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 | to quit smoking | lightheaded, euphoric (day 1), agitation, quick temper, mood swings. | I took Zyban 3 years ago to quit smoking and loved the results--I lost weight and felt great about the change I was making in my life. I picked up smoking again last year and thought that I could just go on wellbutrin and quit gracefully again but the first few days have been tough. I find that I'm having mood swings and for the first time in my life I have a really short temper. The temper thing sucks because after I get angry, I get really sad that I hurt the person's feelings, thus the mood swings. I'm going to give it another couple of weeks though because I can tell already that my desire to smoke is gone--I just miss feeling like me. Ironic that an anti-depressent has made me such an emotional basket case... | F | 27 | 3 days | 10/21/2005 | 3 | mild depression | little red itchy bumps around feet and legs; slept better last night than I have in a while (didn't wake up) and felt great this morning; right now my heart is racing out of my chest and I feel dizzy; I'm sweating and I never sweat - I am smoking still out of habit - I am anxious for no reason | I take my 150mg pill at 9am - my side effects start at noon or a little after - if you get dizzy with this (like I do), don't ride on a curvy road - I got the worst 'car sick' case that I've had in my lifetime and yakked. Doc says to stick it out for 3 weeks. Looks like this effects everyone a little differently. | F | 24 | 3 days | 7/20/2006 | 3 | quit smokig | Day 1-appetite suppressed, high energy, weird dreams, hard to sleep. Cigarettes and food didnt taste the same | F | 50 | 3 days 120mg | 3/22/2012 | 3 | depression | constipation - actually really bad | was on 225 mg generic wellbutrin every morning. made me feel better at work and helped me deal a little better with stress. | M | 49 | 3 days | 1/7/2006 | 3 | anxiety | none | Started Wellbutrin 3 days ago. Just taking the 150 SR in early morning just once a day so as to avoid insomnia. I think its already working but doc says it will take a month. I also take Lexapro everyday but alone it was starting to lose its helpfulness. I will keep you updated as I get deeper into its effect. | M | 56 | 3 days 1X day | 3/30/2011 | 3 | Severe depression and ADD | DROWSY | I could sleep all day on this stuff. I've been on Prozac (still am), Lexapro, Zoloft, Prestique, Cymbalta, Paxil, Effexor. I'm sorta running out of options here. I have Major Depressive Disorder, ADD and PMDD. Oh. I forgot PTSD. I've tried Adderall and Vyvanse. Both work great until they wear off and I feel suicidal. I don't know what to do. Psychiatrists are so expensive. The free ones don't care. | F | 30 | 3 days 150 1X day | 4/24/2011 | 3 | Depression, Anxiety | Headache, heavy breathing, loss of appetite, anxiety, crying spells, jitteriness, broken sleep, loss of concentration, lack of energy. | I've been taking Wellbutrin XL for 3 days now and although it's not enough time to pass any major judgement I definitely am witnessing some really awful side effects. I switched off Lexapro 10 mg because of drowsiness and appetite increase; I was really optimistic about Wellbutrin but so far it has not been what I thought it would be. I am also on Yaz and a small dose of Adderall so I'm not sure if the interactions of these drugs are making me feel this way but if these side effects do not reside I'm going to be extremely disappointed. I felt like Wellbutrin was my last hope being that it's not an SSRI and is for depression. I can also feel my anxiety gradually increasing.... something I really really do not need. I just want to wake up happy to be alive. | F | 22 | 3 days 150 mg 1X day | 6/19/2010 | 2 | depression | anxiety,insomnia,irritability,hard to concentrate,loss of weight,then weight gain, short term memory. | My Dr. started me on Wellbutrin XL after I had been on other antidepressants that seemed to have adverse effects after long term use, mainly weight gain. (Zoloft,Luvox,and Prozac). I started with 150mgs, and worked up to 300mg. In the beginning I felt like my depression was under control. I lost a lot of weight, 60lbs, but in this past year I have gained back 35lbs. I feel like my depression isn't under control anymore. I feel sad, irritable, anxious, and have a hard time sleeping. When I started Wellbutrin, my doctor prescribed Seroquel 25mg to help me sleep. So basically I have been on "uppers" and "downers" for 3 years now. I am trying to ween off of these pills. My doctor has cut my dosage back to 150mg, and I am definetly feeling the side effects of withdrawl. I feel sad, have uncontrolled crying bouts, I am irritable, and I feel more depressed. I am really trying to break away from antidepressants. I have been taking them for over 13 years now. I wonde | F | 43 | 3 days | 10/15/2007 | 2 | Depression/Anxiety | Racing heart, unable to sleep, nervouseness, anxiety. | M | 40 | 3 days | 8/22/2004 | 2 | Depression / Suicidal Tendencies | So