Posted by Renee N on February 27, 2000, at 23:00:04
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin...Thanks Renee, posted by Carolyn on February 27, 2000, at 21:26:36
> > > New side effect (I hope) When I try to go to sleep, no easy task on this med, I see strange pictures when I close my eyes. I know they are not real...this is not a hallucination, but what the heck is it? Sometimes they are people's faces, sometimes frightening images. Anybody else ever experience this, or am I truly nuts?
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> > Carolyn,
> > I am so glad you mentioned this. If you're crazy, then so am I! I've never heard of anyone but the two of us experiencing this phenomynom with Wellbutrin. I know exactly what you are talking about, and I found it disturbing.
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> > Most of its side effects get better with time. Try benadryl, or any of its equivalents to help with sleep. Allergy meds and over the counter sleep aids that list dio...something HCL will do the trick. I go for the store brands of the allergy meds. They are exactly the same thing as the sleep aids, but usually less expensive. Mouth sores that didn't get better with time were my worst side effect from Wellbutrin. Best of luck
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> Bless you, bless you, bless you! I really thought I was going psycotic! This board is so great because we can share with others things we hesitate to mention to family, friends or even doctors. I'm having lots of side effects so far from the Wellbutrin, and no positive response, but it's only been six days so far...just two on 200 mg/day. So I am trying to be patient. At least when the pictures come tonight, I won't worry about them. Thanks so much!Carolyn,
Glad to be of help. Others will probably notice the change in you before you do. Sometimes these things are very subtle. I realized after a week or so, that I was sitting in the same room as my husband much more often, with much rarer angry feelings towards him.
One more tip--when you get up to 300mg a day, it's a big change. Be sure to eat something with your second dose to tone down the nausia. Maybe you'll be lucky, and you won't even have any nausia!
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