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Posted by justyourlaugh on November 29, 2002, at 13:19:38
hi, been on wellbutrin for 4 weeks.
getting more angry everyday.
driving through stop signs(ooppss missed that one)
speeding-yelling at the kids(convinced they are trying be mean to me)
havent cooked in days-
really want to drink to feel better.
tried paxil and effexor.
i am not depressed-just so fused!
havent been dx.
i am on the rim of a glass half empty.
see pdoc in 12 days
jyl
Posted by snowden on November 29, 2002, at 19:44:20
In reply to wellbutrin and anger, posted by justyourlaugh on November 29, 2002, at 13:19:38
When I was on Wellbutrin, my aggressive side was through the roof!!
People at work would tell me that they felt as if they were "walking on eggshells" around me, you'd never know what would set me off. Thank god that nightmare is over...
The doc tried to put me on Serzone at the same time to try to "balance out" the negativity. I only liked the Wellbutrin because it gave me so much energy and motivation, but ultimately it wasn't such a good idea. Anyway, the Serzone didn't help too much, only made me extremely tired and didn't offset the aggression at all...
Good luck...
Wendie :)
Posted by bobbyy on November 30, 2002, at 5:04:07
In reply to Re: wellbutrin and anger, posted by snowden on November 29, 2002, at 19:44:20
I am bipolar II and when I switched from Paxil to Wellbutrin to see if it would help with depression I really went hypomanic ..at first it was gradual but then all my medications stopped working. My psychiatrist put me back on Paxil.
I even cut the dosage in half.
Bobby
> When I was on Wellbutrin, my aggressive side was through the roof!!
>
> People at work would tell me that they felt as if they were "walking on eggshells" around me, you'd never know what would set me off. Thank god that nightmare is over...
>
> The doc tried to put me on Serzone at the same time to try to "balance out" the negativity. I only liked the Wellbutrin because it gave me so much energy and motivation, but ultimately it wasn't such a good idea. Anyway, the Serzone didn't help too much, only made me extremely tired and didn't offset the aggression at all...
>
> Good luck...
>
> Wendie :)
Posted by linkadge on November 30, 2002, at 7:21:22
In reply to Re: wellbutrin and anger, posted by bobbyy on November 30, 2002, at 5:04:07
Dopamine puts you into a kind of self centered driven state, you may be bugged by anyone and anything that gets in your way.
YOu may find that anything that gets in your way is trying to personaly hinder you. Excess dopamine makes everything revolve around you.
You can try reducing the dosage, and/or adding a SSRI which may ballance the driven state.
Linkadge
Posted by shar30906 on December 1, 2002, at 2:18:44
In reply to wellbutrin and anger, posted by justyourlaugh on November 29, 2002, at 13:19:38
Welbutrin also made me very agitated, almost homicidal. I could have easily ripped someones arm off and beat them to death with it. Welbrutrin is also perscribed under another name as an aid for people to stop smoking. Almost everyone that I know that has taken this med either for depression or to stop smoking has had the same side effects you mentioned.
shar30906
Posted by snowden on December 1, 2002, at 17:25:20
In reply to Re: wellbutrin and anger, posted by shar30906 on December 1, 2002, at 2:18:44
> I could have easily ripped someones arm off and beat them to death with it.
You really hit the nail on the head!! (or arm??)
Thanks for putting into words what I could only feel... :)
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