Drug Ratings for WELLBUTRINAverage Rating: 3.2 (1078 Ratings)
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
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| 4 | Depression | I went out to dinner and had a glass of red wine and within 20 minutes was covered head to toe in a rash. The doctor then took me off the medication | I really enjoyed Wellbutrin and have not found an antidepressant that works for me since. | F | 27 | 60 days 75 1X D | 6/21/2011 | 3 | smoking cessation | loss of sex drive, same happened in '98, hoping the effect will not be cumulative. felt as if i never returned to pre-'98 drive, but just couldn't believe the possibility of lasting, profound side effects not prominate in literature. | works great for smoking cessation.....possible contraceptive | M | 44 | 60 days | 3/14/2007 | 2 | depression | Extreme nausea first 14 days, menstrual cycle off by 2 wks, now having anxiety, anger, irritability, and major bouts of crying, insomnia, irrational fear Taking generic XL, but gonna talk to doc about name brand. | Thought these symptoms were unchecked depression til I read this site. Thanks to all who posted. | F | 45 | 60 days 300mg 1X D | 6/3/2010 | 1 | 2 months | severe anger, short fuse, headaches, bad breathe, insomnia, just constant irratiblity, loss of concentration, a diconnect from other people, horny (would be great, but am single at the moment, feeling TOTALLY CRAZY, feelings of hate. | I have less of a desire to smoke. But this drug has made me INSANE!!! Before I was a little depressed and smoked, but sane. Now I am crazy! | F | 35 | 60 days | 8/17/2006 | 1 | Depression | First 2 weeks - in late afternoon & evening - difficulty taking a deep breath, feeling of complete helplessness. | After 3 weeks symptoms had pretty much gone away, stayed on the pills for 60 days. Felt worse overall on the pills and quit taking them. Gained weight on these pills, never felt right. Have been off them for 1 week and feeling a bit better now. | M | 40 | 60 days | 9/6/2007 | 4 | Depression | In the beginning--it made my head have this tickle sensation when I would look at certain things or in certain lighting conditions. Loss of appetite, no real change in mood. I couldn't perform athletically like I did before taking the med--became winded after 10-15 minutes. Poor memory. No change in not feeling anything/experience any joy. All of that changed after 5-6th week. Currently--No longer sad or angry. Regained some focus at work. Being more proactive in my life and making choices. Lost 13 lbs so far. I still cant really perform where I used to athletically--I get winded so fast and my heart races uncontrollably. Over the past week I have experienced constant nauseousness. I fall asleep generally within 20 minutes (used to take hours). I get up better in the morning. It has made my periods change a little, nothing drastic or for the worse..just different. I have been experiencing some head-cold like sensations in my head the past few days (unsure if it has to do with the me | I haven't had any bad reactions when having alcoholic drinks on this med. I do get buzzed after one or two drinks now (where I used to drink 3-5 on average), so if anyhting it has limited my social drinking. The only weird thing I can say has changed, is I remember everything visually, but I can't remember much mentally. It's so weird! I did abstain from consuming drinks the first few weeks of going on the meds (was terrified of the seizure stuff!) as I wanted my body to adjust to it first. | F | 27 | 63 days 75x2/75x1 2X D | 5/7/2012 | 3 | Anxiety | Dizziness, | I took Wellbutrin XL 300 mg for about a year until last October. I got off of it under doctor's guidance for about three months. At the end of December last year my anxiety and panic attacks returned and I got back on the medication. Slowly first 150 mg, then after about 4 weeks 300 mg. The problem is that I can't stop being dizzy,agitated, anxious. I sort of fell like I have too much med in me but 150mg is not enough. If anyone else is having similar problems please email me. I am pretty despondent. | F | 40 | 65 days | 3/7/2007 | 1 | depression | Actions that are out of control; anger; assault; attack; being impulsive; chest pain or discomfort; fast or pounding heartbeat; force; inability to sit still; irritability; need to keep Insomnia, uncontrolled bursts of anger(never happened before using drug) causing me to lose my job my wife my home and my self respect etc. lasting side effects(two years!) nervousness; restlessness; sweating; talking, feeling, and