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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | smoking cessation | loss of sex drive, same happened in '98, hoping the effect will not be cumulative. felt as if i never returned to pre-'98 drive, but just couldn't believe the possibility of lasting, profound side effects not prominate in literature. | works great for smoking cessation.....possible contraceptive | M | 44 | 60 days | 3/14/2007 | 3 | depression/anger | I've only been taking Wellbutrin for 7 days but I want to know if anyone else has experienced aching teeth and inflamed gums. I can deal with the metallic taste and I have a call in to my doctor asking how long the side effects last. | In the past I have treated my depression with Celexa, which seemed to do the trick. This time, however, with the return of the depression, my doctor told me Wellbutrin is what I should have been taking in the first place. I like the extra energy, I am back in the gym and I feel more focused at work. I just don't know how long i can put up with the aching teeth and gum inflammation. | M | 56 | 7 days | 7/5/2006 | 3 | moderate depresion | anger, impatience, loss of impulse control. | M | 38 | 9 months | 7/8/2006 | 3 | to stop smoking | irritability, insomnia, lack of focus (somewhat spaced out), flatline emotionally, headaches, sex drive in neutral, mentally disengaged, slightly buzzed. | starting on wellbutrin just as i was meeting someone attractive may not have been the smartest thing to do. i can become aroused, but my brain doesn't engage so my penis might as well be a mini-pogo stick. but i am in this to quit, so relationships will just have to go on the backburner. i become very easily frustrated at work now. little things make me want to punch a wall, but my cravings are diminishing. now, it's my brain that suggests lighting up, not my body. and no major side effects yet. | M | 41 | 7 days | 7/8/2006 | 3 | Depression and Anxiety | After about 4 weeks of use, I broke out in a huge rash, hives and severe joint stiffness/pain. I went to the Hospital ER where I passed out and was given an adrenaline shot. I was admitted for three days and put on an IV to flush my system and 3 weeks worth of prednisone. Horrible experience. | Other than the side effects, this drug worked the best for curbing my depression and anxiety. | M | 29 | 4 weeks | 4/28/2004 | 3 | depression | dry mouth, sleep loss, sweating | worked well after 3.5 weeks, but now I am at week 5, and for a few days it seems to have lost some effectiveness. | M | 50 | 5 weeks | 6/29/2004 | 3 | Depression, Smoking | Mainly for depression, quitting smoking. I quit smoking just about every day - throw the pack away at bedtime. Some days I'd go all day without, some days I would buy 4 single cigs. But I was never able to put together more than 2 or three smokeless days in a row. After 2 weeks on Wellbutrin, I have finally quit for good - three months now! However, I haven't experienced the weight loss some have mentioned. I'm actually about 10 lbs heavier now. | I plan on stopping very soon. I was an avid runner before taking this - I truly enjoyed and actually craved my daily running | M | 46 | 4 months | 1/26/2005 | 3 | Depression | I have been on Wellbutrin off and on now for a little over 4 years. I would say it's slightly addicting in the sense that I lost nearly 25 pounds while taking this medication and was able to maintain my weight at around 125# while taking this medication. I decided to go off of it a few weeks ago because for one it makes me extremely aggitated. Well since being off of it I gained 5 pounds back so I went back on it today. I think I'd rather be bitchy than overweight. It also gives you a VERY BAD dry mouth which is extremely irritating as well. It's addicting in the sense that I cannot go without it despite the side effects because it really helps me maintain my weight without even trying. | M | 32 | 4 years | 1/17/2005 | 3 | Depression | I started with the 150MG XL and was on that for 6 months. I initially had night sweats, couldn't sleep and was jittery with legs shaking all the time when sitting. I just moved upto 300MG XL because I still felt depressed. I have been on this dose for just about 4 weeks and I feel great except for the rash, raised bumps inside my mouth, awful headaches, joint pain and more jittery and jumpy. I have also been having more dreams. | I think its a great drug. I am sensitive to all kinds of | M | 31 | 7 months | 2/23/2005 | 3 | anxiousness, low sex drive | Took 150mg xl for one week and increased to 300mg for 2 days. The second day of the 300mg pill I noticed an increase in anxiety - very uncomfortable feeling. My Dr. reduced back to 150mg for awhile. Noticed more interest in sex and libido has returned somewhat. At first had dry mouth as well and now strange taste in mouth. No problems with sleeping. Mood has picked up as well although I noticed when drinking it had the opposite effect on my mood. Noticed more energy. | The 150mg xl has had some effect on my libido. I understand you need to be taking this drug for at least 4 weeks to experiense its full effects. I was thinking about increasing dosage to 225mg daily to see if my system can tolerate that for awhile and to see if there is any difference. | M | 59 | 2 weeks | 4/9/2005 | 3 | Depression | Some insomnia but once I got to sleep was OK. Losing weight, I still have hunger but get full eating very little. | I quit smoking cold turkey. 