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 | major depression | hair loss, jitters, body aches, anger, difficulty breathing, weight loss, rash welts, dry eyes and blurred vsion | I took Wellbutrin for a year and in that time I lost 15 pounds and one quarter of my hair. I could deal with the welt rashes and chest pains and body aches, but not the weight and hair loss. I restarted it after a year off the drug, hoping for different results, but all the same side affects are recurring. The great thing about this drug is its speed-like quality, and for sluggish major depression, it is the one thing that works in combination with an SSRI. If you can stand the side affects, this drug will lift your depression. | F | 49 | 5 days | 11/5/2007 | 3 | Depression | I am getting heart palpitations and racing heartbeat. My appetite is less and was sick to my stomach today. | I have seen a positive change in my attitude and energy levels. I was able to close more deals at work due to my positive attitude and felt more social. The downside so far has been the heart palpitations. I have terrible anxiety and I get panic attacks when I think I am in danger medically and with these heart palpitations I think I am having a heart attack. Very hard to relax and not getting good sleep. Hoping to be able to stick this out. | F | 28 | 5 days 150 1X day | 10/23/2020 | 2 | smoking cessation | I was fine for the first 3 days, since upping my dosage on the fourth day I've been anxious, irritable, have dry mouth and bad taste. Today is the worst yet, I cried for absolutely no reason and I feel like I'm on SERIOUS uppers. I have no appetite at all and have to force myself to eat. | I called my Dr. and asked if I should continue to take the pills and she said the side effect usually lessen within 7-10 days, is this true? I'm not yet noticing a huge change in my desire to smoke although they are starting to taste a bit strange. | F | 26 | 5 days | 5/23/2007 | 2 | depression | stomach pain (the first 2 days), lost appetite, anxia, insomnia, joint and muscle pain | I cannot tollerate the anxia, the muscle stiffness and joint pain | M | 46 | 5 days | 10/31/2008 | 2 | mild to moderate depression | So far I'm only on my 5th day but I've been feeling anxious and constantly obsess over having a panic attack. I'm supposed to double up the dosage today and am afraid that it will make me more jittery! I've been going through phases of feeling elated with bursts of energy, then suddenly feeling withdrawn and just laying on the couch in a depressed fog. It has been making me feel slightly foggy, and I've noticed an increase, not decrease in appetite which worries me that I'll gain weight. I guess I'll hang in there a couple more weeks. | F | 35 | 5 days | 5/27/2007 | 2 | anxiety and depression | First two days felt like drinking a lot of coffee: elevated heart rate and some anxiety. I also got annoyed really easily. I could handle those side effects, but on the third and fourth day I had the worst migraine of my life -- sensitivity to light, vomiting, the works. | I have heard good things about wellbutrin, and I was hoping that this would be the right drug since I've gained quite a bit on Lexapro. However, I'm not willing to go through what I went through that week with the nonstop migraines. I hope this works for others! | F | 34 | 5 days | 5/16/2007 | 2 | release anxiety/insomnia | intense leg pain, spaciness, anxiety, (stomach cramps and back pain on the third day that stopped) Major fatigue - I can barely keep my eyes open. | I've only been on it for 5 days and wondering if anyone can tell me if these symptoms go away... and how long. I am on it to help me sleep - (my anxiety wakes me up at night and am on sleep meds as well but the sleep doctor said I need this as I still wake through the night due to anxiety). Will these side effects go away soon? Not sure I'm going to be able to endure this... | F | 38 | 5 days 150 mg 1X day | 10/4/2010 | 2 | mild depression, low energy, add | feeling very spacey and forgetful. also feeling achy. no signs of depression releif yet. will give it time to see f side effects go away and depression is relieved. | F | 34 | 5 days | 2/26/2006 | 2 | Severe facial acne | M | 56 | 5 days | 4/9/2006 | 1 | Depression | Severe headaches and severe nausea. | First couple of days on Wellbutrin were great. Then it was all downhill. I had severe headaches, with pain in areas of my head I could actually pinpoint, I was not able to eat much without throwing up, I was afraid to drive for fear of getting dizzy ( something I have NEVER experienced). I was so scared I went to urgent care. Was told to get off Wellbutrin, works differently for everyone. | F | 26 | 5 days | 2/6/2007 | 1 | Depression | intense sleepiness, even after a full night's rest | I was falling asleep at my cubicle at work. | M | 5 days | 8/7/2006 | 1 | For sexual side effects from Prozac | Tremulous hands, quivering lips , racing heart, ugly mood & personality change. | awful drug for me. | F | 63 | 5 days 300mg. | 12/9/2014 | 1 | Depression | Anxiety, paranoia, auditory hallucinations, withdrawn | So before