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 | Horrible anxiety attacks, pain in my legs, mild muscle spasms, major insomnia, find it hard to get that deep breath, VERY irrational thinking at times, loss of hope, very violent thoughts about killing for no reason, major headaches, loss of interest in things I once found very pleasing, Dizziness, increased sex drive, hard to keep focus on good thoughts, at one point I even convinced myself I was going physcologically insane. | M | 17 | 2 months 150MG 1X day | 2/4/2011 | 5 | Depression | None! | Loved this, i had been on Lexapro and Symbyax, which both made me gain weight, but Wellbutrin us notorious for making you LOSE weight, which i did. Best antidepressant, never trying anything else. | M | 18 | 5 months 100mg 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 5 | Seasonal Affective Disorder | At first, when increasing dose I would get weird sleep issues. In the hypnagogic state I had really violent jerks, mostly from my abdomen (when you fall asleep and you jerk awake, Wellbutrin made these worse.) Also, when falling asleep one of two things tended to happen: 1) I'd feel weird and the world didn't seem real, and felt I was crazy and was always crazy and would never stop being crazy, 2) Nightmares, really bad nightmares right as I would fall asleep. Vivid too; I woke up one time convinced that I had been raped. About an hour later I looked back and realized I've never been raped before--that made me feel really weird, lol. Small muscle twitches when awake too. Tense muscles. Able to focus better and more motivated (even when not taking for depression.) Tinnitus! Really bad tinnitus! Excitability, anxiety, panic/paranoia at first. Dry mouth, so keep a water bottle with you guys. Wellbutrin can cause weight loss, but if you end up dehydrated from cotton mouth, you | Its a great medication. SSRIs make me feel zombie-like, but I feel like a normal productive person on Wellbutrin. Some people experience nausea at first...so I recommend taking with food if you're someone with a sensitive stomach. Also, for IR users, morning and lunch time are good times to take it, but if you can, avoid night time. As for SL and XL users, Wellbutrin's half life and absorbancy rate at SL and XL are such that insomnia isn't going to hit particularly differently (if at all) if you take it at night or during the day. | F | 18 | 120 days 450 3X day | 4/8/2012 | 5 | Major Depression | Anger, Decreased desire to smoke | I like wellbutrin a great deal, and life is much different when taking it. My fiancee, however, states frequently that I seem "mad", "mean", or "angry". For this reason I will stop taking the drug every 4 or 5 months for just a little while. But, I always go back to it, because the way I feel off wellbutrin is too much to take. | F | 18 | 3 years | 10/27/2005 | 5 | severe depression | mild headaches, irritability when adjusting to new dosages, jittery feelings, sleep less than I used to, decreased appetite, loss of approximately 13 pounds | I had been experiencing major depression and within two weeks of taking wellbutrin, I was feeling much better. It also improved my ability to concentrate, and curbed the bad migraines I used to get. The worst side-effect for me was the weight loss, because it lowered my weight to only 100 pounds within a fairly short period of time, although I (luckily) didn't lose anymore after that. I stopped taking the medication for four months to see if I could do without it (and I regained the weight I lost), but I became depressed again and now I'm back on it, with the exact same effects as before (although now I'm having to watch how much I eat so I don't lose weight). Overall, I'm quite satisfied with it, and the mild side-effects I have to put up with are much easier to deal with than the depression was. | F | 18 | 3 months | 11/6/2004 | 4 | Schizoaffective(Depressive) | No side effects really, I took this along with Seroquel, and I was doing alright. The only mild side effect I had at first was mild states of anxiety that were only temporary. Was prescribed 75 mg twice daily. | It helped a lot with my depression, even though took awhile for my body to adjust to it. You just gotta keep taking it. | M | 18 | 2 months | 6/2/2007 | 4 | recurring depression, anxiety | For the first week or so I had an on-and-off headache that made me feel hungover. Sometimes i feel as though I've lost my balance. I've lost about 3 pounds so far which is a good amt for me considering im 114. | This is the first med that actually relieved me from the depression i experienced for the past five years. I've tried so many meds before and nothing worked except for this. None of the SSRI's helped me at all, barbituates knocked me out, and an anti-psychotic (Risperdall for OCD) helped but made me gain weight. I'm so happy i've found this med :-) | F | 18 | 1 months | 4/25/2007 | 3 | Severe Depression | Extreme sensitivity to light/sound, loud ringing in the ears to the point of insomnia, lights and loud noises are painful - constant migraines. Nausea, shakiness, my left side occasionally goes numb, manic mood swings... Having difficulty functioning, and I'm completely disconnected from emotions. I suppose that helps with the depression, but it also makes me numb, distant, and kind of a sociopath. Very irritating, to be honest, but my medical practitioner said to basically wait it out. I've been on Wellbutrin XL for 3 weeks now, upped to 300 mgs in the first week, went back to 150 when these side effects wouldn't go away. Waiting... | I no longer want to die, or actively seek methods of self-injury... and I'm getting better at connecting with other people. Unfortunately, I'm unsteady most of the time, and people that should be very close to me seem like strangers. | F | 18 | 20 days | 5/14/2007 | 3 | anxiety | nausea, insomnia, nightmares, increased