Stopped Bupropion after 2 days (feelings of dissociation)
Hello, I recently saw an PMHNP for my suspected ADHD. Somehow I scored high on my depression assessment and they insisted on putting me on Bupropion. I am not really depressed, I just have issues bringing my intentions into execution, so I was looking for a stimulant.
I started it and I could say the experience has been extremely weird. I was really dissociated, like a really bad high. I was aware of what's real and what's not but somehow it didn't feel real and I felt like I was in a simulation or a dream. It's like I was looking through a film/filter. Think Stranger Things, Bird Box, Split, 13 Reasons Why, Chernobyl, Level 16, anything dystopian and surreal in a way. Has anyone experienced this and how would you describe it?
I also had extremely vivid dreams, almost like nightmares. I felt as if I was actually becoming mentally unstable and was getting far away from reality. The scariest part is that you can't really stop it and you can't rely that it's just going away in a few hours until it wears off. Do you think extreme feelings of dissociation actually cause being suicidal because of the distorted reality, somehow it doesn't seem like a big deal? It hasn't really happened to me but I could see these feelings leading to suicidal thoughts.
I stopped taking the medication because I made the decision that I'm most probably better off without it even if these side effects get better over time. It was not worth it for me to go through all of this, I don't even think I actually have depression. What are your thoughts and experiences?