| Key to ratings for wellbutrin sr: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
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| 5 | depression | increased energy for the first several months. Increased sex drive. | This medication makes me feel like myself again. I hadn't realized how deep my depression had gotten until I started this med. The only negative thing I have to say about it was that it was very difficult to get off. I went off of it when I got pregnant with my third child and stayed off it until I stopped breastfeeding. It was a very rough month or so after I stopped. | F | 36 | 3 years | 11/15/2009 | 5 | depression | mild increase in libido | works wonders for me; no depression, not quick to anger; less appetite | M | 49 | 3 years | 11/9/2009 | 3 | depression | i felt a bit like an air head for the first 3 days i was on the drug unable to keep a thought in my head i got the shakes in the evening | I have only been taking wellbutrin SR for two weeks but i already feel i difference I've not been as emotional anyways! and my sex drive is increased... at least i want my husband now... and i have a smaller appetite which i good because i haven't been able to loose weight since i had my second child i'm keeping with this drug | F | 23 | 2 weeks | 11/5/2009 | 4 | Depression | rapid heartbeat, decreased appetite, stomach discomfort and rapid heart beat after eating, restlessness, extreme fatigue, all of which subsided after 4-5 weeks | I had been taking Zoloft 150 mg daily for 5 months and it seemed to lose effectiveness. Just over a month ago I began taking buproprion 100 mg twice daily in addition to the Zoloft. I didn't see any improvement in my depression symptoms until just over 4 weeks. Then it seemed to kick in all at once -- side effects subsided, mood improved dramatically, and energy increased. | F | 52 | 5 weeks | 10/28/2009 | 5 | Depression | I just want to say that I am so surprised at how well this drug helps me to not crave cigarettes. I didn't choose it to quit smoking, but holy moly, if I smoke now it does nothing for me, and the smell and taste of them really grosses me out. I will smoke one every now and then, because I do "miss" them but I don't crave them, at all. SO WEIRD. | F | 32 | 3 weeks | 10/22/2009 | 2 | depression/weight loss | Short tempered. I am taking 400 mg a day (200 2x). | I started off on the generic and then requested name brand plain Wellbutrin. I upped my does to 400 mg a day but still did not feel any different. I then decided to try the Wellbutrin SR and I have been on this name brand for 3 days. The only side effect was being short tempered but that seems to have leveled off. No other side effects. My appetite hasn't changed. I do not feel an increase in sexual desire. I just don't feel like the drug is doing anything. It seems other people have side affects at such a low does. I'm 5'8" and weight 150. | F | 41 | 45 days | 10/22/2009 | 3 | depression/stop smoking | Back on after being off for 3 years - vivid dreams, sleeplessness, more relaxed, nausea, loss of appetite, cotton mouth, forgetfullness, nervous energy, reduced impulsiveness | When I took this drug before I really liked it, I felt better and quit smoking. After being off for 3 years, I am now on my 4th day of taking it and I'm starting to feel weird. I can't sleep for any length of time no matter how tired I am. I have very vivid dreams (even though I take it at 9am and 5pm). I am having memory lapses and trouble remembering certain words. I do feel a bit more emotional but I do feel like it is reducing my impulsive actions. I would probably do well to be on a anxiety reducer too. For now, its doing its job hopefully these side effects will wane with time. | F | 24 | 4 days | 10/19/2009 | 3 | anxiety/drepressi | Ive taken it 2 wks, dry mouth,confusion, lost sleep,dizzy, loss appatite( didntmind)... felt like I couldnt get things together, yet I did my job ok, seemed like it would take time to think things out, before doing them, | Seemed to be more social, laughed more,improved organization skills ,keeps you busy, taking 150 sr 2xs a day, dr says give it one more week should subside,, hope so | F | 52 | 10/16/2009 | 5 | Depression | The side effects I experienced when I first started taking Wellbutrin SR were 1)Light headed and almost faint 2)Headaches and neck aches 3)could feel my blood pressure at times 4)A bit of blurriness in my vision 5)Very emotional. Well after the first week these have all mostly subsided and I have doubled my dose of Wellbutrin SR to 150mg in the morning and at noon. | This medicine has changed my life! I took Paxil for years then Lexapro for the better part of a decade until it seemed to quit working and I fell into a depression earlier this year. I was put on Pristiq 8-months ago and while the depression went away so did my enjoyment of life. I slept all the time and when I wasn’t sleeping I was craving it. I was unattached to my wife and two toddler daughters. I missed so much. I explained these issues to my family physician and he recommended that I tell my psychiatrist to try Wellbutrin. I did and it has changed my life. The first week was a bit rough with the side effects mentioned to the left…but after hanging in there I am so happy I could burst. I am enjoying my life now. I come home from work with energy and enjoy spending time with my wife and family again. I cannot put into words the blessing that this medicine has been to me. I am now excited about what the future holds for me and am confident that I can handle it. I used to feel so overwhelmed by everything…now I feel in control. I used to feel that I was just enduring life where now I feel that I am enjoying every minute of it. If I had one recommendation to someone going through the side effects I had it would be to keep going…there is light at the end of the tunnel. I am so hopeful that this drug continues to help me as much as it does now without introducing any new side effects. I will update my status again in a month and then at | M | 34 | 8 days | 10/14/2009 | 3 | Major Depression | Decreased appetite, rambling and loosing my train of thought, increased energy/anxiety, vivid dreams | I've been taking it for about 10 days. The first few days I felt the side effects the most, but they didn't really bother me too much. You just have to wait it out and they have mostly subsided now. I took 150mg/once a day for 7 days and the past 3 days I've been taking 150mg/twice a day. Don't really feel anything too badly adding the second pill. I have trouble sleeping in general so I have to admit I've been taking Tylenol Sleep almost every night to ensure a good night's sleep and it definitely helps. Overall, I haven't felt a huge relief from depression yet, but I will give it a month or six weeks to see how it really kicks in. I hear this drug really works, so I'll wait it out. I can't wait to feel