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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | postpartum depression | feeling "wired", dizzy spells, insomnia, nausea, absolutely no interest in food, dry mouth, tremors | I went on generic buproprion 100mg 2 days ago to treat severe PPD. it is the only anti-depressant that has been tentatively OK'ed to take while nursing an older baby. Prior to taking WB, i was feeling sleepy, no sex drive, unmotivated, angry, irritable, and i could not stop eating. 2 days after starting WB, i have no interest in food at all (i feel full after a small snack), i am cheerful and happy, nothing is bothering me, i am not angry at my 3 year old or my husband anymore, and my sex drive came back... but i am feeling very wired and i found it VERY hard to sleep last night, i was up a lot with stomach upset and my mouth was super super dry. i kind of feel like i did in college when i was coming off hallucinogens, it is the same "after" feeling. NOTE: my NP had told me she was prescribing the WB XL 150mg, but she wrote down WB 100mg and that is what i got, she is on vacation till next week. the covering NP told me to continue the scrip till she gets abck and can go ov | F | 31 | 2 days | 11/12/2008 | 4 | Depression | Metallic taste and dry mouth, increased crying/depression for a few days then: headache, itching,nausea, anger/highly irritable,vivid dreams, increased sex drive,decreased appetite, hard to fall asleep. | I like the increased sex drive and decreased appetite...I can handle most of the symptoms, but the anger/irritability isn't fun at all...hope it goes away soon or esle I'll have to get off this. I have started itching the last few days, but I do feel like I have a lot of energy to get things done and I don't even think about crying or sadness...my mood is so even minus the high irrtability in the afternoons. Gonna give it a try for another month and see wht happens with that. Was on Lexapro for 9 months before, but it quit working. Lexapro made me grind my teeth so bad I had sores in my mouth and gave me fatigue-all gone now. | F | 31 | 20 days | 10/18/2005 | 4 | weight loss/depression | Appetite/craving loss. Lost 10 pounds in about a month with no effort, had a lot more energy. Pretty bad headaches that stopped after about a week (I am on it again after being off for several months and have headaches again)This time around I have insomnia - the Animal Planet channel is great at 3am. | I was on this as I was waiting for the horrible birth control shot to get out of my system (it made me fat). Wellbutrin controlled my cravings and made it really easy to lose weight. I went off, and then went through a depression (divorce). Did not work for my depression, so dr. put me on Prozac. Now after 9 months I am switching back to Wellbutrin b/c I gained all the weight back on the Prozac. Initally lost but that was just anxiety related. When I didn't need it, I went from 150 to 140. With my situational depression, I dropped another 20lbs. I am now back up to 145 and hoping that the Wellbutrin could bring me down 10. I just can't stand the headaches but I remember from last time, they do pass. | F | 31 | 14 days | 9/23/2005 | 4 | severe depression/smoking cessesati | stomach pain,incredible amounts of energy (which is a good side effect)increased sex drive,no urge to consume alcohol, although i can have 1 and stop i dont "need" it which is fantastic for me as i self medicated with alcohol for years,dry mouth, | i tried this drug about 7 years ago before i think it came in generic form and i quit smoking after two weeks of use. this time around i still am smoking, not drinking alcohol nearly as frequently as i used to which was every day and in excess 6+ beers at a sitting. i just wish it would have made me quit smoking as well. does anyone know if it is still possible that the medication will make/help me quit smoking even though i have been taking it for about 2 months already or should i talk to my doc about giving me the max dose 450mg/day i am already taking 300mg/day??? thanks for any input | F | 31 | 2 months | 4/30/2007 | 4 | Severe depression | Headache, dry mouth, shaking hands, sweating, insomnia, RASH. | Prozac and lexapro did nothing so I started on wellbutrin XL 150mg, then 300 mg. My doctor also prescribed ambien CR to help me sleep. Everything was going well - I had some side effects but they didn't bother me that much and the wellbutrin was great for my life and work. About 3 weeks into the medication, I