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 |
| 3 | To stop smoking | headache, slight insomnia, ringing in the ears, dry mouth, metallic taste in mouth | I've been taking this medicine for 30 days now to help me stop smoking. I was taking 300mg a day, but was not sleeping well at all so I am now only taking 150mg in the morning. It has been 1 week since my last cigarette so it is working. However, not sleeping well is starting to take it's tole on me. I have started getting angry, crying at nothing, feeling as though something is in the back of my head and started having violent thoughts (wanting to throw dishes and hit things) I'm not sure if this is from lack of sleep or from the medicine. These things started happening this morning. | F | 33 | 30 days 150mg 1X day | 10/21/2011 Patient History | 3 | Depression | Tears forming or crying at things I normally wouldn't cry about. Happens at least 1-2 times a day. | Lexapro made me feel more at peace and genuinely happy but it made me too sleepy. I had been taking it for five years and decided to try something in a different class. I didn't realize how much sleep I required while taking Lexapro until after beginning Wellbutrin. I feel okay on Wellbutrin but I can't wait for the crying jags to go away. | F | 33 | 9 weeks 150 2X day | 5/24/2010 | 1 | Depression/ADHD | Very nauseous, dizzy, crying for no reasons, mood swings, short temper, spotting, upset stomach, memory loss and lack of concentration | I switched to wellbutrin from Zoloft as I thought it would help treat both depression and ADHD. After one week I feel ten times worse. I constantly feel sea sick, feel like I'm on auto pilot, very shaky. I'm supposed to go up to 300 mg tomorrow but I am going to stop taking this. It's making me feel awful! | F | 33 | 7 days 150 1X day | 10/3/2011 | 1 | Depression / Adult ADD | insomnia, restlessness, inability to concentrate, urinary problems, increased feelings of depression, mood swings | I had been successfully taking a combination of Zoloft and Adderall for 2 yrs. I was taken off the Adderall due to an insurance co. change (idiots!), so my doctor tried me on a combination of Zoloft and Wellbutrin. The insomnia & effects of sleep deprivation were horrible. I would swing from bouts of crying and weepiness to feeling empty and dead inside. I had a very strong sense of urgency when needing to urinate. I was miserable to the the point that I was no longer going to take this medication no matter what my doctor said. Mostly, I JUST WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SLEEP! This drug was certainly not the right one for me. I would much rather suffer from my own depression than the deep depression and misery I was launched into from this drug. | F | 33 | 8 days | 2/10/2007 | 1 | depression | Shortly after i started welbutrin i became extremely paranoid,extremely moody, and stoped sleeping. When i would sleep id wake up at about 3am and stay up all day. At first i couldnt place why i was so paranoid and the feelings i had were very real to me. Welbutrin almost destroyed my relationship with my boyfriend. I started accusing him of cheating, of not caring and loving me enough. When i play the last six months back in my head i remember my boyfriend telling me that there was something wrong with my thinking and that i had changed. I became very mean to him and wanted to fight day and night sometimes to the point of wanting to b violence, thank god i never did. I was going crazy. I went from being a very happy loving person to a paranoid angry that never slept and im sure not sleeping made things worse. I thank god my man didnt give up on me even though at times i know he wanted to, he just kept saying honey there is something wrong with you and you need to figure it out. Well it took me six months to do so and nearly ruined my life. I sat and began to think when it was that i started to change and what i came up with was it all started about the same time i started the welbutrin, so i got on line and typed in can welbutrin cause paranoia? What i came up with shocked me. All the symptoms i had were right in front of me and as i read othe people's stories i started to cry. I cryed to two reasons one being i was angry that it went on for so long and nobody could tell me | F | 33 | 6 months 300 | 10/23/2014 | 5 | Smoking cessation, mild depression | I had a lot of trouble sleeping the first few days, but was never tired. I'm noticing a loss of appetite and a decreased desire to smoke. And, I have been incredibly motivated. I've lost 5lbs. | I'm taking 300mg of the generic once a day. I read from other posts that it helped with the insomnia. The insomnia is finally tapering off. I'm working out more and having more fun with my daughter. I feel more present in the moment instead of just trying to get by. I