acting with excitement. | Danger!!!! Warning!!!! Damage may last a lifetime! | M | 35 | 70 days | 8/22/2005 | 4 | mild depression/weight loss | On bupropion SR for the past 2 months. Side effects are mostly gone. Initially, sweating, heart racing, sporadic chest pain, dry mouth. | After 2 months, side effects have pretty much disappeared and I was getting sluggish, depressed sometimes. Doctor gave me permission to up my dosage from 150mg to 300mg, but space out dosage by 8 hours. I'm feeling like I've just started again. It's giving me energy, curbing my appetite again, etc. Just hope that I don't get anything nasty. | F | 44 | 75 days | 6/7/2007 | 1 | depression | I experienced swelling, bloating, sinus infection, tinitus, sleeplessness, headaches, dry mouth, dizzy spells, and leg cramps. I became extremely over emotional. I had never taken an anti-depressant before. This was a horrible experience. I quit the Wellbutrin after 2 1/2 months and I feel great. | F | 52 | 75 days | 1/23/2006 | 1 | Depression | Increased activation, mild insomnia, decreased appetite at 150mg; extreme insomnia, mania, behavioral changes, increased libido, psychosis at 300mg. | This medication initially worked wonders on my depression - I went from major depression and the brink of suicide to apparent relative normalcy in the space of several weeks, and with no serious side effects. I was upped to 300mg, experienced even higher activation, which was a nice lift, but eventually sent me through the roof. I have never experienced psychosis before and am not really qualified to diagnose it, but very strange things happened that I only fully recognized after coming off it. This drug has probably ruined my life. I used to joke about warning labels and the wacky symptoms .001% of patients may experience. No more. Maybe on balance this drug helps more people than it hurts, but I am lost and so angry right now at how warnings are not more stringent/effective and how I couldn't see this coming. | M | 29 | 80 days | 10/27/2009 | 5 | Fatigue w/hopes of wgt. loss | 1st I do drink A LOT of water and when I 1st started taking this drug I did experience a few bouts of dry mouth, but other than that no other side effects were noticed. The dry mouth problem went away in only a few days. I take the single dose at 6 am each day. | I started taking Wellbutrin 11/17/04 and today 2/14/05 I have dropped 27lbs. I am not tired right after a full day at work anymore, and this is a plus. | F | 48 | 90 days | 2/15/2005 | 5 | anxiety | severe anxiety & spells of depression | I love this medicine! My side effects were insomnia for about 4 weeks, constipation I still have that,CRAZY HORNY, & weight loss. Since I started taking it in October I have lost 10 llbs with little effort. I feel alot better very few anxiety attacks but it does make me horny. Glad to know that I am not the only one. | F | 30 | 90 days | 1/8/2007 | 5 | anxiety | insomnia, constipation,horny & weight loss | I love this medicine! My side effects were insomnia for about 4 weeks, constipation I still have that,CRAZY HORNY, & weight loss. Since I started taking it in October I have lost 10 llbs with little effort. I feel alot better very few anxiety attacks but it does make me horny. Glad to know that I am not the only one. | F | 30 | 90 days | 1/8/2007 | 4 | Depression, binge eating | Initially: agitation, feeling like I was on a very strong amphetamine, severe nausea, felt very detached and high, constipation. After a few weeks: nausea in the morning, severe constipation, muscle aches/soreness/pain | Worked well for me when I quit smoking. Was able to go cold turkey. Binges stopped after a week or two on the medicine. Appetite has picked up lately but I think that's not related to the drug, but my own eating disorder/issues. No depressive feelings at all. I am going to reduce my dose back down to 75 mg/day to see if muscle issues subside. | F | 40 | 90 days 150 mg 2X D | 3/19/2012 | 4 | Seasonal Affective Disorder | When I start experiencing a little insomnia, short temper and night sweats, I know it is time to start tapering off. | This site is supposed to be for the direct release type, not the extended release, but it's all mixed in. I do think that it's a very good drug, but not when taken in excess. I think people might be happier if they started with a lower dose and raised it gradually until they felt normal, and then stay there. Since I take it only seasonally, I start taking 75 mg. a day in the fall when I start sliding into Seasonal Affective Disorder depression. By