relief. Otherwise, my appetite is decreased but I eat anyway, because I've have anorexic tendencies and know it can spiral if I don't eat a few times a day. I definitely do not OVER eat, and this drug helps with that. I'm an average size girl - about 5'5 and 130 pounds. As for my depression...it's bad. I cry a lot and my emotions are right on the surface constantly. It's so embarrasing and I've really isolated myself from friends and family to spare them the agony of my negativity. I will post again in a month or so to see how the drug is really helping me then. Good luck to all of you. | F | 32 | 10 days | 10/12/2009 | 4 | Bipolar II | when first started took 150 for a week then moved to 300. when I started the 300 I had awful side effects. I felt like I was in a dream. I couldnt concentrate or think.. I actually went home from work and I felt like ripping my skin off.. it's a wonder how I went to sleep. They moved me back down and gradually got me to 300. I definitely see an improvement with my depression. ..I do have dry mouth a lot. I excessively sweat when I exercise. Also some days I have extreme hand tremor and trouble concentrating others just a little and then some days none at all. I do not know why. Some days that second dose also makes me irritable. | I am sticking with it because I am scared to try anything else. I have been on seroquil and that was a nightmare. I had uncontrollable midnight eating. I take depakote at night now and I think thats's helping. I hear that alot of other antidepressants have sexual side effects and weight gain. The weight gain is a huge issue with me.. I cannot gain weight.. self esteem thing.. and the sexual thing is that I just think that would suck for me and my husband. | F | 29 | 6 months | 10/5/2009 | 5 | Depression | Dizziness, heart palpatations when eating, decreased appetite, increased sex drive, very vidid and strange dreams, elevated mood. | It took about a month to take effect but Wellbutrin has had a major impact on my depression. While I am by no means "cured" this drug has significantly helped with my feelings of depression. I feel much more level headed, I hardly ever cry, I can concentrate and I have an all around happier disposition. I will say that as of the last few weeks I have been having some really crazy and somewhat disturbing dreams. | F | 23 | 2 months | 9/29/2009 | 3 | stress related depression/anxiety | I have only been taking the generic version Budeprion SR (150mg) for 4 days but have already experienced sweating, some odd twitching in my forehead, dysphasia (which is worrisome), increased energy, one night of sleeplessness, 1 day of severe neck/headache, decreased appetite which has led me to make better decisions about food, overall some mood improvement. | F | 23 | 4 days | 9/11/2009 | 4 | Depression | Hyperactivity, insomnia, weight loss due to lack of appetite, jitters, mood swings which include irritability with sudden and unusual outbursts of anger, racing thoughts, hypersensitivity, elevated mood, better able to cope with stress, more interaction with people, more energy, more motivation, stomachaches, less obsessing, less overall anxiety, increased sex drive and lowered depression. | I'd been taking Xanax for anxiety and insomnia, which turned out to be related to chronic depression. I'm taking 150 mgs twice a day and glad that most of my side effects have been experienced by others, especially the mood swings and anger, which I didn't have with regular non-SR Wellbutrin when I took it a few years ago. SR seems to hit a bit harder and last longer, but it works faster. Other than the unusual angry moodiness I've had, I feel fantastic. I wouldn't be able to get out of bed, leave the house, or function at work (assuming I went to work in the first place) without this. I just hope the negative side effects calm down soon, especially the irritable angry outbursts which go away as fast as they come on. However, so far the good outweigh the bad and I will continue to take it because believe it or not, I've had worse. It was drugs like Cymbalta, Seroquel, Paxil, Zoloft, Geodon, and Topamax which I took in the past for everything from PTSD, anxiety, bipolar disorder (that I don't have) and depression that didn't work and nearly killed me because they made things worse. I would say don't give up on this until a few weeks have passed, and know that it may just be the drug causing the problems because it has been for me and knowing that makes it easier to deal with. | F | 37 | 10 days | 9/3/2009 | 2 | Depression and ADD | anxiety, nervousness, nausea, headaches, muscle soreness, paranoia | I have been on the generic version of Wellbutrin for two weeks now. At first taking 150mg, I felt nothing but the occasional headache. When I increased to 300mg, I still did not feel happier or less depressed. I am having anxiety attacks, my fingers are extra sensitive and much more. The side effects seem to be taking shifts. When I first take it in the morning, I feel fine. Then as the day goes by I have an anxiety attack. My mind is telling me to either curl up in a ball under my desk or bang my forehead on my desk. Then that goes away and I am left feeling spaced out and kind of "out of body." I can get my work done, but I just feel spaced out. Then later in the day I feel exhausted. I want to sleep or take a nap. Then towards time for me to go to bed, I am fine again. Oh, and here is the kicker. Yes, I have an increase in my sexual appetite, but it is too much. I was sitting at my desk one day about to have an orgasm! My entire body was tingling and I had the extreme desire to have sex. It lasted for about an hour. I am going to talk to my doctor about switching me to Name brand since I hear these side effects may be from the generic. | M | 25 | 2 weeks | 9/3/2009 | 1 | depression | panic attacks, paranoid, crying and upset, anxiety attacks | I was taking the generic form of Wellbutrin 150mg a day. The first day I took it at 10a.m. and at 4p.m. I got so paranoid I thought I was seeing something and had a panic attack. I almost ran out the house in my underwear. I took for 4 more days and suddenly stopped and had 3 panic attacks in a row at work. That was weeks ago and I haven't been the same since. | F | 30 | 4 days | 8/26/2009 | 4 | Depression | tremors, general feeling of shakiness, one episode of derealization, some spaciness (having a hard time coming up with words, etc.), some trouble sleeping but that's pretty easily fixed with trazodone. Lots of energy though!! | Just recently started this medication along with Celexa as a cheaper alternative to Cymbalta, which was working well for me. But I think the Wellbutrin is working even better - I feel great! I still had pretty low energy on the Cymbalta, and the Wellbutrin seems to fix that. I am having some problems with tremors/shakiness in my whole body, makes it difficult to write or do other fine motor skills, and