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Posted at 4:44 PM on Jan 06, 2008 by geri1956, #26116
Right now I am a total mess from taking Wellbutrin, sr. I started at 150 mgs last summer. I am now up to 450mgs a day, plus 80 mgs of Prozac a day. The doc cut my Prozac dosage in half, without telling me, and for the last week, I feel like I'm going out of mind. I am going to the doc tomorrow to have a PET scan, just to make sure I don't have a brain tumor, but I am pretty sure I know what is causing all these symptoms. I don't know if dropping the Prozac dose set me off or what, but some of the symptoms I have are; the worst headache I have ever had, dry mouth, ears ringing, heart palpitations, stumbling (I fell down 5 times in the last 2 weeks, enough to send me to the ER) I feel like I have no co-ordination, I tremble and jerk uncontrollably, and I am totally brain dead. I can't remember from one day to the next what I did, or was doing. Heck, in the last few days, I can't even remeber what I did 15 minutes ago. I start something, and walk away from it, and then I think about it later, although so far I have let the sink over flow a couple of times, and let food burn. I have been married and taking care of my family for 33 years, and now I can't even get my kids', my grandkids', and the dogs' name straight! I forget a word I know that I know, and it makes me so frustrated. I have outbursts of crying, the other day I had a meltdown because I couldn't find the leftover ham bone to make soup. I talk real fast, and sometimes get the words all mixed up. I do impulsive stuff, like I maxed out the credit card during Christmas. My husband is going nuts, too, because he says it's like living with another person. Today I have felt like I could barf at any minute, my head is pounding, my heart is pounding, and I could stay awake forever, and then in an hour I'm so tired I have to take naps every day! I never took naps, since I was 5!! I had a similar experience when I was on Paxil. Prozac has worked for me since it first came on the market, but since my doc added the Wellbutrin, I just don't know. It was working fine until she cut the Prozac dose in half, so maybe that set it off, I don't know. I wish I could get off all the crap, but due to PTSD, I have to take at least the Prozac. I hope I get some answers tomorrow!
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Reply about 1 year ago on Jan 24, 2008 by crazlikafox, #4317

I had a complete hysterectomy and have been on Premarin for the last 3-4 years, but have skipped months and weeks at a time. I have recently within the last year or so, been on Wellbutrin XL. I have been having horrible memory problems like what you mentioned lately. I heard somewhere that if you are going through menopause, and you don't have enough estrogen for the first 3-4 years of the menopause, it can cause severe memory problems, and cause early onset alzheimers. I didn't want to get too personal, but I did want to let you know, this could have something to do with it.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Mar 22, 2008 by sophieannebug, #5743

I experienced the same side effects when my pharmacy switched pills I was taking to 300mg from 150mg. Because they did not tell me this and I did not think to read the label on the bottle, I ended up taking 900mg a day! Yikes! People thought I was on drugs or drunk because I couldn't walk straight from the dizziness and my words were coming out in weird jumbles. Hopefully by now you have had the dosages on your medication lowered. It sounds like the dosage was too high for you.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Mar 22, 2008 by geri1956, #5750

Things are much, much better now. My doc didn't cut my Prozac in half, the stupid pharmacy did! I am going to double check everything now when I get my prescriptions filled! I am back up to 80 mgs of Prozac, and just 150 mg of Wellbutrin, and I have seemed to find a good balance. I am my old self again. Enjoying my family, my sweet little dog, and my job. I do not trust the pharmacy anymore. This is not the first time they screwed something up. (It's a wal-mart pharmacy) Anyway, I am doing much better!!!!

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Reply 7 months ago on Apr 08, 2009 by rockysmom, #18727

I am so happy for you and send my most heartfelt good wishes! When I first read your post it sounded a lot like me going through menopause...with the exception of a couple of symptoms!!! Wellbutrin has served me well for this, but everyone is different. I am glad to hear you are back in the saddle!!

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