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| 1 | depression/anxiety | My doctor perscribed wellbutrin for me as an add on to my regular SSRI 7 weeks ago. I was just starting to feel some good results with a more stable, mellow mood. Until last tuesday when, while having an important meeting with some colleagues, I had a grand mal seizure lasting from one to two minutes. I have never had a seizure before. After going to the hospital and having a complete work-up it has been decided that it was the wellbutrin that caused the seizure. I smashed my face up, bit my tounge so hard that I cannot speak! It was a terrifying experience and I have since learned that it is not all that uncommon especially with people taking the generic extended release. I was happy with the results I was getting with wellbutrin until the seizure of corse. I would like to hear from others who have had seizures from this drug. How long were you on it before you had a seizure and did you ever have another seizure after the first one? | F | 44 | 2 months 150mg/day | 3/29/2012 | 1 | depression / anxiety | To whomever tried to email me regading my 3/29/12 post (I had a grand mal seizure on this stuff), please resend the email as I lost it before I could get it to open! | F | 44 | 100 1X day | 4/17/2012 | 1 | smoking cessation | Rage, Anger, Weight loss, Sleep depravation | I have taken wellbutrin for almost 2 weeks now. The first few days I thought it was great, I actually didn't want to smoke, but then day 4 I started smoking like I always have, and my mind became very cloudy, at times I couldn't understand what people were saying to me, I am normally a very easy going guy, but this drug made me feel so much anger that I actually felt like beating someone up, that has never happened to me before, I called my doctor and he said come off the drug immediately, serious fits of rage and anger are the worst side effects in some people for this drug, and should cease taking it if it continues.. | M | 44 | 13 days | 3/12/2007 | 1 | smoking cessation | After taking medication for approximately 2 weeks experienced severe itching, redness and welts | I'm on a Medrol Dose Pack now, but still have severe itching. I'd like to know what is the main ingredient in this medication that I'm allergic to. | F | 44 | 2 times | 5/10/2009 | 1 | depression/anxiety | After 6 weeks on this med, high blood pressure, tremors, highly agitated, shaky, edgy, heart racing and palpitations, no sense of calm for six weeks, not able to concentrate, forgetful, extremely jumpy, tightness in chest, feeling like lump in throat. Basically-super high anxiety. The worse ansgst I have ever felt. All my nerve receptors are awack. Also, uncontrollable outbursts (thankfully when alone). My depression returned which had dissapated while on Zoloft. | Huge mistake on my part. I have been having all these symptoms for 6 weeks and could not figure out why. Nothing can calm me down or make my huge discomfort go away. Tried xanax and beta blockers, plus many natural items. No help at all. I am going to my Dr. and transition over to Zoloft again.I had to quit a new job two days into it due to my intense sense of anxiety. I wish I had known it was a stimulant. I can not even enjoy a caffeinated drink anymore. I do not smoke or drink. This has been a huge mistake for me and a major source of discomfort/stress/anxiety. It vastly heightend my anxiety levels which were high to begin with. I would never recommend this drug to anyone if they have any anxiety issues. Exercising is about the only thing that gave me a little peace but it was short lived. As I sit here, I can barely type due to the shakiness. Please take caution with this drug. I am on 150 mg 2x's daily. I did not know this was ZYBAN either. | F | 44 | 3 months | 2/28/2007 | 1 | Major Depression | Started with 150 XR generic to "augment" Prozac (40-60 mg daily for ~2 yrs), not exactly sure why I was even looking for a boost -- undergoing significant extra stress, in summary. I asked to increase to 300 mg within a week or two ... again, not quite sure why. To intensify its expected "feel good" effect, I guess. Knowing it is a dopamine enhancer, I was aware it would stimulate pleasure centers formerly activated by drugs and alcohol. In short, it does indeed appear to be a faux cocaine, although the high wasn't near even the rather lame high of cocaine yet the adverse effects were strikingly similar if not yet out and out as dangerous. Within two weeks of 300 mg XR, I quit taking Prozac because I believed it to be the cause of my fatigue. I figured the Buprion would keep my mood & energy up on its own. DEAD WRONG. I became reactive, aggressive, angry, lashing out, having rageful outbursts...yet i attributed this to my underlying depression itself and stayed the course believing the drug would help me. Excruciating abdominal pain one day. Vision beginning to experience faint tracers, which is terrifying to me (WTF!!). PRONOUNCED short-term memory loss! Immediately forgetting what I was just about to do or had just done (no thank you!!!). WORD CONFUSION -- I meant to say one word and a random word popping in my mind mid-speech would come out instead (loss of control of one's speech -- GREAT!!!!). CRYING OUTBURSTS began almost immediately even on the | good to feel your feelings, but...). As so many others have reported, my DEPRESSION WORSENED. My psych doc (NP) said this was a possibility if I stopped taking the Prozac. **EXTREME** FATIGUE, IMMOBILITY ("asthenia") just about THE