Posted by viridis on February 1, 2003, at 19:45:27
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin and tantrums, posted by cybercafe on February 1, 2003, at 18:49:08
Not much help in the ADD department; I think there was some antidepressant effect. There were a few days when I actually felt great, but these were unpredictable, and I just couldn't take the side effects. Some were very strange, unlike anything I've experienced before. I was extremely dizzy much of the time, and had tremendous "pressure" in my head, as though I had a bad head cold. I became very sensitive to bright lights, and had several panic attacks that were triggered by eye contact with people (classic "fight-or-flight" norepinephrine response). I also had episodes of shaking uncontrollably. None of this is at all normal for me (except panic attacks, but not just from looking at someone). Aside from this, I was very anxious most of the time, even more so than usual. This was at 150 mg/day, a pretty low dose.
The GP who prescribed it (and wanted me to start at 450 mg!) said that it's not possible for this med to have side effects, so I must be "imagining" them. However, the side effects stopped within a day of discontinuing it, and the psychiatrist I saw subsequently said that everything I described is consistent with his experience in some patients, especially those with anxiety disorders.
Coincidentally, a friend's wife took it around the same time and had a very similar reaction, only worse. But then someone else I know took it and found it very helpful with no side effects. Go figure.
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