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Hi everyone, I started taking wellbutrin sr about 5 weeks ago.  I got up to 300 mg and one day at the grocery store, I couldn't read the signs for the aisles.  I experienced blurred/double vision.  I have good eyesight despite HPPD so I stopped taking the Wellbutrin.  I want to know if this is a side effect that will go away or if I should stop taking it altogether.  Thanks!

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Yes.  If I stay away from serotonin increasing meds, then vision is sharpest.  Even melatonin does a little fuzzing.

 

When I find vision lacking sharpness, I take a little more dopamine increasing meds (Sinemet).  It tends to stay sharp for days after that, even with no med.

 

 

I found Wellbutrin helpful for black moods that persist.  Use it more PRN.  Don't know why it would blur your vision ... but the brain is complex.  Do you find 150mg / day blurring?  And if not, is it sufficient to help your moods?

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I started off taking 100 mg twice a day for two weeks, then I moved up to 150 mg twice a day for 2 weeks.  I didn't notice any impact on my visuals until about 4 weeks in.  Wellbutrin seemed to help at 200 mg, but I'm scared to go back on it.  I told my doctor about the blurred vision and he said it was probably just anxiety.

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Blurred vision is anxiety?  Amazing how they always come back to hysteria anxiety.

 

When you say 200mg, do you mean 200mg twice a day?

 

The other thing is dosage changes with Wellbutrin take about 1 week to settle in (according to half-life).  You have the SR version?.  Longer stuff is 'brain settling'.  Often it is good to sit tight at low doses for a while.

 

How long has your vision been blurry?

 

Are you taking other meds too?

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By 200 mg, I meant 100 mg twice a day.  I do feel like it was helping at 300 mg (150 twice a day) until I noticed the blurred vision.  I do have the SR version.  My vision is back to normal.

 

I'm currently taking 2.5 mg clonazepam and 3000 mg of Keppra. 

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