somewhat difficult to talk as well. Hopefully that will go away after a few weeks on the medication, but if it doesn't I am willing to live with that - seems like a fair trade-off for feeling so great =) | F | 22 | 1 weeks | 8/25/2009 | 4 | Mild Depression | I was taking Zoloft, and that drug is evil, I clenched my Jaw, was drowsy and dizzy all the time, could not function at work. My jaw hurt for a week! I flushed the Zoloft down the toilet after starting Wellbutrin. | It really hasn't made me feel any side effects, but I don't feel depressed as well. I was hoping it would allow me to lose weight, which is a trigger of part of my depression. I take 150mg twice daily of the Budeprion SR | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 8/24/2009 | 2 | difficult time in my life | After 3 weeks I broke out in hives... | F | 50 | 3 weeks | 8/9/2009 | 5 | anger/depression, compulsive eating | First month excessive energy/ couldn't sit still. Long term side effects are: need less sleep; loss of interest in food except when hungry; no longer eating compulsively or when stressed; occassional ringing in ears; increased sweating. Secondary side effect of weight loss (30 lbs in 3 months). | I have always been moody and quick-tempered, but last year I felt like a caged animal. I wanted to run from life as a stay-at-home mom/ wife, but I felt too angry and frustrated to even think about working part time just to get out. I had also gained nearly 90 lbs over the last several years and lost my self-esteem (which I never had trouble with). I no longer had a career and didn't recognize myself. Basically, I had an identity crisis. Eating became compulsive after my son would go to sleep and then I'd feel anger and despair over how gross I felt. I would obsess about dieting, but never start. I would go on rants often and then feel guilty. I tried Lexapro but it made me even more evil. I specifically asked my GP for Wellbutrin and he happily obliged. Started at 150 for 7 days then 300/ day. This is an amazing drug for those who need it. I suspect eating had become an addiction (MH and addiction is common in my family) and Wellbutrin satisfied the need for dopamine in my brain (which is a factor in addiction). Also, I started to think of food like a normal person... only when I was hungry and I had energy to work out, so I lost weight naturally. The effect has leveled off, and I do have some rough days, but my head is clear enough to work it out. I'm switching from generic budeprion sr to wellbutrin bupropion sr, because I feel generic has noticeable differences from refill to refill, and I've heard documented negative things about the generic maker. | F | 33 | 6 months | 8/1/2009 | 3 | Quit Smoking/Anxiety | constant metallic taste, increased anxiety, buzzed feeling, insane dreams (when taken at night), racing thoughts, decreased appetite | I am on day 10 of taking it to help with quitting smoking and to ease some recent anxiety. I am going to try to stick it out, but since I have gone to 2x a day, my sleep has been plauged with the craziest and most vivid dreams I have ever had. I have a hard time focusing on things right now, but hear that these side affects will go away in a few weeks. | F | 35 | 10 days | 7/23/2009 | 5 | Depression & ADD | a little bit of sweats, a feeling of happiness, overall better mood. | This has been really beneficial to me. It has helped me regain my life. I am so very thankful the Lord has given us technology to help in our time of need. | M | 35 | 3 months | 7/18/2009 | 5 | ADD Depression | metallic taste in my mouth, decreased hunger, vivid dreams, sometimes more than usual sleeplessness (but with my ADD I have always had some of that) | I was on Wellbutrin SR (round purple) 150 mg X 2 daily. 1st time was in 2000 and I loved what it did for me. I lost 15 lbs without trying in the 1st 2-3 months. My house was cleaner than it ever had been. I don't remember why I went off it. I went back on last year but used WB XL once daily. I used the name brand and most recently the generic by TEVA. For some reason, the WB XL name brand AND generic did nothing at all for me. I was using in combo with 50 mg Zoloft and then to 100 mg Zoloft which I am still on. The XL has none of the side effects or benefits like I experience with the WB SR. I felt like I was taking nothing at all. On top of that, I was lazier than ever not wanting to clean or get off the couch. This could be attributed to the Zoloft but I need that for anxiety. The SR is more expensive than the XL generic for me, but worth every penny. I just switched back to the SR and have been on for only 2 days but I have already lost 2 pounds. I also am experiencing the side effects I fondly remember. I don't mind the funky taste in my mouth because my weight attributes greatly to my depression. Overall Wellbutrin SR does WONDERS for me. | F | 39 | 3 days | 7/17/2009 | 5 | No energy or sex drive, depression | Increase in energy, crazy dreams, headache for 1st 3 days, return of libido!!!!!, dry eyes, and a stomach ache if I eat too much (although it has NOT made me want to eat less- wish it had). | I have been complaining of constant fatigue and lack on ANY sex drive for years now and after being given an ultimatum by my hubby, I went to see a doctor, who did a whole slew of blood tests-all normal. So he said maybe I'm depressed? I didn't think so, but what the heck, I'll try anything. He started me on Lexapro first. I only took it 2 weeks and I was miserable. I was soooooo tired, it took all the effort I had to do anything but I could not sleep at night. Horrible. So then he switched me to 150 Wellbutrin SR, and then to 300 (2x a day) on day 5. WOW! I feel amazing! My husband and I have had sex TWICE in the last week (this is more than we've had in the last YEAR~ poor guy!) I am actually horny and I have sensation "down there" again! I feel genuinely happy again; smiling, laughing and much more active. I've been swimming in the pool with my son every day for the past few days. I actually cleaned my house...I mean these are the simple things I could not find the energy to do before. I will repost in a few months, but so far this has been amazing. Oh, should add that I also smoke and this has not helped. And there has been no decrease in weight or the urge to eat. Although when I eat too much, I get a stomach ache which never used to happen. | F | 35 | 10 days | 7/17/2009 | 3 | Depression | Nervousness. Impending doom. More talkative, but not necessarily making any sense. Disassociation. | Into 1st week at 300mg. Almost quit taking it last night but friend urged me to wait it out another week. The anxiety it causes seems to worsen the depression. We'll see... | M | 45 | 10 days | 7/9/2009 | 4 | yes | None so far. | At this time I am 4 days into using this drug. No side effects yet. Currently am taking 150mg in the morning and supposed to increase to 150mg twice