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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Depression | Oddly enough, I actually gained weight while I took this. The one side effect that is not expected. Good for me though - I lose weight when depressed. It does cause pretty bad sweating in my hands during the day and all over while I sleep. So bad that I have to get up and change clothes so it disrupts my sleep. No other complaints from me. Easy to take as far as antidepressants go and very easy to come off of it if you need to. No head buzzing like Paxil or Cymbalta. | Really helps with depression for me. I have taken it two different times in my life and both treatments started to help significantly within two weeks although I felt a bit better before that. Helps with overall anxiety, helped my appetite, no sexual side effects and no nausea. Does cause terrible night sweats but most of them do for me. Pretty happy with it. | F | 42 | 2 years 75mg 1X day | 5/6/2014 | 4 | depression, loss of energy | jitters, lots of stomach problems, nausea, esophagus pain, ringing in the ears, insomnia | I went on wellbutrin after trying celexa for 7 weeks. Celexa killed my sex drive completely. It was stressful for both me and my husband. I started wellbutrin 3 weeks ago and overlapped it with the celexa for two weeks. My energy level increased quiet noitceably but my sex drive did not improve until I stopped the celexa. Currently my energy level is good. Rainy days do not make me want to shut down. However I can't sleep w/o ambien and my stomach is killing me. I can't decide if I should stick it out a little longer or stop it. Anyone have some suggestions? | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 10/2/2008 | 4 | Depression | Extremely dry mouth and sore throat | F | 42 | 6 months 300mg 1X day | 1/20/2016 | 3 | depression | raised dosage two months ago. did stop smoking while on this drug! | I have noticed I feel more "assertive" towards others. Not always a good thing. Not in a bad mood all the time like I was while on 150mg. My sleeping is off schedule but, I'm used to it now. Not sure about weight loss or gain, I am on steriods. Was nervous at first about warning of seizures. Haven't had any though. I am glad I am on this. I like it a lot better than pristiq. | F | 42 | 2 months 300mg 1X day | 1/7/2015 | 3 | physical symptoms related to dprssn | same, exact same as another poster my age. Euphoria, anxiety, insomnia, rapid heart rate, pounding heart, heartburn, occasional agitation, dizziness, shakiness, =extreme= and unsettling breathing difficulties. neck, jaw, head tension, bad headaches (upon increase to 300XL) | So I had to stop! Which sucks. Like the other poster, age 41, it was too much to deal with, the breathing difficulties and the neck, jaw, and head tension. I started with 150L, and thought I could handle the upgrade to 300XL after 19 days, but noooo dice. My DR wanted me to take 150 for just a week! then move up. I insisted on 3 more weeks of samples. Like the other poster, I, too, had a succesful run with Wellbutrin, in my case 7 years ago, on Wellbutrin SR. I don't know if it was the XL, but this was horrible, and sad. Quitting cold turkey is NOT the way, but I felt I had no choice. The crash from stopping the drug cold-turkey lasted about 5 days, with some lingering effects 20 days later. Thanks SO MUCH to that other poster on this website, or I'd have felt terribly alone in my symptoms. | M | 42 | 20 days | 1/20/2006 | 3 | Depression | When started: loss of appetite, anxiety, loss of sleep, restless legs, hyperactivity, dizziness, needle-like pains in extremities, loss of concentration, difficulty tracking and staying on task. Just before weaning off: paranoia, uncontrolled anger, irrational thoughts and behavior, loss of appetite, fearful, dellusional, going insane. | Wellbutrin was a wonder drug for me when I first started. I lived a dream for about a year. No depression whatsoever. Things that were normally such a chore for me to do were no longer an issue. Just living day to day was a joy. I had loads of energy, and at times was asked if I was on major doses of caffeine, as I was extremely hyper. I actually enjoyed feeling that way. After about a year, it seemed to stop working alltogether. I decided to stay on it for another year, but decided recently to get off. For the past 8 to 9 months I have been extremely paranoid - to the extent that I actually confronted a man on the bus I ride thinking he was getting ready to blow up the bus (who does that?!). I have slept on my couch for fear of someone