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/PMDD | Strong irritability at first, eventually it subsided. Mild stomach discomfort, which also got better. | This drug helped lighten my mood. I was happy to get up each day. I felt very awake for the first time in a very long time. | F | 35 | 3 days | 2/12/2005 | 4 | Depression | I experienced insomnia, constipation, feeling like something is in my throat which makes me cough, some anxiety crying spells | I'm not sure if it's working, it's only been 3 weeks | F | 35 | 26 days 75mg 1X day | 8/18/2020 | 3 | decreased libido, lethargy, bipolar | Irritability (in beginning), nausea (must take this after a meal), short crying spells (sentimental reasons, mostly). | F | 35 | 4 months 200 mg | 4/18/2013 | 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 | 3 | Post Traumatic Stress/Tiredness | Very vivid dreams, to the point where they kind of freak me out. Insomnia, Loss of appetite, itchiness, tend to be edgy and easily irritated. | More energy which is great b/c i have 4 children sex drive has really increased, it was non-existent on Paxil. The only downfall right now is i'm very on edge, hoping it will sub-side soon, and my skin and head are itchy all the time. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 9/22/2006 | 3 | depression | nausea, major watery mouth, sometimes dry mouth, headaches, swimmy, foggy, weird head... like i'm on drugs (go figure!), constipation, reduced appetite (the one good one) | i started on wellbutrin XL 150. the nausea got bad so i switched to wellbutrin SR 100mg twice a day (actually its the generic though). the nausea passed for a few days. i had two days in a row that were GREAT. then the headaches and fogginess started... weird headaches, some painful like migraine, others more like pressure between my ears. anyway the nausea is back now as well. but my mood has been MUCH better and i have WAY less fatigue! i hope the side effects pass soon. i would like to stay on this drug as opposed to trying others that sound even worse. | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 12/4/2006 | 3 | Major Depression/ADD | I've taken pretty much every form and dosage of this med. No side effects when I took it 3 years ago for about 18 months, and with celexa it worked great. Was put back on it over the summer, and within one week felt like I was trying to claw my way out of my own skin. The inability to breathe was unbearable. I became insanely cranky and irritable. The dosage and type were changed twice, but it just stayed terrible. | My doctor thinks that the Wellbutrin threw me into a "hypomanic" phase, and wants to treat me for bipolar disorder. Why did this happen now and not the last time I took it? Does this ride on the mental illness express ever end? | F | 35 | 2 months | 3/2/2006 | 2 | anxiety | On the first day of my period, Whoa! I was very irratable ALL day and the next few days after. It's been about 3 weeks since I have been on Wellbutrin. I started itching this morning a little on my chest. I was already questioning the irritability especially since I have panic disorder already. The itching started on the back of my neck and head, then to my scalp and head and then I have been having sporadic itching all over, my palms, pubic region, arms, arm pits, breasts, face, lips, chest, and back. Jittery and nervous yet tired feeling. Called the doc. She said to take benadryl for the itching and she would like to see me continue taking the Wellb., but do you think she asked me what I wanted to do? NO! but I will discontinue it. | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 9/19/2005 | 2 | Dysthymia, Anxiety, Stress,Insomnia | Generic, NOT XL or XR-Jaw & fist clenching, tremors, no sleep, visual issues similar to slight hallucinations. Overall stimulation-felt constantly agitated like a buzzing feeling, but not aggressive or angry. The 1st week I had Xanax (1mg) for sleep, but not for the 2nd week. On the 11th day I did not sleep one minute and for me this is hell. On the 12th day, I was so fearful of not sleeping due to my constant agitation, I resorted to drinking until passing out. The next day I couldn't work, was twitching, and felt like I was coming off LSD--complete with psuedo-hallucinations--light had a green tinge and patterns were slightly enhanced. The drinking is not my regular behavior, and it scared me. I stopped taking WB that day and it took 3 days to feel normal again. | I had my first episode of depression in 2001 and treated it succesfully (10-20mgs prozac/day & therapy for 2yrs). I've managed w/o drugs since then (4+yrs). This year anxiety became a problem and lead to another depressive episode. I had to consider drugs again. The Dr suggested wellbutrin because I had strong sexual side affects (zero orgasm) with Prozac. He said even with my anxiety and insomnia WB might be OK. It wasn't. From reading other people's experiences, I think my dosage was too much too quickly, and I wish my Dr had recommended differently. I started with 100mg/day and ramped