started itching. First it was the scalp and neck, then all over. Scratching would cause huge, angry-looking welts. My doctor thought it was the XL coating; he switched me to SR and lowered the dosage to 100 mg twice a day. Also kept taking the ambien. I lived with the rash for about 2 weeks and it was terrible. Finally, I stopped both ambien and the wellbutrin and it went away. The rash could have been caused by the ambien CR! Depression came back full-force so I began the wellbutrin 100 mg twice a day again and so far, so good. It's been so good for me that I really hope the rash stays away. | F | 31 | 8 weeks | 4/8/2007 | 4 | depression | Severe dry mouth, poor appetite, weight loss, anxiety, feeling generally "off", loss of concentration | Side effects passed after about 6 weeks. They were a terrible thing to endure and I understand why many people quit this drug. After the side effects Wellbutrin works great for mild depression. | F | 31 | 6 months 150 2X day | 11/20/2010 | 4 | Depression | Weird sensation-like there were tiny bits of food in my mouth, weird taste, joint pain, euphoria, nausea | The side effects do go away after a week or so. Just make sure you take it with food. After being on the medication for a month or so, one day I just "woke up" and realized how badly depressed I had been before. Now I don't mind being around people, talking to them, and I now have warm feelings towards others. Life is much better. I can also think clearly and focus better. | F | 31 | 2 months 150mg 1X day | 11/25/2010 | 3 | Bipolar | Not sure what is Zoloft withdrawel and what is Wellbutrin side effects: Agitated, headaches, nausea, body pain, spotting, stomach pain, tired,sleepy. Want to be alone and not with my family and/or friends - very weird for me as I am very much a people's person. | I've been on Zoloft for 2 years, which worked well but I gained alot of weight. Therefore my doctor changed me to Wellbutrin. Started with 150 first 10 days and now on 300 for about 4 days. I really want to give it a chance for the weight aspect but I am not feeling well. How long will I feel this way? I'm also using Epitech (generic for Topamax)my doctor has upped my dosage on this as well. Maybe it is all just to much for my body. | F | 31 | 3 weeks XL 300mg 1X day | 2/24/2011 | 3 | ADD | Vivid dreams (nightly, but not in the negative sense. my dreams are a little wierd, but containt places and people I know, but out of context), hyperactive / overdrive (occasionally, but evening out), neasuea (daily), jaw clenching / tightening of jaw (at week 3, my current time frame), | I felt nothing my first day, then on the end of day two I started feeling a little "off." At the end of day 3, I started feeling very strange - my feet were sweating, my body went numb, felt like I was starting to roll. (wouldn't that be an interesting side effect?) This only lasted about 15 minutes and hadn't happened since. At the end of the first week, I noticed I was sleeping much better and able to wake up almost on time with out my alarm clock. I haven't been able to do that in years. I'm eating a little less than usual and I find myself not "grazing" as much as I used to. Now, at week, 3, my jaw is feeling tight and I'm clamping down hard on my teeth but don't know it until my teeth start to hurt. I hope this goes away soon, but I want to keep taking this medication untill it starts helping with my ADD. I've notice an increase in my ability to stay on target for increased periods of time. | M | 31 | 3 weeks | 11/27/2006 | 3 | depression | anxiety, dry mouth and a sinking feeling from my chest down to my stomach has anyone else had this happen? it like the feeling you get when you forgot something at home you needed or when you lean back on a chair and almost fall... | please help i need to know how long this sinking feeling from chest to stomach will last, if it keeps up i will have to stop taking this medication | M | 31 | 5 weeks | 1/3/2008 | 3 | Depression possible Bi Polar | In the beginning I had hot flashes, and a lot of energy, now that my dosage has increased i am experiencing dizziness, loss of appetite, headache, uneasy anxious feeling, insomnia but i am hoping that they will go away in a few days like the initial side effects did. | This helped greatly with my depression when i was on 150mg. it took about 4 weeks to kick in. I started to feel great but then it all went away and i became just as depressed as i was prior to taking it. My doctor has doubled my dosage so I am now on 300mg a day. I