1. Health

Discuss in my forum

Is It Normal for a Doctor to Try a Combination of Antidepressants?

By , About.com Guide

Updated August 24, 2006

About.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by the Medical Review Board

Question: Is It Normal for a Doctor to Try a Combination of Antidepressants?
Answer: Yes, combinations are pretty common. A couple of reasons to do this would be (1) you are getting partial response with one antidepressant and your doctor wants to see if augmentation will give you complete relief, or (2) if your doctor is trying to counteract the side-effects from your antidepressant. An SSRI + Wellbutrin is one common combination.

©2012 About.com. All rights reserved.

A part of The New York Times Company.

We comply with the HONcode standard
for trustworthy health
information: verify here.