Posted by butternut on October 27, 2006, at 19:35:05
Hi all,
I started 150 mg of Wellbutrin about two weeks ago. This was to try to counteract the sexual side affects of Lexapro, which is otherwise working well for me.On Wednesday morning I woke up with an itchy red rash all over my chest, stomach and neck. I figured it was the Wellbutrin and so didn't take my pill that morning. The rash spread a bit over the course of the day. It's now in my inner and outer thighs and back, and a little on my arms and legs. My pdoc referred me to my family doctor, who said I should come in right away and probably start prednisone. However, his secretary said there were no appointments available. So, I saw my allergist instead. He said that he doesn't see a lot of drug allergies in his practice (he deals mostly with really long-term type allergies) but that he didn't think prednisone was necessary. Just stop the Wellbutrin and the rash will go away.
I was happy not to have to take prednisone, but MY GOD IT ITCHES!! Now it's Friday night, and the rash doesn't look worse, but it doesn't look much better, and it's very very itchy.
Does anyone know if this is normal? Anyone know how long it takes a drug rash to go away? I shudder to think it wasn't the Wellbutrin but the Lexapro I've been taking for 4 1/2 months. I am still taking the Lexapro.
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