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| 3 | depression | Paranoia, no sleep, nerves, sweating nonstop, lost of appetite. | People due to me having asthma and taking other meditations with Wellbutrin, the past two days (Tuesday and Wednesday) i haven't taking no meditation. Wednesday night *yesterday. Once my girlfriend left, i started feeling weird doubting our relationship doubting if i love her *THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN MY 19 YEARS THIS EVER HAPPEND TO ME* I started sweating like crazy being paranoid. I couldn't think, we bout to make 3 months on the 9th. I was fine. Now that i took the medication today at 5am i was a bit calm and than i keep crying because i feee feeeing like this. This never happend to me before i was fine when i didnt and did take the medication once i stopped for two days its all hell breaks loose. Can anyone please help me figure out why this is happening to me. P.s. i feel like its the medication. People say i should calm down but i can due to my other disorders | F | 19 | 1 months 150mg | 1/22/2015 | 3 | depression | itching | I've been on prozac and wellbutrin for about 3 years to treat depression. Ever since I started taking these meds I constantly have itchy skin and sometimes hives. When I scratch, I develop red marks and sometimes welts. Allergist perscribed Zyrtec to help with itching. Psychiatrist says the prozac and wellbutrin are not the cause, but after reading everyone's posts, it sounds like the wellbutrin is the culprit. In the past four months I've started having hip pain and wonder if it is being caused by the Zyrtec. I'm tired of the itchy skin...it's unbearable if I don't take the Zyrtec; but long term use of Zyrtec, I believe, is causing my hip pain. | F | 40 | 4 years | 7/2/2009 | 3 | depression, anxiety, weight gained | changes in vision (subsided after first 3 weeks), gained weight, coffee-like spastic effect on mood | i changed from effexor to wellbutrin (i was on generic, 300mg i believe) because i thought effexor was causing me to gain weight and had heard horrible stories about people coming off of effexor. the wellbutrin was a fine transition, and to be honest i could never really tell if it was working or not... i felt a bit better when i was on it, but i'm not sure if it was placebo effect or not. i tried not to care about the weight i had gained (20 lbs, went from 132 to 154 and am 5'7") and attributed it to the effexor (yet could never lose it on wellbutrin, and gained the last 8lbs on wellbutrin). it made me a little spastic and hyper (like after drinking a lot of coffee), yet the depression had subsided. after about a year, i was convinced that it really wasn't doing all that much so i just stopped taking it one day, cold turkey. i had one headache coming off of it, but no other problems. depression never returned, and i had no crying spells or anything coming off. in the last 8 months coming off of it i never weighed myself (i was super busy with school), but my mom just saw me and told me i looked so skinny. i think i finally lost all of the weight i had gained on anti-depressants even though i didn't change a thing. (in fact i think i exercised more when i was on them... i've always eaten well, i love healthy food.) it wasn't a bad experience per se... and probably what i needed at the time. it just changes your body chemistry a bit... in mo | F | 23 | 12 months | 7/21/2009 | 3 | ADD/Depression | Fatigue, nausea which kicks in after I eat, decreased appetite, brain feels foggy. | First of all, I didn't think I was depressed, but my Doctor seems to think I am. Personally, I think I just have ADD. He prescribed me Concerta first for ADD and after I completely wigged out when I took that, he came up with this new theory that I hate my life and my job is stressful. I mean, whose job isn't stressful? Anyway, I have only been taking this for 3 days, so these symptoms might go away in time. I threw up today after eating lunch and have had to suppress the urge to gag today. I feel really tired and unlike other people on here, I sleep really well. In fact I slept through my alarm this morning. I can't focus at work and that is an issue since my job requires concentration. I mean, I was having trouble to focus before this, but now I am even more easily distracted. I have deadlines people! I need to get my mind right if I don't want to lose my job. | F | 25 | 3 days | 8/12/2009 | 3 | Depression | dizziness, trouble sleeping | I have been on Wellbutrin for about 3 weeks. I know doctors say that it is not supposed to work right away but it seemed as though it worked within a few days. I was feeling so great. The thing that I loved about it most was that I felt like myself again after so many years of suffering. My doctor increased my dose to 300 mg after a week and that was way too much. I couldn't feel any emotion and was getting no sleep. So I went back down to 150 mg. It seemed as though it has stopped working now. So my doctor raised the dosage just slightly. Hopefully this works. Anyone else have this happen? | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 5/22/2009 | 3 | anxiety/depression | Dry mouth, loss of concentration, wierd-foggy-detached feeling. anti-social, panic attacks | It's hard to tell what is causing my symptoms since I take 200mg of Wellbutrin 