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 |
| 5 | Chronic Deppresion | The first few days were difficut in the sense that I felt a little fast as if I had had one too many cups of coffee. My tummy was a bit upset and I noticed when making dinner for my family that I hadn't eaten all day. After dose 2 of the WellbutrinXL 150 I felt like I had a chance again. I had the energy to accomplish my daily routine. Everything seemed challenging before. Simple tasks like making the kids lunches, packing backpacks and remebering to charge my cell phone before just exhausted me. | I have had bouts with depression all my life. I was misdiagnosed with Bi-Polar during a terribly abusive marriage. I was put on 50mg of Zoloft by the second dose I called my doctor because it made me so tense my jaw was clentched to the point I had to relax it with my hand. Two months later we tried 10 mg of Paxil. It gave me the energy I needed and was the safest of all my choices while nursing. I thought that Paxil was great aside from the iritability I experienced. However, I have seen the light now. I am so please with the Wellbutrin at 300mg. I am no more cranky than usual, still feel energetic and am once again hopeful. The only negative comment I have is one of safety. I missed three doses while out of town and had ALOT of trouble keeping it together. It has been 60 days now and I would hope that I am not that dependant on the drug. The high/low was very frightening for me. | M | 29 | 2 months | 4/7/2007 | 5 | Major Depression | I did experience the rash (hives) so many people are describing here. For me this could be completely controlled through the use of antihistamines like Claritin or Benedryl. They go away on their own after a few days or weeks, but there is no need to suffer. | So far, Wellbutrin has helped my depression a great deal. I am more active, ambitious confident than I have felt in years. The hives were a little alarming at first, and were certainly uncomfortable, but they're not dangerous and antihistamines took care of them completely. | M | 29 | 30 days | 12/13/2007 | 5 | Situational Depression | Constipation, strange taste in mouth, weight loss, ringing in ears, headaches and more energy. | This drug is the best thing that has happened to me in a long time. I didn't even know how depressed I was until the death of my father made me really look at my emotional state. I cannot believe the difference in energy levels. This has been the biggest help for me. I have also lost 20 pounds in 4 months combined with diet and excercise. The side effects that have not gone away after 4 months are the strange taste in my mouth, slight ringing in my ears, weight loss, and increased energy. This drug has completely changed my life for the better! | F | 29 | 4 months | 12/24/2009 | 4 | depression | Dry Mouth, vivid dreams, ringing in ears, sleepless nights, sweating and slight irritability. | Word of advice never read the side effects before you take any kind of drug bc you will feel like you have all the side effects listed. However, with that being said i am experiencing a few side effects. I definitely do not tolerate many medications well but I have to say so far so good even though i am almost a week into and it takes a while for it to work i do feel a little bit better from it so i will give it more time to work before i can actually say "yes" this is the drug for me but we shall see. | F | 29 | 5 days 100mg 1X day | 4/11/2015 | 4 | Depression, excessive sleep. | The only negative side effect I have experienced is dry mouth, but it is no big deal. | I love that there is actually an antidepressant that does not cause me to gain weight! I am actually able to stay at 105 pounds. Wellbutrin is fantastic. It has helped my sleep disturbances dramatically. I would definitely recommend any one to try Wellbutrin. | F | 29 | 13 months | 9/18/2008 | 4 | anxiety/panic disorder | I expierienced jaw clenching, light headeness, dizziness, day/night sweats, tremors, and jumpiness | I was taking prozac for a year and a half, and it helped me so much. Then when the holiday season came around it just wasn't doing it anymore. They increased my dose to 20 mg, and then to 40mg. I was getting tremors, and I was a having a really bad sexual side-effect. I talked to my dr. about that, and she decided to have me try and add Wellbutrin SR(bupropion) 150mg to the 40 mg of prozac. My tremors increased ALOT, so I dropped down to 20 mg of prozac, and it seemed to be fine. Then for some reason this last week or so I started getting side effects again. I thought I was already done with them but, I started sweating and fealing dizzy again. I've also had a sore throat for almost three weeks. Has anyone expierienced this? How long did