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 |
| 3 | severe depression | increased libido, dry mouth, insomnia, dizziness, lack of energy, restlessness,increased appetite, headaches, withdrawn. | I've been on generic buporion SR 150 mg. 1x daily for 7 days. I been having a lot of negative side effects, but i will stick it out for another few more weeks and see if it gets any better. I have taken Prozac and tried Zoloft with bad side effects so I'm hoping this will work for me. | M | 38 | 7 days 150 1X day | 9/13/2010 | 3 | Anxiety, mild depression | Very heavy feeling in my chest, anxiety, paranoia (like something is hiding around the corner to jump out at me), dry skin, dry mouth. The XL must wear off by the end of the day, because I feel VERY irritable/anxious. | Been on the generic drug (bupropion), but thinking of switching to brand name after reading others' suggestions. Took Wellbutrin on and off for a few years and it always helped, but I've never had this horrible anxiety I have now with the drug -- especially the heavy feeling in my chest, like I can't take a deep breath. On Xanax twice a day for that, but not sure it's helping. Doctor said first 2 weeks will be horrible, so I'll wait and see if these side effects subside. Otherwise, I'll switch to namebrand and possibly to the Sustained Release (2x day dose)..I seem to remember in the past that the XL did not work well for me. | F | 28 | 7 days 150 MG XL 1X day | 7/21/2010 | 3 | Social Anxiety, Panic disorder | Extreme thirst, dry mouth, a tad spacy, a mild mania | I started taking Wellbutrin extended release, 100mgs/day, 7 days ago. I also take Lorazepam, 6mgs a day. I read some of the other side effects that people are having and am relieved to know that 'thirst' is high among them. It's such a weird side effect. Anyway, I'm not sure if I'm going to continue on this medication or not, given the slight mania it gives me. I'll stay up all night washing dishes and reading and other (benign) activities. If these symptoms disappear in the next couple of weeks, I'll stay on it, however, since it's lowering my dependence on lorazepam. | M | 23 | 7 days | 8/14/2006 | 3 | Major Depressive Disorder | It took 4 days to have enough in my system to stop crying all the time. May have to back down dose because it causes a little mania. I was told I shold take it in the morning but it makes me very sleepy so I make sure to take it at night. I sleep all the way through with no problems. (2mg Klonapin) I so want a drug that will work for me and want this to be the one, but I'm not sure it is. At least I'm not severely depressed today. | F | 44 | 7 days 450 1X day | 12/11/2012 | 3 | depression, suppliment to celexa | Most notable side effect is tinnitus (ringing in the ears). Also bad headache the first two days. Otherwise, no other issues. | I do feel a bit more alert and engaged in daily activities. The feeling of brain fog is slowly disappearing and I can focus on tasks and conversations better. | M | 46 | 7 days 150 mg 1X day | 1/4/2013 | 3 | Panic Attacks and Anxiety | drymouth, itching, tremors, increased anxiety, mild disoreintation, trouble sleeping | When I started taking this med, I was having panic attacks only once a day. During this first week, I've had up to two panic attacks per hour, every hour. The doctor had to perscribe Xanax so that I could function. I hope this drug works, but right now it seems to make things worse. | F | 22 | 7 days | 8/20/2005 | 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 | Depression x10 yrs | somewhat hyper, extreme anxiety, and cyring a lot | I have taken almost every drug that is out there for the past 10 yrs. Since the birth of my baby 2 yrs ago, I have been on zoloft and experienced severe decreased libido. 3 months ago my MD changed me to Cymbalta which I hated. I have been on Wellbutrin 150 x1 week. I was on the verge of going off of it because of the severe agitation and mood swings. After reading everyones comments about the agitation going away after a few weeks, I called my MD and had her increase my dose to 300mg. One good side effect I had this week was having multiple orgasms with my husband. | F | 29 | 7 days | 7/14/2006 | 3 | Depression x10 yrs | somewhat hyper, extreme anxiety, and cyring a lot | I have taken almost every drug that is out there for the past 10 yrs. Since the birth of my baby 2 yrs ago, I have been on zoloft and experienced severe decreased libido. 