She is 46. Our first child just left for college and then marriage problems started. She works overnight in a high stress environment surrounded by men. Worried about her mental state, very mean and easily agitated. Lack of interest in anything.
My wife takes Wellbutrin and Vyvanse and now has been prescribed Lexapro. Is this OK?
Question posted by jamespauljones on 1 Oct 2018
Last updated on 3 October 2018
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Rathmullan
1 Oct 2018
Hello:
JamesPaulJones:
Good to hear from a caring and obviously loving spouse. As WildCatVet responded, that is enough medication to cause a little concern. Glad to hear that the Physician is aware of the meds.
The next question then is the daily dosage of all three. If you were to reply 30 mg Vyvanse, 150 mg Wellbutrin, and 5 mg Lexapro, that would not be concerning. However, if the dosages were double those amounts, I think I would be questioning the Doctor's judgment., especially for the first 2 meds (while Lexapro should be somewhat calming).
Anyway, I hope your wife is able to regain her composure and achieve some serenity through this. Take care for now.
jamespauljones
2 Oct 2018
My wife is cold and uncaring, we had couples therapy today (only our 3rd visit). After hearing her words and her opinion of me i had to tell her that it would be best if we split up. She told me that she doesn't have any hope left for our marriage and is only seeing the negative in everything I do. I cannot make her see the wonderful life we had together... she won't even look at old photos of our family or us... i know i am not perfect but my wife is a different person... Could it be the drugs or is it really just me looking for a different answer??? So worried about her.
jamespauljones
2 Oct 2018
It is 70mg of Vyvanse, 300mg Wellbutrin, and 10 mg of Lexapro. So yes, double everything and my wife is only about 130 lbs. Good news is I think she is stopping the Lexapro after only 2 weeks. She told a friend that she didn't like the way it made her feel.
Rathmullan
3 Oct 2018
Hello JPJ:
Again sorry to hear of the difficulty with your wife. I am not a doctor, however, it is difficult to tell if your wife's behavior is due to the underlying condition for which she is being treated or the medicinal therapy itself. Your wife is on the maximum dosage of vyvanse and on a a moderate dosage of wellbutrin (the maximum dosage is 450 mg per day). These medications are redundant to one another in many ways. It would not be at all surprising that the medications are the source of the agitation. Perhaps removing the Lexapro will help. I know we can't control our spouses, but you may want to suggest to your wife that she at least get a second opinion on drug therapy treatment plan.
All the best and take care for now.
WildcatVet
1 Oct 2018
Hi, James! It seems somewhat of a heavy load of medications with some potential interactions:
https://www.drugs.com/interactions-check.php?interaction_list_id=183145464&drug_list=1013-565,1475-2533,440-203
Your wife should be made aware of the possible symptoms of an interaction and be monitored by her doctor very closely.
I assume all three medications were prescribed by the same doctor? If not, both doctors must be made aware of the drugs she's taking.
Best regards and I hope everything works out well for the two of you.
jamespauljones
1 Oct 2018
Thanks, it is the same doctor. My wife is aware, but not sure if she is changing because of the drugs or pressures of life.
WildcatVet
1 Oct 2018
Well stress, especially high stress, is not our friend and since she was in this situation before the medication was prescribed it's more likely that that's the major factor.
In clinical studies and by user reviews Lexapro is in the top three rated medications for the family of anxiety disorders. Hopefully, it will be helpful for your wife too.
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