"bupropion saved my life. after spinning out of control with depression and anxiety and abuse of my prescribed benzo i switched drs and started bup. together with risperidone, i am calm, not depressed, happy, rational, functional. feel better than i have in 15 years of dealing with depression. i&#039;m not the old me now, i&#039;m a better me! i do experience insomnia, for which my doc prescribed a sleep aid. for my anxiety, i am now on a less addicting and less intense benzo. the combination is perfect me for. add in regular, vigorous exercise &amp; i&#039;m in the best state of mind i&#039;ve ever been in. for me, it was all about finding the right dr. who listened and didn&#039;t try to tx me as bp, which i&#039;m not. zoloft, effexor, lithium, lamictal, &amp; depakote all failed me."