a day. Noticing I am more focused. The depression is gone. Sleep very well, but will see when the dosage is increased. Have not had my hunger decrease, (can't wait for that to kick in) actually the food is tasting alot better. | F | 53 | 4 days | 7/8/2009 | 4 | stop smoking | vivid, sad and scary dreams, dry mouth, strange taste in my mouth that makes cigarettes taste different in a way that makes me nauseous, appetite is going away, brief moment of confusion yesterday | Started taking 150/2x day but am thinking that I may back it off to just once a day. The dreams are the worst side effect of this drug for me. Horrible, sad dreams and the images stick with me throughout my day. Happy about the decreased appetite, makes it easier to make healthier food choices, since I'm on this to stop smoking I appreciate that cigarettes are starting to taste horrible and make me nauseous on this drug. Am calmer and find myself getting alot of things done, just methodically doing things and enjoying myself rather than racing around in a half panic. Feeling more centered and loving. | F | 30 | 7 days | 7/6/2009 | 5 | suicidal thoughts, depression, BPD | On standard dose of 150mg: tinitus which has been classical music, felt hot, sweated a lot once or twice, had vivid dreams including weird sex dreams, had a persistent bad headache, anxiety and social phobia worsened, increased hand tremors, felt relentlessly happy & felt so different and almost cut off form the world I wondered about my identity. Worst of all was insomnia - 2 hours of sleep in 2 days. These lessened when I switched to a 50mg cut pill. | I’ve had poss Borderline Personality Disorder and poss OCD. Wellbutrin has been great for me thank God. Suicidal thoughts have stopped - actually felt insulated from them. Significantly more stable mood, felt happier warmer and friendlier. Needed less self-soothing. Felt no need or interest in viewing porn - I'm actually not interested in it now which feels very healthy. Less obsessed with accomplishing things before bedtime. I found Dr Jay Cohen thinks that initial standard dosages of antidepressants have not been right for a lot of people and he recommends starting Wellbutrin at 50mg an increasing it if needed.(See:http://medicationsense.com/articles/jan_mar_04/antidepress_side_effects.html) I've always been a bit more sensitive than other people in various ways so I took the side effects as warning signs. I read that cutting could speed the release of Wellbutrin. This didn't bother me as I gather Wellbutrin used to be in non-slow release format. I actually saw speeding the release as an advantage as it could help me sleep better. I'm sticking with 50mg for now. To tackle the social phobia and OCD symptoms I'm going to ask my doctor if I can take (very low dose!) Zoloft as well as I have read Zoloft has zapped both of those for many people! Thank heaven we have these medicines. | M | 31 | 4 days | 6/29/2009 | 5 | Primarily anxiety / depression | Started out on 150mg/day - had trouble falling/staying asleep (1st week), easily distracted and spaced out a LOT (1st-4th week), lots of headaches (still experiencing), then came three weeks of intense suicidal thoughts (3rd-6th week). Survived that and doc upped dose to 200mg/day - suicidal thoughts finally went away, appetite increased, but now I have this bad/gross/disgusting taste in the back of my mouth/throat, ALL THE TIME. I didn't want to quit smoking but I might have to because I have a feeling the bad taste is somehow caused by the Wellbutrin+cigarettes, since the Wellbutrin also causes me to taste the cigarette smoke in my mouth in a way that I never have before. Bad, bad, bad taste. (Food tastes great though!) | I noticed a decrease in my social anxiety during the first month, but I believe that to be because I was too spaced out/distracted to be anxious in situations I normally would be. The anxiety has since returned, but it's less predictable now and sometimes I manage an entire day without experiencing it at all. I believe that curing my anxiety (if that's even possible) is going to involve a lot more work than just popping these pills every day, but I think the Wellbutrin has helped me on my way by practically curing my depression COMPLETELY. I can't explain it but I just don't think in the same patterns I used to, I've stopped having mood swings (and my relationship has hugely improved as a result of that). My sex drive is pretty wild, so no probs with that. I also have *extreme* bursts of energy and have begun exercising regularly again for the first time in 4 years! I can no longer go days without having the energy to take a shower - I shower every day and always feel motivated to take care of myself in ways I wasn't able to prior to taking this medication. Overall this medication has given me the energy/ability to do OTHER things that are helping me to get better, like exercising and getting out and spending time with people again. I haven't lost any weight yet but I feel a million times better physically as well as mentally. Yay WB. | F | 25 | 53 days | 6/22/2009 | 4 | depression, migraine headaches | extremely vivid bad/disturbing dreams that I remember, (not nightmares per say... for example dreams about my kids getting sick and dying, etc), increased energy | have only been on it for 11 days, i am unsure if there will be other benefits or side effects | F | 32 | 11 days | 6/22/2009 | 4 | Anxiety, Low libido | early onset nauseous, head feels a little funny- off and on though, dry mouth | Upon hours, felt more chipper and was less negative and irritable. Initially upon taking, no desire for food or smoking. Will continue to see if an increase of libido occurs. I am happy with the results thus far. By the way I was initially scared to take the generic at first due to reviews, but I am on the generic and seem to be tolerating it well. | F | 30 | 3 days | 6/15/2009 | 4 | Borderline Personality Disorder | Short Term Memory Loss, Feeling of being on a elevator, insomnia, irritable, weight loss | I currently take wellbutrin sr 300 mg ..I am a fulltime student and have noticed wellbutrin sr has made me have some short term memory loss.. also the feeling of being on a elevator, some slight insomnia not to bad, and irritable with people in general.. tastebuds have changed certain foods i enjoyed eating im not enjoying the taste makes feel as if i have to throw up.. overall for the majority of the day i am happy and much more calmer... i would def recommend this medicine | F | 30 | 15 days | 6/13/2009 | 4 | depression and weight loss | Weight loss, increased energy, which helped my depression. | F | 38 | 7 months | 6/6/2009 | 5 | depression | increased energy, decreased appetite, I feel a bit more focused. The first week I didnt sleep well and I felt kind agitated and wierd but that has passed. No sexual increase. Not sure its done much for my mood maybe getting alittle better