench my teeth badly overnight and wake up feeling like my stomach was gutted.

I've been on Wellbutrin for about three months and it has worked very well for me. It has taken away the depression and lessened my anxiety enough that I am finding less need for Klonopin. I also take a Buspar in the morning and at night. My psychiatrist wanted to add it to supplement the Wellbutrin.

I would talk to your son's psychiatrist about [b]Wellbutrin because it is my understanding that it is very helpful for ADHD [/b]so I'm surprised it hasn't been discussed yet.

Best of luck to you. [/quote]

Wellbutrin usually increases anxiety, if it's present, so it's not a drug to give an anxious patient. [/quote]

I'm the PP quoted. I have serious anxiety issues and Wellbutrin has lifted my depression and helped my anxiety a good deal. I am able to cut back on the brnxos that were holdinge together.  Everyone is different and OP said SSRIs were not working. They did not work on me either. [/quote]

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