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A 23-year-old female asked:

Third day on wellbutrin (bupropion) xl. i am having horrible consuming anxiety and i want to snap at everyone. is this a get worse before u get better thing?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler
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Psychiatry 27 years experience
How much: caffeine are you consuming? I always have patients who ingest a lot of caffeine do a taper before they start wellbutrin (bupropion). I usually increase dose by 50 mg increments. Hopefully the anxiety will calm down as you adjust to this medication. Take care.
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