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 |
| 2 | anxiety, insomnia, lightheadedness | Rashes, jittery the first day or two, not focused all that well, clumsy, especially at first | I have had lightheaded, headache, anxiety, and focus problems for years. I tried Effexor which worked, but had sexual side affects. So I tried Wellbutrin for a week. It did not help me sexually, though wasn't as bad as Effexor. Had to stop due to rashes and a little itching the 7th day. I seemed forgetful and it did not give me the focus that Effexor did. | M | 35 | 7 days | 1/29/2008 | 2 | depression/anxiety | MAJOR INSOMNIA!! constant anger towards my family and anyone in my path! crying all the time, restless legs, and feeling just plain NUTS! | took zoloft 4 years...loved it, except the weight gain and teeth grinding. tried lexapro for 2 months, bad, bad stuff....this isn't helping either. it's been almost a week, still feeling lousy. how long do these side effects last?? very scary right now, but trying to stick it out... | F | 30 | 7 days | 8/28/2006 | 2 | depression | Insomnia, nausea, vivid dream, fatigue | This drug did not work for my depression. I had alot of nausea and was tired due to insomnia. I felt spacey and out of it. | F | 43 | 7 days | 5/18/2006 | 2 | mild depression/smoking | Mood swings - uncontrollable fits of anger and crying. | My mood swings were out of control. One minute anger, the next minute crying. I felt as if I had no self worth and a lost soul. It was so not me. I am stopping this drug after 7 days and going back to a higher dosage of celexa. Screw the "stop smoking" and "weight loss". I am feeling better just knowing that I will not be taking it anymore. | F | 39 | 7 days | 1/28/2007 | 2 | Depression | Rapid heartbeat, Problems breathing, shaking, anxiety, lightheadedness, insomnia | This drug made me feel like crap. I thought I was going to faint when I started taking one whole pill at 60mg. I felt like my heart was going to explode and I couldnt catch my breath. I felt like a had drank 10 cups of coffee. It was like a coming off a bad caffeine high. | F | 26 | 7 days | 7/20/2006 | 2 | Dysthymia/Moderate Depression | Tinitus after 3 days, insomnia and shaking after 5 days. | Did not work for me. I felt like my blood sugar had dropped or I had drunk WAY to much coffee. My hands were shaking and I felt on edge all the time. My ears felt like I had just come from the front row of a Motorhead concert. Stopped taking it after 7 days. | M | 32 | 7 days | 3/7/2006 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | Dizziness, insomnia, irritability, indifferent/emotionless, decreased sex drive, slight anxiety attacks, extremely withdrawn, just feel “off”, slight ringing in ears, crazy/vivid dreams, pain in knees, decreased appetite, decreased desire for alcohol/cigarettes (good thing!) | Switched from Cymbalta (overnight), I'm not sure if these symptoms are related to getting off that or because of the Wellbutrin (I'm on the generic). I constantly feel dizzy, feels like there’s water in my head or like I’m sea sick. I've become irritable, although the indifference/emotionlesses that I feel is almost scary (including talking to anyone or sex)...don't want to become agoraphobic! Slight anxiety, although I take xanax for that. Most of all, I just feel "off". Spoke to my doc and he told me to stop taking it for 3 days. Not sure if I should stick it out though to see if it gets better? Advice is welcome! | F | 32 | 7 days 150 2X day | 12/6/2011 | 2 | anxiety & ADD | dry mouth, jittery, and loss of appitite, but most of all, I just can't breathe right. My chest is so tight, all my chest and back muscles hurt, and I'm dizzy, either from the med or not breathing right. I've never felt more anxious, and very scared. | The first couple of days I felt ok, even surprized at my lightened mood. It was about 4 days into taking it that I started to get shaky, and weird, and on the 6th day I was a total wreck. Last night I couldn't sleep AT ALL, every time I tried to sleep, I would wake up gasping for air. I was taking 150 mg of XL, I stopped taking it after the 6th pill | F | 32 | 7 days | 1/26/2006 | 2 | depression/bipolar disorder | shakiness, tremors, spaced out feeling, tingling in extremities, racing heart,dizziness (so much it is hard to walk) headache; like I had way too much caffiene and I am "high" | I haven't noticed if it is helping or not, switched from prozac because of sexual side effects and weight gain. These side effects are driving me crazy, please someone tell me how long this lasts! | F | 32 | 7 days | 8/16/2006 | 1 | Depression | Hypermania, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. | I was prescribed Wellbutrin while going through a divorce about 4 years ago. I had told the physician that I was down and finding it difficult to concentrate at work, and she recommended it as a 'mild' antidepressant, and the one that would be the best fit with my lifestyle. I am a pharmaceutical executive, ironically . . . not sure if that is relevant, but