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 |
| 4 | anxiety/depression | appetite diminshed; sleep a lot more so getting to the gym is harder; definitely constipated. The short term memory loss is scaring me...I'm hoping its not from the Wellbrutin; others seem to be having the opposite (improved memory) experience. Tried changing the dose (skipping days) and found that my stomach was terribly upset. Not sure if memory loss is better than anxiety and gloomy feeling. | talking to friends that are taking other meds; this one has the "better" of the side effects (vs. zoloft) | F | 44 | 4 months | 1/20/2007 | 4 | Depression, ADHD, stabilize my mood | Some acid reflux. Seemed to have no withdrawal effects when I went off a few weeks ago. Best medication I have taken, not many medicines work for me because of my age. | Don't drink/take much caffeine, it makes Wellbutrin have almost no effect. | F | 15 | 4 months | 7/19/2006 | 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 | Severe, long term depression | The first time I had sex after starting on this drug, I was shocked! No one had told me it could amplify your orgasms and drastically shorten the time and effort to achieve them! I was fine before it, but now-I can't wait. My boyfriend loves that! Yea! I told him(and my shrink)that WB should be marketed for that! This could be sold as a female Viagra. I did have a slight headache that went away and the last few days I have felt irritable. Also, I noticed I have no need for the 2 or 3 drinks of booze I was having every night. Like many others I have weird dreams, not nightmares, but WEIRD! (Like Tom Hanks being a dog and talking to me! I also wake several time each night like I am finished sleeping but then go back to sleep, as if I am sleeping lightly.Oh, and I have a drastically decreased urge to stuff my face..and have lost six pounds. | I sure hope it keeps working and I can tolerate it well. I was told there was no 200mg of XL, but have read in previous posts that the generic comes that way, so maybe my switch from 150 to 300 contributed to the irritability, and I can back off to 200. Or maybe I need to stop interacting with other people, except in bed! Haha! I worry about getting an alergic reaction that would make me give up the pleasant side effects. PLEASE let me stay on it! Oh, by the way, Im not depressed any more! :0) | F | 52 | 4 weeks | 4/19/2007 | 4 | Depression | Dizziness, increased sexuality, short term memory loss, increased happiness all around. | I have been taking this med for a few weeks, and I switched from Cymbalta to it... I can honestly say it has helped me all around... Cymbalta made me feel more depressed and made it extremely if not impossible to orgasm, but I find it easier to with Wellbutrin, and the sensations are more intense. The only negative side effects I would say are dizziness that make me feel very disoriented and almost nauseous at times, and the dizzy spells last for a few days... I also have a harder time recalling events that happened a few seconds ago... But all around, I am so happy with this medicine. | F | 19 | 5 weeks | 1/10/2007 | 4 | Depression | Dizziness, blurred vision, headache, anxiety attack, rash. | Irony: The meds helped me be more focused but I'm allergic to them now that I'm willing to try drugs after 12 years of managing without them. Was on 150mg SR/day and was fine. Broke out with both a rash and horrible acne after stepping up to full prescription of 300mg SR(150mgx2/day). My MD ordered me to immediately stop taking this at first sign of rash as it could have been Stevens-Johnson syndrome. If you have a rash from this med *talk to your doctor immediately*! | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 1/8/2007 | 4 | 2 Quit smoking & Depression | I was a little shaky the 1st week. hives some mornings,a wierd sweet tasting taste in my mouth | I take Budeprion(Wellbutrin SR)2x day 150 mg. It helped me cut back on smoking(no desire to smoke or do any of the other bad habits I had!). When I smoke it tastes different too. It has also helped my nervous anxious stomach. I dont worry so much about things or snap at people or get aggrevated as easily. My weight is the same. I was hoping Id lose a little but its a miracle drug to me so far:) | F | 38 | 3 weeks | 1/11/2007 | 4 | Depression and Anxiety | Tremors, nothing sounds good as far as food, but still hungry. I've noticed headaches lately, which could possibly be the meds. Acts as a stimulant for me. | I was put on it about 1.5 years ago due to physical illness that lead to depression/anxiety. Its helped a great deal for me. Lately it's been a little agrravating as far as the eating issues (nothing sounds good. But I sleep well and it keeps me level, but does seem to increase my anxiety at times. | F | 24 | 1 years | 10/8/2008 | 4 | help to quit smoking/depression | Dry Mouth