side effects usually last for other people? | F | 29 | 5 weeks | 5/2/2009 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | After about a month, developed a tremor in my right hand. Actually made it difficult to write, to the point where I started having to type everything for lack of control of a pen. Extremely vivid dreams. Sometimes couldn't tell whether a memory I had during the day was real or a dream from the night before (I actually really liked this at first). Severe weight loss. I'm 5'3, and lost 16 pounds in 2 months. Am down to 109 lbs, less than I weighed in high school. Lastly, pretty severe short-term memory loss. I know it definitely has been affecting my job performance, but so far have been able to play it off. | These side effects aside (the worst being my short-term memory loss), Wellbutrin has changed my life. I can speak in front of others without sweating or turning red (an important part of my job), I don't feel like I need a "night cap" to go to sleep-- in fact, I haven't craved alcohol since I started Wellbutrin XL, and I've even wanted to get out and meet new people (cough, men), something I haven't been interested in in over 5 years, much to the dismay of my parents. I struggle with whether the decrease in my anxiety is worth the severe short-term memory loss though. | F | 29 | 2 months | 8/31/2007 | 4 | severe depression | none. switched from celexa which caused strong gastro problems. | F | 29 | 1 years | 4/27/2004 | 4 | depression | sleeplessness,stomach pain (briefly) body tremors (slight) | i was taking 150 and it had no effect on me except a little stomach pain which went away after a few days. The MD then gave me 300 xl after 2 weeks and I could really feel side effects. I had a hard time going to sleep and I can feel my body shaking when I sit still. Also a little mild pain in my stomach. It's been 5 days since I have been taking the 300 xl and I feel much better, not the best, but I got up this morning and left the house. It's a great improvement for me. | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 12/26/2004 | 4 | Depression | Insomnia, VIVID dreams/nightmares, an | I have been virtually unable to sleep for 4 days. I have only been on Wellbutrin 300mg for 2 weeks, so I hope these side effects subside. The odd part is, I do not feel exausted from the lack of sleep. I felt wide awake this morning despite only a few hours sleep and a terrifying hallucination in the middle of the night. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 11/5/2004 | 4 | Anxiety | The good side effects are loss of appetite and if you smoke cigarettes it will help you quit, even if you werent planning on it. they just dont taste good anymore. It is easy to stop taking too, no side effects. and it does not effect your sex drive. | I didnt feel that it helped for anxiety. I was on 300mg, then decreased to 150mg. no change in anxiety attacks, maybe felt a little better but wasnt the magic pill for anxiety. | F | 29 | 3 months | 1/21/2005 | 4 | no libido | heavily pounding heartbeats | my libido returned, but i feel like my heart is pounding so strong i can almost hear it. | F | 29 | 30 days | 5/25/2005 | 4 | Depression | Dry mouth, nausea, headache/eye hurtings, inability to sleep, extreme jitteriness at times, strangely focused other times. Accelerated heart rate. | I started taking Wellbutrin a couple of months ago for depression. The side effects were horrible but I hung in there. I was taking about 150mg a the time. It helped a lot, gave me that extra boost so that I could see tasks that are extremely difficult for me through to the end. Recently, I hadn't been benefiting from it lke before so I went up to 300. Taking this amount has brought back the side effects and given me, so far, a few days of eery focus. I am scatterbrained, never finishing a task that i begin. Well on wellbutrin I have definitely been improving in that regard. I'm just desperately hoping that these new side effects will diminsh as my body adjusts. | F | 29 | 6 months | 5/6/2007 | 4 | depression & increased sex drive | tinnitus!!! little desire to eat/metallic taste in mouth, vivid dreams, insomnia (went away, but now I wake up easily and have trouble falling back asleep). Weight loss | I have taken Wellbutrin in the past and my sex drive went through the roof. I was able to easily have an insane amount of orgasms. The side effects are noticable. All I hear is ringing in my ears and I am hoping that it goes away. I have little desire to eat, and I think that is tied into this metallic taste that I have in my mouth. Certain foods taste funny. I am down to my lowest weight in five years! Vivid dreams, dry mouth after waking up. I had trouble sleeping at first, but now I have trouble falling back asleep if woken up in the middle of the night. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 6/25/2006 | 4 | Mild Depression | Extreme Insomnia,Strange Body Odor, No appetite/Weight Loss, Clenched Jaw/Jaw Pain, Strange taste in mouth, Hand tremors, Paranoia, Memory loss, Constant Itchiness, Acne, Irritability, No motivation/depressed, Dry mouth/thirsty, Lethargic/foggy mind | I got just about every side effect out there! I went through hell the first 2 weeks on Wellbutrin SR 150mg twice a day. I wanted to stop taking it, but I wanted it to work so bad that I perservered through my hell. I started reading up on the medication and found out that the INITIAL dose should be 100mg to 150mg ONCE a day, not TWICE a day. So I think I had a lot of those side effects because my doctor overdosed me!! Terrible. After 2 weeks, my doctor dropped me down to 100 mgs twice a day. My side effects pretty much disappeared after 2 weeks. I now feel really good and think this is working. I am glad I perservered! Make sure your doctor doesn't overdose you on this medicine when you start it. I believe it does work, you just have to get the right prescription and then work through the side effects. The side effects do go away, just have strength. | F | 29 | 3 weeks | 9/5/2006 | 4 | Depression | In beginning, a bit more sad, some fast heartbeats, nothing major, the pill I guess had to catch up to my symptoms for a while, don't remember any bad headaches, sex sounded real good, hope that don't ever go away, did not lose weight, its been almost 2 months, have had 1 cig. in the last month, can tolerate a bit of alcohol, it's only a 4% alcoholic drink... | Well I got a major family situation and all the bad junk just fell on me at the same time. It just came to a huge head and I didn't even realize I was depressed,always wanted to go to bed when I got up, didn't give a crap about anything. I was thinking maybe but I never wanted to beleive it. The pill makes concentrate more, I can wake up without draggin A**. More energy during late mornings,being overweight, somedays I wonder where I got the energy, and if I am real busy I can keep up awhile. Sex sounds great, that's always good. I don't get as angry, it can stay in the angry box alot longer, but every once in a while it needs to break out. Does anyone know if this stuff makes you break out in the beginning? God, it was aweful about a week ago, but as time goes by it goes away, the breakouts were just so bad so I thought it was the pill is all. I catch myself starin' a bit too much, thinking about something a bit too much, even on the phone it happens. My brain doesn't shut off very we | F | 29 | 50 days | 9/21/2006 | 4 | depression | - dry mouth - shakey and anxious - fast heartrate - feeling really stoned and wired, but also really spaced out - staying up late - really crazy dreams | I started on 150mg. I noticed that I no longer have cravings for cigarettes or alcohol. I've cut down on both immensely. I'm a bit more alert and I've noticed that I'm happier, but not abnormally happy. Just peacefully happy. I no longer feel really down and sad day to day. When I am sad, it feels normal. Overall, I feel like a normal person instead of a sad emotional wreck. I started taking 300mg daily (my doctor told me that is the average) so I'm curious as to what the next phase will be. | F | 29 | 4 weeks | 8/8/2006 | 4 | Depression | Weird dreams, weight gain, blurred vision | Took 150mg for a year and a half. Weird dreams, trouble sleeping, and blurred vision slowly went away after six months. Now upped to 300mg, depression getting better, but gaining weight and extra hungry all the time. Blurred vision still and weird dreams increased again slightly but not as bad as they were when I first started taking it. | F | 29 | 2 months 300mg xl | 8/10/2019 | 3 | with effexor for depression | teeth grinding | I was taking this with effexor to help with the sexual side effects of the effexor. I ground my teeth so bad I had to be fitted with a $400 night guard. When I ran out of wellbutrin, the grinding stopped and I realized that the med was causing it. My doc had never heard of this before. It didn't really help witht he sex drive, either. | M | 29 | 6 months | 8/15/2006 | 3 | To come off of cymbalta | Dr put me on Wellbutrin to get me off of Cymalta, which I was on as a pain med, but it changed the chemicals in you brain. Cymalta caused me to gain 30lbs in 1.5 years, so Wellbutrin is to help me lose that as well. I am going about 2 weeks now, today it just started bloating me, I look 9 months pregnant and I am a little gal. I am hoping this will pass. I can say that it has completely taken away my appetite and I have already stopped smoking. | F | 29 | 2 weeks 300 | 3/3/2013 |