Posted by Lynnster on January 13, 2013, at 2:27:53
In reply to wellbutrin causing suicidal ideation, posted by qealtor on May 19, 2002, at 10:21:11
> I just started taking Wellbutrin after about 7 years on Prozac. (I did well on Prozac, but it became ineffective about 1 year ago.) I have (self-diagnosed) dysthymic depression--low-grade, usually nothing dramatic.
> On day 5 of Wellbutrin, I increased the dosage to 300 mg, as instructed by the doctor. That night, a black mood came over me. I started thinking about suicide and became super-emotional; even dreamt of committing suicide.
>
> Has anyone else experienced something similar when starting Wellbutrin? If so, did you discontinue it ASAP, or stick with it to see if that side effect would go away?I have been on WB for three months at 150mg and just this past week was increased to 300mg. Suffice it to say that this last week has been a living nightmare for me. To give you an idea, my friends by and large know me as the "ice queen" because they have never known me to be emotional. I have not wept a single day since my sister's funeral in 2008. Over this past week, however, I have difficulty remembering when I WASN'T in a puddle of tears curled up in my bed. I have decided to go back down to 150mg and hopefully this won't cause any cataclysmic mayhem. Pray for me. Thanks.
poster:Lynnster
thread:106960
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/20130112/msgs/1035357.html