WORST effect of all. Oh but wait--then there was the creeping DESPAIR, HOPELESSNESS, BLEAKNESS AND BORDERLINE SUICIDALITY THE LIKES OF WHICH I'D NEVER EXPERIENCED BEFORE. AND MASSIVELY ACHING ALL OVER. NEVER ACTUALLY FELT "UP," JUST INCREASINGLY DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. I, like many ppl on these sites, quit cold turkey today. Fearing withdrawal, the only difference I've seen, besides no change yet in the OVERWHELMING FATIGUE, is a RETURN TO BETTER MOOD AND RESTORED CLARITY. I don't even want to return to Prozac. This was such a HORRENDOUS RE-LIVING OF WORST DEPRESSIVE OVERTAKE that I am determined to restore myself with CARE & RECOVERY. That entails taking the mind/body/soul REST that I need, tending to my FEELINGS, and dropping burdens and stressors. More healthful eating & exercise will come as self-love grows to _naturally_ motivate me to further my sense of well being. I will keep the SSRI on the shelf in the event the engulfing phantom of DEPRESSIVE mood disorder returns, but I am going to cope with my own devices first vs. coping with the comparable roller coaster of medicating this condition. It has been eye-opening and VALIDATING to read everyone's testimonies. WE ARE NOT ALONE. SHARED STRENGTH & COMPASSION. BLESS. | F | 44 | 1 months 350 XR gen | 7/13/2015 | 1 | Bipolar 2 severe anxiety and depres | Smoking slowed down, loss of appetite but no weight loss. | It worked well, for a while... Then I hit a deep depression in September. My doctor and I talked about it and we decided to try going up on the dosage, from 150mg once a day to twice a day. I had a nervous breakdown and wanted to commit suicide in less than a week and ended up in the psych hospital. I was weaned off of it and put on geodon. I'm responding extremely well to geodon and feel great. Wellbutrin almost killed me. | F | 44 | 1 years 150mg 2X day | 11/11/2020 | 5 | anxiety, weight, stop smoking | At first very anxious, and depressed. Scared to death from all that I read about switching meds. Then, weight loss, energy, didn't want to smoke, drink and eat so much. | Went off of Paxil 20mg for 6 weeks due to 70 pound weight gain and blah feeling. Then started Wellbutrin SR 150. Very anxious. So I added 1/2 the Paxil on my own with the 150 Wellbutrin, and all is great! No side affects. Lost desire to binge on food, butts, and wine. Give the Wellbutrin time (although I did add 1/2 the paxil). I did not let my doc know, but so far so good. I will let her know soon. I'm actually thinking about cutting the paxil down to 5mg then stopping. The Wellbutrin makes you very anxious at first. Hang in there! Anxiety means you are human, and not crazy! Trust yourself! | F | 43 | 2 months | 5/12/2007 | 5 | Severe Depression | None | I actually had no idea that I had depression until my sister who suffers from it also helped me identify the symptoms. I also suffered from severe anxiety. This all happened after my father died and a couple of months later I had a stroke. I didn't want to take medication and to try and resolve it naturally. I took St Johns Wort for about 3 months, it helped bring out of the dark but I still had zero energy. I finally gave in and went to a doctor, he gave me Celexa. It made me feel like a zombie so I quit taking it and went back to St Johns Wort. My doctor at the time would not prescribe anything else for me. I ended up going to the same doctor as my sister and he started me off on Pritiq the new Effor and Ativin for my anxiety for a couple of months. These had absolutely no affect on me at all positive or negative. I went back very discouraged, the doctor gave me 150mg of Welbutrin and .5mg of Xanax. The Welbutrin kicked in after only a few days but one of the side effects of this drug is increased Anxiety, it's in the pamplet that comes with the medication. The Xanax instantly works for any anxiety attacks that I do get but they are much rarer than they were the first few days I took the Welbutrin. I put down no side effects becuase it's in the pamplet. I feel great now and have a lot of energy, this medication has saved me from what seemed like a life of misery. I still have anxiety but I can handle it now that I know what it is and have something to treat it. | M | 43 | 45 days | 3/17/2009 | 5 | tiredness from Lexapro I'm taking | dry mouth; hair loss | I was put on Lexapro for depression. The Lexapro has worked wonders, but it made me very, very tired. The doc suggested 150 mg of Wellbutrin during the day to counteract the tiredness. Holy moly! I've never had so much energy in my life. I also have fibromyalgia, and the aches and pains are gone! I swear, I have never felt so normal energy-wise. I can actually get through a day w/out dragging. I am prone to anxiety attacks, but Wellbutrin does NOT give them to me. Now, I don't know how Wellbutrin would be on its own, but combined w/the Lexapro, I'm feeling really good! | F | 43 | 21 days | 12/15/2007 | 5 | Severe depression/PTSD | First couple of days I experienced extreme thirst, hyperactivity, inability to *chill*. | I was on Lexapro for 1 and 1/2 yrs. I fell into a major depression at Christmas. I gained 30 lbs in 1 yr. I was just so *over* Lexapro. Within 2 days of taking Wellbutrin, I feel almost giddy! Why did I wait so long? | F | 43 | 10 days | 1/11/2008 | 5 | Smoking Cessation | Insomnia, night sweat,sandpaper tongue, brain cloud, tiredness. | I am glad that I found this Website, it helped me to understand that I am not the only person having side effects.I am taking Wellbutrin 