breaking and entering and harming me and my child. I'm bound by fear of everything and everyone. The last couple of days I have had uncontrolled anger to the point of actually screaming and beating my fists against objects. I went from 300mg to 150mg for about 2 weeks and then went 150mg every other day for a couple of days and I'm completely off now. I'm only hoping things get better from here. | F | 42 | 2 years 300mg 1X day | 5/30/2012 | 3 | Depression | Am having trouble with "the plumbing." Stomach aches, diarrhea, constipation. Am also experiencing ringing in my ears. In addition, I have the notorious "brain zaps," but that could very well be from going off Celexa (which I have done in very small increments). | A little too soon to tell, but it seems like the sexual side effects I always had from SSRIs have gone away. I do feel a bit more "up," but would like to see more anti-depression effect. I use the generic, but after reading this helpful forum may ask my doc about the brand name. Looking forward to that weight loss thing... | M | 42 | 10 days 300 MG 1X day | 11/27/2010 | 3 | reduce numbness from Celexa | Heart racing at night developed hives/rash intense itching after 2 weeks at 150 MG | F | 42 | 14 days | 12/2/2006 | 2 | Depression/ADD | Tightness in my chest and biceps; fast heartbeat (92 bpm resting rate last night); body weakness; insomnia; anxiety; sensation in left hand as if I could not make a tight fist; feelings of tremors in my hand/arms - like they are vibrating - right now if I remain still I can see my right hand shaking a little bit and have to concentrate to keep it still; difficulty concentrating; (not sure if I am more paranoid about my relationships more than I usually am); overall body sensation of being medicated/ maybe a tingling or sloshiness;dizziness, out of balance; loss of appetite; occasional issues with vision/focusing | Didn't experience much on 300mg other than the body tingling; can't take it any more at 450mg regardless of reading that it can take a number of weeks before the body adjusts to it in your system - that shouldn't be a factor. I don't think I am any less depressed - maybe and only if my time thinking about the sad things going on in my life have been replaced to worrying about whether this medicine is going make me more likely to have a heart attack or seizure! (and some background to judge this review - paranoia, health issues and depression are NOT my normal state - started taking this MED with Concerta as issues came up in marital counseling about ADD. So after a year of stress from running my own business and fending off a divorce, feeling down in the dumps about my life and possible effect of a divorce on my kids, I thought I'd try an ADD drug that also covered depression to see if there were positive changes. Nothing yet.) | M | 42 | 30 days 450 1X day | 6/10/2010 | 2 | depression/fatigue/ADD symptoms | Worst acne of my life | My experience exactly mirrors this writer's: ". . . I was able to feel energized and 'normal'. BUT, then the nasty side effect kicked in. After about a week and a half of taking Wellbutrin I began to break out with horrible acne, some of it cystic. I felt I couldn't leave the house because of it. I went off this medication and my skin cleared up in a few weeks." | F | 42 | 2 weeks | 8/12/2009 | 2 | anxiety, lethargy, sleepiness | Ack! What is with these side effects? Jitters, nervousness, aggresssion. I wanted to punch my husband in the face. I have experienced a lot of anxiety since staring wellbutrin. I think of the same experience over and over again. | I switched from Lexapro to avoid the weight gain and sluggishness. Now it seems like that wasn't so bad. | F | 42 | 10 days | 5/23/2007 | 2 | to quit smoking & depression | none | No help in quiting my smoking :( and no help at all for depression :( | F | 42 | 1 months | 6/18/2002 | 2 | Depression | Insomnia, inexplicable crying, irritability, anger, outbursts, unable to focus, unable to speak clearly | First time I was on Wellbutrin XL, I lasted for about a year taking 300mg but it was elevating my blood pressure and causing horrible headaches. i was switched to Cymbalta and the BP & headaches improved, by I was sweating constantly. My moods were stable on both meds so even though the depression / irritability was in check, the side effects were unpleasant. My dr had me weaned off the Cymbalta and then restarted on wellbutrin 2 weeks ago, and now I am having crying jags that I cannot control. In addition I am unable to sleep so I am exhausted during the day, tired by the time I get home in the