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 |
| 1 | Depression Bipolar I | headaches, weight gain, suicidal thoughts, made me feel dark and lonely, actually made me smoke more than normal. | I started taking 300mg twice a day as a round of medications. When I first started taking it I could get over the side effects. I was fine until one day my thoughts got dark really dark. So dark that I woke up one day and decided that the only solution to life was to kill myself. I have ALOT to live for ( great kids mother and husband) so I knew it had to be something. Since this was the last thing I started taking I stopped had alittle bit of withdraw but the thoughts went away. | F | 25 | 4 months | 12/4/2007 | 1 | Depression | decreased appetite, inability to control my anger, severly increased irritability | When I took this I noticed that I could not control my anger. I felt like a pressure cooker, I had to let it out. So I would hurt myself. I became very violent and took my frustration out on myself. I had bruises lining my arms, gouges out of my legs and head. I was also incredibly irritable. | F | 34 | 4 months | 8/17/2007 | 1 | Anxiety, depression | HORRIBLE INSOMMNIA!Extreme moodswings,crying uncontrollably, wanting to die,anorexia | Wellbutrin pushed me into full-on mania. I have never exprienced anything like it before. I didn't sleep for three days and still had energy. I crashed after that and yet I still could not sleep. Dangerous drug. Make sure your doc starts you off on the lowest dosage possible and that there is no chance you might have bipolar disorder. This drug was intense and scary. | F | 25 | 15 days | 8/15/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | severe hives all over my body, increased anxiety, severe mood swings, tired, and loss of appetite and libido | My doctor changed my medication from paxil to wellbutrin when I complained that I had been steadily gaining weight, and having extreme difficulty loosing it while on paxil. I do not recommend this drug. | F | 42 | 21 days | 8/31/2007 | 1 | anxiety/ocd/lack of sex drive | My panic increased ten-fold 45 minutes after swallowing the pill. I had to take 2 mg of clonazepam just to calm down. It made my world a wacky, incoherent, scary place. | I've had friends with anxiety and depression disorders who have found wellbutrin to work wonders. I'm not trying to put others off. I was having an absolute lack of a sex drive and wellbutrin was given to me along with my celexa to increase my "sexability"- there was nothing sexy about it- I panicked. I know how scary these meds can seem, if it's prescribed & you're worried- maybe start with a low, low dose & work your way up. | F | 32 | 1 days | 9/6/2007 | 1 | weight loss | i havent taken it yet, reading all this has made me scared | I cant believe they prescribe this for things like smoking when it sounds so strong and life changing. I picked up my script a few days ago and im terrified! I have a 8 month old to take care of and a full time job, I dont want anything messing with my life. My sister says I shouldnt read these things, to late! If I just take one tomorrow and if i dont like it and dont take another one will it affect me?? | F | 42 | 0 days | 4/14/2007 | 1 | moderate depression, anxiety | I have had increased anxiety, memory loss and confusion, difficulty speaking, irritability, and a sharp increase in suicidal thoughts. | I've been on this for one week and it's been terrible. I work in public relations, have to do live interviews and think quickly. I'm afraid I'm going to lose my job or humiliate myself because of wellbutrin. I am not used to taking medication and wonder if my dose is too high: 150 mgs, I'm 5'8 and 140 lbs. I've been on the verge of throwing up, laying in bed sweating and shaking, and crying hysterically in a taxi cab for no reason, thinking about killing myself. I feel much worse than I did before. I skipped my pill for one day and felt so much better. My doctor told me to stick it out for 4 weeks. I'm supposed to double my dose today, but I can't even handle the 150 mgs. Advice? | F | 32 | 8 days | 7/29/2007 | 1 | PPD | Aggression, violence, irritability, mood swings, headaches, panic, anxiety | I will advise every woman I know to stay away from this drug. I became a person I woudn't want to know. | F | 35 | | 9/12/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | After 6 weeks on this med, high blood pressure, tremors, highly agitated, shaky, edgy, heart racing and palpitations, no sense of calm for six weeks, not able to concentrate, forgetful, extremely jumpy, tightness in chest, feeling like lump in throat. Basically-super high anxiety. The worse ansgst I have ever felt. All my nerve receptors are awack. Also, uncontrollable outbursts (thankfully when alone). My depression returned which had dissapated while on Zoloft. | Huge mistake on my part. I have been having all these symptoms for 6 weeks and could not figure out why. Nothing can calm me down or make my huge discomfort go away. Tried xanax and beta blockers, plus many natural items. No help at all. I am going to my Dr. and transition over to Zoloft again.I had to quit a new job two days into it due to my intense sense of anxiety. I wish I had known it was a stimulant. I can not even enjoy a caffeinated drink anymore. I do not smoke or drink. This has been a huge mistake for me and a major source of discomfort/stress/anxiety. It vastly heightend my anxiety levels which were high to begin with. I would never recommend this drug to anyone if they have any anxiety issues. Exercising is about the only thing that gave me a little peace but it was short lived. As I sit here, I can barely