Posted by gdog on November 9, 2001, at 12:29:36
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin questions/bulimia » pav, posted by paxvox on November 8, 2001, at 18:01:07
hmmmm. this thread is very interesting, as it relates to what i've been thinking a lot about but havent talked with anyone about. i am currently expressing symptoms of my eating disorders (including bullimia) and was when my pdoc's assistant put me on wellbutrin. my pdoc knows about this, and last time i saw him, he asked how the "eating thing" was going - he never expressed concern about the bullimia (although i knew from my own research it was counterindicated). i have worried about seizures on wb, but more because i'm on a fairly high dose (450mg). i have not had any seizure symptoms (are there any others besides. . .well. .. seizing?). if i were to be susceptible to seizures at this dose, with this disorder, would it have already happened? i've been on wb since early june, and in august raised my dose from 300 to 450 mg.
i know that wellbutrin has amplified/triggered some of my disorder behaviors. however, given the nature of the disorder, i am loath to do anything about it. i have lost weight on wb, and it seems to be a combination of the drug's effects, and the increased disorder behaviors, triggered, in part, by the wb. it is beginning to cause secondary health problems.
i have not told my pdoc this yet. as an aside, both my previous therapist and my gp know about the disorders and the wb. . .
gdog.
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