up 100mg every 3 days-reaching 400mg at day 10. The Dr said to ramp every 3-7 days. I was eager to feel better, and it was OK at first, so I ramped every 3 days. The hand/jaw clenching and agitation came first at 200mg, and then everything got worse. My one day on 400mg was awful, I only took 200 the next day, but there was too much in my system and it nothing improved. I then stopped because I w | F | 35 | 12 days | 9/17/2008 | 2 | anxiety, insomnia, lightheadedness | Rashes, jittery the first day or two, not focused all that well, clumsy, especially at first | I have had lightheaded, headache, anxiety, and focus problems for years. I tried Effexor which worked, but had sexual side affects. So I tried Wellbutrin for a week. It did not help me sexually, though wasn't as bad as Effexor. Had to stop due to rashes and a little itching the 7th day. I seemed forgetful and it did not give me the focus that Effexor did. | M | 35 | 7 days | 1/29/2008 | 2 | mild to moderate depression | So far I'm only on my 5th day but I've been feeling anxious and constantly obsess over having a panic attack. I'm supposed to double up the dosage today and am afraid that it will make me more jittery! I've been going through phases of feeling elated with bursts of energy, then suddenly feeling withdrawn and just laying on the couch in a depressed fog. It has been making me feel slightly foggy, and I've noticed an increase, not decrease in appetite which worries me that I'll gain weight. I guess I'll hang in there a couple more weeks. | F | 35 | 5 days | 5/27/2007 | 2 | To quit smoking | Blackouts | If you take this drug, do NOT drink any alcohol. Even a small amount caused me to blackout. | F | 35 | 6 weeks | 9/7/2007 | 2 | depression/anxiety | headaches, eye problems, dizziness, nausea | I haven't given up on it yet, but I'm not sure how much longer I can suffer these side effects. | F | 35 | 1 weeks | 7/28/2007 | 2 | Moderate to severe depression | Helped with my depression, but gave me extreme anxiety, started out with social anxiety than general, than full blown panic attacks and severe health anxiety. I had bad extreme upper back / lower neck pain caused from anxiety tension. | I think wellbutrin could work for depression but not anxiety and if any anxiety manifests itself, talk to your dr and get off it! | F | 35 | 9 months 450mg | 7/17/2017 | 1 | Sexual dysfunction and depression | Shook so bad in hands. | F | 35 | 5 days | 2/9/2017 | 1 | PPD | Aggression, violence, irritability, mood swings, headaches, panic, anxiety | I will advise every woman I know to stay away from this drug. I became a person I woudn't want to know. | F | 35 | | 9/12/2007 | 1 | Dysthimia - Mild Depression | Severe Insomnia one night to restful sleep the next. Extreme anxiety and paranoia usually evening and night. Spent a couple of nights afraid I was losing my mind. Heart palpatations. During the day I was typically fine. Dry mouth, wide-eyed, almost vibrating at times. | This is my first time taking any depression medication. I've had great success with therapy. My experience with Wellbutrin has been horrible. My psychiatrist would now like me to try prozac but I'm considering ditching trying meds. Meds only came up due to recent severe self pity moments triggered by stress. I have A LOT of stress at the moment! | M | 35 | 2 weeks | 7/31/2007 | 1 | Severe depression, anxiety | Headaches, stiff neck, RAPID heartbeat, sweating, irritability | Did absolutely nothing but make my heart beat out of my chest and my head and neck ache. Suicidal thoughts didn't abate at all. I was on Prozac 15 years ago and stopped because of the side effects and complete uselessness of it, and was told | F | 35 | 10 days | 5/4/2005 | 1 | Major Depression | After increasing my dosage I had days of insomnia, only getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night, and then non-stop panic attacks started making me want to crawl out of my skin. It was horrifying. | I know this medication works very well for many people I know, I just can't tollerate it. Prozac made me suicidal so I guess it's better than that, lol. | M | 35 | 14 days | 5/7/2007 | 1 | Stop Smoking/depression | Took one time to try out, xl at 150mg. felt like I was on speed, started to develop a few hives/ no biggie/ Quit date started taking 150mg every day for 10 days/ huge rash/pink puffy ichy bloches developed from my stomach/ went down my torso/arms/legs/ looks like the second stage of sypilis/freaked me out . The first couple of days felt euphoric and happy, able to concentrate, later on just felt ''high'' and trippy and medicated. did stop cravings for cigs. stop taking it after 10 days because the rash was too much. still have it 3 days after stopping. Smoking again!! | I just stopped taking it 3 days ago, the rash is too much, it covers all my torso and runs down my legs and looks awful other than that, the first 4 days were a lot of fun, laughing and smiling. other than the rash/ichiy head, tounge is swolin to twice the size. | M | 35 | 10 days | 10/12/2004 |