I think I'm pretty open minded and objective about side effects. Honestly, 4 years later, I'm still frightened and fascinated by what this drug did to me. Within a week, I was so anxious and so keyed up that I simply could not sleep. This led to a one of the craziest nights in my life, when I just laid in bed crying and honestly, truly, wanting to kill myself. I basically just went crazy. I went off the medication immediately, and within a few days was functioning fine again. This experience scared the hell out of me - I just came across this website and decided to post it, even though it's been 4 years. | M | 34 | 7 days | 6/23/2006 | 1 | I became very irritated with everything and got severe migraines. I am now off this junk - it is pure poison. Exercise and eat well don't take SSRIs or SSNIs. | It should be taken off the market - like Serzone was. | M | 54 | 7 days 75 MG 1X day | 6/5/2012 | 1 | depression | extreme anxiety and depression. Buzzing sound in my head that would not let me sleep, had to keep tv on all night to keep the buzzing at bay! | Went to another doc and he say wellbutrin was too stimulating for me. He said my problem is general anxiety which leads to depression when your brain has had enough. He put me on Zoloft and it has done wonders. Still get anxious from time to time but nothing like the old days! | M | 44 | 7 days 1X day | 3/29/2010 | 1 | anxiety/depression | insomnia, nausea, dizziness, crying spells, rapid heartbeat, racing mind, irritability, brain feels stuck in a fog/dream state, increased anxiety and depression, loss of appetite | Do not start taking this drug while looking for a job/trying to make good impressions; I've been taking it for 7 days now and I feel like I'm going crazy. Due to all of the side effects I've experienced, I've had to cancel a job interview, and I feel completely stuck and unproductive. I can't even think clearly enough to continue with my job search, let alone type this sentence. I have NO appetite; I basically have to force feed myself and I CANNOT handle another sleepless night! I gather that it seems to take at least a month for the side effects to subside, but I literally can't afford to wait that long to feel like myself again, so I'm done with it. | F | 27 | 7 days 150 mg 1X day | 11/4/2010 | 1 | Depression/ADHD | Very nauseous, dizzy, crying for no reasons, mood swings, short temper, spotting, upset stomach, memory loss and lack of concentration | I switched to wellbutrin from Zoloft as I thought it would help treat both depression and ADHD. After one week I feel ten times worse. I constantly feel sea sick, feel like I'm on auto pilot, very shaky. I'm supposed to go up to 300 mg tomorrow but I am going to stop taking this. It's making me feel awful! | F | 33 | 7 days 150 1X day | 10/3/2011 | 1 | smoking cessation | Total loss of appetite and decreased urge to smoke/cigs taste yucky--those are the great effects. Very angry/ irritable with everyone one moment and crying uncontrollably the next are the horrible side effects. | I started taking 150mg a day for 3 days then bumped up to 150mg x2 a day. I didn't notice any side effects good or bad until I increased my dose. The past 3 days I have felt like a crazy woman. I have been a raging bitch to my poor husband and daughter. When I'm not really mad I just cry for no reason at all. Today has been the worst and I cried almost all day and just wished I was dead and felt overwhelming despair. The good side effects make me want to try and stick it out to see if the bad ones go away, but I don't think I can live like this another day. Calling MD in the A.M. | F | 30 | 7 days | 3/26/2007 | 1 | Depression | Unable to sleep, constant hunger, VERY, VERY, VERY irritable. Couldn't take it a day more! | F | 38 | 7 days | 3/6/2014 | 1 | Depression | Severe nausea, dizziness. Increased severity to vertigo, vomiting, severe migraine, extreme body temps. Unable to move, speak very very well, shaking and twitching. I ended up in the ER. | F | 32 | 7 days 100 | 11/10/2014 | 1 | Depression | Severe side effects. Nauseous, sever headaches, loud bangs in my head confusion dizzy, no energy, I feel like I have morning sickness , dry mouth,iron taste in my mouth, 4 days of no sleep , bad all the way around. I was taking this with Effexor but stopped that because I felt dead. It been a terrible week , went to ER after severe headache. Severe light sensitivity. | It sucks, other then getting my sex drive back | F | 47 | 7 days 150 | 12/21/2014 | 1 | ptsd anxiety | Brain zaps first 4 days. went away day 5 and replaced by bouts of extreme irritation and total lack of tolerance. Stopping it today. I switched from pristiq because I felt nothing but apathy over everything. I left my laundry on the dining room table and used it like a dresser for two weeks. Just didn't care. It was better than this constant agitation | I don't have SAD. And I quite cigs 8 months ago. It made me crave a smoke | F | 51 | 7 days 100mg/d | 2/13/2015 | 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 |