am just hoping and praying that it helps. I took effexor for 4 days and the side effects were horrible. Through it all one good thing that has come out of it is that I quit smoking without even wanting to quit. I just never wanted a cigarette. | F | 31 | 3 months | 8/30/2007 | 3 | post partum depression | increased anxiety, increased blood pressure, sleep distrubance, hives | Wellbutrin XL helped with my day-to-day mood - increasing it enough that I was getting more done and not quite so overwhelmed but it didn't help and may have even hindered my coping ability in high-stress situations. Had to stop taking it b/c of the hives but wasn't really sure it was the right med for me anyway. Took Klonipin to counter-act the sleep disturbance. | F | 31 | 1 months | 1/10/2005 | 3 | Depression | I started with the 150MG XL and was on that for 6 months. I initially had night sweats, couldn't sleep and was jittery with legs shaking all the time when sitting. I just moved upto 300MG XL because I still felt depressed. I have been on this dose for just about 4 weeks and I feel great except for the rash, raised bumps inside my mouth, awful headaches, joint pain and more jittery and jumpy. I have also been having more dreams. | I think its a great drug. I am sensitive to all kinds of | M | 31 | 7 months | 2/23/2005 | 3 | Depression | Sinking feeling from my chest to stomach when standing. Extremely tired. And no appetite | M | 31 | 3 weeks 1X day | 8/13/2020 | 2 | Depression | Headache, bad taste, tremors, insomnia, irritability, loss of appetite, stomachache, breathing problems | Horrible taste in my mouth that won't go away, no appetite, stomach pains, I can't sleep at all .. it's been 10 days and it just seems to be getting worse. Headaches, stomachaches, this is no good. Even with sleeping pills I can't sleep more than a few hours and wake up totally wired. I don't think this is worth it. I wish this horrible taste would go away, but it's not happening. The last two days I haven't been able to breathe properly, it's like I just can't catch my breath. Started on 150mg for 4 days, went to 300mg on day 5 ... went back to 150 today, going to ween off. | F | 31 | 10 days | 3/6/2005 | 2 | Quitting Smoking | Effects came on within 2 days. Days 2-5 I was on cloud nine and was extremely focused at work. Days 6-10 it got to be a little too much, like I was on crystal meth or something. About Day 8 I broke out in hives, and on Day 10 they had gotten so bad that I had to stop taking it. It's been 10 days since I stopped, but the hives have gotten worse every day since. I can still feel the Wellbutrin in my system a little because it still tastes like I'm sucking on a dirty penny. I'm seeing a Doctor about the hives tomorrow. I look and feel like I spent the night in an antbed. Claritan Hives relief, Benadryl, and 5 different topical treatments haven't helped much. | This may be sad to say, but if the hives go away within a day or two, no matter how bad they are, it will have been worth it since I haven't touched a cigarette nor have I even really thought about it. Also, beware of alcohol. I tried drinking once and I was staggering around drunk after 2 beers. | M | 31 | 10 days | 2/20/2005 | 2 | stop smoking | anxiety, frequent urination, vivid dreams, spaced out feeling, depressed | I am not sure this is even working for me, I have not experienced anything positive yet. I have to pee CONSTANTLY, and am feeling very depressed, which is weird because this is an antidepressant!! | F | 31 | 10 days | 5/4/2005 | 2 | Major Depression | Severe nausea, headaches, severe neck pain, extremely hostile, increased appetite and weight gain (almost 10-15 lbs in 2 months), aggravated allergies and constant hives, restless legs, trouble getting to sleep, vivid and sometimes violent dreams. | F | 31 | 2 months 100 mg 1X day | 12/26/2010 | 1 | Depression | Dizziness, lack of concentration, panic attacks, hallucinations, restlessness, inability to control anger, fear of death. Kidney issues, feeling ill. After discontinuation: ringing ears (2 months), depression (2 months), lack of appetite (2 months). Behaved very irrationally because of this medicine and now I'm either going to jail (or more likely) to psychiatric prison and will die there. | Do not take this medicine. I also think it is very bad for liver etc. Never take high-doses. There are FDA warnings about this drug. Just Google about (Youtube). | M | 31 | 14 days 150 1X day | 10/26/2011 | 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 |