feel like I have purpose again. I'm surprised it worked this quickly, unless it's psychosomatic. | F | 32 | 10 days | 11/24/2009 | 5 | Do not take this drug! (Depression) | Do not take this drug, it might fry your brain. | Prescribed for depression in 1999, though my (then-undiagnosed) ADD had helped from it. In the summer of 2000, after a really depressing event (a relationship break-up), I started getting periodic spasms that tended to get worse as I got more fatigued. I stopped taking the drug. 2.5 years later, it started to come back. These days, fatigue or anxiety makes the problem much worse. It is so severe that, if an episode occurs when I'm standing, I'm liable to keel over.) | M | 32 | 18 months | 10/26/2004 | 5 | depression | sore joints but increased sex drive. | Works so well for my depression and energy levels! | F | 32 | 4 months | 8/7/2008 | 5 | Depression | Stuck in some sort of daze. Insomnia. Decreased desire to smoke, which I'm not complaning about. | About two days after I started on 150mg SR I felt I would go into some sort of daze, but that disapeared a few days later. I'm noticing that I have a lot more trouble sleeping, but I don't feel tired in the morning. I feel happier and more focused, and I've almost quit smoking because of this medication (cool!). It working great for me. | M | 32 | 2 weeks | 1/1/2007 | 5 | depression | no | happier, better sex drive, lower weight. need i say more | F | 32 | 60 months 50 1X day | 4/19/2010 | 5 | Husbands death caused 1 yr depression | None | Sex drive is the same (normal-high), I feel more clear headed and productive at work. I seek out others to converse with at work more. I am very happy with it and I'm glad its working positively for me so far. | F | 32 | 1 weeks 150 1X day | 11/8/2012 | 4 | Depression | So far no appetite change, I now have a quiet mind and I'm focused. This has brought me so much relief, I didn't know I wasn't able to focus! I do get minor palpitations but I'm used to it as I've had panic disorder since 2006. These palpitations are hardly noticeable compared. The bitchy edge has been lifted and I'm able to relax. I laugh more and things don't irk me like they used to. I'm able to feel love and sadness still unlike SSRI drugs, I don't feel like a zombie. The first day I experienced the high people are describing, I was super SUPER productive that day! That didn't last, I haven't felt it since. I'm waiting to see if it'll pick up my motivation. That hasn't improved much yet. I'm pretty chill now for the most part and if this is the most I get out of it, I'll take it! Better than ripping people's heads off at the drop of a hat and hating life! I am not experiencing sweating like I did with Prozac and celexa, that was so horrible I couldn't take it. I'm definitely not feeling the full effect yet which is why I gave it a 4. Who knows what could happen in the next few weeks but for now I'm very relieved! | F | 32 | 7 days 150 XL | 7/6/2012 | 4 | mild depression | First and foremost, severe insomnia, not just the kind where you have trouble sleeping, but I don't sleep at all. There are other side effects like not being hungry, a little agitated (probably from the lack of sleep), racing heart-beat, dry mouth, etc, but its the insomnia that is crazy. | If anyone out there can tell me how long the insomnia is going to last for, I would really appreciate it. I have beeen on Wellbutrin XL for 2 weeks now on 150mg and will be increasing to 300mg soon, I can only imagine the insomnia will be worse. I asked my doctor for ambian or another sleep medicine and he said I have to "push through" the side effects and won't prescribe anything else. I have been taking OTC sleeping pills, but they don't help, I'm open for suggestions. (My e-mail is [email protected]) | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 6/18/2006 | 4 | depression | weightloss, more focused, slight anger | i took this a couple years ago to quit smoking. It worked like a dream! I quit smoking in the first week. I noticed it had great side effects, such as better focus and I didn't eat as much. I recently became very depressed and have started the drug again. So far so good. I had nightmares the first couple nights but don't any longer. I do notice I am easier to anger at times but it doesn't seem to be unmanigable. I have lost 10 pounds so far and am VERY much more focused and productive at work. I have to say though, I don't know if it helps my depression or just the side effects make me happier?!? | M | 32 | 3 weeks | 5/14/2006 | 4 | Smoking cessation | when taken properly just memory issues (started a to-do list so I wouldn't forget things). Accidentally took WB (300mg) one day and forgot that I took it and took it again. WOAH!!! Ringing in ears, headache, shaking like a leaf. | Smoking since 14, at least 1 pack a day