2x a day, 40mg Prozac 2x a day, Xanax .5mg in the morning and 1mg at night, and 112mcg of Synthroid. In reading the other posts I discovered that I am not alone with the way I feel. My Dr.thinks another med will help! He wants to add Lamictal. A previous post describes me perfectly, I have a dull pain in my chest like "impending doom", I can't get anything done, my brain is fried. I wish there was a web-site to talk to someone. Right now I want to stop taking all the meds and see who I am. | F | 52 | 3 years | 4/20/2009 | 3 | Anxiety mild depression | well the first 4 days lots of energy.anxiety increase tight chest,headaches.nasea,decrease in appitite,foggy feeling. | ok I have been taking this drug for 5 days now so far it's ok but I feel really anxious.I hope it get's better and not worse.no mood swings,no crazy episodes I'm sick of all the other SSRI's I hope this works.I hate taking pills but I also hate having anxiety and panic attacks and depression.I wish there was a perfet pill but I guess there isn't.can anyone tell me if this med is working for them cause all I have read about is negative? | F | 33 | 5 days | 6/25/2009 | 3 | major depressive episode | On Lexapro 10mg for 2 wks. Slept all day and all night, and ate. Told my doctor this was not an option for me as I had to work and I think I gained 8-10 pounds in 2 wks. She changed me to Wellbutrin XL 150mg. First three days were really nice. Showering for the first time in two weeks, able to do a couple of loads of laundry. Actually, just happy to be awake all day instead of sleeping 22 hrs a day, from the couch to the bed, to the couch again. Slight anxiety increase at times, some blurred vision, diarrhea on first day. Maybe from stopping the lexapro? Appetite decreased. Days 5-6, energy level started to decrease, disappointingly. Now on 8th day of Wellbutrin, a rash has gotten progressively worse over the last two days. I thought it was maybe heat rash, on my forehead, face, neck shoulders and back, and itching under my skin. But started getting concerned when it kept spreading and then started itching and burning. Did buy the generic teva buproprion (Budeprion)xl 150mg. N | F | 38 | 8 days | 6/25/2009 | 3 | Rage Fits & Depression | Dumb, feel very dumb, can't remember stuff, words don't come out, unsocial, pit in your stomach sick with guilt for no reason, or feels like something is horribly wrong & don't know why... very detached some days | I've been on it for 2 years. I'm really starting to be concerned about the memory thing... My dad has memory issues, from today to 12 years ago - he can't remember stuff, like a switch, he can remember before 12 years ago.. can't remember what he did last week, like a concert or anything, and no one knows why, hes been for tests etc etc and i know he was antidepressants... one website listed this drug with memory & amneiza (can't spell), however, i don't have my rage fits as much, and my mood is better! way better! but i'm dumb.. | F | 33 | 2 years | 5/31/2009 | 3 | Depression,Anxiety | Very hard time getting on this med. I stuck with it and it helped more than anything else I tried. Now I am quitting wellbutrin because I have been losing hair since April-alot of hair. Be warned that regardless of the drug makers claims of hair loss as a rare side effect, it is much more common then they would have you believe. | Try it because if it works for you it will make life so much better. Just know if you start losing hair after 3 or 4 months and it's falling out longer then the 3 month normal shed cycle, it is probably this med. causing it. (I've lost about half my head of hair). I read about people losing hair on wellbutrin but of course it wasn't going to happen to me. So just a heads up guys. | F | 38 | 9 months 300mg 1X day | 9/5/2013 | 3 | major depression | Dosage was 150mg. for one week, then increase to 300 mg. Intense NAUSEA that gets worse as the day went on.Have 5 children and this feels like very bad morning sickness! A very weird feeling like someone was squeezing my head on either side, followed by dizziness; then it goes away. Shortness of breath but I don't have heart problems. Sweating also, which I never have had a problem with. | The therapist took me off the Cymbalta slowly and feels these side effects are from the Cymbalta withdrawal, not the Wellbutrin. I'm beginning to wonder. I have a refrig full of food I cannot eat - living on applesauce, crackers, bananas, string cheese for protein and Pepsi. I will give this two more weeks only. | F | 59 | 18 days | 1/16/2010 | 3 | depression | nervousness, insomnia. | This drug really doesn't make me feel less depressed. It is somewhat energizing, but after six weeks I think it is better for ADD than depression. Maybe that's just me. | F | 44 | 6 weeks | 1/17/2010 | 3 | decreased libido, lethargy, bipolar | Irritability (in beginning), nausea (must take this after a meal), short crying spells (sentimental reasons, mostly). | F | 35 | 4 months 200 mg | 4/18/2013 | 3 | Low energy, minor depression | Brief increase in energy, weird-foggy-detached feeling, dry mouth and throat, anti-social feelings, increased depression | At first, I noticed a slight increase in energy and attention with the 150mg dose. No negative side effects that I noticed other than dry mouth. I needed to drink more water anyway. When I increased to the 300mg dose, the energy level dropped to its usual low. Then I began to feel very strange. Like I am detached from reality. It's difficult to concentrate or switch tasks. I do not wish to kill myself, but I wish to no longer exist. It's very strange. I also get very irritated with people and generally hate all humans. There is a dull pain in the center of my chest that feels like "sorrow" as if someone has just died. I guess this would be considered an increase in depression symptoms. I took the 150mg for 2 weeks, and have taken the 300mg for about 1 week. From reading these posts, it looks like some people who have stuck with the Wellbutrin for over a month have experienced fewer negative side effects, so I will try to give it a little while longer before I try something el | F | 30 | 21 days | 1/23/2009 | 3 | Mood swings, Severe Depression | EXTREME MIGRAINES, Sweating, Flu-like Symptoms, Decreased Anxiety, Leveled Mood, Weight Loss, Horrible Rash | Of all the drugs I've taken (Paxil, Zoloft, and Celexa) this is the first that actually didn't make me gain weight and stabilized my mood. Yay! But, I get these horrible migraines that will last for two to three days with flu-like symptoms (sweating, flushing of the face and chest, chills) Maybe it is my body getting used to it? :\ I also developed an itchy rash. | F | 18 | 14 days | 2/13/2009 | 3 | severe depression | Vivid dreams, heart beating rapidly and painfully, crying spells, short temper, a little manic. | I started taking 100 mg of SR and experienced increase in energy but went through constant ups and downs. One moment I was going to kill myself, the next moment i was crying, and then a moment later I was yelling at someone and about to go in a rage. Then that subsided and I started taking 200 mg. Now I take 300 mg and I have noticed very scary dreams, sometimes I hear things that aren't there, horrible memory loss and my bulimia has increased dramatically. Not to mention I almost get fired all the time because I am constantly flipping out on customers or anyone that irritates me. I don't know if I recomend this yet. | F | 18 | 3 weeks | 2/13/2009 | 3 | depression | stomach ache, dry nose and mouth, heart palpitations, fainting | The first few days I took Wellbutrin XL 150 mg I experienced strong heart palpitations and stomach aches. I felt nervous but very energized. On day five the dryness of the nose and mouth started; however, I started to see life more positively. It was wonderful. On day six the heart palpitations got worse. One moment, I experienced momentary beats of pain in my chest and then I fainted. My blood pressure was 80 over 40. My doctor told me to stop the medication due to the heart side effects. | F | 40 | 7 days | 12/8/2008 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | Agression, anxiety, memory loss | My doctor prescribed Wellbutrin for me at a low dose (75 mg) to counteract the sleepiness I was experiencing from Remeron. I had tried Lexapro, Effexor, and Prozac but Remeron was the only drug that helped my anxiety without making me too jittery. I take the Wellbutrin in the mornign to wake me up.I have been taking the Wellbutrin for 2 weeks and my biggest problem is that while it increased my energy, it also gives me some anxiety. I have also noticed a slight memory and vocabulary loss (I am frequently at a loss for words). I would like to know if the Wellbutrin side effects go away with time. | F | 53 | 2 weeks | 5/27/2008 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety Fatigue | First try: severe headaches/migraines, inability to think clearly, dehydration, increased sweating, increased libido, heart palpitations, increased anxiety, vision change, vivid dreams, severe teeth clenching, dry mouth, bad taste in mouth, food tasted off, confusion, slight insomnia, dizziness, vomiting on last day. - Second try: Occasional shooting pain in head, slight increase in sweating, slight increase in energy, slight agitation | I have been on Celexa 40 mg for months, and have continued to feel lethargic. Doc suggested to add 75mg taken in two doses. First time, reaction was awful. I quit after the third day of absolute misery. I was drinking heavily to deal with continued anxiety and depression. I stopped drinking and cleared my system for 8 days before attempting a second time. Second attempt has been significantly better. Although I'm still not sure if I am benefiting yet, at least I'm not feeling worse! I definitely suggest laying of alcoholic beverages for awhile as you start. I've only been on Wellbutrin for about two weeks now but still haven't touched alcohol. Lastly - I tapered on slower the second time, by taking a quarter twice a day, to taking three quarters in a day, and finally to the whole thing. | F | 25 | 2 weeks | 3/15/2009 | 3 | severe depression | loss of appetite at first, nausea, increased alertness, rapid heartbeat, seriously weird intense dreams | well i started on 150 mg then increased to 300 mg after a month. i've noticed i fall back into my old depressed state around that time of the month lol and it pretty much sucks. otherwise i'm just less depressed. didn't really help much with the whole lack of motivation part all it really did was take away the thoughts of depression, not anything that comes along with it. | F | 17 | 3 months | 4/16/2009 |