WELLBUTRIN Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (1230 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WELLBUTRIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | Depression | Very sick to stomach, head ache, tiredness, Steven Johnson's syndrome | I had been on this 21 days when I broke out in huge blisters. Started on my shoulders and progressed. By the time this reaction was over I had been put in an induced coma, on life support system, had kidney failure and my skin sloughed from HEAD to TOE!!! | F | 45 | 21 days 150mg 1X day | 7/11/2012 | 4 | Depression | So far no appetite change, I now have a quiet mind and I'm focused. This has brought me so much relief, I didn't know I wasn't able to focus! I do get minor palpitations but I'm used to it as I've had panic disorder since 2006. These palpitations are hardly noticeable compared. The bitchy edge has been lifted and I'm able to relax. I laugh more and things don't irk me like they used to. I'm able to feel love and sadness still unlike SSRI drugs, I don't feel like a zombie. The first day I experienced the high people are describing, I was super SUPER productive that day! That didn't last, I haven't felt it since. I'm waiting to see if it'll pick up my motivation. That hasn't improved much yet. I'm pretty chill now for the most part and if this is the most I get out of it, I'll take it! Better than ripping people's heads off at the drop of a hat and hating life! I am not experiencing sweating like I did with Prozac and celexa, that was so horrible I couldn't take it. I'm definitely not feeling the full effect yet which is why I gave it a 4. Who knows what could happen in the next few weeks but for now I'm very relieved! | F | 32 | 7 days 150 XL | 7/6/2012 | 3 | Depression | HEADACHES! AND DIZZINESS. but it gave my tons of energy. | F | 17 | 8 days 150mg | 7/5/2012 | 4 | depression | tinnitus (ringing in the ears). the main reason i'm adding this review is because after 6 months of not taking it, i'm still experiencing tinnitus. i'm wondering if it's permanent | did help take the edge off of the depression and allow me to function so i could get better. | M | 47 | 150 2X day | 6/30/2012 | 5 | Severe clinical depression, smoking | Started out feeling a little "high" from these, but after a few weeks I felt more normal again. My depression did not just go away, but I have felt less hopelessness. I have also taken Lexapro, which didn't seem to help but gave me severe night sweats and lower sex drive. I sometimes have a hard time sleeping, and my appetite is very low. I may be agitated sometimes, but overall my mood is better. It took me a couple of months to quit smoking, but I finally did. I think this has been very helpful and the benefits outweigh the side effects, at least for me. | F | 31 | 3 months 100mg x2 | 6/29/2012 | 4 | Depression | Head ache, weird taste in mouth, dry mouth | I was so scared to take this because of the side effects I've read about, but I'm proof that everyone is different. I'm usually very sensitive to any kind of meds, but I'm tolerating this better than an antibiotic! I just took my third pill and hour ago and feel so good! I get a boost of energy but at the same time a sense of calm. I do not recommend drinking coffee while taking this however. Caffeine seems to bring on anxiety symptoms. I tried Prozac several years ago and it made me so sick I had to stop. With Wellbutrin, I wish I had started sooner! | F | 33 | 3 days 150MG 1X day | 6/25/2012 | 1 | supplement to lexapro | severe reaction...loss of balance...loss of speaking ability...hosp two days... | M | 52 | 10 days 150mg 1X day | 6/16/2012 | 5 | Depression from Pituitary Adenoma | On the very first day I experienced a slight version of the "Wellbutrin Honeymoon," when I felt almost like the 'real' me again - even though there was a little dizziness or weird feeling like my head was a little heavier. I also was lucky I was next to a sink about 7.5 hours after my first few doses because my stomach convulsed so hard & fast, I projectile vomited for a half a second & then it was over, like it never happened! I thought, 'WHOA! Where did THAT come from!?' I decided to stick with it because people who have that honeymoon experience will generally be helped by the drug & stabilize a few weeks into treatment. I also experienced a 4 PM crash but that went away when I started the 2nd dose started after the 3rd day. | This is the 2nd time I tried it. The 1st time the initial effects of it scared me & I quit before I got to experience the benefits. I also came to this site after googling my side-effects & this site is actually what made me overreact. I think that sites like these can contribute to people's anxiety & fear. This time I will hang in there. Anything's better than being depressed! Just give it the appropriate length of time & DON'T PLAY INTERNET DOCTOR! Just relax... It's not a drug being pushed by sales reps right now, so I'm sure if your doctor prescribes this, it's because he/she thinks it will help. (Obviously use common sense & if something is really wrong, then talk to the dr & switch; but don't let sites like these be the reason you don't hang in there because you could actually be closer than you think to feeling better!) | F | 30 | 6 weeks 150 2X day | 6/14/2012 | 2 | depression | i feel a pressure in my head like is going to explode and in my left arm something wierd like pressure and bothersome scare to have a heart attack i called the doc she said to dont take them and go see her on sat | I use to take prozac and it was cool but was alwalys hungry but with wellbutrin i dont know how to smile and in a bitchy mood i will snap at anything good thing it make me hungry | F | 49 | 4 days 150 xl 1X day | 6/14/2012 | 3 | Depression and Anxiety | Hair propblems: dry, brittle and a lot of loss. Headaches and spaciness at times. | It did help with my depression for the most part, but losing my hair and headaches are not worth the mild depression it was helping. Looking for natural alternative. | F | 44 | 1 years 100 2X day | 6/11/2012 | 1 | I became very irritated with everything and got severe migraines. I am now off this junk - it is pure poison. Exercise and eat well don't take SSRIs or SSNIs. | It should be taken off the market - like Serzone was. | M | 54 | 7 days 75 MG 1X day | 6/5/2012 | 1 | depression.mood swings.pmdd | feelings of despair,very tired,muscle aches,headaches,strange thoughts,vomitting,easily bruising,loose stool without warning.Horrible med for me.I was on paxil and loved it however reeked havic with labido. | F | 47 | 18 days 150 mg 1X day | 5/31/2012 | 1 | depression.mood swings.pmdd | feelings of despair,very tired,muscle aches,headaches,strange thoughts,vomitting,easily bruising,loose stool without warning.Horrible med for me.I was on paxil and loved it however reeked havic with labido. | F | 47 | 18 days 150 mg 1X day | 5/31/2012 | 3 | Depression | When started: loss of appetite, anxiety, loss of sleep, restless legs, hyperactivity, dizziness, needle-like pains in extremities, loss of concentration, difficulty tracking and staying on task. Just before weaning off: paranoia, uncontrolled anger, irrational thoughts and behavior, loss of appetite, fearful, dellusional, going insane. | Wellbutrin was a wonder drug for me when I first started. I lived a dream for about a year. No depression whatsoever. Things that were normally such a chore for me to do were no longer an issue. Just living day to day was a joy. I had loads of energy, and at times was asked if I was on major doses of caffeine, as I was extremely hyper. I actually enjoyed feeling that way. After about a year, it seemed to stop working alltogether. I decided to stay on it for another year, but decided recently to get off. For the past 8 to 9 months I have been extremely paranoid - to the extent that I actually confronted a man on the bus I ride thinking he was getting ready to blow up the bus (who does that?!). I have slept on my couch for fear of someone breaking and entering and harming me and my child. I'm bound by fear of everything and everyone. The last couple of days I have had uncontrolled anger to the point of actually screaming and beating my fists against objects. I went from 300mg to 150mg for about 2 weeks and then went 150mg every other day for a couple of days and I'm completely off now. I'm only hoping things get better from here. | F | 42 | 2 years 300mg 1X day | 5/30/2012 | 5 | Lyrica-induce depression, GAD | Irritability, rage-management issues | It also restored libido to normal levels, after Lyrica had wiped it out. | M | 30 | 5 weeks 225mg 1X day | 5/17/2012 | 5 | severe depression | The only sid affect is that it makes me very tired so I take it at night. Has helped me a lot . . I have tried other meds but side effects were just too much for me. | F | 46 | 1 years 200mg | 5/10/2012 | 3 | Depression, loose weight. | I started taking Wellbrutrin fx just over a month.I was on 150mg to start with and lost lots weight and had lots of energy..now I've been on 300.g for about 2 weeks and have lost most of the energy and I'm more hungry..I don't like it...if I go up to 450 mg will I get energy and loss of appettie back?? Or if I drop back down to 150mg??? | F | 34 | 1 months 300mg | 5/9/2012 | 4 | Depression | In the beginning--it made my head have this tickle sensation when I would look at certain things or in certain lighting conditions. Loss of appetite, no real change in mood. I couldn't perform athletically like I did before taking the med--became winded after 10-15 minutes. Poor memory. No change in not feeling anything/experience any joy. All of that changed after 5-6th week. Currently--No longer sad or angry. Regained some focus at work. Being more proactive in my life and making choices. Lost 13 lbs so far. I still cant really perform where I used to athletically--I get winded so fast and my heart races uncontrollably. Over the past week I have experienced constant nauseousness. I fall asleep generally within 20 minutes (used to take hours). I get up better in the morning. It has made my periods change a little, nothing drastic or for the worse..just different. I have been experiencing some head-cold like sensations in my head the past few days (unsure if it has to do with the me | I haven't had any bad reactions when having alcoholic drinks on this med. I do get buzzed after one or two drinks now (where I used to drink 3-5 on average), so if anyhting it has limited my social drinking. The only weird thing I can say has changed, is I remember everything visually, but I can't remember much mentally. It's so weird! I did abstain from consuming drinks the first few weeks of going on the meds (was terrified of the seizure stuff!) as I wanted my body to adjust to it first. | F | 27 | 63 days 75x2/75x1 2X day | 5/7/2012 | 1 | anxiety | after taking it i felt depressed, it brought my anxiety down and also the smoking which i want to stop smoking when i feel better not by some damn medication. this medicine sucks ass | M | 31 | 1 days 37.5 1X day | 5/6/2012 | 3 | bi-polar | increased libido big time, odd dreams, insomnia, zombie like at first, the withdrawl is not okay either if you try and stop cold turkey lesson learned | the increased libido is insane and the withdrawl from the medication itself is worse than painkiller withdrawl so i dont recommend abruptly stopping the medicine.. suicidal thoughts will take over you and its not pretty. | F | 29 | 2 years 300 mg 1X day | 5/5/2012 |