Posted by ChrisB on August 28, 2000, at 1:45:31
Getting ready to order Wellbutrin from o/s (I live in Australia and they dont have it here) and keep hearing in my research about its seizure risk. I had a head
injury 15 years ago from which I have fully recovered
and during the last 8 years have been on over 30
different psychoactive med.s.
I suffer from social phobia, ADD, body dysmorphic disorder and resulting depression. This all started before the car accident. Ritalin and Dexamphetamine are
addictive for me and a few times I had about 20 10mg.
tabs of Ritalin in a 24-hour period in combination with
20mg Paxil and never had a seizure, and on at least 30
other occasions had about 10-12 tabs per day and never had a seizure. Ive never had a seizure period.Does anyone know if I am at risk?
In the contraindications in the Wellbutrin prescribing
info. it says contraindicated in patients with history of head trauma and this has me worried. But why would
the seizure risk be any greater with this antidepressant than any of the others or the stimulants?
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