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 |
| 4 | Depression | Itching on hands, scalp, genitals, back of knees, chest, and neck. Different spots at different times, comes and goes. | I am on week 4 of Budeprion XL (generic) 150mg. It has been working wonderfully until the last two days when the itching kicked in, apparently one of the more rare side effects. Every day of the last three weeks has been great. I feel calm, centered, positive, and focused -- no more severe depression, crying fits, mood swings. I'm not having trouble sleeping, no dry mouth, no ringing in my ears. Just this sudden onset of itching, especially the palms of my hands, groin, and my scalp. Not sure if I should stop taking it or not. | F | 27 | 4 weeks | 11/16/2008 | 4 | Major Depression | Upset stomach, headache, dizziness, ringing in my ear, | This is the first and only anti-depressant medication i've ever taken. It felt really strange on my first day because after just an hour, I felt a difference. I had a rush of energy and then after a few minutes my stomach started feeling funny and I started getting dizzy. I had a headache throughout the day but strangely enough it didn't bother me as much. I was also a bit spacy and loose track of time easily. today is my second day. I didn't a headache at all, my stomach gets funny when I get hungry but if have something light to eat, it goes away. My advice is eat something substantial and healthy before taking the pill to avoid upset stomach. | F | 27 | 2 days | 4/10/2008 | 4 | ptsd/anxiety/add | very energetic, nausea | i've tried 7 ther medications and i think this will be the one. i take 150mg of wellbutrin and 25mg of lamictal. my husband saw a difference the first day. you could talk to me without getting your head chopped off. less angry, but so energetic i don't know what to do with myself. i can't sit still at all. | F | 27 | 3 days | 5/23/2008 | 4 | Smoking cessation | I'm experiencing them right now and can't decide if I can live with them for three months, if they don't subside. I can't concentrate on anything, I feel like I can't think. I'm dizzy all the time, and nauseous. I have a constant headache in my temple. It's hard to tell exactly what it's from with the smoking, of course, because I'm going through nicotine withdrawal at the same time. | I don't have the urge to smoke very often. After meals and with coffee. I cut down drastically on my coffee, which probably has contributed to the headaches. I really want to stop smoking, and I think I can do it with this medication. But I don't know if I can feel muddled and sick like this for three months. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 5/25/2008 | 4 | Depresion / bulemia | poor appetite, hard to catch my breath, easy to anger, a feeling of wanting to stare at the wall all day.Not able to sleep. | I am still waiting to see what the overall outcome will be in about a month. | F | 27 | 5 days | 8/5/2006 | 4 | slight depression/quit smoking | headaches, lack of appetite, dry mouth, slight insomnia, increased sex drive, anxiety, annoyed/angry | i have been taking this for about a month and most of the side effects have susided except the increased sex drive (i mean waaay increased---i was alright in that dept to begin with but now it is distracting---dreaming of sex, wanting it ALL THE TIME)and decreased appetite. i have to remember and force myself to eat, once i start to eat i am fine. i have also noticed my memory has gotten bad. but besides that i have increased energy and overall happy with the effects. if my memory keeps getting worse, i may stop, that freaks me out. in the first 2 weeks i must say i wanted to stop b/c of anxiety and out of control anger and crying bouts. i had two episodes of this at my dosage increase, but after that i have been good. i have not wanted a cigarette since day one, and alcohol doesnt appeal to me either. | F | 27 | 30 days | 10/31/2005 | 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 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | none so far | Even though I have only been taking this medicine for a short period of time I have not experienced any of the scary side effects that I hope I never have to. I have noticed a slight change in my moods...I dont have as many bad thoughts,my crying outburst have lessened and for the first time in a while I feel hope. All of the other antidepressants I tried in the past made me feel jittery and worse than before. I hope I finally found something that works. | F | 27 | 5 days 150 1X day | 2/2/2011 | 4 | depression | in the beginning: (these didn't all happen at the same time) nausea, low blood pressure, fast heartbeat, ringing in ears, constipation, dizziness, weight loss (10 lbs), insomnia, increased urination, headaches. currently: nausea (if i haven't had enough to eat), constipation (but eating foods with fiber helps immensely), ringing in ears (it only happens when it's dead silent), dry mouth in the morning, maintaining weight lost. | i wouldn't say that i'm overtly happy all the time but i do have energy to get what i need to get done and i'm not as anxious/depressed. mind you, i'm also in therapy. before i started wellbutrin, it took forever to wake myself up each morning and i absolutely had to have my coffee to function. i don't even think about drinking coffee now and i have more energy that i ever did before. | F | 27 | 2 months 150 2X day | 12/29/2010 | 4 | Depression | I went out to dinner and had a glass of red wine and within 20 minutes was covered head to toe in a rash. The doctor then took me off the medication | I really enjoyed Wellbutrin and have not found an antidepressant that works for me since. | F | 27 | 60 days 75 1X day | 6/21/2011 | 3 | ADHD symptoms | Weight loss; occasional paranoia ; increased energy & productivity; shaking/trembling feeling; auditory hallucinations | Of course the weight loss and increase i'n energy was phenomenal bc it came off it seemed like w/out even trying and the increase in energy certainly helped my workouts but w this came tremors and frequent auditory hallucinations- it was so strange! I would have this song playing like it was playing right beside my ear & sometimes songs I swore I had never even heard before!! It was so crazy- this would occur almost every night right before I would fall asleep- it got intense to the point where I heard voices- thinking