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 | Smoking Cessation | The only side effect I have is a feeling of calm. I just can't get angry about anything anymore, and that is good. | I posted before I quit smoking and this will be a new post. I have been on Wellbutrin for six weeks and 2 days. My quit smoking date was December 7, and I am now 3 weeks and 2 days not smoking. I just can't believe quitting has been so easy for me. I can honestly say that I have no desire to smoke and really don't think too much about it anymore. I used to drink wine and smoke, but I have found that I don't even like wine anymore. I am so glad my doctor prescribed this for me. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones who have had no ill effects from Wellbutrin. | F | 68 | 6 weeks | 12/29/2005 | 5 | Major Depression, Anxiety NOS | Constipation, for which I take fiber pills & Fig Newtons. A little unsteadiness in my hands. Sometimes I feel a little too "hopped up," and at 400mg SR I felt irratable, and almost identical to the way I felt when I got sick and missed a few days of it. Cranky is the right word if you multiply it times 10. I strongly recommend tapering slowly in either direction. All in all, this med is the best as far as side effects go. It's great if it works for you, but it doesn't work for everyone. | I've been on and off for a few years at varying doses. I seem to think I can live without a med once I start really feeling better. Hmmmmm..... *I am wondering if anyone else has had an experience with camparing the SR vs. the non-sustained-release version.* I have given myself the notariety at my clinic of being "non-med-compliant," but I am always safe, and always give what they have to offer me a good college try. Zoloft sent me the wrong direction, as did the Lamictal and the Zyprexa. Lately the Wb 200mg SR hadn't been great, but I really noticed when I went off becuase I got the flu and couldn't keep anything down. It was bad news even when the nausea et all subsided. I took a few more days worth. I ran out and started taking my backup non-SR 75mg/3x day (225mg) for a few days, and finally felt like my gears were oiled again. Has anyone experienced a difference between the SR and non SR? How about SR vs. XL? | F | 38 | 9 months | 11/21/2006 | 5 | SAD, fatigue, mild depression | For the first four days I had an annoying headache and flu like symptoms. I also had a great deal of energy. I got all my work done. Then I cleaned house and cooked as compulsively as Bree from Desperate Housewives. I felt compelled to keep going. It was definitely a drugged feeling. I felt super concentrated and deeply focused on whatever I was doing. This compulsive, kind of "out of it" feeling passed within a week. I became irritated by small annoyances during this time period, but not in any way out of control. This too passed quickly. | My fatigue and depression are due to a combination of physical factors, including SAD and Lyme. This medication restored a summer-time energy level. I've been getting out every day and walking for an hour with my dog, even though it's bitter cold. I lost all desire for chocolate, and seem to only want healthy foods. All the winter time cravings for fatty foods and sweets vanished almost immediately. I've had a complete hysterectomy, and have had serious libido problems. These have improved, as has the quality of my orgasm, which was close to non-existant after the surgery. Severe dryness has also improved markedly. The wierd, drugged feeling was gone after about a week, and the desire to clean compulsively too. But I'm still able to keep up with my work, and instead of hibernating I'm out exercising every day. I have my full range of emotions, and feel 100% like myself, without the burden of fatigue, mild depression and food cravings. I take 150 mg of wellbutrin XL in the morning and w | F | 53 | 18 days | 2/7/2007 | 5 | depression from quiting smoking | the only side effect I have had is an itchy rash on the backs of my hands and on my forearms | I quit smoking 5 months ago on my own but found myself getting more and more down. I wanted just a little help to get me over the depression from quitting. The medication is wonderful. I feel great and have noticed many changes in my disposition since being on it. I really am concerned about the itchy rash. I've had the rash for about 2 weeks now and am hoping that it will go away. I really don't want to stop taking the medication because I am having such great results. Does the itching go away? If anyone has any info, I would greatly appreciate it. | F | 27 | 30 days | 3/8/2007 | 5 | depression/anxiety/insomnia | sleepier than usual, other than that, none | This drug combined with wellbutrin (300mg) has completely changed my life. I have been depressed for about a year now due to a tragic event in my life, and I switched meds god knows how many times to find the right combination-this is it! I am slowly going out more/regaining my social life, able to concentrate better, exercising, and losing the 15 lbs. I gained over the course of the year. Previously I tried xanax(felt doped up and was becoming addicted). I am on 7.5mg, but I felt so sleepy on it that I cut it in half now. I am rested and full of energy the next morning-I actually look forward to living for the first time in a LONG time. | F | 21 | 2 months | 10/25/2006 | 5 | Depression | Felt awake and alive and had energy again. Stopped obsessing about food all the time and lost weight. Love sex again. | Love it. If you hated Paxil and the weight gain from that try this one... | F | 28 | 2 months | 9/19/2005 | 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 | to stop smoking | first week I couldnt sleep, felt shaky and had a constant headache but that all went away after about 8 days or so | Miracle drug - Id been trying to quit smoking for 15 years in earnest and was giving up hope. My sister had read th research and urged me to ask for it so I did. I stopped smoking after about 2 weeks. I was also on Prozac for depression but after a year or so I realized that Prozac wasnt doing anything so I continue to take Wellbutrin SL 150 mg 2x/day to keep me from smoking and to keep me balanced. Recently, I ran out of my meds and accidently went off it cold turkey. I was on day 8 without it when I realized that I was losing my mind and had my boyfriend pick it up and deliver it to me at work. Im now going through the initial stages again but I believe I'll feel balanced in a few weeks. It was really weird but I gained like 6 lbs in that week and cried at everything - even commercials. I hated myself and I isolated myself from everyone except at work. Scary stuff. Ive been on it for over 3 yrs now. | F | 40 | 3 years | 9/9/2006 | 5 | Clinical Depression | Bad - Horrible Insomnia and dizziness, some memory problems and a little numbness in my legs. (Im not sure the numbness is from the Wellbutrin) Good - Extreme mood elevation!! No loss of sex drive, no weight gain or loss | I have suffered with serious depression all my life. My father suffered from it and ended up shooting himself. His father died when he went crazy from it. My fathers sister and her two sons are on Wellbutrin now. My oldest daughter is showing signs of the disease. That use to scare me till I started the Wellburtin. The drug seems to hold the depression demon behind a sound proof glass wall. Although I know I am going through that monthly depression, It is not anywhere near as painful as it was without the medication. Right before I finally became open to trying this medication, I was crawling on the floor in mental anguish and physical pain, shaking and miserable. The Wellburtin has changed all that. I still have 1 -3 days a week that I physically cant get out of bed, but I can force myself to move back into society, work etc.. The medication seems to work on my adrenaline. I mostly feel "UP". The only set back is that I cant sleep and I began to not sleep for weeks. I f | F | 39 | 2.5 years | 10/19/2006 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety | A compulsion to check websites about the drug | If you have questions - PLEASE post your e-mail address, you might actually get an answer! | F | 5 years | 11/21/2006 | 5 | Depressoin | weightloss | I have taken many different meds for depression over several years, and nothing has worked for me. Finally, wellbutrin was prescribed, and I feel like it is a miracle drug for me. I was hospitalized last April of 2005 for severe Depression and suicidal thoughts while on another med, and the Dr. I was seeing monthly would not listen to me about how I was feeling until the day came that I could not cope anymore. My husband and family saw me fall into a pit that I could not crawl out of, and finally, a mix of meds along with proper therapy has helped me to find a way out of that cycle of depression and realize that I do not need to feel that way, and that there is a med that can help me to feel whole again. While everyones chemical makeup is different, those of us that have tried this med, and it has worked for us, we know how much it has helped us, thanks goodness. I took 150 mg for several months, and the Dr. has currently raised it to 300mg. | F | 37 | 7 months | 1/22/2006 | 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 | 5 | Stop Smoking | It seemed to take away the edginess of nicotine withdrawal. | I continue to take it even though I have been smoke free for a year