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I've been on Wellbutrin for 8 years. After reading this forum I s...

Posted at 8:41 PM on Oct 09, 2007 by rhirhi, #24229
I've been on Wellbutrin for 8 years. After reading this forum I seriously question wether if I am the forgetful person that I've become. It's been so long since I've been clear-headed, but I know that as a child I had an extrodinary memory. Because this has viably been a side-effect that has existed for 8 years, I learned to believe that it was who I was. 2 years previous to starting Wellburtin failed in an sucicide attempt and thought that it could be from that. But because of overwhelming anxiety and hives,my doctor has upped my dose from 150mg to 300mg daily. Now I'm noticing that I can't remember chuncks of time. Trying to replaying an event in my mind and realize that I don't what happened after...and which roads I drove on to get home. It's a daily occurence. I will set everything out to take to school, but forget to grab the stuff. Laundry takes me days, because I constantly forget to change loads. I get distracted easily and don't know what I was doing or simply forget that I was doing something. 3 times while writing this I forgot what my next sentence was going to be. I always feel like I'm in a brain fog anymore. My greatest fear is that Wellburtin is the only one in it's class. I tried Paxil, Prozac, Effexor and had horrible side effect. So is it Wellbutrin or nothing? Does anyone know or have suggestions of other meds? When someone hurts me, I usually can't remember it long enough to mad ever again. I also have severe migranies, but not sure if thy're are related.
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Reply about 1 year ago on Oct 09, 2007 by blueeyedstorm, #2323

so you do not know if your forgetfulness is from the Wellbutrin or if it was from the suiside attempt? What happened if you don't mind me asking when you tried to commit suicide? Like how? Were you diagnosed with ADD? Forgetfulness comes with ADD, so you could have that. Or maybe you could have brain damage, I hope not but......talk to your doctor. If you have problems getting things accomplished....and focus then you should try taking Dexedrine or Adderall(small dose) and try it. I have ADD and am taking Wellbutrin and Adderall and I forget things...usually if I am tired. I have read about tolerance to Adderall and suposedly, a magnesium supplement helps stop that. anyways, good luck.

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Reply 9 months ago on Jan 10, 2008 by pat55, #3971

I have been taking Wellbutrin for several years. Previously I took Paxil and Prozac, but both stopped working. This is a great anti-depressant, but I do have terrible memory and concentration problems. I have been taking Ginko Biloba but am not sure if it is helping. I formerly had a great memory. Has anyone heard of any other solutions? I worry about job performance since I can't remember what I did yesterday, let alone past history. I also have muscle and joint pain, but can live with that.

Any recommendations?

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