Did I just have a panic attack? (Wellbutrin/Ambien)?

Question

My doctor put me on Effexor last month. After the sexual side effects, he weaned me off of it and put me on Wellbutrin, which I have been taking for 4 days now. Yesterday I reported that I haven't been able to sleep, so he gave me Ambien.

Last night when I took the Ambien I started hallucinating. After trying to fall asleep, my body just went through a maze of emotions, from sadness, to fear, to happiness, without any transitions in between. I started hyperventilating, and I had to force myself to take deep breaths. It lasted about 20 minutes. Has anyone experienced this?

Answer 1

my dad experienced something similar with Ambien. Call your doc and report what you experienced.  

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Answer 3

I had the same thing happen, only it was Zoloft and Ambien.  My blood pressure dropped really low and I felt like I was going to pass out for about 20 minutes.  My emotions grew very dark and it scared the hooey out of me.  I quit the Zoloft and the Ambien.  It wasn't worth it.

I didn't have these issues on Lexapro.