everyday. | I noticed some changes in appetite the first week when I was on 150mg a day and when I went up to 150 2x a day my appetite was gone. I am little hungry in the morning and eat something light and then I may not even think of eating again that day. I am hoping that will last. I lost 2 lbs the first week on 150mg a day and 5 lbs the next week when I went up to 150 2X a day. 7lbs in 17 days without exercise or feeling starved is improving my depression! | F | 40 | 17 days | 5/17/2009 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Initial: strange taste in mouth, weight loss, lack of appetite, speedy feeling, some ringing in the ears, increased sweating and body odor. Longer lasting: anxious feelings returned, panic attack, weight stayed off. I am no longer taking wellbutrin and I experienced very little withdrawal from the drug. It was an easy one to quit. | While wellbutrin does not have many negative side effects, I do not think wellbutrin helped my depression/anxiety much at all. I sort of remained depressed and anxious for the two years while taking it. I finally stopped because the anxiety eventually worsened. | F | 30 | 2 years | 5/11/2009 | 4 | GAD | Vivid dreams and increased energy after I took the medicine. Decreased appetite. | The vivd dreams stopped after about two weeks, they were crazy, apocolyptic dreams. I was told that I may suffer insomnia (I have actually taken naps after I have taken the drug)My sex drive has stayed normal. This is the first med I have taken for GAD so I cannot compare it to anything else. I am only hungry if I work out. If I don't work out, I can go a whole day with out eating. | M | 39 | 30 days | 5/8/2009 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | Crazy vivid dreams. Racing Heart, paranoid episodes, headache, insomnia, increased energy, emotinal, increased sex drive. | I have been taking this for 1 month and so far I like it. The side efeect went away after the first couple weeks. Still have increased energy, increased sex drive, and less irritation and anxiety. Taking 150 2 x a day. So far so good | F | 30 | 1 months | 4/30/2009 | 5 | Depression | While taking Budeprion SR 100 (Generic Wellbutrin SR made by Teva )I had a terrible headache all day and was extremely anxious and emotional. Even more so if I had any coffee. | I read on another site that some people weren't doing well with the generic Wellbutrin made by Teva. I requested the name brand from my doctor, Wellbutrin by Glaxo Smith Cline, and I feel so much better. My headache is barely there and my feeling of well being is great. I am also calmer now. This is the feeling I remember when I took Wellbutrin 5 years a go. I have learned to ask my doctor for the lowest strength of what ever she prescribes and slowly work my way up if needed. I started with 75 mgs. for two weeks and I am now taking 100 mgs. of Wellbutrin SR once in the morning. At this time I feel great and plan to just stay at this dosage for a long time and see if I can function normally. So many doctor's seem to over medicate very quickly. Control what goes into your body. I recommend to do it extremely slow. Take care and God bless. | F | 51 | 4 days | 4/28/2009 | 3 | s.a.d,anxiety,mania,agoraphobia,smo | increased energy.Excruciating constant headache,stabbing pains in head while having orgasm.less hungry,hoping the weight loss side effect kicks in,if not I will definitly discontinue. | Find myself doing things-like cleaning up the entire yard,walking the dogs more often.Much more motivation.(taking generic,budeprion sr 300mgs,twice a day}I`m trying to give it time. | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 4/26/2009 | 2 | stress/depression | tiredness,lightheadedness,menstrual-like cramps, flu-like symptoms | This is only my second dose of Wellbutrin (150mg) after years of being off antidepressants. I didn't feel anything after the first dose, but about 24 hours after the second dose I was standing in line at Subway last night and got kind of dizzy and just wanted to sleep. Also this morning I am having pretty strong menstrual-like cramps although I am not due for it for now. After reading about others having problems with periods on this drug I am going to stop taking it and try to something else. For the second dose to be this powerful just kind of scares me, even if the symptoms will wear off. I just feel strange, hard to put a finger on it. I also thought I was catching a cold but then read about flu-like symptoms too. I know it's still to early to determine how this drug will help me, but after reading about the side effects and what I experienced I am going to ask my dr. if I can try something else. I did well on Celexa about 5 years ago before it just stopped working and will ask my doctor if I can try that again. Hopefully it will work now that it's been a while. | F | 35 | 2 days | 4/1/2009 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Tingling in hands, increased sweating during sleep, increased agitation, euphoria, brain fog, seizure | I started taking generic buproprion sr to augment my therapy. My doctor said that it should work well for me. The first 3 days I took 150mg a day, then I was instructed to take 300mg after that. The first day that I had taken the 300mg, I had a panic attack followed by a partial seizure. My doctor then lowered my dose to 150mg once a day. Overall, the meds worked well to bring me out of my funk. I found myself attending class more regularly and doing better in my school work. The euphoria that came with it was pretty nice :) However, I find myself more agitated with people and worked up over silly things | M | 22 | 7 days | 3/31/2009 | 1 | Depression | Constant headache for the first week and a half, increased energy, very vivid dreams/nightmares, social anxiety, unbearable insomnia, increased appetite/weight gain, decreased sex drive, irritability, slight dizziness, lack of concentration, nervousness & nausea. | I took 150 mg of Wellbutrin SR twice a day for about 6 weeks. I tried suffering through the constant 24/7 headache in hopes that the depression would get better but it didn't, I actually felt more depressed. I could not wait to get off this medication. The insomnia was unbearable. I could not leave my house for a full 2 weeks due to social anxiety which I did not have before taking this medication. After going off this I went on Paxil...no luck just more side effects. I am currently taking Cymbalta and am very happy with the results. No side effects other than night sweats. | F | 41 | 6 weeks | 3/30/2009 | 5 | Depression/ADD | A little sleeplessness in beginning, but then virtually none | I love Wellbutrin. A nice side-effect is also that it reduces food cravings. Works great for ADD. Without it, i lose focus. My mom was on it briefly and couldn't tolerate it, unfortunately. Made her constipated. One drug I want to caution people about is CYMBALTA. It