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If you have broken sleep can you feel chronic dizzy/balance? does paxil (paroxetine) or wellbutrin help insomnia anxiety depression?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Anxiety/ depression: Paxil (paroxetine) (SSRI) may help with anxiety/ depression and as a result may also improve insomnia. Wellbutrin is not used for insomnia. It is used to treat atypical depression. Although it is not FDA approved for anxiety - recently it is is coming to light that it may help to reduce some anxious sxs.

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Answered 11/9/2017

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