constant ringing in ears!!!! | The effect of the drug was such that I lost interest in smoking completely within a week!Quit cold Turkey Didn't do much for depression, except I stopped ruminating about things. | F | 54 | 1 years | 10/9/2006 | 4 | depression | WB has increased my energy, helped me focus and does not cloud my emotions. My only complaint is the insomnia which seems to be getting better | F | 53 | 24 days | 10/22/2008 | 4 | depression, mood swings | decreased appetite, heart palpitations, jittery feeling, anxiety | I started taking 300mg Wellbutrin (150mg 2/day) back in Feb and initially it worked wonders. My friends said I was more relaxed and happy, and I was able to take a 2-week trip overseas with none of my normal anxiety/antisocial episodes. I started forgetting to take the second dose, and while I notice a slight decrease in the benefits, I could not get back to the full dose without feeling like I was having constant anxiety attacks. My doctor tried me on 200mg once a day and I started having heart palpitations 5-6 times a day. I started Trazodone at the same time which could have contributed, but when I stopped the Trazodone the palpitations decreased but continued. The very minute I went back to 150mg the palpitations stopped completely. The benefits of 150mg decreased a bit over the last 8 months, but I started 25mg Lamictal recently and that seems to help. | F | 34 | 8 months | 10/23/2008 | 4 | Depression | Allergic Reaction, short term memory loss | Wellbutrin really helped my depression! I loved it. The only complaint was I had to really put effort into focusing because it caused short term memory loss. I had to quite after three weeks because I developed a horrible severe allergic reaction to it. I broke out in welts all over my stomache, back, arms, knees, and even my scalp. I stopped it immediately and my doctor told me to take benadryl and gave me a steroid shot as well as a 6 day supply of oral steroids. It took about four days for the rash to completly go away. I wish I could have stayed on it. It was the best thing I have ever taken. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 10/26/2008 | 4 | to stop smoking | insomnia, increased appetite, | F | 28 | 3 months | 4/18/2002 | 4 | ADHD | None | Has worked very well for my son in treating his ADHD | F | 24 | 6 months | 1/2/2002 | 4 | depression/anxiety | extreme nausea, which went away after about one week, excessive sweating, which is still happening, and weepiness. My libido seems to be getting back to normal after being on Paxil for about nine years. | I switched from Paxil after about nine years due to sexual side effects and weight gain. Hoping I will see some good side effects after these inconvenient ones pass. I am sweating so much though, that I am carrying an extra bra to work! | F | 45 | 14 days | 3/28/2007 | 4 | drepression | The effects come on very slowly -- over the course of a couple of weeks -- and are very subtle. This is an effective drug for mild to moderate depression. | F | 40 | 4 months | 1/10/2004 | 4 | depression/ ADD | One of the side effect I noticed was an increase sensitivity to the sun in which I had wear sunglasses consisantly. Another side effect I noticed occured as the blood sugar rose,(over 200)(I'm a diabetic) I had to wear my glasses.(Before wellbutrin-I didn't need the glasses as much.) | Taking wellbutrin gave me a CAN DO attittude I didn't have before the medication. I noticed this effect within the first couple of weeks and was able to accomplish projects that I would not normally do. It also allowed me to focus more attention in longer spurts. In addition, the stress that normally was on my shoulders was relocated to the left shoulder blade. (For me,it was great NOT to have stress on the shoulders for once). (I switched to prozac, to see if the medication changed the side effects- yes, the side effects of sun sensitivity,increased glasses wearing HAVE GONE AWAY,in addition, the stress IS back on the shoulders again.) | F | 40 | 6 months | 7/3/2003 | 4 | Depression/PMDD | Strong irritability at first, eventually it subsided. Mild stomach discomfort, which also got better. | This drug helped lighten my mood. I was happy to get up each day. I felt very awake for the first time in a very long time. | F | 35 | 3 days | 2/12/2005 | 4 | Depression, maybe SAD | The samples of Wellbutrin XL worked fine, but I asked for a prescription for SR because it was $35 cheaper (and I don't have prescription insurance). The SR gave me sores in the corners of my mouth and up-and-down emotions, as well as insomnia. I went back to the XL and it seems to be working better. | I had gained 25 lbs. in a year because of depression. After beginning Wellbutrin, I have gained another 12 lbs!! Sure do wish the | F | 66 | 3.5 months | 4/13/2005 | 4 | depression | hand shakes | F | 47 | 8 weeks | 2/21/2005 |