Hello. I have just started taking wellbutrin and on a night out I took two glasses of brandy. The following morning ( yesterday) I woke up with my throat closed and swollen. I don’t know how to react now because I don’t know it is because of alcohol or am I not taking this drug so well. The doc told that I can use alcohol but moderately and I didn’t drink much.
Swelling and closing of a throat is one of the side effects of wellbutrin. I think that alcohol consumption had nothing to do with it but don’t take my word for it. You should report any side effects to your doctor and decide with him if you need to change your treatment or not.
I get a moderately sore/congested throat. Pharyngitis (sore throat) is
one of the common side effects listed for this drug on Epocrates.com.
By the next am, it's gone, but then it's time for another pill. I'm also
experiencing a headache and dry mouth. Hopefully, these will go away
once my body has adjusted to the med.
This same thing happened to me. I thought it was a white wine allergy, but two drinks with vodka did the same thing. Feet started itching, white bumps, swollen lips and tongue. then threw up all over the place in the morning. Before I started taking the medication, took at least 6 drinks to hurl. Does anyone know if this goes away if you discontinue wellbutrin?
Hello! I googled "buproprion + alcohol + itch" and this thread was a top result. I've been on the med for 5-6 wks now and I had no problem. I had also quit drinking bc I was scared of seizures. Well, recently a change in my life situation gave me a lot more opportunity to party, which I LOVE to do. Not so much on the night of drinking, but the next two days I would itch so bad that I couldn't stop scratching myself. It was AWFUL! Well, I haven't had a drink in two days and now I'm 99% itch free. I never had my throat swell or anything like that... but this def doesn't seem to mix well with booze. Good luck to all!
I have been having the same reaction to even the slightest amount of alcohol,within a few minutes of even a taste of any type of alcohol I begin to feel very sick; extreme head ache, neck pain, burning eyes, any light is very painful to my eyes,itching scalp,sweating, swollen glands ,sore throat. It takes almost two days to recover. I have been taking 300 mg of brand name Wellbutrin for over a year.I thought this might go away with time but it's getting worse. As time goes by, I find that side effects and interactions are getting to the point where, even though its helps with the depression,I question the treatment. Most people talk about the side effects initially.For me, I am developing greater sensitivity much later on