Wellbutrin Hallucinations. Only happens at night in the dark. Why?

[Soul Garden]

I've been prescribed 300mg of Wellbutrin for close to four months. When it hits night time and I enter a dark area, I'll hallucinate. The first thing that happens is that this blue glowing aura will take over my field of vision. It fades in then it fades out. Then I start to see twisting, twirling, swirling, distorted shadow figures that are constantly changing shape and size. I'll see these floating glowing finger print looking designs and sometimes weird glowing symbols. My closet door will turn black and wavy, distorting. It will take over the whole wall and then turn really small. It's like a wavy dark portal that all these shadow figures come out of. The figures crawl on my bed, walk up to me, getting taller or smaller as they walk, they'll look at me, etc... Some of them looking somewhat human, some looking like familiar animals, and some that are unexplainable. To be honest, I find the hallucinations interesting and somewhat enjoy them. I just don't know why wellbutrin would do this. Wellbutrin has helped me a lot. I just want to know why it makes me see these things. Sometimes I'll hear some whispers, breathing, and such too. Very rarely though...

 

[T. Calderone]

Bupropion (Wellbutrin) as well as other psychotropic drugs can cause unusual side effects including visual disturbances. It blocks transporters for chemicals norepinephrine and dopamine, increasing amounts of both chemicals in the brain. Hallucinations are not common and you really should speak to your doctor and let him know this is happening.

 

[paranoid android]

Definitely talk to your doctor ASAP. All anti-depressants or anny mood altering drugs really can cause hallucinations and other weirdness. But if wellbutrin is causing hallucinations you should definitely ask your doctor about other alternatives.

 

[AlphaMethylPhenyl]

Yeah it definitely sounds like you should see a doctor; that's not by any means normal.

 

[Soul Garden]

I actually enjoy the hallucinations a whole lot. I've had a few times where I've stayed awake for hours just to watch them. I just wanted to know why Wellbutrin would cause these hallucinations. I've also noticed that if I'm outside at night, I'll see shadow dogs walking around, tree apparitions, glowing lights, etc... Last night, when I had posted this, I couldn't sleep due to a fever which may have added on to last night's hallucinations. I noticed that some of shadow creatures are starting to get glowing yellow eyes, one part of my wall will glow green, fading in then out. I'll see glowing orbs floating around. When I close my eyes I see different weird visuals. Last night, I didn't see darkness that one may see when he/she closes their eyelids. I saw purple instead. I'm noticing the hallucinations are becoming more intense and vivid. Some of the creatures are starting to look like apparitions. You guys are probably sitting here thinking, "How in the hell can he enjoy that? Does that not scare the living fuck out of him?" Nope, doesn't scare me at all Like I said, Wellbutrin has worked as great anti-depressant. It's definitely made some changes in me such as more motivation, mental energy, more dopamine, etc... Now that I think of it, psychotic disorders are said to be caused by over production of dopamine. Is it that Wellbutrin is mimicking the effects of a psychotic disorder? Also, Wellbutrin is a kind of phenethylamine supposedly. Hallucinogenics like mescaline are also phenethylamines. Could this play a role in my hallucinations?

 

[Captain.Heroin]

Bupropion (Wellbutrin) as well as other psychotropic drugs can cause unusual side effects including visual disturbances. It blocks transporters for chemicals norepinephrine and dopamine, increasing amounts of both chemicals in the brain. Hallucinations are not common and you really should speak to your doctor and let him know this is happening.

Great advice. I agree 100%.