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 |
| 5 | Severe depression/PTSD | First couple of days I experienced extreme thirst, hyperactivity, inability to *chill*. | I was on Lexapro for 1 and 1/2 yrs. I fell into a major depression at Christmas. I gained 30 lbs in 1 yr. I was just so *over* Lexapro. Within 2 days of taking Wellbutrin, I feel almost giddy! Why did I wait so long? | F | 43 | 10 days | 1/11/2008 | 5 | Mild Depression/Alcoholism | Mild anxiety, a little irritable and sleeplessness. | Wellbutrin has worked great for me in the past with smoking. I have been drinking excessively for the past year and started taking it for acoholism - works great haven't touched a drink since. | F | 35 | 10 days | 4/17/2005 | 5 | Severe Depression | I am quite often overwhelmed by the urge to cry- for no reason. Do I feel nervous? Better cry about it. Read some heartfelt thing on the Internet? Here come the tears. I experience roughly 5-6 episodes of tearing up over nothing every day since I started taking Wellbutrin. My sex drive has returned full force, so that's pretty cool. | The crying spells are totally worth it. I have been chronically, severely depressed for well over 20 years. My first suicide attempt was at 13 years old. Taking Wellbutrin feels like shutting the door on that part of me that is dissociated, numb, and uninterested. I used to feel like I was watching life through someone else's eyes, I felt detached. It was like living in a very realistic and uneasy dream. Effexor helped for a few months and then suddenly stopped being effective. Wellbutrin seems to be making me feel emotions again, and while the last few days have been a weird and wild emotional spree it is wonderful to feel something other than hopelessness. | F | 34 | 10 days 300mg | 8/31/2016 | 4 | Depression | Headache, like I am hung over, ability to focus and other times not, feel like I am in a funk sometimes while other times it is easier to socialize. | I like that I have a sex drive again and my short fuse isn't as short. I am getting things done, and although I crash into bed at night I have no problem waking up whereas in the past I was groggy and constantly tired | F | 34 | 10 days | 5/11/2007 | 4 | depression | Unfortunately, as with Effexor, I had sexual side effects---difficulty getting and maintaining an erection. | M | 36 | 10 days | 4/8/2006 | 3 | dysthymia, major depression | tooth pain, disorientation, confusion, terror attacks (far beyond a panic attack and lasting for hours), fear, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, headache and sharp pain in head, woozy, dizzy, arm and hand tremors, jittery, nervous, crying outbursts. decreased appetite and increased libido. | Not everyone can take the drug cocktail recommended in the previous comment. Depending on what other psychological and physical health issues you have, taking some things might make you really sick or send you right over the edge. I definitely feel that bupropion is making me crazy in ways I never was before, but I'm trying to stick it out until the 2 week mark, at least, and my next psychiatrist appt. Hopefully the side effects will abate and I'll see some *improvement* in my mood. But just so everyone knows, it can make you feel all that stuff I listed -- and that really sucks. I rate it as somewhat satisfied only because I don't know yet whether it'll help me or not, and I had to pick a rating. I do know some people that it has definitely helped. | F | 27 | 10 days | 12/9/2006 | 3 | depression, stress | increased desire to consume alcohol, problems sleeping, huge mood swings, weepiness | Currently my doctor swithched me from Lexapro to Wellbutrin XL. I was on Lexapro for approximately 6 weeks and unable to sleep more than 4-5 hours a night (however, I'm the type that Benadryl doesn't make me sleepy either. I am currently experiencing unbearable stress at my job. I am also either going through perimenopause or due to stress at work it is affecting my menstrual cycle, since it is only about 14 days, then mences onset for 10-21 days and then off for another 14 days. Progestin shots did not result in regulation of the menstrual cycle, therefore my doctor thought to attack the stress and depression issues to see if it relieves the irregular cycle. So far, I was seeing better results from Lexapro than Wellbutrin, except for the lack of sleep, but its still early in the game, so I will continue for the next 4-weeks until I see my doctor again. Now I'm able to get more like 6 hours/night rather than before. I do feel a bigger lack of energy than I did with the Lexapro. | F | 41 | 10 days | 5/27/2006 | 3 | Depression | Extreme hair loss. Crying and tremors. | Took for 5 months - had crying jags, slight tremors and extreme hair loss - not sure if it was the Wellbutrin but quit for 1 month. Now trying again to see if the crying and hair loss was from the Wellbutrin or not. I would like to lose the 10 lbs. I have gained on Lexpro. Did lose weight when I was on Wellbutrin before. | F | 53 | 10 days | 7/5/2005 | 3 | Depression | Am having trouble with "the plumbing." Stomach aches, diarrhea, constipation. Am also experiencing ringing in my ears. In addition, I have the notorious "brain zaps," but that could very well be from going off Celexa (which I have done in very small increments). | A little too soon to tell, but it seems like the sexual side effects I always had from SSRIs have gone away. I do feel a bit more "up," but would like to see more anti-depression effect. I use the generic, but after reading this helpful forum may ask my doc about the brand name. Looking forward to that weight loss thing... | M | 42 | 10 days 300 MG 1X day | 11/27/2010 | 3 | Depression | Started with 150 mg, did fine. Up to 300 mg, sometimes wake up with profound anxiety, almost paralyzing. End of day can often feel the same way. | Having the most bizarre anxiety dreams, very vivid, very lucid dreams, usually upon