Posted by ERMRug on February 27, 2009, at 9:23:02
Hi, New here...
I was taking 300 mg carbolithium/day with 20 mg prozac and stopped suddenly when my doc put me on Wellbutrin (min dose, don't remember what).
I was fine for about a month. Actually, more than fine. i felt confused on the carbolithium/prozac combo and I felt really awake and alert after stopping.
Then things got nasty. I went psychotic. Hurting myself, thinking of suicide, I became paranoid, freaky. Everything was too much---lights, tastes, sounds, touch. I was hypersensitive to everything and nasty and mean. I was not only thinking of suicide but also of murder. In order not to hurt anyone I beat myself black and blue with a hair brush (yeah, i know, nice image, huh?)
My doc told me to quit the Wellbutrin. I was in this state for about 1.5 weeks, then I calmed down. I used some sedative drops, up to 30 to help when I felt the "monster" coming on.
It's now been about 9 days without Wellbutrin and about 5 days that I'm "ok", i.e., no psychotic episodes.
Could all of this have been withdrawal???
Now doc is suggesting I have a form of epilepsy and wants me to try an anti-eplileptic. He hasn't prescribed it because I need to have some tests first, but he did prescribe Rivotril (clonazepam) drops in case of emergency in the meantime.
I sometimes feel that I don't really need anything at all and that all these drugs are screwing with my mind!!!!
How do I know what is reality?
poster:ERMRug
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