works great for depression, but there are side effects you should look into before going on it, AND IT'S A NIGHTMARE TO GET OFF OF!!!!!! Please look up comments on Cymbalta before considering it. Best wishes for mental health to us all. | F | 42 | 14 years | 3/19/2009 | 4 | major depression, | increased sweating (especially hands and feet),insomina, increased energy (Whoa! It's like I'm on meth or something),no appetite whatsoever, sex drive is back (Hurray!) | I am taking 150 mgs of the generic SR daily. My doctor wants me to go up to 300 mgs daily, but I tried it and its too much for me. I didn't sleep at all those couple of nights that I took the increased dosage. It's amazing how much better I feel. I have loads of energy. I feel really calm and focused and no longer spend days in the bed. My sex drive is back (previously was taking zoloft and sex drive went away) and my husband is estastic. No appetite at all! Lost weight and its wierd how I have no interest in food at all. This is a great drug but I can see how it would not work for some people. Feel like I'm getting my life back. | F | 29 | 4 days | 3/16/2009 | 3 | depression, anxiety disorder | insomnia, lack of appetite | so far things have improved a little... except random emotions coming from nowhere... and struggling to sleep and when i do fall asleep waking up every hour... im not hungry and eating because i know have to... but only getting hungry at night.. am also shaking a little.. but i think that is due to lack of eating. | M | 23 | 9 days | 3/16/2009 | 2 | Depression/anxiety | After being on generic Wellbutrin SR for three days, I thought I had gone completely off the deep end. My mind was racing. Looking at my beautiful wife and son made the depression worse because I knew I was so lucky to have them, yet the anxiety was so bad after taking this I couldn't handle it. I ended up in the hospital for 5 days. | In a 6 month period I lost my dad, job and my mom was diagnosed with cancer and of course had to go through the first round of holidays without my dad. My family doc put me on wellbutrin. Bad idea. From what my psych. said the wellbutrin increased dopamine, which made the racing thoughts worse. This may be good for depression, but HORRIBLE for anxiety. I really like my family doc, but for mental health problems, see a specialist. Once I got started on Lexapro/Seroquil combo my whole life came back to me. | M | 28 | 1 weeks | 3/14/2009 | 3 | anxiety | 150/daily. first three days- heart palpitations (way scary/loud/uncomfortable), immediate energy/could focus better, increased aniety/apetite suppressant/stiff neck/dry mouth/felt like knot in my throat/nightmares. | on the 4th day i was suyppose to increase my dosage to twice daily 150...however due to the initail heart palpitations my dr said to stay on one dose for a few more weeks. the heart papitations subsided about the 4th day, now after 8 days my aniety seems to be fading away slowy...i still remain pretty focused but not as much as day 1 and 2 (pretty sure i have ADD)... and the sleep is gradually getting better although i was perscribed ambien and yet still wake up 3times a night. i am staying positive and hoping to see gradual change in my mood since it has currently made me kinda feel seclusive and lonesome which i think is wierd. | F | 30 | 8 days | 3/12/2009 | 4 | extreme sleepiness/depression | increased energy, vivid dreams if taken at night, a little more irritable but does not last as long as it used too. | So far i love it. It's only been 2 months. I started out on the 150XL and was feeling almost "cracked out" It was too much. So they put me on zoloft, hated it. SO I asked to be put on the SR 150 once daily insted of twice daily. (I work in a pharmacy so I know a bit about this stuff) and I love this dose. I take it in the am otherwise I get crazy dreams. I feel much better. I wake up with energy, I am a little more crabby but I don't stay crabby as long as I used too. I get over it now. Before I would stay mad for months. I love it so far. | F | 25 | 2 months | 2/23/2009 | 4 | ADHD | cramping, loss of appetite which leads to the shakes from not eating, odd dreams, and being bloated | I've been on WB SR for almost a week now. I take 150 mg a day and am supposed to go up to 300 today but i'm nervous. I feel energized for about 3 hours after taking it then i feel sluggish the rest of the day. I don't think it's helped me with my ADHD yet. I guess i've got to give it more time. Oh, I have no problem sleeping at night thankfully. Overall I'm somewhat satisfied because of the loss of appetite. Not sure how much I've lost so far. | F | 21 | 5 days | 2/22/2009 | 5 | depression | Took it for a year? with fantastic results. Then started getting very sharp stabbing pains in my eyes. And some light flashes. Very scary. It seemed to get worse when the prescription was changed to time release. Went to opthalmologist who told me I had very dry eyes and suggested different eyedrops. He didn't think the drug had any effect. The eyes got worse. I remembered that anti-depressants cause dry mouth, (which I didn't have), so I stopped the Wellbutrin right then. Within 2 days, my eyes were much improved and totally fine in a couple more. Even though I know it's not correct, I saved the drug, nd when I find that I am on the bottom, I take a tiny amount(half a pill) for a few days to correct my imbalance. The first time I did this, I used it for a week? and the eye stabs came back. I guess I am just super sensitive. | This was a miracle drug for me. It was about 4-5 years ago, before they changed it to time release. It acted almost instantly, within 2 -3 hours, there was a marked difference. Brought me out of a very low and panicky spot. It made me more able to focus. Had more energy. I stopped being paranoid, as in thinking other people didn't like me and was much more outgoing (valuable since I worked retail). Joyful. I could feel my mouth involuntarily pulling up into a smile. | F | 63 | 1 years | 2/21/2009 | 5 | Depression | Dizzy and light-headed upon standing up -- this effect has not gone away yet. No weight gain or loss! | This medicine helped take me out of a deep depression. It didn't happen overnight but eventually I got better with dose increases to 150 mg twice a day. Now I can go out and interact with people again. I just feel good now. | M | 36 | 3 months | 2/9/2009 | 3 | Alternative to Stimulant ADD meds. | Insomnia, Hyperactivity, Decreased Sex Drive, Impotence, Being Dried Out (itchy eyes, constantly sick), Noticed Increased Depression after drinking. | I'm on 200MG of Generic Bupropion SR, I also take it with 40MG Citalopram. Benefits: Mood is stable, reduced my highs and lows. Less interest in alcohol (as crutch). Less anxiety in general. Drawbacks: Has not helped with my focus (add symptoms). Initially caused insomnia and hyperactivity. Apathetic. Continue to be dried out, which