December I am up to 3 times a day (the most I ever take). By mid March I am tapering off, 2 on one day, 1 on the next day, then 2, alternating. By May I will be off it again until fall. | F | 66 | 90 days 75 mg 3X D | 3/9/2010 | 4 | depression | major insomnia first two weeks muscle twitching began after about 8 weeks serious constipation | gave me much more energy, but slackened back after being on it for a few weeks helped my depression almost immediately made me much more social, more impulsive (sometimes in a good way, sometimes bad), talkative made me want to get things done, alleviated attention deficit, helped me be more organized | M | 43 | 90 days | 10/11/2006 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety | I itched all over and had rashes. I could not get out of bed and cried all the time. | Had to take cool baths to relieve the rash and itching. I really wanted it to work but the more my MD increased it, the worse I became. | F | 50 | 90 days | 12/23/2005 | 5 | Seasonal Affective Disorder | At first, when increasing dose I would get weird sleep issues. In the hypnagogic state I had really violent jerks, mostly from my abdomen (when you fall asleep and you jerk awake, Wellbutrin made these worse.) Also, when falling asleep one of two things tended to happen: 1) I'd feel weird and the world didn't seem real, and felt I was crazy and was always crazy and would never stop being crazy, 2) Nightmares, really bad nightmares right as I would fall asleep. Vivid too; I woke up one time convinced that I had been raped. About an hour later I looked back and realized I've never been raped before--that made me feel really weird, lol. Small muscle twitches when awake too. Tense muscles. Able to focus better and more motivated (even when not taking for depression.) Tinnitus! Really bad tinnitus! Excitability, anxiety, panic/paranoia at first. Dry mouth, so keep a water bottle with you guys. Wellbutrin can cause weight loss, but if you end up dehydrated from cotton mouth, you | Its a great medication. SSRIs make me feel zombie-like, but I feel like a normal productive person on Wellbutrin. Some people experience nausea at first...so I recommend taking with food if you're someone with a sensitive stomach. Also, for IR users, morning and lunch time are good times to take it, but if you can, avoid night time. As for SL and XL users, Wellbutrin's half life and absorbancy rate at SL and XL are such that insomnia isn't going to hit particularly differently (if at all) if you take it at night or during the day. | F | 18 | 120 days 450 3X D | 4/8/2012 | 5 | Short fuse, rage, depressed | I can't tell if these are actually related to the drug or just part of the regular course of living, but insomnia has developed, some joint pain the Ibuprofen covers well, and a craving for sugars. Yep, that means sudden weight gain. I notice some memory problems, too... | The drug has taken the sharp edges off of daily, modern boomer life. And for that I am thankful! I don't wanna go out and punch a stump on short notice like I used to, in fact I find myself not giving a s*#& about a lot of things that used to bother me. I can take being around inconsiderate people a lot better than I used to. They amuse me to some degree, now, whereas they used to make me growl.... And that is good! I took Paxil several years back and that to me was a horrible expereince once it got a hold of me. Getting off of it was terrible. Haven't noticed similar side effects with Wellbutrin during the maintenance stage. Good stuff! | M | 60 | 120 days | 10/5/2006 | 4 | Weight Loss | Paranoid episode, weight loss, numbness to pain | First of all, let me admit I went to the Doctor for weigh loss, because I want to lose 40lbs. And he asked me if being heavy made me sad: of course. So, I got this anti-depressent. And I loved it. Suddenly I could exercise for a long time and feel no pain. It didn't hurt my memory, in fact, I was sleeping better, and doing better with my memory too. I was losing weight. And I liked it so much, I decided to increase my dosage from 200mg a day to 400mg. After all I read on the internet, that 450mg was the max and that in test groups, those on the max dosage had lost the most weight. This contravened my doctor's advice, and boy, was he right, and I, wrong. On that day, I went into a severe paranoid episode, I thought I was going to die. Now, I'm happy to just take 200mg a day, and it works great. | M | 37 | 120 days | 6/7/2007 | 3 | seasonal depression | headaches in beginning, weird breathing problems | started