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Posted by rho on October 31, 2009, at 13:23:43
I recently had to refer my now ex BF to a the State Medical Society for treatment of what appeared to be addiction to Wellbutrin,
He was a 50+ mild mannered surgeon who has suffered from life long severe depressions. Four years ago I sent him to a psychopharm because he became hostile while trying to withdraw from the high dose prozac he had been on for many years
The doc put him on Wellbutrin. His entire personality changed, he became aggressive,mean, aggitated, hypersexual- had affairs, began to frequent S& M women and basically became someone I no longer knew. Lamictal was added as we prozac but then when his pdoc tried to wean him off the Wellbutrin - he began to write his own scripts!!!
It also made him increase his alcohol intake and smoking. I had no choice and now I have no idea what is happening with his intervention. I only know he blamed me for everything- and now hates me
Question- if the Wellbutrin was responsible for his mania- can he a) ever get off of this stuff and b) ever recover or is the damage permanent.
Posted by mtdewcmu on November 26, 2009, at 17:12:18
In reply to wellbutrin disaster please help, posted by rho on October 31, 2009, at 13:23:43
That is a strange story. The effects of Wellbutrin can be similar to an amphetamine. In fact, chemically it is a derivative of amphetamine. It makes you feel more confident, which could escalate into a feeling of invulnerability.
For somebody who has been depressed all of his life, however, finally emerging from depression can feel liberating, and, I believe, can trigger a kind of second adolescence. Your husband may have missed out on his first adolescence. Your husband is misbehaving, to be sure, but you must consider the possibility that it is not (hypo)mania, and he knows exactly what he's doing.
Clearly, you will have to be extremely understanding if your marriage is going to survive.
Posted by mtdewcmu on November 26, 2009, at 17:14:53
In reply to Re: wellbutrin disaster please help, posted by mtdewcmu on November 26, 2009, at 17:12:18
> That is a strange story. The effects of Wellbutrin can be similar to an amphetamine. In fact, chemically it is a derivative of amphetamine. It makes you feel more confident, which could escalate into a feeling of invulnerability.
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> For somebody who has been depressed all of his life, however, finally emerging from depression can feel liberating, and, I believe, can trigger a kind of second adolescence. Your husband may have missed out on his first adolescence. Your husband is misbehaving, to be sure, but you must consider the possibility that it is not (hypo)mania, and he knows exactly what he's doing.
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> Clearly, you will have to be extremely understanding if your marriage is going to survive.Sorry, I forgot that he was your ex-boyfriend and not your husband. You will still need a great deal of understanding if you want to maintain a relationship with him.
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