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Old 07-07-2015, 09:56 PM
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I didn't know was about Wellbutrin raising Zoloft blood levels. This is prob why your doc put you on an extra-slow increase program.

I couldn't see anything new on the risk of seizures here.

Interactions checker has to warn about it. Its relevance is much greater if one has epilepsy. But also ppl sometimes take other meds or have other stuff going on... that's why people are supposed to talk to their doctor first. It does not say "do not take".

It also says the elderly are "more likely" to be subject to the interaction, but remember that "more likely to" doesn't mean "likely to". If a regular person has a 1% chance of having a seizure, and a peron on wellbutrin has a 5% chance... they are more likely to. "Likely to" would be if there was a >50% chance. If adding Zoloft makes it a 6% chance... that's "more likely" than "5%" but not by a lot, and still not "likely to". So try not to let all these things get to you. I thought you had found some new study ....

Still, by all means wait to talk to your doctor again before increasing, if you are worried.

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