I think has been keeping me sick. Within the last month, no sex drive and impotency. Considering discontinuing, I'm getting back into work out routine to see if I can combat being sick and the impotency. | M | 25 | 4 months | 2/9/2009 | 4 | Depression, Weight Loss | First let me say Ive only been on 100 Mg a day for 1 week so far. Nothing negative to say wish the weight loss effect would kick in. | Ive never been on an anti depressant before and used to take phentermine to control my weight. Then I heard Wellbutrin basically had the same results as far as weight loss goes and hey if it makes me happier im all for it. So far I have felt a definate increase in energy. And I would say my mood is somewhat inproved so far. One thing I can tell this drug really works for is smoking im not even trying to quit and it is definately hard to smoke so for those using it to quit smoking youll probably have good luck. Hoping the weight loss kicks in soon tho! | M | 28 | 7 days | 2/6/2009 | 4 | Chronic Depression | The first 3 weeks were awful. Major dry mouth, insomnia, and so much anxiety that I didn't even think about being depressed. Also have lost about 22 lbs which is a good thing. I stuck it out and almost all of the side effects went away. I still don't feel compelled to eat but I'm fine with that. Biggest difference is that I now feel hopeful not hopeless. Best advice is to stay on the meds for at least 2 months-it gets much better! | F | 49 | 4 months | 2/3/2009 | 4 | depression | Short term memory loss | The only side effect I have noticed in the last few years is memory loss. My dosage is 300mg SR daily. At first I chocked it up to stress but the memory loss has gotten worse. This seems to only have effected my short term memory. I forget things that have happened only moments ago. Like this morning in the shower, couldn't remember if I had washed my hair or yesterday on several occassions I was told things or handed something but couldn't remember. A few months ago while driving down the road I forgot what city I was in. This was a horrible feeling. Now this is a daily occurance for me and yes, it concerns me greatly. This is a catch 22 for me. The wellbutrin has helped me deal with life and enjoy it much more but now my short term memory failure is bother me greatly! Not sure what I will do about this but for now I am staying on the wellbutrin because I don't wont to go back to where I was. | 42 | 9 years | 2/1/2009 | 2 | Anxiety and Depression | Dizziness, increased Anxiety, lack of concentration, Insominia, light headed, diarrhea and a feeling of “off balance.” Please email me if you have any comments. | Started taking Wellbutrin (Generic) 5 weeks ago for anxiety and some depression and still has not "kicked-in." First my Doc said it will take "a few weeks" to kick in and then "3-4 weeks" and then "5-6 weeks." Okay, when is it? Worst thing is the Insominia and light headed feeling. Doc gave me a scrip for Trazodone to help me sleep and it had just the reverse effect. Now taking 50 mg Over the counter Sleep Aid and sometimes have to chase it with a low dose xanax just to get some sleep. I have made the decision to stop taking this tommorow and use the xanax for any "Break-thru" anxiety. | M | 46 | 5 weeks | 2/1/2009 | 4 | depression/suicidal | Started out at 300mg and had severe insomnia, dehydration, nervousness, weight loss (50 lbs since October '08), muscle loss, increased pulse. The weight loss was a great side effect, but now to the point where I need to stop. Have increased energy, but get tired quickly. When I first began taking it, had a stiff neck and teeth grinding, but that stopped after a few weeks. Feel nauseated in the morning, but could be from Ambien I take to sleep. | Reduced my dose to 150mg - I take half in morning and half in the latter part of the afternoon. Tried to switch to Lexapro to combat the weight loss and it sent me into extreme fatigue and exhaustion. Switched back to Wellbutrin and energy came back within hrs. | F | 46 | 3 months | 1/16/2009 | 3 | Been on this drug since 21 December when I realized I was suffering (another)bout of major depression. Started at 100mg for 3 days then up to 200mgs. I have now been on 300mgs for about 4 or 5 days. Ruminating thoughts are awful - I have faith this will kick in soon. If I didn't, I don't know if I could handle all the side effects such as increased anxiety and insomnia. I hope I can update soon and say "Wow, it finally kicked in!" But as of today, I am still an emotional mess. | M | 49 | 24 days | 1/14/2009 | 5 | Depression | Started at 100mg/day and worked up to 300mg/day (two 150mg tabs morning and night). The initial dose and each increase separated by weeks resulted in a "six expresso" caffine like event, couldn't sit still and lots of energy, which was OK. On going from 200 to 300 I had some tightness in the chest and a feeling that I couldn't catch my breath. These side effects went away after a couple of weeks at the higher dose. Increased sex drive. Persistant rining in the ears but not real loud. | I've been on some other ADs and they had worse SEs. Nice to have sex drive. The ringing in the ears is the only persistant SE for me, and it is a willing trade for the regained desire to live and do things. If you are depressed and also lacking energy this may be a good choice. Some elevation of energy after 6 months of use but not much. I just feel much better. | M | 48 | 6 months | 1/13/2009 | 1 | depression and energy loss | for the first (and I hope only) time in my life I had persistant visual hallucinations. Having never had them I thought the "worms" I was seeing when my eyes were closed were real and then I thought I saw them moving on my face. It was very scary and I am going off it now. Not slowly Now. My GP thinks I am delusional and I have had a lot of funny looks because I told a few people about this when I thought it was real and I had some strange tropical illness. I don't know if others have had this problem, but it scared me a lot | F | 60 | 3 months | 1/12/2009 | 5 | depression | Dry mouth very hard to get started on this med. I had a lot of trouble sleeping. Increase in sex drive. | I am driving my wife nuts. She keeps telling me that I am not 18 anymore. That is true but I feel like I am. | M | 55 | 2 months | 1/10/2009 | 2 | Mood swings, anger, bad thoughts, bad dreams. | I have been on this stuff for 1 month now. Still having mood swings and bad bursts of anger. Anyone else have this problem and how long did it take to level off? Does it go away???? | F | 31 | 31 days | 1/8/2009 | 3 | anxiety, depression,panic disorder | dry mouth, constant thirst, stomach pain, nausea, dizziness, headache, very frequent urination, really wierd dreams, tiredness,diarrhea,weight loss, loss of appetite | I was very tired the first day or two, now not as bad, the dizziness is still bad and I urinate all the time. The dreams are probably