far no side effects. | So far this pill doesn't work. I'll give it three weeks and see what happens. | M | 34 | 3 days | 11/24/2004 | 2 | Depression | Being in a daze. | I gave it up after three days because I had my first car accident in many years. I came to the fork in the road and went straight. I've never just driven totally off the road because of not paying attention before. | M | 47 | 3 days | 8/30/2007 | 2 | To quit smoking | Rash | After taking Wellbutrin for 3 days, I experienced huge patches of hives that would come and go rapidly all over my arms and back. The itching was unbearable. | M | 29 | 3 days | 7/9/2007 | 1 | depression | I used to take this medecine in the morning, I felt good and calm, but by the end of the day, I got nervous, and I was scared to be alone and sleep in my apartment. In three days after stopping taking Wellbutrin Xl, I got depressed as never before in my life. Yes I did was deperessed, but my soul's never hurt so bad as right now. I has been crying the whole day of pain, of pain in my soul. | Once you start taking, it is difficult to stop. because if you quit it, you feel worse as never before. This is how people make money on us, making us getting to used to antidepressants, making money on other people's problems. | F | 20 | 3 days | 6/15/2005 | 1 | depression | constant headache | M | 37 | 3 days | 12/25/2005 | 1 | smoking cessation, prevent depress. | Hideous vomiting/diarrhea at day three both tries | I attempted this drug twice, thinking the nausea/vomiting I experienced after day three the first time was just a virus... Egads, after day TWO of second attempt I was horrendously and hideously sick to my stomach - vomitting, diarrhea so awful I actually passed out... It came on suddenly, was horrendous for three straight hours, then was done - gone... Awful drug, and it sure didn't help with the lack of urges for cigarettes,either... | F | 48 | 3 days | 12/14/2005 | 1 | depression | Crying spells and servere panic attacks | F | 32 | 3 days 150MG | 3/14/2013 | 5 | stop smoking, mild depression | horrible headaches and increased heart rate requiring me to dig out my old beta blockers from a previous illness. beta blockers kept my heart rate in line. | My main objective is to stop smoking. I am still smoking and show no signs of losing intrest yet. I am hopeful it is still too soon on this. However, I have mild depression due to several life situations that I have just kind of plugged along with and tried to cowboy up about. I decided it was time to drop the cigarrets and the depression and wellbutrin seemed like the logical choice. I am using 150mg once a day and let me tell you, the difference it has made in just 4 short days is miraculous. I feel like my old self already. I hope it lasts because going back to the darkness will be lousy after finding so much improvement. Now if it will just help me kick the cig habit, then it really is a miracle drug. I really like it. I have never taken an anti-depressant before so I have nothing to compare to. | F | 45 | 4 days | 12/8/2006 | 5 | Mild Depression, Smoking | Headaches (pretty mild, yet constant), loss of apetite, cigarette dependacy dropped alot, and for some reason, I play much better cards now. | I've been taking Wellbutrin for 4 days now, and already notice a couple things, some good, some bad. As the side effects say, the constant headache is on the top of the list. The loss of apetite is nice, not that I'm overweight, but I do like to eat sweet stuff, and that's gone as of 3 days ago. Cigarette smoking is already down to a minimum. No problems sleeping, way more productive, at home and work. If the side effects don't leave soon then I'll probably ditch the pills after a month. And just use them to get off smokes. I didn't get a perscription for them since I live in Honduras, and you don't need one, just walk up and pay the 70 bux. | M | 26 | 4 days | 1/24/2007 | 4 | Dpression/ Anxiety | No Sexual side effects, Weight loss, Decrease in appetite, increase of energy | I have been on wellbutrin xl 300 mg for 4 years. It helps with the depression great but if you have anxiety like I do it can aggravate that at times. I do have days when I seem to be run by a motor and go and go, I can get a bit snappy and short tempered easily since being on this medicine. I am suppose to take ativan to take the edge off. I do have a bit of jitteriness at times and a pumped up tense feeling almost makes me clinch my jaw muscles without really noticing I am doing it. In the beginning it was rough starting the medicine but I was told wellbutrin is slow acting in the beginning. I often wondered it was working and then one day maybe 2 months into starting it It was as if someone hit a light switch and it started working. | F | 30 | 4 days | 3/12/2007 | 4 | Smoking cessation | Intense dreams, nervousness, and this strange up and down feeling. Giddy then upset. | Still smoking but much less. Gives the cigarette a horrible taste and you just don't want to smoke it. | F | 38 | 4 days | 6/30/2005 |