6 months later started feeling bad and have loss of concentration, cant focus. After blowing it off and then medical tests, diagnosed with depression. Started on 150xl for 3 day, the 300xl. Didnt feel anybetter until day 8. Focus and concentration came 3/4back. Felt better but still not completely well. Start of week 3 started backtracking and started feeling worse again. I will give it a few more weeks but I may need the 450 dose. | M | 44 | 3 weeks | 1/6/2005 | 3 | depression | foggy .. cant sleep | M | 58 | 14 days | 8/5/2002 | 3 | anxiety/depression | anxiety to the point i feel like im on methamphetamines. waking up several times durin the night, laying in my sweat. times of happiness and wondering why i am. Tremors. chest feels like my organs are in the wrong places. my face is more oily than normal. | i hope this medication starts working. I dont feel like myself. smoking is just out of habit now. | M | 28 | 2 weeks | 5/11/2007 | 3 | Depression | Slight fatigue. | I have been depressed for many years and felt I could cope without meds....WRONG. I have had constant fatigue and lack of motivation which has really effected my career. I have found a really good doctor who is walking me through the "antidepressant maze". I have been trying several meds which all gave me really bad side effects. The last one was Prozac, and was that horrible! Doctor took me off it immediately and placed me on Trazodone which has really helped with my chronic sleep problem. I feel much better now that the Prozac is out of my system. The doc has since placed me on Wellbutrin XL and took the first 150mg dose this morning. He is increasing the dosage to 300mg in a week. He told me that WB and Trazodone have worked together very well for a number of patients. We shall see. I am anxious to see if all the reports of insomnia with WB is true and whether the Traz will work to help me sleep. Would be fantastic to have the positive effectiveness of both dru | M | 54 | 1 days | 3/31/2007 | 3 | Depression, Social Anxiety | First couple of days were okay. Mild Headaches and muscle tension since then. Sleeping fine though and no sexual side effects. Have had periods of extreme irritability. | I've been a little less depressed, it sort of cuts out the low end, so where you would have been really depressed, you are just bummed. I had no desire to quit smoking but have cut back considerably as I don't crave cigarettes as much, and they are much less satisfying when I do smoke. I am not overweight at all but have lost about 7 pounds over the last week and a half. I primarily wanted something for social phobia though and it had not helped at all in that regard. | M | 24 | 10 days | 3/5/2007 | 3 | Initially to quit smoking | Weird scowling tension in face, more prone to anger and excitability, friends and family have noticed I act | This is a good drug to help stop smoking (along with nic patch -but watch blood pressure when combining the two), but I would not use it longer than needed in retrospect. I overdid it time-wise, and regret it. I became very testy and prone to road rage (which I never was before hand) and other moron/amphetemine behaviors. I am now going to taper off of it slowly and quit once and for all and go back to being more relaxed and social. | M | 7 years | 4/15/2005 | 3 | major depression/anxiety disorder | The 1st week (on 150) was fine...I actually felt good that week (probably the 'placebo effect') Weeks 2-5'ish-anxiety thru the roof, constantly in a state of "tremor" (i got chills, they're multiplyin...) constant headache, crying more often & easily, depression felt like it was hitting new lows. Now in week 6-7, the anxiety is still there (although greatly reduced-plus I take xanax more regularly than i used to to combat that as best it can) I still feel a "dizziness" or double vision, especially on a PC monitor. Still don't feel "right" yet. But feel better than I did the first few weeks, so I am sticking it out. | I had/have high hopes for WB after visiting this board (p.s.-You are all amazing people to share your experiences (mostly difficult) with 'the world' & trust me, your generosity has helped others.) So I'm sticking with the WB...even though this dizziness feeling is very annoying. I also notice my anxiety levels decreasing little by little...the 'anxiety tremble' (that should be a new dance!) gets a little better everyday. I saw some people say it takes a couple months to really feel 'better'...i hope that's true. Im willing to continue it, but the payoff has got to be worth it!(kinda like my life-situation for the last year!) Now to get off the damn (40mg)prozac!!! (and hopefully xanax too!) If you have questions or just wanna interact with someone else, feel free. It helps, and I'll bet I'm not the only person here feeling lonely. | M | 38 | 6 weeks | 5/15/2007 | 3 | Depression | A few nights ago I had a horrible nightmare which I suspected was caused by the drug. Then last night I had one of the most vivid, evil nightmares of my life. I kept drifting back into sleep and the same nightmare immediately started again. This happened 3-4 times. I am CERTAIN that this is a side-effect from Wellbutrin as I have never experienced anything like this before. Hopefully this will disappear over time (I am less than 3 weeks in) but if the nightmares continue then I am coming off the drug and trying something else. I have previously been on Venlafaxine but suffered sexual dysfunction, so wanted to try Wellbutrin as I heard there are no such effects. Also, I have suffered occassional headaches since starting Wellbutrin but these can usually be sorted with a couple of headache tablets. | On the plus side I think I feel my mood lifting at times. After leaving the gym last night my usual endorphin-rush seemed boosted and I felt a little skip in my step on the way home (most unusual). | M | 39 | 19 days | 8/23/2007 | 3 | Mild-Moderate Depression(Dysthymia) | No side effects | Ive been taking Wellbutrin XL (150mg/day) for 7 days now. So far nothing at all has happened as far as I can tell. I feel like I'm just waiting around for it to kick in. From what I have read, I just have to be patient. Two weeks seems to be the average time for any noticeable change. | M | 21 | 7 days | 6/26/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | Weight gain, loss of emotions, Erectile problems, my family said I was mean. Meaner than normal. I was on the drug for 18 months. | My anxiety seemed to disappear. My teenagers didn't get under my skin anymore | M | 56 | 18 months | 9/24/2007 |