Posted by lucie lu on October 27, 2008, at 11:06:39
In two recent successive blood tests (over the past 3 months and in connection with my fibromyalgia symptoms) my white blood cell count (WBC) has come back abnormally low. This has not happened before and I've been referred to a hematologist. While there are many other, non-med possibilities for a low WBC, I read that psych meds, particularly mood stabilizers and A/Ds can be a cause. Since I'm on bupropion and lamotrigine, meds cannot be overlooked as a possible cause. I've been on both drugs for years so you wouldn't suspect them, but there are a couple of reports of low WBC counts that appeared to be caused by wellbutrin. In these cases, low WBC count appeared suddenly after years of taking the wellbutrin, blood count back to normal when the drug was discontinued, and back to abnormal when the drug was restarted. That looks pretty convincing to me. The manufacturers of almost all the A/Ds and mood stabilizers I looked at cite this as a rare side effect.
Anyone else experienced a low WBC that has been may have been attributable to psych meds?
Thanks, Lucie
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