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Has anyone tried Wellbutrin / bupropion and has it helped?

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I have OCD, but cannot take SSRIs. Even SNRIs probably won't be good as I have thrombocytopenia and am pretty sure it has the same mechanism on certain aspects so could cause bleeding for me (which SSRIs did). I am not on anything now, but still sometimes think it would help whilst I am learning all the techniques and OK sometimes just will do anything for a bit of relief and to make me care a bit less about everything! I think bupropion is a dopamine based treatment rather than serotonin, so should be OK....just wondered whether anyone has tried it and what the side effects were for them if any? Many thanks. This forum is an absolute Godsend.

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I haven't tried any of those, but the aripiprazole with which I supplement the sertraline has something to do with dopamine. I haven't had any side effects from it. But I don't know that it's effective for OCD except in conjunction with sertraline or another SSRI.

It certainly does help if you can get something to dampen down the OCD. It makes the CBT easier to do. I do hope there's something that can help.

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Thank you so much. I will do some googling .

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Best to know a little about what you're taking!

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