taking it 4 months ago for seasonal depression. SR gave me terrible headaches, so doctor switched me to XL which helped. All was fine till last couple weeks. Feel like breathing is a conscious thing, and wake myself up at night gasping for air. Thought i was dying or something until read this site...maybe just a side-effect? | F | 25 | 120 days | 9/24/2007 | 2 | depression | started with one pill per day (100mg) - seemed helpful but experienced euphoric bursts here and there - jumped to 2 pills (200mg) fairly serious short-term memory problems, confusion, anxiety, attention span of a gnat, real irration with everything and everyone. Taking with Lexapro. Scaled back to one Wellbutrin per day - much better but feel like I have been run over by a truck. A rough three weeks. | M | 43 | 120 days | 12/13/2006 | 5 | Depression, anxiety | None. | M | 44 | 150 days | 9/25/2006 | 3 | depression | memory loss, though you probably won't realize this because you won't remember! | Pretty good in low dose. I find that L-TYROSINE is also helpful as a supplement. Your body turns L-Tyrosine into dopamine. Not enough dopamine I think can cause depression and ADHD. Complex carbohydrates are good for increasing your SERATONIN. So, I like to supplement my 150mg of w/b with L-tyrosine and complex carbs. | F | 44 | 180 days | 4/9/2008 | 4 | helped me stop smoking, no side effects, took it for depression, stopped working | F | 47 | 699 days | 6/23/2009 | 5 | Depression/ Anxiety | First 3 days, I felt a bit "speedy" but nothing that I couldn't deal with. After day 3, that decreased dramatically. My favorite "side effect" is increased sex drive. I definitely do not think this drug if for people with high anxiety or high blood pressure, it may be too much at first. | This drug really seems like it is right for me. I am not one who likes being on medication, but depression runs in the family and maybe you understand how "fighting" it just makes it worse. I tried paxil a year ago, it kicked out my depression at first, but the fatigue and COMPLETE removal of sex drive came (not to mention weaning off Paxil is complete hell). So i went drug free. I started feeling foggy again about a month ago and heard great things about this drug. I couldn't be happier, I'd have to say this isn't a "happy pill" like SSRI's seem to be, but more of a medication to make you feel like yourself. I am more aware of life and the great parts about it. It's only been a week and i'm feeling back to normal, also i usually have a cigarette or two on the weekends and now they just taste bad and aren't satisfying. Right now I'm only on the generic bupropion SR (1x daily 100mg) so hopefully it keeps working and I won't have to up the dosage :) | M | 23 | 1 weeks | 1/28/2009 | 5 | Husbands death caused 1 yr depression | None | Sex drive is the same (normal-high), I feel more clear headed and productive at work. I seek out others to converse with at work more. I am very happy with it and I'm glad its working positively for me so far. | F | 32 | 1 weeks 150 1X D | 11/8/2012 | 4 | Anxiety, Depression, Fatigue | Increased heart rate, insomnia, more energy | So far, it's going well for me by increasing my energy. The insomnia is a problem though. I usually go to sleep around 11 or midnight, but now I can't fall asleep until about 3AM. | F | 20 | 1 weeks | 1/30/2010 | 4 | anxiety, stress | dry mount, increased sweats, inability were it not for my Ambien CR to get to sleep. | After taking Pexeva for 3 months or so, at first I though things were great. I could deal with dry mouth no problem. Then my dosage was upped to 150. I started feeling this sense that nothing had concesequences, at least in terms of purchases. Late nights on ebay, you find a kitchen set you want but it's only a single piece, so you get it, but then you find a complete set and you must get it too, and so on til you feel like you're hoarding the stuff. Oh forget about that little thing called money. So I'm tapering off pexeva (which leaves me dizzy if i go too fast) and onto wellbutrin 150mg 2x/day, I'm hoping that the weight i gained from pexeva will be countered by the wellbutrin (and my workout regime). | M | 30 | 1 weeks | 5/29/2008 | 4 | borderline personality disorder | decrease in appetite, very strange, vivid dreams every night, dizziness, headaches, more energy, sweating more | It's helped me so far. I haven't been feeling as depressed and hopefully it will help me lose the weight that I gained on my previous meds (zoloft) | F | 16 | 1 weeks | 6/11/2009 | 4 | smoking cessatation | WOW! Started taking Wellbutrin 1 1/2 weeks ago to quit smoking. Was taking it in the morning. I became Satan... I was restless, irritable, teary eyed, depressed and wanted to smoke so bad, but didn't. I knew something was wrong, because I tried to quit cold turkey and was never this upset, or mean. My husband read up on it ont he internet... and decided that instead of taking the medicine first thing in thr morning, I needed to take it at night. VOILA! I am not really thinking about cigs.. tried one and it tasted like crap... I go a couple of hours and go WOW I didn't think of a cigarette. SO I think it's working. Thanks Susanneking2003@sbcglobal.net | F | 34 | 1 weeks | 10/18/2004 | 3 | Depression | Shakiness, disturbed sleep, fatigue, achy, "uneasy" stomach, headache | I took Wellbutrin [300 mg] along with Prozac [20 mg] around this time last year. I got off the Prozac around January 07 because it made me really angry. I continued to take the Wellbutrin until March 07 and life was great. I weened myself off the medication because I didn't feel like I needed it anymore - plus, I was really opposed to these kinds of medications due to negative experiences with them a number of years ago. Well, things have been out of control on and off with my mood since the summer and I decided to go back on the meds. I don't remember the side effects being this bad. I feel hopeless. I feel like no one can help me. What if this medication doesn't work? What then? Another one? I've been so anxious. I'm paranoid when I shouldn't be and my heart feels like it's pounding when I walk for extended periods of time. This sucks because I'm an active person! My stomach has also been really uneasy...not quite nauseous but enough to affect my appetite [which is really bad for m | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 11/27/2007 | 3 | Depression | Cannot recall about 4 hours of the 3d day I was on this drug. I was at an appointment, took notes, spent 2 hours w/subject. A few days later, I called the subject to set up our interview, and was told that we'd spent 2 hours together less than a week ago. Scary because I look at my notes and have only the foggiest recollection of those 2 hours, like semi-remembering a dream | It is freaking me out. I hope it's the drugs, and not early-onset Alzheimer's. | F | 52 | 1 weeks 75 mg x4 1X D | 5/12/2010 | 2 | depression/anxiety | headaches, eye problems, dizziness, nausea | I haven't given up on it yet, but I'm not sure how much longer I can suffer these side effects. | F | 35 | 1 weeks | 7/28/2007 | 1 | adhd | just started to take it | 6 | 1 weeks 30 1X D | 1/7/2013 | 1 | Quit Smoking / Mood Swings | My hands started to swell so i took Benadril to stop it and it worked. Woke up one night and was not able to breathe. Got hives on my legs and went to the ER and they gave me some meds. Was fine the next day. Woke up and had a seizure and the hives came back all over my body, had to go to the ER again and have an IV in me for 5 hours. | Do not take this. Not worth the side effects, let alone the ER and medicine to fix it expences. It stays in your system for atleast 10 days, im on day 2 right now of not taking it and i have 8 more days to look foward to which 2 docs have told me i could relapse a third time. | F | 23 | 1 weeks | 7/31/2005 | 1 | depression | extreme irritability and unusual inability to control my temper | it did help with depression and provided much needed energy, however the risk of acting out my anger and hurting my pets or someone else was unacceptable | F | 36 | 1 weeks | 8/3/2005 | 4 | depression, fatigue | Severe acne | This medication worked wonders for me. It was added to my med combo to boost my antidepressant I was already taking (Effexor XR) and to help with the chronic fatigue I had been feeling for years. Finally, I was able to feel energized and 'normal'. BUT, then the nasty side effect kicked in. After about a week and a half of taking Wellbutrin I began to break out with horrible acne, some of it cystic. I felt I couldn't leave the house because of it. I went off this medication and my skin cleared up in a few weeks. | F | 31 | 1.5 weeks | 5/29/2009 | 5 | Depression | vomitting, headache, racing heart, anxiety | All the side effects went away after seven days on it. I feel so much better, i can actually get out of bed in the morning. Energy levels are way up. If you can make it through the first week, its smooth sailing!!! | F | 26 | 2 weeks | 2/18/2008 | 5 | teeth clenching, ringing in ears, feeling of something in my throat that tastes