PCOS-MEDICATION Messages for March, 2002: Re: Wellbutrin (anti-depressant)

Re: Wellbutrin (anti-depressant)

From: Amy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 13:28:48 -0600 (CST)

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At Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Sari wrote: >
>I would be interested in hearing from any of you that have had or know
>somebody that has had the following experience with antidepressants:
>Before I ever knew about PCOS, my doctor recommended & prescribed Zoloft
>(low dosage) to help balance my mood swings, prevent me from getting so
>stressed out over issues with my 4 children and to help me control my
>feelings toward my children when all four are making demands on me in
>addition to preparing dinner, cleaning out backpack, etc. Sometimes I
>get so overwhelmed by this that I start screaming at my kids. I don’t
>like this about me and I certainly don’t think it’s healthy for my
>children and my husband is very annoyed by my screaming. Well, within a
>few weeks of starting the Zoloft, my face began to break out cystic acne
>(I’ve always had problems with acne, but never this cystic stuff!). I
>am 45 years old, so it’s not a case of going through puberty! My doctor
>had never heard of a connection with Zoloft & acne but at my insistence
>switched me over to Celexa. The same thing continued with the acne and
>I never witnessed any relief in reference to mood swings, etc., so my
>doctor recommended terminating the Celexa. Although, the acne did not
>go away; it continued with great insistence and I was very disturbed
>with this issue. I began to think that acne at 45 was not normal and
>that I must have some type of hormonal imbalance. This is what finally
>led me to researching over the internet and making my own PCOS diagnosis
>before ever seeing an endo. I then started on Metformin &
>Spironolactone in an attempt to rectify all the various symptoms I have
>suffered in the last 30+ years. I was hopeful that once I started
>treatment with the meds, that my mood swings & etc. would be less of a
>problem (among all the many common symptoms of insulin resistance and
>PCOS). The summer was very stressful with 4 children being out of
>school and involved in many summer activities. So I finally requested
>my doctor to write me a prescription for Wellbutrin (norepinepherine
>reuptake inhibitor which works by increasing the levels of the
>neurotransmitters dopamine and norepinephrine in the brain and thereby
>relieving the symptoms of mood swings), which works differently than
>Zoloft & Celexa which are SSRI's (Selective Serotonin Reuptake
>Inhibitors and the SSRI’s supposedly increase the brain's level of
>serotonin or restore levels of the neurotransmitter, serotonin, thus
>improving mood). This last weekend I yelled & screamed so much at my
>children to the point of sweating profusely. Every ornery & naughty
>thing they did really “set me off”. This morning after dropping them
>off at school, I was reflecting about the weekend. I feel very guilty
>for losing my temper often and being more out-of-control than usual and
>then I started wondering: Could it be the Wellbutrin???? I called my
>doctor’s office and they just told me to go off the Wellbutrin if I
>think it’s causing me to be emotionally out control. They make it sound
>so simple! Have any of you had similar experiences with Wellbutrin.
>Please help! I need some feedback. Thanks in advance. (Sorry this is
>so long but I felt the necessity to give a little history rather than
>just asking a straight-forward question!) Sari (http://www.shutton1255@aol.com)
Hi , I read your article about your problems with Zoloft and Wellbutrin, I don't know anything about Wellbutrin, but I'm on Zoloft right now and the same exact thing with the acne has happened to me! Ofcourse I was told as well that there is no connection between Zoloft and acne but I am certain there is because I've never had acne like this before!! Like you, I've always had a little , but never this bad and I've only been on it about 4 or 5 weeks. The acne is making me feel more depressed than i was without the zoloft, this is not what I want to happen. Then I thought that I'd switch to Cellulex, but after reading what you said, don't think it would make a difference as far as the acne is concerned. I wanted to take something that releases seritonan, but now i don't know what to do either. Has your acne gone away since you've been on Wellbutrin? Or is it the same? Well, I think I'm just as uncertain as you are, or possibly more...please let me know what you think. thanks, ~Amy (thesebootsaremad@aol.com)

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amy w.

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