Posted by sl on May 3, 2001, at 20:50:47
In reply to Fluorescent lights and Wellbutrin, posted by Louisa on April 24, 2001, at 15:40:16
This is very weird, I'd SWEAR I already answered this post, but somehow it never got there. Very weird.
Anyway, yeah, I had that problem too, now that you mention it. I was getting nasty migraine-level headaches, while I was on the higher-dosage of Wellbutrin. Not much at the lower-dosage, tho.
I think I'd mentioned that the thing with the japanese kids and video games were flashing lights triggering hidden epilepsy (from what I remember) not something I'd expect from a drug.
The other thing....try wearing sunglasses, if you get the right color/tint then it won't hamper your vision at all and it might keep the headaches at bay. :)
sl
> 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?
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> I'm seeing my new pdoc on Friday, but I have two lectures to write before then!
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> Thanks for any info --
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> Louisa
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