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BUT Wellbutrin is also known to increase anxiety in certain patients. It's not an SSRI medication like most anti-depressants prescribed today (SSRIs are serotonin related) such as Paxil, Prozac, Zoloft and other popular SSRIs. Wellbutrin deals with dopamine receptors in our brain.
Sixty-nine percent of those who tried medication experienced at least one side effect. They rated SSRIs at least as helpful as SNRIs but with fewer side effects. Note that bupropion (Wellbutrin and generic) has approval only for treating depression, not anxiety. It is displayed in a separate category because it is neither an SSRI nor SNRI. Retail prices for the drugs range from about $20 a month for generic SSRIs to more than $400 a month for some name-brand drugs.