and a social drinker (weekends mostly) and don't do either anymore and no anger or feelings of having to have them. I don't care about them anymore. I was the type of person to hang out alot but now I stay home more. | F | 32 | | 1/2/2007 | 4 | DEPRESSION & DECREASED SEX DRIVE | Hand tremors, dry mouth, increased urination.... I'm waiting for the increased sex drive everyone is talking about! | Took 150mg of XL for 2 weeks and then started on 300mg. I am taking Cymbalta for depression. My psychiatrist put me on Wellbutrin to help with the non-existent sex drive. I am feeling more positive in general. I have more of a lift in my step and feel like getting things done. With the cymbalta the majority of the depression symptoms were gone, but I never really felt uplifted or like laughing. My sex drive disappeared over a year ago and my marriage was suffering so my doc added Wellbutrin. 4 weeks in and so far the side effects are tolerable. But I'm really waiting for this increased sex drive everyone is talking about! | F | 32 | 4 weeks | 9/12/2007 | 4 | Chronic depression | lightheadedness, insomnia, decreased appetite | I was on Lexapro and hated sleeping all the time and the weight gain. Switched to 150 mg and feeling so much more energy. The first week, the worst two symptoms were the insomnia and an overall lightheaded feeling. Still have the insomnia, but I can make it through the day without thinking about a nap. Currently, I've had some constant headaches, but the increased want to exercise combined with the decreased appetite makes it all tolerable. | F | 32 | 14 days | 3/29/2007 | 4 | Depression | Very mild side effects including dizziness, ears ringing, eyes twitching and mild nausea. Very minor. I wouldn't let side effects scare you like I did. | Just started taking this past week. I have taken Zoloft in the past and it wasn't working and making me very tired and I had no sex drive. Started Wellbutrin XL 150 mg once a day. I started feeling better after a few days. The side effects were very mild. I was scared taking it because of the warnings and opinions on some of these sites. I no longer have dizziness. I have never had trouble sleeping. I also enjoy having a couple glasses of wine here and there and have not noticed any side effects there. I am not encouraging drinking but this is something I enjoy on occasion and don't have a problem with substances of any kind. After several warnings I read I was afraid I wouldn't be able to even enjoy a beer or glass of wine. Anyway, the side effects are extremely mild and everything is looking up and I have more energy. I am waking up earlier, before you couldn't drag me out of bed because I didn't want to face the day. I am back to my normal routine. So far so good. | F | 32 | 7 days | 2/20/2008 | 3 | Depression | Headaches (went away at week 3), insomnia, loss of appetite, weight loss, extreme itchiness (started at week 3) but no rash, no increase of libido but no decrease either, very irritable, extreme anger and rage | I previously took Effexor (horrible stuff) and Zoloft (no side effects at all but I don't think it helped me much), and now my doctor prescribed me Wellbutrin 100mg x2 a day. The first week I was incredibly irritable and angry about everything and everyone but that also coincided with my period so I guess it just magnified it. My poor husband and children; it was rough on them. I'm on week 3 and I still have a lot of irritability and anger, insomnia, and the itchiness just kicked in. I do smoke marijuana in the evenings and that helps the lessen the itchy feelings and also helps me get to sleep easier. I'm not having crying jags anymore and don't feel as bad as I did but I think an increase in dose would help more. The best side effect so far is the weight loss and loss of appetite. After I stopped taking Zoloft, I gained a bit of weight and now that I'm on Wellbutrin, I'm glad to be losing it. | F | 32 | 23 days | 10/28/2007 | 3 | depression | CRAZY dreams and nightmares. I wake up and I am not sure if it was real or not. Sad the first few days. I just couldn't stop crying, but I am also coming off Zoloft so maybe it is just a combination of new meds and withdrawl. Seriously on edge as well. Everyone makes me mad. | I am switching from Zoloft to Wellbutrin SR. I am still having the brain snaps from withdrawl so I just don't know how much is a side effect of wellbutrin or all the crazy stuff that comes with quitting zoloft. I am taking more xanex to calm my temper and help me sleep but I am sticking it out for at least two months(that is when everyone seems to start singing its praises). I can handle the tears, and the temper, but the nightmares have got to go.If I have to cry all day and be mad at the world, I need some sleep. I feel like a walking sience experiment. | F | 32 | 14 days | 9/19/2007 |