Per our post yesterday, we emailed the practice manager at our NHS GP surgery last night, enquiring about switching from paroxetine to another antidepressant medication.

We've reduced our paroxetine dose from 20 to 10 mg today in preparation for a change in medication. To counteract any ill effects, we're resuming taking half a tablet (75 mg) of bupropion extended release alongside. (We had to acquire this off prescription, as the NHS won't prescribe it for treating depression.)

If we can get a sooner appointment with the senior partner or another GP at our GP surgery to approve starting on something like vortioxetine (10 mg) or another suitable medication, we'll discontinue the bupropion. If not, we'll fully come off the paroxetine and continue with 75 mg of bupropion daily for a while.

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