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Re: Fluorescent lights and Wellbutrin

Posted by Lorraine on May 3, 2001, at 21:33:30

In reply to Fluorescent lights and Wellbutrin, posted by Louisa on April 24, 2001, at 15:40:16

> Wellbutrin has visual side effects. They are listed in the PDR. In my case, I hallucinated or had dancing lights if I went from a dark room to a well lighted room (exiting movie theater, getting up in the morning). I also had visual trails like you get on LSD. I don't think they are a prelude to anything--just a side effect that you need to determine if you can live with.

I have just started taking Wellbutrin for depression, and I've noticed a new, marked sensitivity to fluorescent lights. I'm sitting in my office trying to write a lecture, and my head is aching miserably -- when I hold my hand up to shield my eyes from the overhead fluorescent light, I feel tremendous relief. Obviously, I'm headed to Office Max to pick up a non-fluorescent office light, but I'm a little worried about the seizure threshold problem with Wellbutrin. I seem to recall that some people get migraines from fluorescent lights, and I remember tons of Japanese kids having seizures after watching a TV show with problematic flickering recently. Could the fluorescent light be triggering something it shouldn't?
>
> I'm seeing my new pdoc on Friday, but I have two lectures to write before then!
>
> Thanks for any info --
>
> Louisa


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