i am on wellbutrin xl....please help me

bipolar?????? no i am not bipolar - my anxiety/panic comes from a hormone imbalance. i have too many hormones running through my body when i am ovulating and when my cycle starts.  my doctor gave me the wellbutrin for the anxiety but more so for help to quit smoking because i cannot take any stimulants (chantix) because it triggers my anxiety. hopefully after february of 2009 all of this will be better because i am getting a complete hysto and my gyn and i are thinking that this will help my issues and because i have raging hormones we are thinking that i may be the one in a few people that won't have to have a hrt  - hence the anxiety from hormones. but bipolar i am not. anxiety is a hereditary problem passed on from generation to generation and several people in my family have this problem.  i just wanted to see if the wellbutrin was supposed to make me feel the way it was.  i have been taken off of it and i am not on any meds and i am doing fine for now - i am ovulating right now and i do get small bouts of anxiety but they are fully controllable. for now i just have to wait it out until feb. comes and see what happens after i have my hysto. just remember that just because someone has anxiety issues doesn't mean that they have a more serious problem like bipolarism - i don't have the horrible mood swings or the suicidal thoughts tht the majority of bipolars have.....do some research and you will see that anxiety doesn't equal bipolar.

Sorry hon I didn't mean to insult you. I work for a psychiatrist and sometimes antidepressants can cause bad side effects for bipolar people. I have the same problem with anxiety/panic attacks. My gyn says hormones - and I've had a partial hypsterectomy years ago- and my PCP says depression (wrong). You probably need Xanax or Klonopin to help the anxiety- but it is addictive. Again, didn't mean to insult you. I know anxiety is hereditary but no one in my family has it.

Sue

yeah that med is crazy - after 3 days it sent me into a total tail spin - anger, rage, anxiety, etc.  i took myself off of it after the 3rd day and decided that since my anxiety comes from too many hormones i would just deal with it when i am ovulating and when i start my cycle. i am getting a complete hysto next year and hopefully that will help me.  i am so sorry to hear that you lost both of your children.  i hope things get better for you - keep taking your xanax i know it does wonders for me when i need to take it.  just know that one day you will see your kids again - hopefully not any time soon :).  they are watching over you and they are keeping you safe - i am sure that they are helping you get through all of this and just remember things have to and will get better.  that is my new motto. thank you for the comment and i hope you are having a great day. ttyl

stacey