now. Highly recommend it for smoking cessation. | F | 44 | 1 years | 1/13/2006 | 5 | Mild depression | Itching that started at my ankles. Red spots developed from my ankles to my legs, hips, arms, neck...ultimately my entire body. | I am taking 150mg of Wellbutrin XL and it is working very well. I was supposed to increase to 300mg in the second week. The first day that I took the med, I actually cleared off my desk, put everything in folders in a couple of hours. The itching started the 5th day. Rash appeared on the 6th day and spread to my entire body by day 8. Hope to talk with Dr. tomorrow. | F | 56 | 8 days | 3/8/2006 | 5 | depression/anxiety | insomnia, night sweats, vivd dreams, increased beyond belief libido (not a bad thing), appetite back to normal, in the last 3 days some weird dizziness/spaciness, possibly very slight tremors, not quite as "un-anxious" as I was on Paxil. | I was taking Paxil SR, 25mg and loved what it did for my mood in general but not what it did to my libido (took it to a negative level from about a zero) and the weight gain/appetite was insane -- 12 pounds in 4 weeks! I needed to gain about 10 back after losing about 35 due to anxiety attacks but I didn't like the way things were going. Switched to Wellbutrin 150mg XL and slowly weaned off the Paxil -- not as perfect anxiety control but my libido is back in spades and I have energy for the first time in probably 8 years. I handle stress in a more healthy manner too. I'm 1 month into recovery from a narcotic pain med addiction (over past 3 years or so) and have had NO cravings whatsover, even though I went through a hellish withdrawal/detox, cold turkey. Guess maybe it's the Wellbutrin? Nice unexpected benefit :-) I'm hoping that the insomnia/vivid dreams/night sweats do go away with time...I've been taking it for about 3 weeks now so I know there's a good chance they will. I'm | F | 40 | 21 days | 1/27/2006 | 5 | depression | first couple weeks on 150mg i had dry mouth and absolutely no appetite, up to 300 mg now and no more dry mouth, still no appetite. I sleep much better now and no jittery feelings. | I have tried many of the SSRI's and they never worked for me and took my sex drive completely away. I am now on 300mg of wellbutrin for depression and 10mg of lexapro for anxiety. I have no sex drive, which i think is from the lexapro so i'm gonna stop it. I have lost weight over the last month as well. I really think this drug has worked really well, you never know how something is going to affect you until you try it. I recommend doing just that. | F | 27 | 1 months | 9/13/2005 | 5 | intermittent depression | Mild insomnia, wildly vivid dreams, dry mouth, constipation | I can't say I'm a whole new person, but I do feel more like myself than I have in years. Wellbutrin has given me back my sense of general well-being without totally numbing me to the natural highs and lows. I have noticed an absolute inability to consciously recreate the depressed feeling- like I can no longer access that part of my mind, which is great! I haven't expreienced any of the anxiety or irritability associated with Wellbutrin, but the effects are still evolving at this early stage. This is a great alternative for people who don't respond well to the SSRI's- no loss of libido, no weight gain... Also affects totally different chemicals, so may work for some and not others. It's a crap shoot. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 12/5/2005 | 5 | depression | I feel like every touch is intensified. I keep waking up every time a blanket or anything brushes across me. I get sexually arroused very easily now (never have before) and also don't have any desire to eat. Honestly, I don't mind the side effects besides the getting woken up every hour aroused after turning over in bed. Any little thing feels 10 times amplified. | It's really working out well for the depression. I actually felt better a few days after starting the treatment, which sounds odd, but my doc. said it is possible. It's also helping me lose weight, which for me, is a good thing. I really like it so far. | F | 31 | 5 weeks | 12/13/2005 | 5 | Depression | Diahreah, stomach pains, slight insomnia, NO APPITITE AT ALL, increased interest in sex. | Overall it's great, even with the side effects. I feel better than I have in so long. I find myself noticing the beauty in the world again. I wish it were more affordable, because I can't imagine going back to life before this drug. | F | 30 | 3 months | 12/13/2005 | 5 | severe depression | The only sid affect is that it makes me very tired so I take it at night. Has helped me a lot . . I have tried other meds but side effects were just too much for me. | F | 46 | 1 years 200mg | 5/10/2012 |