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Posted at 7:12 PM on Oct 18, 2007 by lamictalscaresme, #24409
I have been on 150 mg of Wellbutrin XL for a little more than 3 weeks. I am also taking 100 mg of Lamictal a day just upped that dose yesterday from 50 mg both to treat bipolar disorder (which I am not thoroughly convinced I have!) I can't tell which drug is causing which side effect, they both cause a lot of the same things. I have experienced strange dreams and horrible nightmares, itchy skin, hair loss (which I believe is from the Lamictal), acne on my face, back and shoulders, extreme mood swings and irritability, extreme fatigue, difficulty with hand-eye coordination, difficulty with words (speaking and writing), generally fuzzy headed, dizziness, waking at night with a pounding heart, joint and muscle soreness, heavy period that has lasted a lot longer than normal, stuffy nose, hacking cough and that about does it. Basically, it sucks and I want to go off at least the Lamictal and see if the Wellbutrin is kinder on it's own. I just don't think this is going to work for me. It's been pretty rough the last few weeks, I hope I can come up with something I can tolerate. good luck all! ~A
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 07, 2008 by singer2678, #9847

Hey I have been on Lamictal for months and I've been okay I suppose. I just went on wellbutrin 2 weeks ago and I'm itching like crazy. I feel like I'm going crazy and I thought I maybe had bed bugs or lice. Have you stopped taking it and if so have the side affects gone away? I dont know if I should stop the medication or not. I like the fact that it supresses my appetite because I am overweight however I cant live with this itchiness.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Jul 07, 2008 by singer2678, #9848

Dunno if you got my reply so I'm replying again. I too am on Lamictal and just recently started the 150 mg of wellbutrin. I've been on the wellbutrin for two weeks now and I'm going insane with itchiness. I thought maybe I had bugs or something. My husband thinks I'm crazy for I'm obsessivly cleaning thinking I have bugs. I've also been a lot more moodier than usual and wake up in the middle of the night. My question to you is have you gone off of any of the medications and if so have your symptoms subsided? For me I think its the wellbutrin thats causing my itchiness. Let me know.

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