type due to the shakiness. Please take caution with this drug. I am on 150 mg 2x's daily. I did not know this was ZYBAN either. | F | 44 | 3 months | 2/28/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | increased anxiety, suicidal thoughts, agitation, increased sweating | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! I have taken prozac, celexa, paxil, zoloft, and effexor in the past. I've been on lexapro for a while and wanted to switch due to feeling fatigued. My doctor raved about the benefits of Welbutrin XL and urged me to try it. I started at 150 mg for 2 weeks and have been on 300 mg for 2.5 months. I haven't had a major depressive episode in over two years. I have been suicidal and EXTREMELY anxious and agitated. Get as much info as you can before you decide to take this poison!!!!!!!!! | F | 26 | 3 months | 5/31/2005 | 1 | Major Depression | Dizziness, nauseau, insomnia, diarehha, hallucinations, lack of energy, confusion, memory loss. | I think I am loosing my mind. What is it with this med. It's supposed to be helping me but instead I think it is "trying to kill me" :) | F | 51 | 7 days | 5/21/2007 | 1 | Anxiety, mood swings | Nausea, anxiety, paranoa, loss of appetit | I have been on this drug for two weeks and I hate it...I am stopping today. I have been an emotional wreck. I cry all the time and it is just about ruining my relationship with my boyfriend. I have not been able to eat for the last 2 weeks and although this may sounds like a blessing to some, the nausea is constant. I have to force myself to eat. The worst part for me is that my emotitions are intensified beyond normal and I am miserable. | F | 43 | 14 days | 6/13/2007 | 1 | Depression | Extreme dizziness and tremors. | F | 38 | 21 days | 3/28/2007 | 1 | Depression | No effect at all, did nothing for my depression. | F | 27 | 2 months | 5/25/2004 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | Dizziness, sleepiness, increased libido, itchy rash | I had been taking Zoloft for 9 months but was unhappy with the weight gain, so my doctor gave me Wellbutrin. It was a nightmare from Day One. At first, I was constantly falling asleep during the day. As soon as I went up to a 300mg dosage, I broke out in an itchy red spotty rash that made me look like I had taken a bath in Stinging Nettle. I hate, hate, hate this stuff. It should be called Sickbutrin. I'm glad it worked for some of you, especially the smokers, but I hope I can get put on something else. | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 7/22/2004 | 1 | Fatigue/ Slight Mood Swings | It was horrible! I went from feeling fine, just tired and a little stressed from work. To having horrible nightmares, panic attacks, and extreme mood swings. | I have to be completely honest on what this medication made me feel like. I felt terrified inside and cried in the drop of a hat. I had to go to the cardiologist because of extremely rapid pulse. I hate this medication. I could not take it!! I started out Wellbutrin XL at 175mg for one week and then to 300mg and I went 2 1/2 weeks on that and I just couldn't take it anymore. I felt as though I was loosing my mind. Steady confusion and depersonalazation. Do your research before you take this demon. | F | 34 | 1 months | 12/11/2004 | 1 | depression | paranoia, shaking, auditory hallucinations, felt like i was on bad amphetamines.. alot of dissasociation.. irritability. i could deal with it at 150 mg, but when i upped to 300 it became unbearable.. | DO NOT take this drug if you are prone to anxiety or paranoia. i may have lost my job because of wellbutrin. | F | 19 | 17 days | 12/18/2004 | 1 | Anxiety/Depression | Dizziness, metal mouth, irritability/rage, depression, weight loss, nervousness, insomnia, nausea, twitching, urinary infection/frequency, rash, muscle pain | My doctor has dismissed my side effects as resulting from wellbutrin and encouraged me to stay on it. Seeing that I had issues with anxiety in the first place, it seems ridiculous that he put me on it. I have extreme irritability and horrible pms, bouts of rage that horrify me, suicidal thoughts. My neck and shoulders are so tight that I get severe headaches. Sometimes I get an inexplicable rash around my ankles that is unbearably itchy, I am having terrible problems with my bladder....all of these things I have brought to my doc but he has not considered that they may be side effects of this drug.... I am now convinced that they are and want off of it immediately, the stress that these side effects are causing is worse than the anxiety I had before. | F | 38 | 13 months | 11/15/2004 | 1 | Depression | Unbearable nausea. The psychiatrists kept insisting that I try it, so I gave Wellbutrin several chances and wound up vomiting endlessly each time. | F | 23 | 14 days | 2/19/2005 | 1 | Depression | Insomnia, heart palpitations, panic attacks. | I took Wellbutrin 200 mg/day for about 4 weeks before I got the heart palpitations. I awoke in the middle of the night thinking I was having a heart attack (I was 25 at the time). It felt like my heart was skipping beats. I had never had anything liek this before, so I went to the emergency room and they told me I was having a panic attack. I backed off the wellbutrin a little but would still get heart palpitations througout the day. My doc put me on another anti-depressant and it made my heart feel like it was vibrating. I stopped taking anti-depressants altogether and I am happy again (thanks to my wonderful fiance), but I STILL have heart palpitations sometimes, esp. if I see something upsetting on TV. The effects last long after you stop taking the drug, so beware! | F | 26 | 2 months | 1/12/2005 |