Hello, I'm new to this so forgive me if I'm not exactly sure how to explain my issue. I've suffered for years with depression and I've been on all types of depression drugs. In the past 2 years I've gained 40lbs and can't lose the weight no matter what I try. I heard that some people actually lose weight while taking Wellbutrin so I thought I'd give it a try. I've been experiencing very bizarre symptoms and wondered if anyone knew why. I feel like there is a flash of light that bounces back and fourth from one ear to the next then settles down. I can actually hear this flash in my head and hear it crackle then feel it go through my body. When it starts, it causes my fingers to twitch starting in my right hand then bounces to my left. I told my Dr's nurse and she said that it might be a side effect and told me to stay on the drug for a while and see if it diminishes. It hasn't but at least I'm not as nauseous as I was the first three days. I'm not sure exactly what to do. I wonder if a functional MRI would help identify the issue, I'd at least like to know if the flashing I'm experiencing actually shows up on an MRI. I've check all the symptoms for Wellbutrin on the web sites but no one has any like the one's I'm describing. Anyone have any ideas?

I just stopped taking Wellbutrin, because my doctor told me to stop and to call him if I had any suicidal thoughts while taking the drug. (He'd recently switched me from the low-dose anti-depressant I'd been taking for six years to Wellbutrin, and we didn't know how it would affect me.)
Well, about two weeks after I began taking it, I did start to contemplate suicide. I took myself off the drug and called my doctor two days later. Though my doctor never called me back, I've been off of Wellbutrin (and all drugs) for two weeks now. I'm praying, spending time with only positive people and practicing these 4 habits: Don't let yourself get too lonely, too hungry, too tired or too angry. I've never felt better!
Good luck!