that someone was yelling my name is another room- that was it for me!!! I stopped cold turkey- | F | 27 | 7 months 150mg 1X day | 10/24/2011 | 3 | depression | Headaches first 2 days, marked tiredness after increasing dose and some jittery feelings. No problems sleeping, no increase in libido as of yet. | Started at 150mg and just increased to 300mg two days ago. After increasing, last two days I've gotten really tired in the middle of the afternoon. I'm still feeling as depressed as before, haven't really noticed much of a change in mood yet. I was irritable before from the depression and I don't think it's gotten worse, but not gotten better either. I don't think I've lost any weight (no scales to check) and I do seem to still have my same appetite. I'm hoping to see some positive effects soon. First time I've taken anything for depression. Don't know if it makes a difference, but I'm taking the generic form. | F | 27 | 8 days | 10/29/2005 | 3 | stop smoking and headaches | emotional i crave less cigs hard time sleeping | i feel shaky and just mellow it has helped my headaches. My emotions are very happy or very upset kind of feel like im on a rollercoster im gonna give it 2 more weeks.I hope everything evens out I really want to quit smoking | F | 27 | 6 days | 3/20/2007 | 3 | to quit smoking | lightheaded, euphoric (day 1), agitation, quick temper, mood swings. | I took Zyban 3 years ago to quit smoking and loved the results--I lost weight and felt great about the change I was making in my life. I picked up smoking again last year and thought that I could just go on wellbutrin and quit gracefully again but the first few days have been tough. I find that I'm having mood swings and for the first time in my life I have a really short temper. The temper thing sucks because after I get angry, I get really sad that I hurt the person's feelings, thus the mood swings. I'm going to give it another couple of weeks though because I can tell already that my desire to smoke is gone--I just miss feeling like me. Ironic that an anti-depressent has made me such an emotional basket case... | F | 27 | 3 days | 10/21/2005 | 3 | dysthymia, major depression | tooth pain, disorientation, confusion, terror attacks (far beyond a panic attack and lasting for hours), fear, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, headache and sharp pain in head, woozy, dizzy, arm and hand tremors, jittery, nervous, crying outbursts. decreased appetite and increased libido. | Not everyone can take the drug cocktail recommended in the previous comment. Depending on what other psychological and physical health issues you have, taking some things might make you really sick or send you right over the edge. I definitely feel that bupropion is making me crazy in ways I never was before, but I'm trying to stick it out until the 2 week mark, at least, and my next psychiatrist appt. Hopefully the side effects will abate and I'll see some *improvement* in my mood. But just so everyone knows, it can make you feel all that stuff I listed -- and that really sucks. I rate it as somewhat satisfied only because I don't know yet whether it'll help me or not, and I had to pick a rating. I do know some people that it has definitely helped. | F | 27 | 10 days | 12/9/2006 | 3 | Mild depression | Trouble falling asleep and staying asleep, seem to need less sleep than I used to. Physical restlessness, tension in muscles. Increased sex drive, but trouble reaching orgasm. Periods where I am spaced out. Weight loss, reduced appetite. | I'm not sure if I will stay on this medication due to the side effects. | F | 27 | 3 months | 10/25/2006 | 3 | Depression, anxiety | Dramatically INCREASED libido and orgasmic capability, increased anxiety, depersonalization, jitters/increased energy for the first week or so. | For the first month or so it was great- it was like a light had come on and I was free from the awful depression. The dramatic effect gradually passed and it seemed like the drug stopped working for me. I'm doing better now on Celexa, but I do miss the libido boost and extra energy I got from the Wellbutrin. | F | 27 | 3 months | 8/5/2008 | 3 | Depression | insomnia, anxiety, running thoughts, slight depression, constipation, nausea | F | 27 | | 11/19/2004 | 3 | bulemia | Sweating at night, talking in sleep, rapid heart beat, more energy in the first month which goes away, decreased appetite, less urge to binge and purge. | About 5 years ago i started on prozac, which was supposed to help with eating disorders, but I could NOT have an orgasm, which is very important to me! So my dr. put me on Wellbutrin. With Wellbutrin i have no sexual side effects. I stopped taking it (suppose ignoring my problem) but have started up again. I went 10 days without vomiting and felt like a million dollars, then I had to go to another psych for insurance reasons and she wouldn't write me a prescription because it specifically says do not take if you have bulemia! SOOOOO, i was devastaed and started back in my old routine. I pretty much called her and cried on the phone, I was willing to take the risk to feel better and worthy of living! I am trying so hard, but I have been dealing with this for, lets see, 9 years. Sad, but true. | F | 27 | 8 months | 10/4/2006 | 2 | depression | Anxiety, energy, abnormal behavior, tension, increased depression, crying to the point of hysteria, severe headache that did not respond to otc painkillers and persisted until I stopped taking it, mood swings, emotional numbness, irrational thoughts, severe insomnia | I started taking it to supplement Prozac. I had very little energy and wanted something to give me a little extra do-ativeness First day I felt very ADD, couldn't focus on anything. I wasn't acting normal. My boyfriend complained that I was very distant and not 'present' when we were together (though my behavior didn't feel strange to me). I had severe anxiety, started clenching my jaw constantly (had to get a mouth guard to keep from grinding my teeth at night), and the tension gave me a headache that only vicodin helped soothe. Finally stopped taking it after two weeks because my boyfriend was so upset by the change in my behavior. I had to promise him I'd never take it again while we are together or risk destroying the relationship-which is a LOT more important than a little extra energy. | F | 27 | 2 weeks 150 mg 1X day | 1/19/2014 |