300 mg for 5 weeks and I am smoke free for 28 days.I smoked for 27 years, over a pack a day and never went a day without a cigarette. I can deal with the few side effects I am sure that they are less harmful than smoking cigaretts.I recommend this drug to all of those who want to quit smoking, but remember no drug can help you stop smoking . You have to be determined and willing to stop smoking. The best part about this drug is that when you start taking it cigarettes taste and smell bad. I still grave cigarettes but I am strong and do not let the cigarette control me any longer. | F | 43 | 38 days | 2/27/2007 | 5 | moderate depression | insomnia, slight headaches, weird taste in my mouth, occasional racing heartrate, no decrease in desire for alcohol | Feel zippy and engaged in life again on 150 mg a day. Tapered off of celexa becasue I had (no) sexual response and was getting nothing done at work (although less depressed). Wellbutrin has not helped my mild ADD which I was thought was from depression but apparently is just me. A bit irritable but easy to control. Hopefully the insomina will go away soon. So happy to have orgasms again!!! If I stay feeling this good I will consider taking WB for the rest of my life....! | F | 43 | 2 weeks | 4/3/2006 | 5 | Depression Adhd | The only negative side effect I have noticed was dry mouth and a bad taste in mouth. I have to drink a lot of water...but...that's good! | Other side effects that I LIKE is decreased appetite and increased sexual functioning. I am also taking Effexor, which impaired my sexual functioning. Now with Wellbutrin added...I feel wonderful. My moods are stabilized and I feel energetic again. | F | 43 | 6 weeks | 3/20/2007 | 5 | depression (major) | None | This drug has saved my life. Tried Prozac, Zoloft, selaxin and they all stopped working after about 1-2 years. I've been on Wellbutrin for 3 years and although I've gone up on the dosage (due to weight gain), it still works like nothing else has. | F | 43 | 3 years | 1/11/2006 | 4 | Situational Depression | Euphoria, anxiety, insomnia, rapid heart rate, pounding heart, heartburn, occasional agitation, dizziness, shakiness, =extreme= and unsettling breathing difficulties. | I felt like I couldn't get enough air; couldn't get a deep enough breath. Chest felt heavy. That in itself caused more anxiety. The breathing problem is why I am discontinuing treatment until I can figure out how to proceed- the shortness of breath feeling just caused too much anxiety and panic. The drug was working wonders for my outlook, but unfortunately, constantly feeling like I was suffocating was negating my happier outlook. This is the second time I have taken Wellbutrin for situational depression. The first time I took the drug appx. 3 years ago, I did not encounter the breathing difficulties. All the other side effects are tolerable, but the breathing thing isn't. I have tried several other antidepressants, and Wellbutrin is by far the most tolerable for me, as far as side effects are concerned. What side effects I had were not severe enough to cause me to want to stop treatment (barring the breath problem.) It was also the most effective medicine to help the emotional clo | F | 43 | 21 days | 9/8/2005 | 4 | Severe Depression & anxiety | Trouble falling asleep and staying asleep, reduced appetite, headaches, feeling of weakness after very little movement (such as climbing a flight of stairs), dry mouth, some intermittent irritability, some intermittent shaky hands, increased libido. | Most of the side effects I am experiencing are not bad enough to make me stop taking the med, and I'm not having the side effects that would cause me to stop (nausea & vomiting - I have emetophobia). What I have noticed is that the constant anxiety I was having is either gone or muted....as in, I can feel that there is anxiety there but it is not affecting me. I am having less suicidal feelings and thoughts since starting this medication. My feelings of extreme hopelessness have mostly disappeared. I have eliminated caffeine from my diet because it seems to cause anxiety symptoms & I am not a big drinker of alcohol but I have had no issues with the occasional social drink. Overall, this drug is working well for me so far. My depression and anxiety are both long term health issues and situational. I have hope that after the situational issues are resolved, I may be able to drop from 300mg/day to 150mg/day. | F | 43 | 4 weeks 150mg 2X day | 1/8/2013 | 4 | depression | major insomnia first two weeks muscle twitching began after about 8 weeks serious constipation | gave me much more energy, but slackened back after being on it for a few weeks helped my depression almost immediately made me much more social, more impulsive (sometimes in a good way, sometimes bad), talkative made me want to get things done, alleviated attention deficit, helped me be more organized | M | 43 | 90 days | 10/11/2006 | 3 | depression | tremors, dry mouth, | F | 43 | 6 weeks | 8/5/2002 | 3 | massive Depression | My short term memory is really bad. I still don't feel lke eating after 6 weeks. I have no sex drive. My smoking habit hasn't even reduced. I still feel slumpish and emotionless, except for getting angry very easily. I have to force my self to sound happy during my 10/hr a day customer service job which my therapist says is too much for me. I hate interacting with people, I tend t avoid it even after 6 weeks. | Really beginning to think I need to up my dose | M | 43 | 6 weeks 150 1X day | 9/2/2017 |