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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Depression | Extremely dry mouth and sore throat | F | 42 | 6 months 300mg 1X day | 1/20/2016 | 4 | aid to quit smoking,anxiety,SAD | After getting thru first 3days of not being focused on anything,not sleeping,suppressed appetite everything changed for the better | I took it for 2weeks put a patch on and haven't smoked since after smoking for40years I no longer wear patch ,took melatonin to regulate sleep make myself walk at least 30 minutes each day The med is not a cure all and hope to go off it in spring. | F | 57 | 2 months 150Mg | 1/13/2016 | 1 | Weight loss | Blurry vision, high blood glucose, irritability, sleeplessness, Low energy, and muscle tightness | I began to lash out at my spouse, my vision was so blurry I could not see very well at all. My husband is a diabetic so I decided to take my blood sugar, it was 137 fasting. That is high for a me, I am usually normal. It remained high, so I went off Wellbutrin, my vision has cleared and my blood sugar is back to normal. | F | 57 | 2 months 150xl 1X day | 1/7/2016 | 1 | ADD- stop smoking, menopause | 1st day I was so high and disconnected from everything so tired Day 2 dry mouth again felt so high I couldn't function Dr said switch to bedtime. Day 3 by afternoon I felt better when I took the pill again it started all over I'm in my 11th day and I'm not sleeping im not eating I'm depressed crying, in a rage, or zombie like just sitting and staring feeling nothing Dry mouth, stomach pain racing thoughts can't concentrate can't hold a conversation I feel Crazy | Dr wanted me to try this said it would help with everything like some wonder drug Prior to starting the medication I was not depressed Tonight as I sit here I feel so worthless alone so empty I can't think and when I do my mind just races I want to sleep and I can't This medication has made me a mess | F | 45 | 10 days 150 | 12/21/2015 | 3 | Depression | F | 39 | 8 days 300mg 1X day | 12/8/2015 Patient History | 1 | Depression | I'm going INSANE. I was originally on 150 mg and started to feel really bad, my worst symptom at that time was anhedonia (not caring about anything). All I felt was sadness and loneliness, even with my boyfriend, friends, and family. It didn't even cross my mind that it could be the Wellbutrin because my side effects coincided with some negative things that happened to me. So because I was feeling so low, a week ago my psych changed my dosage to 300 mg. And it seriously feels like I'm dying. I can't eat, I forced myself to today but yesterday all I could stomach was a handful of trail mix. I can't sleep, even though I take sleeping medication. I'm rapid cycling through moments of severe depression and occasional moments of what I would probably call mania. Yesterday I was semi-delirious because I didn't eat and hadn't slept, and severely paranoid. I kept picturing that an earthquake was about to happen, and then I kept experiencing it over and over in my head. My psych is weaning me off of it completely right now, 5 more days to go, and the end of this nightmare can't come fast enough. I'm praying these days fly by. | F | 22 | 3 weeks 300 mg | 12/2/2015 | 5 | Depression | Dizziness at first, continued dry mouth, anger, anxiety for first two years until dosage was increased, loss of appetite, decreased alcohol consumption, weight loss-losing more muscle than fat, out of breath with any physical activity, occasional bruxism, mild headache sometimes, very slight increase in libido, tremors | I started Wellbutrin in May 2013 at 300mg. There was no titration from 150 to 300, and that's when the side effects really kicked in. I had horrible dizziness to the point the room was spinning, hands shook so bad it looked like I had Parkinson's. Two years later I found that I wasn't as motivated to do anything, whether around the house, work or even activities I used to love. Within the 2 years I had several angry outbursts, road rage, and heart beating fast (+ 110). I asked my doc if we could try 450mg in late October. What a game changer. I used to drink a lot on the 300mg-12-14 beers everyday (please no lecturing). The beer went to my head really fast- slight buzz after 1, feeling like I had 5 after 2 beers. I didn't really feel hungover like I was in my 20's, but just a very mild headache. Surprisingly enough, when I upped to 450mg, the desire for alcohol has dropped to half, but has been as low 1 day to 4. The anger has subsided, my mood is way more relaxed, I continuously clean my house- to the point of getting rid of things I haven't looked at in 20 years. Bathroom is spotless, and kitchen clean too. My production at work is increased- I'm now getting projects completed before my boss gets upset. Drinking a lot of water due to very dry mouth. I haven't noticed much a libido increase but I will have to admit, I have read the reviews on Wellbutrin several times, and wanted to experience the "off