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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | OCD/ADHD/Mild Depression | Anger, rash, good sexual side effects... | On 150 mg. of Wellbutrin XL for 3 weeks - first week - no side effects at all, second week - really bad anger (that went away), third week, a small patchy rash on my forarm that I at first thought was poison ivy, which has now gone away. Also in the second week, notice that sex is much more enjoyable, I am much more sensative when it comes to climaxing, I don't necessarilly want sex more often, but sex is better. I haven't had any loss of appetite, or increase in appetite, just been normal. I was on Paxill for 3 months before Wellbutrin and that was a living Hell. Dr. will up me to 300 mg. in two weeks. That's good because now that it seems to be in my system, I don't feel like I am taking anything. I will let you know how it goes. | F | 36 | 3 weeks | 10/1/2007 | 4 | Depression | Dangerously fun libido! Lots of energy and happiness. Some sleeplessness and nausea at first. Mania? I even had fun cleaning the house. | I had a blast when I was taking Wellbutrin... so much that I had to quit. My sex drive was over the top. Party girl central. I figured this would eventually end my marriage, and so I quit. I tried Wellbutrin again a year or so later and it never was the same. Total rage... | F | 36 | 4 months | 11/27/2007 | 4 | severe depression & no libido | Severe nausea, general upset stomach, unpleasant taste in mouth on waking, raging headaches on waking (and continued most of the day), ringing in ears, some dizziness (very mild), hand tremors, lack of appetite, weight loss, big increase in libido :) | I initially took this as my psych told me it is faster acting and has less side effects than most other anti-depressants, and is renowned for increasing libido. I started taking 150mg SR twice a day, and after 2 days had raging headaches every morning and debilitating nausea sometimes all day. Also hand tremors for the first 2 hours after waking, ringing in ears (mild, only heard when I was in total silence). After a week I cut back to one 150mgSR in the morning and added 20mg of Prozac at night. Side effects lessened a little, but still terribly nauseous. If anything makes me stop this med, it will be the nausea. I see other people reporting agitation and insomnia, surprisingly it has HELPED me sleep as it would normally take me 2-3 hours to fall asleep at night. No agitation or noticeable energy increase, but my husband says I am much less grumpy and 'down'. I lost about 5 pounds in 2 weeks, according to the scale, but I see no difference in my actual body, like... di | F | 36 | 4 weeks | 8/21/2008 | 4 | Depression | Severe dry mouth, dry throat and dry eyes at 300MG. Some bouts of nausea. | Very helpful for depression. Works quickly. Does not make me hungry or bloated like SSRI's. Have to lower dose to 200mg due to drying side effects. | M | 36 | 6 weeks 300MG 1X day | 7/27/2013 | 4 | severe depression/fatigue | Some muscle aches, almost no appetite, steady energy level-not up and down. I feel more in control of my thoughts. I am not hungry, but feel the need to chew on something. Maybe gum will help. No dry mouth, no tinnitis, I've always had vivid dreams. | I started on 150 for 4 days then went to 300 just today. I am taking the Wellbutrin XL and 100mg of Zoloft. I feel better than I've felt in years. | F | 36 | 5 days | 1/24/2006 | 4 | Depression | headaches still, insomnia, need sleeping pills (but have always had difficulty with sleep, rapid heart beat, nausea, weight loss, increased libido | I have been on wellbutrin for about 2 and a half months. I have been fluctuating between 37.5, 50, 75 and 100 mg. Also between the regular WB, the SR and the XL. I have experienced depression most of my life and have taken Prozac in the past with good results but a completely dead libido. I really like some of the effects of the wellbutrin but can't seem to get the dosage right. If I increase the mg I seem to be too jittery and experience nausea. But when my dosage is lower I'm not sure it is that helpful other than increasing my energy level. Another issue is that I seem unable to meditate on WB. I feel my heart pounding and my eyelids fluttering and it doesn't seem to go away. My psychiatrist has prescribed lexapro in addition to the WB or to replace it. But the last thing I want is to add another medication. I do a lot of work where I need to feel into my body and I feel the medication so heavily that it makes my work difficult. I'm not sure if I should add lexapro, disco | F | 36 | 2 days | 3/4/2007 | 4 | depression | severe anxiety, frequent urination, dull headache, constipation, chest pains, easily aggitated and or edgy. | I had been taking Effexor for anxiety and depression for over 2 years. Started with 37.5 mg, then after a year, changed Dr's, and was put on 75mg....I was kind of in between, I felt like I should have 150mg, or go back to the 37.5, so the doc put me on 150mg and I took that for about 10 months. I loved the anti~anxiety it supplied, and I took ambien to sleep, for I have bad insomnia. After a while I started feeling very sluggish, no energy and unable to reach orgasm, and attended weight watchers for 12 weeks, and only lost 11 pounds. I researched effexor and was aware of the nasty withdrawal effects, but also that it caused weight gain. So, I changed Docs again. She recommended wellbutrin sr, and slowly weening off the effexor. As soon as I dropped from 150 to 75 of effexor, I felt terrible....BRAIN ZAPS...shakey feeling inside, but I adjusted quickly. Then came the week of dropping from 75mg to 37.5...and adding 150mg of wellbutrin.goodness, more brain zaps, sick stomach and f | F | 36 | 3 days | 7/5/2006 | 4 | depression | Unfortunately, as with Effexor, I had sexual side effects---difficulty getting and maintaining an erection. | M | 36 | 10 days | 4/8/2006 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | I recently changed from Paxil after 9 yrs of taking it to Wellbutrin. I was packing on the pounds with Paxil and couldn't get it off. Wellbutrin is the only anti depressant known so far to not cause weight gain. I've lost 34 lbs with diet and Wellbutrin. For the last 3 mos I've really been struggling to get the Wellbutrin dosages correct. I was initially put on 100 mg a day with no 'washout' period. This means apparently it wasn't necessary to slowly transition off Paxil and onto WB. I quit Paxil cold turkey. For the first few wks on WB at 100 mg a day (in morning) things were great. My sex drive was crazy and I felt amazing. Then it hit me....I crashed! All of a sudden I wasn't sleeping, I was having major anxiety attacks, and CHEST PAIN that I almost went to Emerg for. My Doctor increased my dose to 150 mg a day. If anything my condition worsened. I went into the Dr's office a wk ago in tears and ready to lose it. I hadn't had a full night's sleep in over 3 wks, and I co | but who wants to be a chubby and depressed! LOL. Hey, at least with Paxil I could sleep. In fact, my husband said I was a log! Problem is, i had no desire to interact and no libido! | F | 36 | 3 months | 12/11/2006 | 3 | Depression | Headaches,awakening vivid dreams,heightened hearing especially when getting to sleep,increased libido | I had been taking Paxil 20mg/daily, but was very concerned about the weight gain,eliminated libido as well as the void of emotion. I have been switched to Wellbutrin 150mg/daily, anticipating changes with the negative effects of the Paxil. However I am finding the dosage may not be enough, as I have reverted back the symptoms which got me on the Paxil in the first place. Hopefully an increased dosage will set me straight again. | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 12/27/2006 | 3 | mild depression | Very little side effects--thirsty in the first few days. i am waking up 1 hour earlier than normal with no need for an alarm, but it could because I moved to a new apartment and still am adjusting to space/light. I was a little spacey for the first 1-3 days and now I pretty much don't feel anything, except I'm a little more industrious. | On my doctor's recommendation, I am going to up the dosage to the 75mg 2x a day and I will repost after a few weeks of that. | F | 36 | 12 days 75mg 1X day | 2/18/2013 | 3 | Depression | Bouts of severe aggitation, paranoid dillusions, feelings of wanting to pull my hair out, scream and hurt someone. | The benefit of this drug for me is: Less of an appetite, no more binge eating. When I'm not aggitated or aggrivated I feel serene and good, better than without it. Still waiting for full effect in 4 weeks or so, just got upped from 150 to 300mg's a day. | F | 36 | 6 weeks 300 mg 1X day | 6/11/2010 | 3 | depression, anxiety | nausea, light-headedness, insomnia | All of the side effects went away after a few days. Kinda of scary at first but it gets much better, unlike the SSRI's which just continue to suck (for me at least). I've been taking 200 mg for a couple of weeks and I have more energy and slightly better mood. I'm still depressed but I'm encouraged by the results so far. | M | 36 | 14 days | 7/29/2008 | 3 | depression/anxiety | I am feeling very anxious all the time.......tense like I can't relax. Tightness in my chest. Hard to concentrate...which sucks for work..need to be able to multi-task. Get aggitated easy. | well I was on Paxil for 6yrs and coming off that was HELL and just started Wellbutrin XL.....so not sure if what I am feeling is still some of my withdrawal from Paxil or from the Wellbutrin??? I will give it a try and see what happens. | F | 36 | 8 days | 4/5/2009 | 3 | panic attacks/ anxiety | dry mouth, increased sex drive & a bit shaky...I have taken the meds for about 3.5 weeks and I am not sure if their working or not. I felt pretty lousy in the beginning but I am feeling better now. I want to give this med a good 2 months to determine if I need to stay on it. I wish it would supress my appetite like others mention. My short fuse is getting a bit longer... | F | 36 | 26 days | 4/27/2007 | 3 | Depression | Weight gain, dizziness, headaches, blurred vision in left eye, EXTREME irritability, a slight return of Libido, had been taking prozac for 4 years, I am now going back to Prozac, however I will miss the energy from the Wellbutrin. Back to the Red Bull!!! | Not a bad drug, just had too many side effects for me. Might work wonders for others, worth a try. | F | 36 | 1.5 months | 5/17/2004 | 3 | Depression | Day 1-3: jittery feeling, diarrhea, anxious, waking up during the night, wild dreams Day 4-7: No longer jittery, no diarrhea but still have to poop several times a day, sleeping okay, worse symptom:severe abdomimal pain that radiates to my back | I gained 30lbs on Zoloft 150mg. Trying Wellbutrin for depression, have Klonopin 0.5mg for anxiety/panic attacks. Have lost 3lbs in a week because I feel really full. | F | 36 | 7 days 300mg xl | 11/28/2015 | 2 | stop smoking | swelling of hands and feet hives itching | currently taking prednisone for 7 days and benadryl for itching after trip to er | M | 36 | 21 days | 4/6/2005 | 2 | stop smoking | swelling of hands and feet hives itching | currently taking prednisone for 7 days and benadryl for itching after trip to er | M | 36 | 3 weeks | 4/6/2005 | 2 | Depression and ADD | Minor buzzing feeling, Severe Hives | I loved this medicine - it made me feel normal and helped my depression and ADD symptoms right away. I was happy and not depressed and able to get things done. Then after two weeks I developed external (itchy rash and swelling) and internal hives (throat got tiny, felt feverish) and had to take Benadryl to alleviate the symptoms until the drug left my system. My doctor had me take Prednisone for five days as a result of my allergic reaction, too. I was really bummed. Until I developed the severe allergy I felt great and really loved Wellbutrin. | F | 36 | 15 days | 5/5/2009 |