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 |
| 3 | major depresion | Loss of appetite | F | 34 | 6 months 300 mg | 12/14/2012 | 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 | 3 | bipolar depression | Could be am having more vivid dreams. Otherwise no other side effects that I have noticed. | I'm feeling much better but not sure if this is situational (got a job) or Wellbutrin or Lamictal increase finally kicking in. | F | 34 | 3 weeks 300 mg 1X day | 4/24/2012 | 3 | Depression, to concentrate better, | bad teeth grinding at night, combined with alcohol or ritalin was not good. Combining alcohol would create a sever bout of depression in the morning. More pleasurable sex drive. You lose weight which is great. You also feel tired in the evenings. Insomnia is pretty common. | My girl-friend could not keep up with my sex-drive and it contributed to a break-up in the relationship. I have joint, muscle pains, and fatigue now and they may be psychosomatically related to getting off of wellbutrin. Strangely as it sounds, joint pains are a common side of anti-depressants. Because the pain is actually over-active circuits in the brain. Is this something I would always have to be on to avoid joint pain or is it a coincidence? Of all the anti-depressants this gets good marks, but I wish I never took these. I think my mind has never gotten used to not having them. | M | 34 | 10 months | 7/31/2008 | 3 | depression/panic | after three weeks on the med I broke out in huge hives all over from my neck down, the itch drove me crazy let alone being dorked out on Benadryl. It's sad because I felt absolutely wonderful on the drug, the best I had felt in years. | F | 34 | 21 days | 8/31/2004 | 3 | Depression | I have been on 150mg of WB XL for almost 3 weeks and so far, this has been the progression: First week, I had energy and felt pretty good, like I could accomplish anything. Second week, still feeling fairly energetic, but not like the 1st week. End of 2nd week - beginning of 3rd week, feeling pissed off at the world, angry, anxious, and just miserable. My libido has not decreased, but my appetite has which is fine. I have also been experiencing severe headaches and body aches. My doctor said to give it at least 3 weeks and then we may increase the dosage. If I don't feel better after 4th week, I'll have to try something else. I hate feeling so angry. | F | 34 | 3 weeks | 9/24/2004 | 3 | anxiety disorder | I was taking escitalopram for two years and my psychiatrist change to bup (Lexapro destroyed my sexual life!) and I fell like my heart increased frequency with brupropion but not its only a fake sensation and I'm still waiting for sexual desire.. | F | 34 | 15 days 150mg 1X day | 10/28/2022 | 3 | Depression | Hyper focus, nausea, nighttime muscle and joint aches, feeling like ants are on my skin for no reason | Cut down to smallest dose possible. 75mg cut in half to 25mg twice a day. Made me productive and positive but pain and skin crawling continued. But less suicidal | F | 34 | 4 months 25 | 7/16/2021 | 3 | Bipolar and depression | Nausea stomach pain a weird restless anxiety, nausea, and weight loss | Helped me quit smoking made me nauseous when I had any type of alcohol | F | 34 | 0 months 150 | 5/14/2017 | 2 | Depression / Suicidal Tendencies | So far no side effects. | So far this pill doesn't work. I'll give it three weeks and see what happens. | M | 34 | 3 days | 11/24/2004 | 2 | Post traumatic depression | Headache, stiff neck. | I feel dead inside, like I don't care about anything. This can't be good. I want to quit this med now, but my Dr. wants me to try for 2 months before I see her again. I can't even smile or talk, I don't want to either. This is not me... will it get better over time?? Dear God, what is this med doing to me? This is also my first anti-depressant, it's kinda scary. | F | 34 | 3 weeks | 6/4/2007 | 2 | anxiety and depression | First two days felt like drinking a lot of coffee: elevated heart rate and some anxiety. I also got annoyed really easily. I could handle those side effects, but on the third and fourth day I had the worst migraine of my life -- sensitivity to light, vomiting, the works. | I have heard good things about wellbutrin, and I was hoping that this would be the right drug since I've gained quite a bit on Lexapro. However, I'm not willing to go through what I went through that week with the nonstop migraines. I hope this works for others! | F | 34 | 5 days | 5/16/2007 | 2 | Depression | SEIZURE! | I took Wellbutrin for about 2 months. This past friday I had a grand mal seizure that lasted 5 minutes. I had never had a seizure in my life. The ER doctor told me to discontinue to the Welbutrin. This is a real side effect of this drug. I never would have guessed it would happen to me. | M | 34 | 2 months | 6/2/2008 | 2 | Depression | headache, constipation, hot flashes, abdominal pain | Took 150mg SR generic for 2 weeks and then ramped up to 300mg XL generic. Did absolutely nothing for my mood. There were a few brief hours of relief but that only occurred once. If only that elated mood had stayed for the entire duration of my medication i would give them drug a 5. Some say that the name brand Wellbutrin works better but since my insurance only covers generic, I will never know. Good luck. | M | 34 | 45 days | 12/7/2007 | 2 | Anxiety/Depression | I've been taking the generic form for 10 days. The first 3 days, nothing. Then all of a sudden my entire body reacted. I have a constant heart beat that feels likes it's coming out of my chest. I have had a extremely dry throat, although this is going away now. But, mostly.. I am so extremely agitated that I feel like I'm going insane. Yesterday, I seriously considered admitting myself somewhere because I felt so out of control. I have NEVER experienced this emotion in all of my years battling depression. I'm hopeful that this will pass and it's just an adjustment my body is making. I've tried every other med out there and in 5 years all of them combined I have put on 30 pounds. I'm hopeful that Wellbutrin will change that- or at least not add to that issue. I'm considered stopping this medication tomorrow if I still feel so out of sorts this evening | Can anyone else speak to the side effects going away after time?? | F | 34 | 10 days | 11/3/2008 | 2 | Mild depressin very mild ADHD | Feeling detached and withdrawn. Actually feel like I have a head full of water and can't focus on much. Irritable and very on edge. Slight anxiety and starting to get A funky taste in my mouth. Oh and most of my relationships are falling apart. | Wondered if this stuff will improve? | M | 34 | 6 days 150 1X day | 3/11/2012 | 2 | depression & anxiety | Upon moving to 300mg -- dry mouth, extreme itching, hives, rash | Nothing for the first two weeks -- started at 100mg, then moved up to 200mg. Experienced only dry mouth. Three days after increasing to 300mg, I broke out in hives. It looked like I'd been bitten in several places by a mosquito, then when I itched the spots, they turned into welts. That was 2 days ago. The welts/rash come and go -- migrating around my body. I'm dropping to 100mg -- haven't been able to talk to my psychologist about it, yet. | M | 34 | 14 days | 3/6/2006 | 2 | depression | bad headaches & neck pain. Nausea. Light headed feeling & dizziness. Blurred vision. Over sleeping assocaited with feeling so bad (when you're nauseaus and your head hurts all you want to do is sleep)and a dry unproductive cough that is very annoying. I have high blood pressure and take lisinopril, since taking wellbutrin my blood pressure has been higher. | Bad thing is that my doctor thinks the headaches, cough and higher blood pressure are not related to the wellbutrin but are separate. I know my body and I am convinced he is wrong. I want to stop taking it immediately as my quality of life is worse. | M | 34 | 30 days | 12/29/2006 | 2 | depression | moody, anger (rage) | weight gain, bloating | M | 34 | 1 years | 6/7/2006 | 2 | mild depression, low energy, add | feeling very spacey and forgetful. also feeling achy. no signs of depression releif yet. will give it time to see f side effects go away and depression is relieved. | F | 34 | 5 days | 2/26/2006 |