Does Wellbutrin SR raise your blood pressure or heart rate?!
Question:
Does Wellbutrin SR raise your blood pressure or heart rate?
Answers:
Yes it does! I have been taking Wellbutrin for 6 weeks for depression after the death of my husband at age 31 over a year ago.
Doctors have to recheck you after 2 weeks of starting this drug to make sure your BP is not too high. Wellbutrin is chemically related to amphetamines and increases your level of norepinephrine (a precursor to adrenaline). I have had loss of appetite, insomnia and my resting pulse has jumped from about 60 to 78. I feel very anxious and stressed, but I am not crying every day so I will continue to take it. I have to take Klonopin to calm me down if I get too anxious.