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Does the treatment (buspar (buspirone) 40 mg daily + prozac 40 mg daily) for gad and social phobia, cause significant weight gain ?

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Possibly: These medications have a listed side effect of weight change. Discuss this with your doctor.

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Right now on Prozac 40mg for GAD instead of Paxil 20mg, For encounter the sexual dysfunction of Prozac must be added Wellbutrin or Buspar (buspirone) to Prozac ?

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Doctor would like to add Buspar (buspirone) to Prozac,can Buspar (buspirone) lessen & encounter jerk and jittery of Prozac? and dose this combo cause significant weight gain?

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