the charts" horny feeling but it never happened to that exten | M | 59 | 2.5 years 300+150 1X day | 12/1/2015 | 3 | Depression | Day 1-3: jittery feeling, diarrhea, anxious, waking up during the night, wild dreams Day 4-7: No longer jittery, no diarrhea but still have to poop several times a day, sleeping okay, worse symptom:severe abdomimal pain that radiates to my back | I gained 30lbs on Zoloft 150mg. Trying Wellbutrin for depression, have Klonopin 0.5mg for anxiety/panic attacks. Have lost 3lbs in a week because I feel really full. | F | 36 | 7 days 300mg xl | 11/28/2015 | 3 | Severe Depression | I was on wellbutrin XL 300mg for 6 years. After 3 years I started having extreme woozy/lightheaded spells that were ruining my life. Everyone kept blaming it on my anxiety. After three years of hating life I went off of wellbutrin. It took over 30 days before I even started to see relief, but by the 90 day mark I was free from those spells. I have my life back. It would not have gone away. Wellbutrin helps with the kind of depression where you have NO motivation and crave sugar. It will make you dehydrated, constipated, edgy, and a light sleeper that only needs about 6 hours per night. It isn't good for anxiety and will not help it. During the adjustment period you could lose about 10 lbs and have the most vivid nightmares ever. This drug will stop working for you. At first you can be so numb but after awhile you start to feel very depressed again. It's not until you go off of it do you realize that it was helping. It really only seems to be popular because of the lack of weight gain a | F | 35 | 6 years 300 mg XL 1X day | 10/6/2015 | 4 | Depression | Heightened sense of smell, nausea | F | 25 | 7 days 150mg | 8/23/2015 | 5 | Depression | No side effects. Have been taking this for 8 years | I am drug-sensitive. Wellbutrin HCL is the only antidepressant that has worked well for me! No weight-gain | F | 55 | 150 MG 1X day | 7/24/2015 | 4 | Clinical Depression | In the beginning: sensitive gag reflex, sensitive to smells, stomach cramps, shorter sleep periods, mild taste changes | Wellbutrin has been really helpful. It makes me feel more motivated, and it helps my hypersomnia. I sleep a normal amount at night now without feeling tired. And there are no sexual side effects for me, which was a problem with every SSRI I tried. | F | 21 | 4 months 150 mg 2X day | 7/18/2015 | 1 | depression/anxiety | abdominal pain, diarrhea, insomnia, loss of appetite, nervousness, tinnitus, dry mouth, heart palpitations, weight loss | I had taken this medication 8 years ago and had no side effects from it. This time though I had a negative experience with this med. I had constant diarrhea, 3-4 times a day. I had a loss of appetite and had gotten to the point that I couldn't stand to even think about food. Thinking about what to eat or fix for my family actually caused anxiety. I lost 10 lbs in 9 nine days. About the 5th or 6th day I started to be unable to sleep during the night. I woke up every hour. During the day I would have waves of nervous energy, almost like the feeling you get when you experience the fight or flight response. The last day I took it I woke up at 4 am with diarrhea, left sided abdominal pain that radiated to my back and shoulder, and heart palpitations. A trip to the ER revealed that I had a large amount of stool and gas in my colon. I had a miserable experience with Wellbutrin. | F | 39 | 9 days 150 XL 1X day | 7/18/2015 | 1 | Major Depression | Started with 150 XR generic to "augment" Prozac (40-60 mg daily for ~2 yrs), not exactly sure why I was even looking for a boost -- undergoing significant extra stress, in summary. I asked to increase to 300 mg within a week or two ... again, not quite sure why. To intensify its expected "feel good" effect, I guess. Knowing it is a dopamine enhancer, I was aware it would stimulate pleasure centers formerly activated by drugs and alcohol. In short, it does indeed appear to be a faux cocaine, although the high wasn't near even the rather lame high of cocaine yet the adverse effects were strikingly similar if not yet out and out as dangerous. Within two weeks of 300 mg XR, I quit taking Prozac because I believed it to be the cause of my fatigue. I figured the Buprion would keep my mood & energy up on its own. DEAD WRONG. I became reactive, aggressive, angry, lashing out, having rageful outbursts...yet i attributed this to my underlying depression itself and stayed the course believing the drug would help me. Excruciating abdominal pain one day. Vision beginning to experience faint tracers, which is terrifying to me (WTF!!). PRONOUNCED short-term memory loss! Immediately forgetting what I was just about to do or had just done (no thank you!!!). WORD CONFUSION -- I meant to say one word and a random word popping in my mind mid-speech would come out instead (loss of control of one's speech -- GREAT!!!!). CRYING OUTBURSTS began almost immediately even on the | good to feel your feelings, but...). As