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Safe To Take Wellbutrin And Doxipen Together For Depression And Asperger's Syndrome?

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Posted on Wed, 5 Mar 2014
Question: My son was just prescribed Wellbutrin and doxipen together for depression. He has Aspergers' s and although he is 30 years old,he cannot live on his own. Are these meds safe together? I wasn't there to talk him through this because I had to be with my husband. He hasn't ever taken doxepin before. I was certain he would be prescribed Adderall since he has gained 150# off his meds.
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Answered by Dr. Srikanth Reddy (1 hour later)
Brief Answer: They are fine Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Doxepine and welbutrin can be taken together. They have different mechanism of action as anti depressant and should be ok if taken together. They don't have any major drug interaction. The other good thing about welbutrin is that it is weight neutral and also effective in adult ADHD. One thing you need to be careful with doxepine is - its sedation potential. For some it may be excessively sedating. Otherwise they are good drugs and you need not worry. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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Safe To Take Wellbutrin And Doxipen Together For Depression And Asperger's Syndrome?

Brief Answer: They are fine Detailed Answer: Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. Doxepine and welbutrin can be taken together. They have different mechanism of action as anti depressant and should be ok if taken together. They don't have any major drug interaction. The other good thing about welbutrin is that it is weight neutral and also effective in adult ADHD. One thing you need to be careful with doxepine is - its sedation potential. For some it may be excessively sedating. Otherwise they are good drugs and you need not worry. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.