funny but not bad, urge to clench my neck muscule (that is so weird), weight loss (yay!). The weird thing is that I know I'm hungry, because I feel it, but when I eat, I'm full. HORRENDOUS nightmares. Last night I dreamed about a "de-flesher". I wake at 5 am everymorning whether I want to or not and it takes a little while to fall back to sleep. tremors. | It has been an incredible help to me, despite the side effects, which I'll work through in time. I no longer feel like I want to cry or sleep all the time. I get up early with my kids, have breakfast, the whole day starts better. I am appropriately tired at night and not staying up till 3 am. | F | 33 | 2 weeks | 12/14/2008 | 5 | anxiety, mild depression | trouble sleeping, highs and lows during the day, increased focus at work, irritability, anger outburst | I took wellbutrin several years ago for the depressive side of Bipolar II. It was a wonder drug for me at the time, and I have been stable for about a year without any treatment. I decided to try wellbutrin again, this time for my increased anxiety levels, obsessive thinking, not being able to sleep, having times where I isolate myself to pull it together at home and at work. The first week on 150mg was tough (most of the side-effects listed above were present). I decided to ask my doctor for a sleep aid, Ambien CR was prescribed. Since starting the sleep aid, things have been much better. I feel more energetic and less on edge (now on 300mg). My recommendation to anyone with anxiety symptoms is to combine Wellbutrin with another drug to even you out- otherwise, the wellbutrin exacerbates the anxiety you already have. | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 6/30/2007 | 5 | Depression | Increased energy, insomnia, decreased craving to smoking | Besides the insomnia this is a miracle drug for me. I feel like a cloud has been lifted from over head. Have had an addictive personality for over 20 years or have I? Where have you been all this time? | M | 42 | 2 weeks | 11/20/2004 | 5 | Severe Depression | painful headaches, insomnia, loss of appetite, weight loss, distaste for most foods, mild shakiness, cloudy-headed, little anxious, slight difficulty breathing at times, minor panic attacks, dehydration, strange dreams, waves of happiness, muscle pain, mild memory loss (difficulty remembering recent events clearly), increased heart rate, mild paranoia | Just a bit of background: This is not my first time taking wellbutrin, I previously took it for about two years and quit to see if I would be okay without it-I wasn't. So I have started again, and adjusting to the medication, like last time, has been quite hellish. However, these side effects do go away, so it's worth it. Last time wellbutrin significantly improved my depression. I still had bad days, and suicidal thoughts, but they didn't preoccupy every waking moment like they had before. Wellbutrin also helped me quit smoking, I haven't had a cigarette in over two years. Before wellbutrin I had tried quitting so many times and always gave in. Wellbutrin is also great because it generally does not affect libido. I have taken paxil and found it was a sex drive killer, so I was relieved to know there was an anti-depressant that would allow me to enjoy a sex life. Some of the negative experiences here seem unnecessary. Like if you have only just started taking wellbutrin,of course you | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 12/6/2006 | 5 | severe depression/ADD | none | I have been on zoloft prozac and lexapro over the last few years and all have failed in many aspects. This is the first drug that has helped me ever. I can think clear I can get out of bed and go and I am not crying and wanting to die. Yes an increase in sex drive a major plus also not eating as much but since I had gained 50lbs from prozac over the last year (even exercing 6 days a week and a 1600 cal diet)this so called side effect was a good thing for me. I have not slept in years without taking tylenol ect for pain to go to sleep and I actually am sleeping without taking anything else to aide this problem so that is a plus as well. I am not yelling at my kids I am more calm like the real me.I have been depressed since the birth of my first child 10 years ago and I feel like I am finally starting to be myself again. I just thank God for it!!!I have not been on the drug very long but already have seen a difference and have already dropped 5 lbs. It worked fast for me really, a | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 3/20/2007 | 5 | Moderate depression | Experienced slight headache the first couple days and seemed to have an eye that wouldn't stop twitching. | I have only been on this medication 150 mg of Wellbutrin XL along with 150 mg of Lexapro. After not even a full week of starting this medication I noticed an instant improvement. I had been on Paxil for over two years living at sort of a surving type existence only. My depression finally started to get worse again to the point of completely being able to function again as I was before I started the paxil. They put me on Lexapro which I felt didn't make me feel much difference either and after adding on the Wellbutrin the difference is astonishing. I've been depressed for almost 7 years that I was even aware of and have barely had an existence. I came on this site to see if there were any side effects as I'd seen or other opinions and was amazed to see how many people had the same type of story as mine. Still no return of my libido but maybe eventually. It's only been a short time yet. | F | 38 | 2 weeks | 4/22/2006 | 5 | Depression | Stuck in some sort of daze. Insomnia. Decreased desire to smoke, which I'm not complaning about. | About two days after I started on 150mg SR I felt I would go into some sort of daze, but that disapeared a few days later. I'm noticing that I have a lot more trouble sleeping, but I don't feel tired in the morning. I feel happier and more focused, and I've almost quit smoking because of this medication (cool!). It working great for me. | M | 32 | 2 weeks | 1/1/2007 | 5 | moderate depression | insomnia, slight headaches, weird taste in my mouth, occasional racing heartrate, no decrease in desire for alcohol | Feel zippy and engaged in life again on 150 mg a day. Tapered off of celexa becasue I had (no) sexual response and was getting nothing done at work (although less depressed). Wellbutrin has not helped my mild ADD which I was thought was from depression but apparently is just me. A bit irritable but easy to control. Hopefully the insomina will go away soon. So happy to have orgasms again!!! If I stay feeling this good I will consider taking WB for the rest of my life....! | F | 43 | 2 weeks | 4/3/2006 | 5 | stop smoking | Nausea..vomiting ...lightheaded ...dizzy...kind of a floating feeling...sleepy...no appetite ...and no desire to smoke. Hate the side effects...but worth it | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 1/17/2013 | 5 | Depression, extreme Fatigue | Anxiety, insomnia, increased sex drive, decreased appetite, shortness of breath, heart palpitations. These side effects are mild and for the first time in 6 years I finally have the motivation and energy I need to get through the day. I'm happier and the increased sex drive was a wonderful side effect. | F | 26 | 2 weeks 300 mg | 1/15/2013 | 5 | Pain - mild depression etc | Insomnia slight agitation roller coaster much worse with caffeine. Only two weeks in but feeling better already along with getting a taste of what the full effect will feel like - this is an awesome product if you do it right. I highly recommend taking it alone and no alcohol and very little if any caffeine. Many many drugs interact and directly reduce its efficacy. Also it takes quite some time to feel better and work through the side effects which minimize or go away altogether. Stick it out , you will not be disappointed. | M | 45 | 2 weeks 150 x 2 D | 3/17/2012 | 4 | moderate depression | TINNITIS! Otherwise, I notice less despair in my mood after only 2 weeks. Actually want to get out of bed. Minor effects: dry mouth, vivid dreams (both bearable) | I can't believe there's only one other post mentioning ringing in the ears. By evening it's almost unbearable, followed by headaches (but I was already prone to them.) MD added Lamictal for mood swings and says it should help with the headaches. We'll see... | M | 42 | 2 weeks | 11/7/2005 | 4 | mild depression | First and foremost, severe insomnia, not just the kind where you have trouble sleeping, but I don't sleep at all. There are other side effects like not being hungry, a little agitated (probably from the lack of sleep), racing heart-beat, dry mouth, etc, but its the insomnia that is crazy. | If anyone out there can tell me how long the insomnia is going to last for, I would really appreciate it. I have beeen on Wellbutrin XL for 2 weeks now on 150mg and will be increasing to 300mg soon, I can only imagine the insomnia will be worse. I asked my doctor for ambian or another sleep medicine and he said I have to "push through" the side effects and