3 months ago my MD changed me to Cymbalta which I hated. I have been on Wellbutrin 150 x1 week. I was on the verge of going off of it because of the severe agitation and mood swings. After reading everyones comments about the agitation going away after a few weeks, I called my MD and had her increase my dose to 300mg. One good side effect I had this week was having multiple orgasms with my husband. | F | 29 | 7 days | 7/14/2006 | 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, lack of energy | I started with Lexapro and that made me extremely sluggish all day, so I started taking 150 mg. of Wellbutrin with 5 mg. of Lexapro for two weeks, then 300 mg of Wellbutrin XL after the two weeks. I absolutely hate the side affects I'm getting. I feel just like the 52 yr old lady that wrote in. I feel like stopping. I am going to see if I can go back to 150 mg. and see what happens. I have the worst headache in the world, stomach bloating which with me is caused by anxiety. I was fine on the Lexapro and now since the large dosage I have had the headache, stomach issues, and all the other side affects. Has anyone else experience the side affects and they went away? | F | 41 | 7 days | 1/18/2007 | 3 | quit smoking/mild depression | increased libido. metallic taste. flat emotional feelings. | i still feel a little down, but after only a week, i'm much more focused. i've started exercising and i feel more concentrated at work. i'm a week from my quit day for smoking, and i've already considered moving it to an earlier day. i could do without the increased libido. | M | 28 | 7 days | 12/19/2005 | 3 | Stop Smoking | Good gawd! This stuff definitely worked for numbing my mind to smoking (I'm a pack a day for 20+ yrs.). But now, 7 days later, I've decided to quit this stuff after having such high hopes and now will go it alone with just patches. I started at 150mg a day then on the 5th day started 21mg patches. Well, in the meantime, I had a severe panic attack (day 2), I got so anxious & paranoid I couldn't leave the damn house (day 3 & 4, kept trying to talk myself into leaving, WTF!?), then 2 days ago I started 21mg patches with WB. Man....I can't even drive without being cockeyed and nervous. It's soooo not safe. I went to buy 14mg patches to see if that made a difference and it didn't. I wake tomorrow to just patches and hopefully, no leftover SE's of this stuff. | My sister used this for smoking cessation and it worked like a miracle drug for her with no SE's. It does the same 'miracle' of making me not want to smoke. But the SE's are atrocious. I believe it also amplified a crisis situation we'd had here as well making me 100 times more depressed than I normally would have been (I even thought I shouldn't give this much a damn about this situation, but I did). It really is like someone made the miracle drug that makes you so jacked up while on it, you eagerly go back to dealing with sh*t on your own....like nicotine withdrawal.....OR what you THOUGHT was depressing before WB was nothing like slowly going crazy on this stuff. Glad it works for some of you though! | M | 38 | 7 days | 8/20/2006 | 3 | Anxiety, Moderate Depression | Anorexia and migraines at first, and after about 4 to 5 months it is seeming like the side effects are worse. I have new ones -, nausea, constipation and frequent urination , and insomnia. Usually have to mediate myself to sleep. Sex drive is fantastic. | I am wondering if any one else has experienced long term or side effects that took a couple months to start up like me, such as the nausea and frequent urination. It didn't start with those. It seems to help my anxiety and depression but sometimes I wonder if its helping at all or its all in my head you know? ha ha. Please email if you can help me figure this out. [email protected] | M | 24 | 7 days | 10/17/2007 | 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 | nausea, insomnia, nightmares, increased anxiety, and a definite feeling of irritability | Hoping that these side effects go away soon. the first days were quite uncomfortable, and i seem so quick to anger...this bothers me a lot because the people around you dont understand why your so agitated | F | 18 | 7 days | 12/22/2004 | 3 | Depression | Seems to help. On XL. Just a few headachs but now starting to feel a little dizzy. Hope it goes away | F | 33 | 7 days | 7/6/2004 | 3 | depression, social anxiety | nausea, vomitted once, feel like my head is in a fog, my arms feel itchy and I think my sex drive may actually be returning. | I switched from Celexa to Wellbutrin to help with the "sexual disfunction" as my doctor likes to call it. I found the negative side effects began on day 2 opposed to Celexa, which took a few weeks to kick in. Is an increased sex drive worth it? I can't handle feeling sick and vomitting just for the sake of a sex drive. | F | 32 | 7 days | 5/13/2007 | 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 | 2 | anxiety and depression | panic attacks | If you experience anxiety more than depression, don't take Wellbrutrin. Since I was already anxious, the Wellbutin intensified the panic. | F | 38 | 7 days | 7/26/2004 |