Question: Hello, I am a 40-year old woman, a single mother in a high-pressure executive career. I've been taking bupropion 150 mg/d x twice a day for several years, which helped very much with depression. I developedd, however, increasing instances of chest pain. My doctor sent me to a cardiologist and all the tests were negative - my heart was deemed to be "as fit as that of an athlete". I work out regularly and never experience this during a workout. The conclusion was that these chest pains were due to anxiety. About a year ago, bupropion increasingly started being inefficient in controlling my mood and anxiety. I went to see a psychiatrist and he prescribed Concerta (after making a diagnosis of ADD co-morbid with depression), which I now take at 54 mg/d along with my usual dose of bupropion. I've been taking this treatment for about 5 months now, and it has been wonderfully effective and helpful. I'm functioning optimally and my mood and racing thoughts as well as anxiety are completely under control. The chest pains had also reduced in frequency and intensity. Recently, I've been developing very cold extremities (which I had before but it's getting worse) and the chest pain came back, accompanied by dizziness. My GP did a quick EKG and noticed nothing abnormal. I am so well functional on this medication combination that I'm very reluctant to discontinue it, but I'm concerned about my physical health. I would be very grateful for any advice.