taking Wellbutrin, I was taking Prozac, which made me extremely sick and I was nauseated, the worst burning stomach pain of my life, and barfed for 24 hours. My doctor then prescribed me Wellbutrin which was SO much worse than my side effects of the Prozac. I started getting extremely paranoid that someone was breaking into my house, which only got worse over time. I then started having auditory hallucinations and I would hear banging on my windows and doors, foot steps on floor inside my house, and a man whispering things like "I'm going to kill you" or saying my name. I ended up hiding in my bathroom with a knife and called my dad while he was at work and told him someone was breaking in the house to kill me. He left work immediately and had to talk me into opening the door for him to come inside. And when he found me I was curled in a ball screaming and completely hysteric. I continued hearing things, and thinking someone was coming to kill me for four days after that, and then the symptoms started lessening. For anyone who experiences these symptoms PLEASE DONT TAKE IT LIGHTLY. I have since seen a psychologist who told me that the side effects I experienced on Wellbutrin are side effects people with Bipolar Disorder ecperience, and I have now been diagnosed with Bipolar 2 Disorder. So, keep in mind that you may not have depression, and these side effects may mean you have Bipolar Disorder, so PLEASE talk to someone about this. | F | 21 | 5 days | 8/25/2016 | 1 | Depression | Wellbutrin XL Users Filing Class Action in 2020: I took Wellbutrin XL for only 5 days. I soon developed odd patches on my skin resembling abrasions and pinpoint bleeding. I developed severe itching, primarily at night, that lasted for a month-and-a-half. Now, a full three months later, my skin still exhibits markedly slower healing from cuts and abrasions. If you have had skin problems and/or itching as a result of taking Wellbutrin XL (also called Bupropion XR) and would like to add your name to a Class Action suit against the makers of it, please email me at [email protected]. Put the word “itching” in the subject line. I had to organize a Class Action suit against a major US automaker in 2010 and succeeded. We will get results. | M | 59 | 5 days 150 1X day | 11/23/2019 | 1 | Sexual dysfunction and depression | Shook so bad in hands. | F | 35 | 5 days | 2/9/2017 | 5 | depression | F | 54 | 6 days | 2/29/2008 | 5 | depression, fatigue | No bad side effects, but the key is to adjust gradually. I took 150 for almost a month, and then upped it to 300. (A while back I had a lot of bad side effects when I went from 150 to 300 in only 4 days.) Before taking Wellbutrin I was bone-tired, but on the 5th day (150) I began to feel more energetic. I felt more alive, but during the first couple weeks I also felt a bit more anxious. The anxiety gradually went away. My libido, which I thought was dead, has returned, and my appetite for food has decreased. I take it in the morning, and occasionally it takes me a little while to fall asleep in the evening. Occasional slight dizziness, but only very occasionally. | After being on 300 for a few days I felt like the sun had come out. I still have the same worries and concerns, but they are no longer all-consuming. I don't feel jittery, I just have sustained energy and have been getting a lot done. I used to procrastinate doing everything, and now I look for things to do. The worries don't go around and around on the worry track, and I feel more at peace, but not in a sedated way. My emotions do not feel flattened. I just feel so normal. I want to do things now. (Celexa (low dose) took the edge off, but slowed me down. Higher dose Celexa was like a sleeping pill and I gained weight on it because I didn't want to work out. Cymbalta soothed my emotions, but made my heart race and made my legs hurt (circulation??) I've kept a journal since I've been on Wellbutrin and I just feel so much better now. A counselor and healthy lifestyle helped, but it was a physical thing...I just felt like I was spinning my wheels, stuck in a rut, and now I f | F | 57 | 6 days | 7/29/2007 | 4 | more than moderate depression | no side effects so far, no weight gain and gradual recovery from insomnia, however it funtions really gradually, changes are subtle until you feel the difference, it took me 7 weeks to properly function in my everyday life ( my suggestion:do not abbandon the treatment too soon) | in september 2004 i experienced my first depression episode. being the daughter of a chronic manic-depressive patient i was very reluctant to initiate medication(it somehow seemed to me | F | 28 | 6 days | 4/5/2005 | 4 | Double Depression/ Suicidal | very strong dizzy feeling to the point where i couldnt walk, nausia if i ate anything, jittery all the time, no feelings about anything | i was on Zoloft before, and that made my depression worse, after switching to welbutrin i feel better, but the side effects are killing me | M | 19 | 6 days | 4/3/2006 | 4 | depression nausea chronic fatigue | slight headache, | helps my nausea more energy | F | 60 | 6 days 150 mg 1X day | 6/11/2015 |