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Posted 1/19/2019 11:05 PM (GMT 0)
I have a history of seizures.
I have been on Wellbutrin for two months. Also tramadol for pain.
I was to have doubled my W . dose after the first week but I JUST BY CHANCE stumbled upon an article referring to greatly increased chances of those two drugs, taken together, causing seizures. In a conversation with the guy who drives me to my medical appointments, he said his mother in law got seizures this same way.

It is so scary that my doctor was clueless about this and it was a fluke that I found out and stayed on my lower doseage.

We really have to be savvy about our conditions and meds. Doctors make plenty of mistakes. Oy!!
Posted 1/20/2019 12:08 AM (GMT 0)
WoW. You have a history of seizures and he "practiced medicine on you." I'm sorry. I'm glad you are okay now.
Posted 1/20/2019 12:16 AM (GMT 0)
yes indeed.
it is not even a doctor, but a nurse which may explain her lack of knowledge. We are so flooded with clients and illnesses around here that nobody can get in to see a 'real' doctor and has to be seen only by a nurse.
Posted 1/20/2019 12:27 AM (GMT 0)
Doctor Google is very scary and some people should flat out not do it but I decided a couple of years ago that "I am the CEO of my Health." I am on Disability. This IS my job. I do a lot of research. It has helped me help my Doctors (and yes PA and NP's) to consider things that need consideration.
Posted 1/20/2019 12:34 AM (GMT 0)
yup. healing myself, or at least trying to, is my full time job. I sure hope my ssdi app is approved this spring
Posted 2/14/2019 12:03 PM (GMT 0)
My doctor has hundreds of patients. I have only one. Myself.
I am one of those people that actually reads the inserts that come with my medications. My pharmacist is usually the one that 'catches' any issues between what my doctor prescribes. Medical school and nursing school spend a fraction of the time on pharmacology that is the sole focus for pharmacists education. Telling them all everything I take is crucial...including over the counter medications and herbal/vitamin/mineral supplements.
Posted 2/14/2019 12:05 PM (GMT 0)
HI Conjunius,

Welcome to the depression forum. Thank you for the advice.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 2/22/2019 7:36 PM (GMT 0)
Doctors and other medical professionals making mistakes like this is one out of several reasons why it's good to be knowledgeable about the medications you are taking. That way both you and your doctor you can make informed decisions.

It is your life, after all.
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