Question: I was diagnosed with Bipolar II this summer, right before I attempted suicide. I (luckily) have been on Lamictal since the 10th grade (I am a college sophomore) * I reduced my Lamictal dosage before I attempted suicide... My previous doctor just thought that since I have Bi-Polar in my family, I was someone who was not Bi-Polar, but who responded to Lamictal (and Wellbutrin) better than SSRI's because of that. (I tried Zoloft and Prozac for 2 weeks each: both resulted in sexual side effects and felt somewhat numbing) THIS IS MY CURRENT SITUATION: I am currently on a trial run of Lexapro. My main difficulty now is finding a way to treat my Anxiety. I also have difficulty with focus, but after trial runs with amphetamines, I have confirmed that my attention issues are very much intertwined with Anxiety, not a separate phenomena (i.e. they are related to "racing thoughts") I have felt no effect (then again, I've only been on it for 4 days) BUT I have already noticed sexual side effects. I am not a sexual person, but one day I might be and I don't want this issue (sexual side effects don't go away like many others)... Some say that taking Wellbutrin might help...well I am taking 300mg, so I doubt that. OKAY SO HERES THE QUESTION: I worry that Wellbutrin may have all along been increasing/maintaining my anxiety. When I took Wellbutrin alone, I felt nothing, except slightly more functional but still miserable. Furthermore I have had headaches recently and while this may be due to my recent Lamictal increase, it may have to do with the fact that Wellbutrin (according to my doctor, who is really competent) might somehow "increase" certain effects...not sure how that works, but we're gonna try and reduce the Wellbutrin soon. SO, SHOULD I JUST STOP NOW WITH THE LEXAPRO, REDUCE THE WELLBUTRIN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. OR EVEN IF I DO STOP LEXAPRO AND REDUCE WELLBUTRIN XL, IF I *STILL FEEL ANXIETY...IS THERE SOME OTHER NON SSRI DRUG THAT WILL HELP (THAT IS NOT A "TAKE_AS_NEED" TYPE DRUG (i.e benzo's) Please get in touch! Feeling a bit desperate here. Thanks!

But, Buspirone is not an MAOI inhibitor, in fact it specifically says do not take with MAO inhibitors? And I'm not going off of Wellbutrin completely, only a little. My psychiatrist told me to stay on Wellbutrin for now and then go on Buspirone. I Really don't mean to sound rude, but it says that you are a Sexologist...this is a purely psychiatric question. Please get back to me Thank you

I wasn't attacking your credentials I was just curious. Anyways, one last question. But according to my research Buspirone is actually used to counter the sexual side effects of SSRI's (not that I'm taking anyone anymore)