October 30th
2008
12:34 AM
I've been on Wellbutrin for 3 years. My hair has been falling out more and more every month. My scalp itches horribly! It feels almost as though bugs are crawling all over it. I am irritable and have dramatic mood swings. The final straw, though, was recently when I had a blood test to find that my white and red blood cell counts had become dangerously low, and my red blood cells were swollen (macrocytic anemia).
I'm now training myself off of Wellbutrin. I tried dropping to a quarter dose and felt flu-like symptoms (chills, extreme tiredness, dizziness) and extraordinary appetite (gaining 10 lbs in week 1). I also became unable to handle simple tasks at work, and excessively negative in demeanor.
I'm now back up to 1 pill and the chills have stopped. I am hoping that I can go back down to 1/2 pill gradually.
Will my hair grow back? Is the liver/blood damage reversible? Has anyone kicked the Wellbutrin habit and recovered fully? Please help.
Thank you in advance.
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January 9th
2008
1:16 PM
I've been on Wellbutrin XL 300mg for 3 days and I've had a splitting headache for 3 days. The evening of the second day came the nausea and crying and disorientation. Maybe the crying is not a side effect as I was doing that before I started the meds. All I want to know is can I take something for the headaches while taking the Wellbutrin. Does anyone know of anything. I guess I should call my doctor.
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April 6th
2009
10:32 PM
Hello I am clinically depressed. They doctors said I was "severely depressed." I haven't done these post ever so I apologize if I can't make my side effects clear and easy to understand.
Well to the point I am taking Lamactil and Wellbutrin for over a year now. The side effects I have are acne, laziness, always tired. But the side effect I hate the most is really perverted thoughts. Every waking moment I am always thinking about sex of some sort. I can't enjoy a movie because I am always thinking of sex with the person I am with, be female or male. I am straight but I just can't shake thoughts and hate it to no end. PLEASE let me know if anyone is experiencing these side effects.
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