won't prescribe anything else. I have been taking OTC sleeping pills, but they don't help, I'm open for suggestions. (My e-mail is heatherweller@comcast.net) | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 6/18/2006 | 4 | Depression | hot flashes, thought I was beginning to go through the change until I read the studies, night sweats, insomnia but not as tired/lethargic as previously, decreased apetite | I am also on Lexapro and have been for many years. I thought I was not getting any benefit anymore (Lexapro poop out) The same thing happened after years on Zoloft. My doctor suggested adding Wellbutrin XR (generic). So far so good but since I have only been taking it for 2 weeks I'm still in the wait and see stage | F | 45 | 2 weeks 300mg 1X D | 10/2/2010 | 4 | Depression | Dry mouth, very sensitve inside my mouth and on my tongue, anyone else get that? Mild constapation. | I have a very high tolerance for drugs so I jumped right in with the 300mg. Not had any problems at all so far, slight increase in sexual desire but havn't noticed any change in my disposition so far but still early days yet. | M | 41 | 2 weeks | 10/6/2005 | 4 | depression & increased sex drive | tinnitus!!! little desire to eat/metallic taste in mouth, vivid dreams, insomnia (went away, but now I wake up easily and have trouble falling back asleep). Weight loss | I have taken Wellbutrin in the past and my sex drive went through the roof. I was able to easily have an insane amount of orgasms. The side effects are noticable. All I hear is ringing in my ears and I am hoping that it goes away. I have little desire to eat, and I think that is tied into this metallic taste that I have in my mouth. Certain foods taste funny. I am down to my lowest weight in five years! Vivid dreams, dry mouth after waking up. I had trouble sleeping at first, but now I have trouble falling back asleep if woken up in the middle of the night. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 6/25/2006 | 4 | depression combined with smoking | The first day I slept like a champ. I mean that's all I did. slept all day and night. the next day I felt irritated,dizzy i was still smoking but I found I was short of breath and didn't have the energy to sit outside in the heat and smoke. also sweating worse than before I started. I have a pain in the left jaw area and a sesnation in my left ear. My feet itch. and i have small itchy places on my upper thigh area. and i get dizzy. I don't feel like eating, which at 5"6" and 95 lbs i NEED to eat! So that worries me. i have another appt to see how this is working for me next week... and will report what i found out about the jaw ache it feels like what I would think TMJ would feel like, a tense aching sore jaw joint. Clenching jaw! Only on one side Oh and Nausea,that is why i don't eat. I was asked to take the vitamin supplements but I don't want to experience more nausea. | I believe it helps with the sinking feeling and train wreck thoughts. I can focus on one thing at a time and comlete the task without overwhelming myself from thinking too far ahead and therefore getting nothing done at all.. | F | 42 | 2 weeks | 6/29/2006 | 4 | depression and smoking | I wanted to add tomy log but forgot to include my email addy. I have been prescribed 150mgs 2x's a day and something else I wanted to add. the Getting angry easisly, yep thats me, Kind of short tempered when i wasn't before. | F | 42 | 2 weeks | 6/29/2006 | 4 | Depression | Insomnia, VIVID dreams/nightmares, an | I have been virtually unable to sleep for 4 days. I have only been on Wellbutrin 300mg for 2 weeks, so I hope these side effects subside. The odd part is, I do not feel exausted from the lack of sleep. I felt wide awake this morning despite only a few hours sleep and a terrifying hallucination in the middle of the night. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 11/5/2004 | 4 | Depression | I have been taking 200 mg.Wellbutrin daily for 2 weeks and although my depression hasn't lifted, I haven't experienced the unbearable negative side effects of other anti-depressants. In the past I have tried Prozac, Anafranil, Paxil and Zoloft. A very desirable side effect of Wellbutrin is weight loss. I have lost 5 pounds so far without trying. I have experienced dry mouth and sore throat, but these are tolerable side effects. | I am hoping that when I increase the dosage to 300 mg. the depression will start to lift. Losing some of the weight that I put on since menopause is enough reason to continue this drug. | F | 55 | 2 weeks | 4/3/2005 |