Posted by andromeda on February 16, 2006, at 9:34:04
Hi,
My pdoc started me up on Wellbutrin again. I took Wellbutrin XL 150 mg 2 years ago and quit bc I started getting panic attacks and flashes of light...according to my records. I couldn't remember the light flash part. So she put me on Wellbutrin generic because I am now on 100 mg of Lamictal(for bipolar) and she thought this combo might help. This is only the 3rd day of 25 mg of Wellbutrin a day and this morning had a explosion of light in my brain. Had awaken and was in that snooze mode of sleep. All of a sudden it was as if 6 lightbulbs in a row just blew up. It was like when you turn on a light and it pops when it burns out. Explosion of white light and than bright yellow light in darkness. I don't know if I heard a sound or not. Woke me up for sure and could not go back to sleep. Felt it in my brain. Felt a slight headache coming on but went away. These are only symptoms I had with it. I than remembered vaguely the light flashes from before when I had taken it. I don't remember the flashes of light being this strong though. It has improved my depression some but has increased anxiety. I have tried many meds but am super sensitive to most of them. Especially SSRI's. I had to split the 25 mg of Wellbutrin in half and take it in AM and PM to avoid extreme dry mouth.
I wanted to ask here first for input so that I am prepared when I call my pdoc.
I don't want to be paranoid but I don't want to take it again until I know it is OK to do so.
Any help or experiences would be much appreciated.
Thank you for reading
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