What Causes Eye Pain And Leg Spasms While On Wellbutrin And Prozac?

Posted on Fri, 4 Nov 2016

Question: I was on Wellbutrin for 5 yrs. In April my doctor put me on Prozac as well. I've been having all kinda problems. My ears hurt all the time. My legs burn & spasm. I have had migraines in the past but they've gotten worse on these combination of these meds. In the past 2 mths I've felt like my life is slipping away. My memory is awful. I can not focus. I can barely get out of bed some days. I feel like my brain is suffocating. I'm exhausted to the point where thinking is too much. Trivial things are too much for me now. I have exceeding sweating, I've gain about 15 lbs in 3 wks. I was constantly itching till I stopped the Prozac 2 wks ago. I've had taste problems
weakness, anxiety, trouble breath from the least excretion. I have hypothyroidism, so I just contributed a lot of the issues to that, until it became so debilitating I couldn't function anymore.

Any suggestions? I'm desperate at this point. I go to my Dr every 3 mths for a follow up. When I finally spoke up about all the issues the combo of the meds was causing, I was told I needed to go see a psychologist. Well I actually do see one with my son. So next suggestion. I'm not crazy, but my brain feels like its about fried. The wires are not connecting right.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (4 hours later)

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Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to health care magic

I thoroughly read your question and will try to address your concerns.

Drugs you are taking like wellbutrin and prozac can cause several side effects like headaches, migraines, nausea,bad taste, feeling unwell, anxiety etc
You symptoms might be because of these.
You said you are hypothyroid aswell, all these symptoms can be exaggerated by hypothyroidism aswell.

I would suggest doing TFTs to know about degree of hypothyroidism and weather you need any thyroid replacement or not.

I would also like to know why your physician started you on prozac and wellbutrin.

No you are not crazy. Psychiatrist can be consulted in later stages if needed but for now I would recommend that you start daily early morning exercise, take proper and healthy diet, talk to someone you trust about any issues that you have.

If you are not satisfied with your current physicians, you can always take another opinion.

Hopefully i was able to address your concerns If you have any other questions, feel free to ask.

Regards
Dr.MS.Khalil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (10 hours later)

I am on a thyroid replacement, synthroid .88. I started taking the antidepressants because I lost my husband Dec 4, 2012 to Glioblastoma, after a yr long fight. He was only 36. Our 3 children were still pretty young. I've been getting therapy since Feb of 2014. I was walking about 3 days a week & going to the gym to work out, till the burning pain in my legs made it unbearable. I had started using that to control my anxiety. I was getting some relief with it & felt better. I feel incapacitated at times. Physically & mentally now. I've struggled with the depression & I know what that feels like all too well. I was getting better when I added the exercise to my routine & I do try to eat healthy. My brain feels like its misfiring & not connecting the dots. A simple math problem looks like a foreign language. It physically hurts my head to try to force myself to think. I've missed over 2 weeks of school at this point cause I can not function. Depressing is knowing you're a smart person, but yet you can't think to get the simple answers.

Answered by Dr. Dr. Muhammad Sareer Khalil (18 hours later)

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Hello again

I am sorry for the tough situation that you are going through. Every antidepressant is different and one needs to work closely with their doctor to tailor the one needed for you. The one with the best beneficial effect and least side effect can be different for different individuals.

One additional point that I would like to emphasize is to join group therapy and talking to someone with relatively similar situation as yours. This can be of tremendous help as dependency is avoided and mutual support feelings develop overtime. Do give it a try. Ask your doctor to help you explore such groups.

The feeling of impaired judgment or cognitive thinking can be frustrating. You need to work with your psychiatrist to determine if the medications have anything to do with these symptoms. They can be altered accordingly.

Regards
Dr.MS.Khalil

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar