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 | depression, ADHD, anxiety | None | Helped with depression and focus but not with anxiety | M | | 11/3/2003 | 4 | depression | major insomnia first two weeks muscle twitching began after about 8 weeks serious constipation | gave me much more energy, but slackened back after being on it for a few weeks helped my depression almost immediately made me much more social, more impulsive (sometimes in a good way, sometimes bad), talkative made me want to get things done, alleviated attention deficit, helped me be more organized | M | 43 | 90 days | 10/11/2006 | 4 | Not motivated, Lexapro petered out | Amped up (but manageable on lower dose), slight appetite loss, blurry vision, a little dizzy, slight twitchiness, excitibility (not all bad), increased dreams and libido (nice) | I take 20mg Lexapro, which took some of the edge of depression. Fortunately had some really good psychiatrists and learned a lot about different meds. When Lexapro petered out decided to try to add A LITTLE Wellbutrin, the generic 100 mg tablet was prescribed. I know to GRADUALLY go on meds, so I split the 100 into two doses of 50. First day felt like I woke up. Second day drank coffee and my hands were trembling. I didn't have much of an appetite until i remembered to eat and felt much better. Believe some people are very sensitive to meds, have known this my whole life, so if a small dose doesn't work it doesn't mean to up it. The Nurse Practitioner intially wrote a script for 2 150 mg wellbutrin XL a day. Instead I convinced to write it for generic, which was really reasonable. I don't think I'll up the dose, just wait for the side effects to even out. I actually think maybe LESS than 100 mg a day might work. I like the idea of making a solution and taking it throughout the da | M | 50 | 8 days | 4/4/2007 | 4 | chronic pain, depression, anxiety | decreased appetite. After taking it for 9 months, I developed a hand tremor. | Wellbutrin helped me a lot and right away. Unfortunately after 9 months I developed a hand tremor and had to stop taking it. I then went on a frustrating journey of unsuccessful meds for more than a year before I just gave up and stopped taking anything. | M | 37 | 9 months | 3/13/2007 | 4 | depression | My only negative side effect was a little anxiety. Benefits have been a healthy weight loss and incredible sex drive. | I was suffering from severe depression and lethargy. Within a week that was gone and I was a little anxious. Now, after about 6 months, I'm really happy, focused and committed to my business and life! | M | 42 | 6 months | 1/11/2007 | 4 | severe depression | incresed energy. insomnia, irritability, increased sex drive, | have been on 150 for 5 days now .i have also been on 200mg zoloft for 4 months. the welbutrin has taken off the rest of the edge an helped with consintration. tons of energy. cant really sleep at night wake up fully about 2-4 times a night but dont feel tired in the morning. incresed sex drive but the zoloft brought that back to normal so its high now. slight irritability with everything. i want to get up in the mornings an cant wait to work. times of just feeling really good hard to describe just feeling really good physicaly an mentally just a really good feeling. | M | 5 days | 4/6/2007 | 4 | Depression (major) | As soon as I started taking Wellbutrin, I immediately experienced severe insomnia and must take Ambien in tandem to get any sleep. I used Celexa previously and felt like a walking zombie - not so with Wellbutrin. I do have increased energy and I'm experiencing somewhat improved focus and libido - which was basically nothing previously. | Wellbutrin was not an instant fix for me - I still have had bouts of mild depression and crying spells, but more under control now. At least the thoughts of suicide have turned to thoughts of turning my life around. | M | 42 | 3 weeks | 4/27/2006 | 4 | Severe clinical depression | Doc just increased dosage to 450 mg and switched me to Wellbutrin xr from sr. I feel like my stomach is constantly in knots and I want to cry. On the plus side I have more energy and I am losing the weight gained on zoloft. Haven't had much libido, which is unusal. | 13 years on these kinds of meds and side effects still suck. What happens when the cure is worse than the illness? | M | 34 | 7 days | 6/27/2006 | 4 | Depression | Dry mouth, very sensitve inside my mouth and on my tongue, anyone else get that? Mild constapation. | I have a very high tolerance for drugs so I jumped right in with the 300mg. Not had any problems at all so far, slight increase in sexual desire but havn't noticed any change in my disposition so far but still early days yet. | M | 41 | 2 weeks | 10/6/2005 | 4 | Bi-polar depression | Jitters, insomnia, pounding pulse in head and neck. | I had taken it in the past, but obviously never at a high enough dose. Finally my current Doc got it right. I am more energetic - physically and mentally - though still fighting symptoms. But now the fight is to change behavior, not to gather together enough energy to face the day. I save a significant amount of money buying 3 months worth at a time from Jandrugs.com in Canada. | M | 56 | 3 months | 3/7/2007 | 4 | Double Depression/ Suicidal | very strong dizzy feeling to the point where i couldnt walk, nausia if i ate anything, jittery all the time, no feelings about anything | i was on Zoloft before, and that made my depression worse, after switching to welbutrin i feel better, but the side effects are killing me | M | 19 | 6 days | 4/3/2006 | 4 | Depression, Social Anxiety, BPD | Dry Mouth, Occasional Anxiety, Mood Fluctuation | First thing I did was stop drinking. I had a long time six pack a night (often more) habit. The doctor gave me librium for the insomnia and anxiety that come from the DT's, later switched to Xanax (Librium will put an elephant to sleep- too strong.) The Doctor put me on Paxil 25mg for the depression. She later said she uses Paxil first because it is fast acting. The Sexual Side effect had me back in her office 10 days later, when she gave me Wellbutrin 150mg XL. There is a noticeable change when transitioning off of Paxil and on to Wellbutrin. She also gave me Xanax to counteract the possible anxiety side effect of the wellbutrin. (Had one today, took half a 1mg Xanax and was cool again.) Wellbutrin takes a bit longer to kick in. 1 week so far and I only feel half as good as I did after 3 days of Paxil. I've been told it may take as long as 3 weeks to really start working. Staying 100% sober makes a big difference too, so I'm willing to wait it out. | M | 33 | 7 days | 1/28/2006 | 4 | depression | Unfortunately, as with Effexor, I had sexual side effects---difficulty getting and maintaining an erection. | M | 36 | 10 days | 4/8/2006 | 4 | depression | none | excellent. I could be "happier" but I started on 200 mg/day and went up to 300 mg/day and noticed no difference. Should I go off it and see where I am at? | M | 50 | 5 years | 8/16/2006 | 4 | depression | weightloss, more focused, slight anger | i took this a couple years ago to quit smoking. It worked like a dream! I quit smoking in the first week. I noticed it had great side effects, such as better focus and I didn't eat as much. I recently became very depressed and have started the drug again. So far so good. I had nightmares the first couple nights but don't any longer. I do notice I am easier to anger at times but it doesn't seem to be unmanigable. I have lost 10 pounds so far and am VERY much more focused and productive at work. I have to say though, I don't know if it helps my depression or just the side effects make me happier?!? | M | 32 | 3 weeks | 5/14/2006 | 4 | moderate depression | TINNITIS! Otherwise, I notice less despair in my mood after only 2 weeks. Actually want to get out of bed. Minor effects: dry mouth, vivid dreams (both bearable) | I can't believe there's only one other post mentioning ringing in the ears. By evening it's almost unbearable, followed by headaches (but I was already prone to them.) MD added Lamictal for mood swings and says it should help with the headaches. We'll see... | M | 42 | 2 weeks | 11/7/2005 | 4 | Depression | Severe dry mouth, dry throat and dry eyes at 300MG. Some bouts of nausea. | Very helpful for depression. Works quickly. Does not make me hungry or bloated like SSRI's. Have to lower dose to 200mg due to drying side effects. | M | 36 | 6 weeks 300MG 1X day | 7/27/2013 | 4 | depression | tinnitus (ringing in the ears). the main reason i'm adding this review is because after 6 months of not taking it, i'm still experiencing tinnitus. i'm wondering if it's permanent | did help take the edge off of the depression and allow me to function so i could get better. | M | 47 | 150 2X day | 6/30/2012 | 4 | Deoression | initial headache, lethargic | Was on Zoloft for 3 years, became sick of sexual side effects, switched to Wellbutrin for 3 months, with good results. Then was given generic while on vacation. Continued on generic with bad results. Back on Wellbutrin XL. Feeling better, slowly. Wellbutrin and generic are NOT the same !!! | M | 48 | 4 days 300 1X day | 6/26/2011 | 4 | Depression, social anxiety, | 1st two weeks - insomnia, headaches, felt like it couldn't get a deep breath, slight panic attacks when mixed with too much caffeine, alcohol or over the counter cold medication. full month - cannot mix any caffeine, antihistamines, sleeping medication etc. Triggers slight panic attacks, irregular heartbeats, tunnel vision, etc. These side effects have not subsided. | Had crappy common side effects the first two weeks; headaches, insomnia, etc. Also, I can hardly have any caffeine or take any time of sleeping medication with this drug or over the counter antihistamines etc.. It triggers mild panic attacks. Also, alcohol is a no no on this drug for me. If I get drunk, I'll have irregular heart beats the next day, have mild panic attacks, etc. Definitely not worth drinking heavily on this medication However, I was able to get back to a fairly regular sleep schedule about 2.5 weeks in to taking the medication. I rarely get headaches now... but occasionally at the end of a work day I will get a slight headache. I definitely focus more and am able to bust out some serious projects at work in half the time it took me before. I definitely feel lots better (and felt better almost instantly). Way more motivated to be social, hardly irritable at all, focus on thins better, not as fidgety, and generally just have feel better about everything. I was on lexepro before and had no sex drive, couldn't get off and felt almost manic. Here's my issue. I cannot mix ANYTHING with this. I took a generic day quil one day for a cold and got angy, agitated and wanted to bite someones head off. After two hours, I was back to normal. Caffeine is a no no (at least in large amounts), it triggers mild panic attacks. I didn't even realize I was having panic attacks because i had never had them until now. Has anyone experienced crazy drug interactions | M | 26 | 1 months 150 XL 1X day | 3/28/2011 |