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Posted by tw7981 on October 11, 2005, at 10:59:03
I have been reading about something called "brain shivers". i didnt know anyone else had been having this feeling. it said it was mostly from effexor, but i am wondering if anyone has had this feeling from another drug? i am currently coming off of Wellbutrin and having HORRIBLE side effects. brain shivers, chills, nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, loss of appetite, sweating, and bad dreams. i have not liked wellbutrin since i started it and have had side effects also while taking it, and any time i missed a dose. i am going back to zoloft, which i was on previously. it made it zombie-ish, but at least it didnt give me horrible side effects! by the way, im on medication for depression and anxiety.
Posted by Sonya on October 11, 2005, at 15:08:20
In reply to Wellbutrin withdrawal / Brain Shivers?, posted by tw7981 on October 11, 2005, at 10:59:03
Just curious because I'm also on Wellbutrin SR...what side effects did you experience while you were on it?
Sonya
Posted by rainbowbrite on October 11, 2005, at 15:30:01
In reply to Wellbutrin withdrawal / Brain Shivers?, posted by tw7981 on October 11, 2005, at 10:59:03
Are you on anything else with it?
I have never experienced brain shivers on it. Some of the other side effects I have experienced going off it.
Hope it goes away soon.
Posted by Phillipa on October 11, 2005, at 18:41:57
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin withdrawal / Brain Shivers?, posted by rainbowbrite on October 11, 2005, at 15:30:01
It made me act hypomanic and my pdoc sent me to the hospital. I wish it had worked though cause I have no energy, and I need to lose wt. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by spriggy on October 16, 2005, at 0:41:59
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin withdrawal / Brain Shivers?, posted by Phillipa on October 11, 2005, at 18:41:57
I wasn't sure how to describe it (although brain shivers is just about precise!) but I could only describe it as " my brain is doing flips."
I felt like I had a magnet in my head, as if a sumo wrestler was sitting on top of my head. A very "heavy" feeling in my head. It's disturbing, hard to describe but it did feel like my brain was shivering.
It lasted about 3 weeks.
I pray you get better soon.
I also hated Wellbutrin (and Lexapro!).
Posted by tw7981 on October 17, 2005, at 14:02:01
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin withdrawal / Brain Shivers?, posted by rainbowbrite on October 11, 2005, at 15:30:01
thank you all for your responses. to sonya, i didnt have any side effects while on it, except occasional nasuea, and i did have sexual side effects. all of the effects came when i came of it. to rainbowbrite, i was not on any other medications, just wellbutrin.
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