anxiety, and a definite feeling of irritability | Hoping that these side effects go away soon. the first days were quite uncomfortable, and i seem so quick to anger...this bothers me a lot because the people around you dont understand why your so agitated | F | 18 | 7 days | 12/22/2004 | 3 | Depression | Shakiness, disturbed sleep, fatigue, achy, "uneasy" stomach, headache | I took Wellbutrin [300 mg] along with Prozac [20 mg] around this time last year. I got off the Prozac around January 07 because it made me really angry. I continued to take the Wellbutrin until March 07 and life was great. I weened myself off the medication because I didn't feel like I needed it anymore - plus, I was really opposed to these kinds of medications due to negative experiences with them a number of years ago. Well, things have been out of control on and off with my mood since the summer and I decided to go back on the meds. I don't remember the side effects being this bad. I feel hopeless. I feel like no one can help me. What if this medication doesn't work? What then? Another one? I've been so anxious. I'm paranoid when I shouldn't be and my heart feels like it's pounding when I walk for extended periods of time. This sucks because I'm an active person! My stomach has also been really uneasy...not quite nauseous but enough to affect my appetite [which is really bad for m | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 11/27/2007 | 3 | Mood swings, Severe Depression | EXTREME MIGRAINES, Sweating, Flu-like Symptoms, Decreased Anxiety, Leveled Mood, Weight Loss, Horrible Rash | Of all the drugs I've taken (Paxil, Zoloft, and Celexa) this is the first that actually didn't make me gain weight and stabilized my mood. Yay! But, I get these horrible migraines that will last for two to three days with flu-like symptoms (sweating, flushing of the face and chest, chills) Maybe it is my body getting used to it? :\ I also developed an itchy rash. | F | 18 | 14 days | 2/13/2009 | 3 | severe depression | Vivid dreams, heart beating rapidly and painfully, crying spells, short temper, a little manic. | I started taking 100 mg of SR and experienced increase in energy but went through constant ups and downs. One moment I was going to kill myself, the next moment i was crying, and then a moment later I was yelling at someone and about to go in a rage. Then that subsided and I started taking 200 mg. Now I take 300 mg and I have noticed very scary dreams, sometimes I hear things that aren't there, horrible memory loss and my bulimia has increased dramatically. Not to mention I almost get fired all the time because I am constantly flipping out on customers or anyone that irritates me. I don't know if I recomend this yet. | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 2/13/2009 | 3 | depression/mood disorder | definitely loss in appetite. ringing in my ears-but only when its dead quiet. paranoia esp. at night to the point where i can't even go to sleep. irrational thoughts at times and having a very low threshold for crying | i'm sort of scared to continue taking it but i guess i'll wait the 2 extra weeks for it to fully kick in | F | 18 | 2 weeks 300 1X day | 1/9/2011 | 3 | depression,bipolar disorder | rash, increased appetite,and tremors(my hands shake when i try to concentrate on holding somethig) | This has worked for keeping my depression at bay but it does not keep it away it all together, so i end up fluctuating from slightly manic to slightly depressed. Normaly i fluctuate from extreme depression to slight mainia. | F | 18 | 3 months | 2/3/2007 | 2 | Depression | Lack of appetite leading to significant weight loss, dry mouth, tinnitus, fatigue, and may be a factor to the worsening of my hypoglycemia (I even woke up convulsing) | I don't seem to have noticeable positive effects from any type of antidepressant. Though on the Wellbutrin I have felt more assertive then I usually am. So I suppose that's a good thing. For everyone with side effect concerns, they do pass. They suck but eventually they'll pass. :) | F | 18 | 2 months | 1/25/2007 | 1 | Depression | headache, insomnia, lack of appetite, nausea, increased libido, weight loss, panic attacks, hives | The first few days of Wellbutrin sucked... I couldn't sleep for 3 days, had horrible headaches, panic attacks, and felt very sick to my stomach. I called my doctor and asked to be taken off of the medicine but she said to give it a couple more weeks. After about 2 weeks my mood started getting better, but week 3 I broke out into hives. The doctors took me off of the medicine immediately, but I was left with these itchy hives all over for almost a week after I stopped the medicine. | F | 18 | 20 days | 3/15/2007 | 1 | Depression | Headache, nausea, lightheadedness, drowsiness, discomfort, anxiousness, anxiety, excessive perspiration | M | 18 | 4 weeks 150 2X day | 12/19/2012 | 5 | Could be mildly depressed. | None thus far. | My sister takes Wellbutrin right now and we have the same Doctor. I want to get on it because I think I might be depressed. Unfortunatly, my appointment to see my doctor isn't for another month and a half. I was wondering if it is safe to take 150mg samples of Wellbutrin before seeing my doc? Afterall, my sister just said that it took 1 minute for her appointment and that she basically asked her if she felt down, anxious, or nervous. Please write back! | F | 19 | 0 days | 11/28/2006 | 5 | depression | imsomnia for a few weeks, forgetfulness, low sex drive, dry mouth | F | 19 | 1 years | 8/29/2006 | 4 | Double Depression/ Suicidal | very strong dizzy feeling to the point where i couldnt walk, nausia if i ate anything, jittery all the time, no feelings about anything | i was on Zoloft before, and that made my depression worse, after switching to welbutrin i feel better, but the side effects are killing me | M | 19 | 6 days | 4/3/2006 |