so many others have reported, my DEPRESSION WORSENED. My psych doc (NP) said this was a possibility if I stopped taking the Prozac. **EXTREME** FATIGUE, IMMOBILITY ("asthenia") just about THE WORST effect of all. Oh but wait--then there was the creeping DESPAIR, HOPELESSNESS, BLEAKNESS AND BORDERLINE SUICIDALITY THE LIKES OF WHICH I'D NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. AND MASSIVELY ACHING ALL OVER. NEVER ACTUALLY FELT "UP," JUST INCREASINGLY DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. I, like many ppl on these sites, quit cold turkey today. Fearing withdrawal, the only difference I've seen, besides no change yet in the OVERWHELMING FATIGUE, is a RETURN TO BETTER MOOD AND RESTORED CLARITY. I don't even want to return to Prozac. This was such a HORRENDOUS RE-LIVING OF WORST DEPRESSIVE OVERTAKE that I am determined to restore myself with CARE & RECOVERY. That entails taking the mind/body/soul REST that I need, tending to my FEELINGS, and dropping burdens and stressors. More healthful eating & exercise will come as self-love grows to _naturally_ motivate me to further my sense of well being. I will keep the SSRI on the shelf in the event the engulfing phantom of DEPRESSIVE mood disorder returns, but I am going to cope with my own devices first vs. coping with the comparable roller coaster of medicating this condition. It has been eye-opening and VALIDATING to read everyone's testimonies. WE ARE NOT ALONE. SHARED STRENGTH & COMPASSION. BLESS. | F | 44 | 1 months 350 XR gen | 7/13/2015 | 5 | Chronic Depression, Anxiety, BPD | Good: Increased Energy, Increased libido, laugh more Bad: Headaches, Poor Concentration, Impulsivity, I drop things and stumble a lot | I was so scared to try meds again and this was my #1 choice to give a chance. I laugh at more stuff now. I don't obsess as bad anymore. My sex drive is kinda nuts. I can wake up easier. I have more motivation. But the first week I had bad headaches, they went away. I've had about 4 lbs of weight loss in 2 months so not as much as I was hoping. Ugh, I have more skin issues now than ever. Like rashy acne. And barely an appetite. My biggest thing is I keep dropping things. Like things fall from my hands. And my coordination is off in general. Frankly I think this is a wonder drug and I'm willing to deal with it to actually be happy. I don't remember ever feeling like this for so long. | F | 25 | 2 months 150 mg | 7/12/2015 | 4 | depression nausea chronic fatigue | slight headache, | helps my nausea more energy | F | 60 | 6 days 150 mg 1X day | 6/11/2015 | 4 | Add-H Depression | Hard to sleep tired all the time | M | 54 | 7 days 150mg ever | 5/14/2015 | 5 | Anixety | When I started it I felt abit nausea (no vomiting), I had hot flashes, some weird dreams, didn't sleep too well, but my depression (because of my anxiety) dissapeard after only 1-2 weeks!! I felt better and had so much more energy already. I had side effects in around 4 weeks, after that they all were gone :) | This meds changed my life.. I could finally live again!!! So much energy, I slept well (I slept way too much before I started this med), I felt more awake.. I love it. This saved my life for real. I have adhd aswell, so this also made it easier for me to Focus :) Now after 1 year I quit these meds, not too happy with that, but doc said I had to try, and if I got "sick" again I could start on wellbutrin again if I wanted.. So we will see how this goes. :) | F | 22 | 1 years 300mg | 5/5/2015 | 1 | To compliment Zoloft and lose weight | Good God! One night of hell! I didn't read the side effects first. My stomach hurt soooo bad, and yes I had food with it. I got hives all over my arm, the side from breast cancer lymph node extraction. Vomited all night long.... very sick now, agressive, agitated, and that's from one pill. I think I will tell my doc that this experiment was a fail. | Maybe more research is needed for the use with cancer patients, I just don't know. | F | 53 | 1 days 1 pill | 4/25/2015 | 2 | Depression | Day 1: Felt high as a kite. I was very restless & anxious and had difficulty sleeping. Day 2: Still felt high & unable to function. Extreme anxiety. Day 3: Not as high, but more like the feeling of being down from a high, but "under the influence". Extreme anxiety. Day 3-6: Feeling stoned. Brain fog. Unable to carry on a normal conversation. Feel more depressed than before the meds. Feeling of complete deadness inside, severe anhedonia, anxiety not as bad, but isolated panic episodes. (Anxiety was not a problem before wellbutrin) Not feeling "right" or " normal". Crying a lot. Day 7: Cannot continue this medication. A lot of people on forums say it will get better, but I cannot live or function another day feeling like this. My depression doesn't seem so bad now after feeling like I felt after 6 days on Wellbutrin. I do think that my experience is not typical though. | I was taking generic wellbutrin SR 150mg twice daily. | F | 37 | 6 days 300mg | 4/12/2015 |