wellbutrin interaction with marijuana

I ended up in an adult mental fascility for 4 days because my marijuana habit interacted with 300 mg of wellbutrin I was prescribed for smoking cessation (tobacco) I was delusional to the point that my daughter-in-law had to call the police after I called out my son-in-law Who is at least 150lbs bigger than methe police came after i was beaten bloody then because I wasnt listening to them they tazzed me at which time my response was to pull one of the stingers out and stood staring at them for a full 1 and1/2 minutes before I went down then once they had me in the holding cell i noticed the arresting officer holding up the handcuffs I had apparantly broken in half so if you were to ask me DO NOT smoke pot while taking welbutrin at all!!!

I'll tell you what I think.

Just smoking weed once probably won't interfere with Wellbutrin but someone said it can build up in your body and cause seizures.

Weed however DOES interact with SSRI anti-depressents. Be carefull when your on those.

Ok i'm 15 and take one 100mg of wellbutrin twice a day, once in the morning and once at night. Iv'e mixed various drugs with it and as for marijuana, what happens to me is that it brings out psychosis. I hear things and get really really paranoid and i can hear everybody talking about me. I talked to a drug councsellor and she said that was normal, but it puts me at high risk for psychosis esspescially since bipolar runs in my family.

i'm 18 and on 40mg lexapro and 450mg wellbutrin XL(bupropion) for about a 3months straight now but also took it here an there for a few months and then stopped suddenlly for the whole summer and i smoke weed everyday and when i was moved up to 450mg i get the most intense highs not bad highs but sometimes i become very paranoid or sketch out alot mostly when im driving but i used to smoke about 6-7 bowls and now i get 10x as higher with only 2-3 bowls and one night after taking 40 pills of robitussin and smoking spice all night i continued to smoke spice before i went to sleep and all of a sudden i started shaking uncontrolably and it got worse and worse until i threw up once and then passed out i dnt know if it was because of the mix of wellbutrin or lexapro or if i just had a panic attack i als take extacy and acid and shrooms but i feel im going to die soon lik deaths calling me i use to be suicidal and have attempted it before and now i just think about it everyday but i just feel like im gonna end up oding or my body just stopping but i still havent stopped :idea: :? :!: :P :cry: Quote:

"i exprienced grand mal seizures after smoking marijuana while taking wellbutrin XL 300mg. i know seizures are a very rare side effect of this medication and this rarely occurs with alcohol, so i was especially surprised when this happened to me smoking weed. i had a terrible high the night before, and when i smoked the next night, i seizured (on and off but frequently) for 2 hours. it's worth mentioning that i have never had a seizure before. so if you have a bad high, stop smoking weed! THC is lipid soluble and takes 3 months to leave your body so the levels get higher and higher in your body"

Wellbutrin(bupropion) lowers your threshold for seizures, which your doctor should have told you when you went on it. when drinking that lowers your threshold even more, so even if you've never had a seizure before you are more susceptible to having one while on wellbutrin(bupropion).

I've had one grand mal seizure 10 years ago and my doctor was hesitant to put me on wellbutrin for this reason. even though its been 10 years it won't matter because my threshold for having a seizure is decreased while taking this medication. if you have had any tachycardia(racing heart/rapid pulse) it may be an interaction from other medications, even over the counter ones.

I have smoked weed regularly for about a year now and only had one or two panic attacks, which i am susceptible to anyways. The act of smoking weed will raise your heart rate, but in conjunction with many other medications gives you a risk of an even higher pulse rate. I've been on wellbutrin and doxepin for over 3 months and haven't had any interactions with anything until recently. I was also put on an anti-seizure medication for a short time but the side effects were too much to handle. I was also put on prednisone for a sinus infection not too long ago. One night I smoked after taking wellbutrin during the day(two doses of 150mg each) and doxepin 50mg(which i take in low dose for headaches) later that night and my resting heart rate when up to 200bpm. My blood pressure also sky rocketed to 150/100, mind you I am 23years old and have have very low blood pressure in the past, to the point i had to take medication to up my blood pressure. This reaction has happened about 4 times in the last month. It is accompanied by severe light headedness and chest pain(most likely from the rapid heart rate). I caution anyone that is going to mix much with wellbutrin especially if you are already susceptible to seizures, vascular migraines or have a regularly high resting pulse rate. If you're going to smoke, make sure you do it in moderation first to see how your body will react and gradually build up a tolerance. Don't just go off and smoke a few blunts to your dome.

