Posted by Chairman_MAO on May 8, 2005, at 19:47:30
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin and anorexia in best friend, posted by Angelina Jolie on May 7, 2005, at 14:40:09
I'm saying that, given the available data, the risk of seizure for her is higher, given that she has an eating disorder. You can read about it at http://www.preskorn.com/columns/0001.html
and other places, although Racer says it's about the electrolytes. While I don't want to get into an argument about the cause of this, i don't understand how an electrolyte imbalance could increase the seizure risk SOLELY with bupropion. Wouldn't an electrolyte imbalance increase the propensity to have a seizure in general and thus, by virtue of simplicity, not be a concern unique to bupropion printed in its monograph but rather something known by doctors and not printed in monographs, which are designed to be read by doctors?Really, most ADs lower it just as much as bupropion does. It's my belief that, in general, the seizure risk is way overblown given a dose of 450mg/day or less (especially 300mg/day or less). Having an electrolyte imbalance, it seems to me, would be a risk factor apart from a low BMI.
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> Are you sure that she won't have a seizure? I would like to read some literature on that topic. I have heard of it before, but not yet from a doctor.
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> Thank you for your input. I really appreciate evey bit of support.
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