evening, only to be wide awake at bedtime and unable to fall asleep and STAY asleep. My dr prescribed Ambien to help with the insomnia and all that seemed to do was give me nightmares. At this point I am ready to stop taking all of these meds and start from scratch. I cannot deal with the constant crying - that and my outbursts of rage are frightening my children. someone please tell | F | 42 | 10 days | 8/3/2007 | 2 | Major depression & anxiety | perfuse sweating, for no reason. literally dripping sweat from face, scalp. foggy head, that pseudo headache you get when you forget to take you anti-depressant. sleepiness, and major agitation. I could not stand loud noises from the TV, and constantly got angry and hostile with the kids/husband. everything got much worse once the dr upped me from 150 to 300 mg. the stupid dr never thought to warn me about any of this and when I told him I wanted to back off the high dose, he still didn't mention these are known side effects and I'm not going crazy. thank you all so much - your experiences have been a tremendous help to me knowing now that I am not alone. best of luck to you all finding the right med and the right dose, the trial and error of it all are the worst!! | F | 42 | 2 months | 6/6/2007 | 1 | weight loss | i havent taken it yet, reading all this has made me scared | I cant believe they prescribe this for things like smoking when it sounds so strong and life changing. I picked up my script a few days ago and im terrified! I have a 8 month old to take care of and a full time job, I dont want anything messing with my life. My sister says I shouldnt read these things, to late! If I just take one tomorrow and if i dont like it and dont take another one will it affect me?? | F | 42 | 0 days | 4/14/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | severe hives all over my body, increased anxiety, severe mood swings, tired, and loss of appetite and libido | My doctor changed my medication from paxil to wellbutrin when I complained that I had been steadily gaining weight, and having extreme difficulty loosing it while on paxil. I do not recommend this drug. | F | 42 | 21 days | 8/31/2007 | 1 | depression | Took Wellbutrin XL for 6 months. started at 150 mg. then went up to 450 (after 300 mg). Very irritable. Easy to anger. Also lost some weight. Libido slightly increased after years on Prozac. (I was on Lexapro before this and that did zip for me) --- My anxiety (another problem I have) really skyrocketed and my blood pressure increased. Finally put 2 and 2 together and bet the Wellbutrin caused the spike in my B.Pressure. | My Dr. finally took me off of Wellbutrin XL and now I'm on Paxil CR (25 mg.). We'll see what happens. | M | 42 | 6 months | 8/28/2005 | 1 | Depression & Anxiety | Tremors in arms & hands. Heart racing. Emotional and crying episodes. Dry mouth. | I have not done well with this medicine. The doctor recommended it as a "kicker" to Effexor - which seemed to be diminishing in effectiveness. I have noticed that the side effects are worse than any benefit. I am stopping it today. After scanning most of the posts below, it appears the medicine is best to stop smoking, not much else. | M | 42 | 3 weeks | 12/31/2007 | 1 | migraines/depression | weight gain! more than usual dreams, feeling jittery and withdrawn at times | I had never taken an antidepressant in my life until about a year ago when my migraines got so severe and frequent. I have been taking 300 mg. of Wellbutrin XL and am glad that so many people have lost weight on it; however, I could look at food and gain weight. When I first started on it, I felt like someone must feel on crack cocaine -- it was horrible, but I thought I just needed to get used to it. It also made me quick to anger and that feeling never went away and did nothing whatsoever to ease my depression or help with migraines. I had tried Prozac for a few months, which did help wonderfully with depression, but I didn't like the side effects, which is why my doctor tried Wellbutrin XL. I may as well have been eating a chocolate truffle and enjoying it instead of taking the Wellbutrin -- it would have made me feel better than that overpriced, overrated junk! My doctor has now prescribed Cymbalta and if it doesn't work, I'm not trying another antidepressant. My depression isn't that severe anyway and I'm now going to a neurologist who is trying other medication to control my migraines. | F | 42 | 4 months | 6/11/2005 | 1 | anxiety | dry, sore mouth. Inability to sleep without medication. | Not the best for anxiety patients. | F | 42 | 3 years | 7/4/2007 |