I found smoking pot with Wellbutrin strongly affected my mood for days after. Each time I found myself very very irritable and depressed for about 3 days. I have smoked pot regularly for 30 years and I decided that I can't mix the two. I think it did more than negate the effects of the medication. Marijuana effects different people in different ways (other than just getting high) so it may be different for you. If you're taking Wellbutrin you're probably trying to change something in your life. Smoking pot may be part of the problem. Or not. 

I have had permanent brain damage do not take any street drugs with wellbutrin.  Now if it is prescribed to you ... guess what it is still is really risky and potentially life threatening.  I was depressed to the point that I would just throw out the weed. My name is Jim and I am an addict ... I wish I never needed to take drugs for my mental problems

I can attest to only my case. I was prescribed 300mg of wellbutrin for smoking cessation, about a week into the treatment I had a psychotic episode whereas I was taken to the emergency room and the attending doctor had said it was an interaction with my use of marijuana while on the wellbutrin, but as he was not my physician he he told me I should continue on my wellbutrin. I went home and took my medicine on time and went into a severe psychotic episode and was sent to an adult mental hospital for 4 days so the welbutrin was out of my system....i think the fda should warn of the interaction of marijuana and wellbutrin..instead of people like me finding out the hard way!!! A good percentage of people in america smoke pot socially, and a good many of my friends are trying to quit ciggarettes, I would hate to see this happen to any of my friends much less anyone else.

Its all about tolerance, get your system used to the bupropion first. I do recommend though if you smoke marijuana to stop taking your anti depressants as you will likely become addicted to both making the bupoprion useless by itself if you quit smoking weed.

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I had a mild panic attack the first time I smoked while on wellbutrin. However, the second time I smoked, I was fine. The first time I had smoked A LOT of good stuff. For anyone who wants to smoke while on wellbutrin, I think the simple thing to do would be to SMOKE LESS. Since it gets you more high anyway, you don't need as much. Take fewer and smaller hits, start really small. You can always smoke a bit more if you haven't smoked enough. 

I took Wellbutrin and smoked pot for at least 8 years. I never really felt right. My Dr told me for years to try it without the pot. Finally I did and I felt better almost immediately. The pot was causing part of the problem for me. I feel immeasurably better without the pot.

I use Wellbutrin to treat ADD though and not depression. I've tried life without drugs, with just pot, with pot AND wellbutrin, and with just Wellbutrin. Best results...Wellbutrin with no pot. Became more productive, got married, felt great almost every day. Changed my life. Just better all around.

I am a pot proponent, but if you can quit, do it. It ain't helping MOST people I think.

My 2 cents.

Yea right, good luck!

someone i know smoked marijuana a lot and then got the exact same feelings as you have. That person got anxious alot and had an extremely bad trip when they smoked way to much marijuana and got anxious alot while smoking it. Its just anxiety your not going to die. This person I know says they wered scared and still are scared there going to have a heart attack and die. Then this person watched the movie gladiator and heard the quote "death smiles upon us all and all you can do is smile back".

I was talking welbutrin as well and when smoked weed i had sensory seizures, very scary includes hallucinations hearing things (unpleasant things), smelling and tasting went weird lasting over 2 hours, some muscles were even seizing indicating i was very close to having a full body seizure.

 

Be cautious!!!!

Whoever told you it takes 3 months to clear THC from your system has a terrible metabolism. I know people who can fully detox from heavy use in under a week.