waking. | F | 54 | 10 days 300 mg 1X day | 8/23/2010 | 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 | Major Depression | DIZZINESS!! Yikes. Spaced out. Can't focus on people when talking to them. Difficult to focus. Swelling in feet. Tight neck. Headache. Stomach issues. Bad comniation with Starbucks coffee or expresso. Sensitivity to light. No patience for anyone. Weepy. | I need some advice. I took Cymbalta for over a year 30 MG and it stopped working - I became more depressed and pessimistic and socially isolated. I was told to stop it completely and start taking 150 Wellbutrin SR. I felt content the first few days and had more energy but my heads would spin when I closed my eyes and I was completely dizzy. It has been 10 days now that I have been on 150 Wellbutrin SR. I don't have much of an appetite and feel flu like before and after I eat. I want this to work so badly. I have a high stress job and i need to move quickly throughout the day. I've had trouble using things like the paper cutter at work I mess it up and i used to be so good. My question is WILL THE DIZZINESS GO AWAY? Also, is it Wellbutrin that is causing it or is it withdrawal from Cymbalta 30 mG? Somebody? Anybody? Please write me. | F | 33 | 10 days | 6/28/2007 | 3 | depression | aggitation, headache, insomnia | I became very agitated if I had coffee with it. When I stopped coffee, it was better & W/b does give me more energy and able to face things better and get more done, so I don't need the caffiene. It's been 10 days and now I have a terrible headache and am wondering if it's from the W/b? I don't sleep as well, but since I function better during the day, it's an acceptable trade-off. The idiot who thinks there is no such thing as chemical imbalance should've been w/me watching my daughter in the hosp from thyroid storm. She was totally dilusional till her thyroid levels normalized. Thyroid is a hormone/chemical. Wake up to the facts! | F | 50 | 10 days | 3/31/2008 | 3 | I'm taking wellbutrin for depression | I'm having a lot of shooting nerve shocks. | All an all I like it | F | 33 | 10 days 150 | 10/24/2016 | 3 | Depression | Anxiety is worsening, thought something was wrong with my job/work (getting fired etc) feeling panicky and had no sleep last night because of it. Im taking 150MG twice a day and the generic Brupropion. I have severe depression, never really had issues with anxiety as bad as this, I tend to worry a lot but its not this severe. | I see from a lot of comments that other users have experienced this as well and seems like it didn't work out. Im on a trial for 6 weeks so if this feeling doesn't disappear I am going to tell the doctor. | F | 25 | 10 days 300 MG | 3/9/2016 | 2 | stop smoking | anxiety, skin pain? back, chest, strange sensation. can not stand fabric or touch. | oops. not worth it. | F | 58 | 10 days | 11/14/2007 | 2 | Anxiety/Depression | I've been taking the generic form for 10 days. The first 3 days, nothing. Then all of a sudden my entire body reacted. I have a constant heart beat that feels likes it's coming out of my chest. I have had a extremely dry throat, although this is going away now. But, mostly.. I am so extremely agitated that I feel like I'm going insane. Yesterday, I seriously considered admitting myself somewhere because I felt so out of control. I have NEVER experienced this emotion in all of my years battling depression. I'm hopeful that this will pass and it's just an adjustment my body is making. I've tried every other med out there and in 5 years all of them combined I have put on 30 pounds. I'm hopeful that Wellbutrin will change that- or at least not add to that issue. I'm considered stopping this medication tomorrow if I still feel so out of sorts this evening | Can anyone else speak to the side effects going away after time?? | F | 34 | 10 days | 11/3/2008 | 2 | anxiety, lethargy, sleepiness | Ack! What is with these side effects? Jitters, nervousness, aggresssion. I wanted to punch my husband in the face. I have experienced a lot of anxiety since staring wellbutrin. I think of the same experience over and over again. | I switched from Lexapro to avoid the weight gain and sluggishness. Now it seems like that wasn't so bad. | F | 42 | 10 days | 5/23/2007 | 2 | Depression and Anxiety | Anxious, jittery, heart racing, depression | I've been on this medication for 10 days. The first week I was on 150mg and I felt anxious, jittery, couldn't sleep due to my hear racing or thumping in my chest. I started my second week and increased the dose to 300mg, I am feeling less anxious, however, I feel more depressed than before starting the medication. I'm trying to stick it out a month until I feel the full affect of the medication in hopes my symptoms will improve and I start to feel better. | F | 41 | 10 days | 11/9/2009 | 2 | Depression | Insomnia, inexplicable crying, irritability, anger, outbursts, unable to focus, unable to speak clearly | First time I was on Wellbutrin XL, I lasted for about a year taking 300mg but it was elevating my blood pressure and causing horrible headaches. i was switched to Cymbalta and the BP & headaches improved, by I was sweating constantly. My moods were stable on both meds so even though the depression / irritability was in check, the side effects were unpleasant. My dr had me weaned off the Cymbalta and then restarted on wellbutrin 2 weeks ago, and now I am having crying jags that I cannot control. In addition I am unable to sleep so I am exhausted during the day, tired by the time I get home in the evening, only to be wide awake at bedtime and unable to fall asleep and STAY asleep. My dr prescribed Ambien to help with the insomnia and all that seemed to do was give me nightmares. At this point I am ready to stop taking all of these meds and start from scratch. I cannot deal with the constant crying - that and my outbursts of rage are frightening my children. someone please tell | F | 42 | 10 days | 8/3/2007 |