the worst side effect. I am having nightmares every night since I started wellbutrin SR. If not for the bad dreams then I think it would be more tolerable | F | 24 | 1 weeks | 1/6/2009 | 1 | to augment Luvox | SEIZURE Without ever having history of epilepsy. I had an EEG last month and DO NOT HAVE EPILEPSY.....so it was the Wellbutrin. DO NOT MIX WITH ALCOHOL, especially straight liquor. A lot of what I call "zaps", "zings", I would be having a conversation with somebody and all of the sudden I would feel this electric JOLT and it would be visibly noticeable to other people. My hands would seize up and my muscles in my eyes would twitch. Really scary. | Be very careful with this medication....I was on the lowest possible dose EVERY OTHER DAY and I still experienced a grand-mal seizure. I did feel somewhat of an increase in mood and energy with this medication, but not worth it once I experienced all of those things. | F | 20 | 7 months | 1/6/2009 | 5 | depression, anxiety | Constipation, stiff neck first few days, teeth grinding | Doc put me on Wellbutrin after my Celexa left me with no libido. I take 150 mg. twice a day, along with the Celexa, and I am so glad! I don't have to sleep 10 hours a day, I'm more focused, I feel good about myself and life, I'm playing with my kids more. I wish I would have started taking this sooner. No insomnia (I am prone to it). I still have down days but I can work my way through problems rather than shutting them out. I finally feel like a normal person. Constipation is not fun and I hope it subsides. | F | 36 | 3 weeks | 1/5/2009 | 5 | depression | sometimes i have a bad taste in my mouth, improved sex drive, i think i may have lost some weight but i cant really tell...i still have a few drinks on the weekend and it doesnt effect me, i just dont drink alot at once.. it made me happier and more aware. | this drug really helped me, i have been depressed for many years. i thought it was just my personality to be like that until i hit a low and realized everything i have missed because of depression. I never believed in drugs, but i tried celexa (i hated it) and then 2 years later i tried again with wellbutrin and i have been on it ever since. happy with it, | F | 23 | 1 years | 12/18/2008 | 3 | same as below | Day 5-11 sad, depressed, angry Day 12 - seem to be a bit better today. No problems sleeping. A bit of nausea. Mood - a little less angry and sad. Hopefully this is the turn around time and this stuff will start working! I will give it another week. | 150mg They really need a dosage column on this form. Its very important to know the dosage that goes with all these reviews. | F | 31 | 12 days | 12/17/2008 | 4 | anxiety/moods | muscle and bone pain, dry mouth, ringing in ears, dizzy, emotional wreck, zoombie | Day 1 - 3 I was an emotional zoombie. Day 2 and 3 I couldnt sleep well. Bursts of anger. Day 4 - today, I am feeling stable enough to do the dishes! The last few days I was so depressed! I keep reading all the feedback saying to myself that it will take time to kick in. Today is the first day I feel somewhat normal. more energy, not as emotional... will keep you up to date. | F | 31 | 4 days | 12/10/2008 | 4 | Depression, Muscle Spasms & Fatique | At first, major anxiety, shakiness, memory loss, insomnia, major depression and suicidal thoughts. Dry mouth and a small amount of anxiety is present still. | I am taking 150mg 2 X a day, it was hell going through the Wellbutrin at first because I had huge anxiety, lots of crying, lack of sleep etc... I aggressively walked the anxiety off when it came. (this helps in weight loss too) I have been on it for 2 months now and am finally leveling off, I definitely feel better than I did a couple of months ago, but a first I felt worse. On day 2 of taking Wellbutrin I had to admit myself into the hospital because I wanted to commit suicide. I was very depressed and could not stop crying for 3 weeks, the anxiety attached to all of this was huge and I had to take Ativan heavily for those first weeks. There is still some anxiety, but for the most part it is caused by my life situations. When my husband and I argue, the anxiety is triggered or when something goes wrong for me, again the anxiety is triggered. I also suffered with fatigue, that is now gone, but I still have muscle spasms. I now know that the spasms are triggered by stressful | F | 41 | 2 months | 12/7/2008 | 2 | severe depression | Initial Insomnia, Nausea, Loss of Appetite, Weight Loss, Irritability, Hives | I took 150 mg for a week and then moved up to 300 mg. At first, I felt better for a day or two, except that I could not fall asleep at night (even with benzos). By day three, I experienced near constant nausea. I didn't even want to look at food, let alone eat a bite. Towards the end of the second week, I broke out in hives. From day 3 until the day I stopped taking WB, I felt constantly irritated and starting having hateful thoughts about the people I love most in the world. I dropped from 128 lbs to 115 lbs in 3 weeks. DO NOT TAKE IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD AN EATING DISORDER. | F | 19 | 3 weeks | 12/1/2008 | 4 | Depression | Headache when dosage increased, night sweats, more energy, better mood but effects faded after 6 months requiring dosage increase | I think Wellbutrin SR is one of the best anti-depressants for me. It did not affect sex drive, ability to get erections or orgasm. Best anti-depressant if concerned about sexual side effects. | M | 1.5 years | 11/25/2008 | 5 | depression/anxiety | fatigue, dry mouth, weight gain then loss. | At first I didn't notice any side effect except bad breath. Then I realized it was due to dry mouth and so I started eating sugar free candy all the time. The dry mouth went away after about 2 weeks. Well, I still have dry mouth but it isn't horrendous like it was! The first week or so I gained a whole lot of weight, but I think it was water weight. It dropped off very quickly beginning about the end of the second week and then the last two weeks I've been dropping weight really, really fast.. and let me tell you, I love food so I am not on any kind of a diet. What happens to me with the fatigue is that I take it in the morning and it is fine, but then I get really sleepy in the afternoon. I know most people get insomnia from it, but I don't have that problem. I think I had that problem the first two days that I took it but after that its been the opposite. | F | 35 | 1 months | 11/13/2008 | 3 | Bipolar II | Very vivid dreams, early morning waking, night sweats, very blurry vision and severe eyestrain when reading, somewhat constant low-grade headaches, decreased appetite, weight loss (12 lbs in 2 weeks.. has stabilized now), severe short term memory loss, some dizziness and fatigue in first two weeks | If it weren't for the negative side effects, I'd be willing to call this a wonder drug. I've been on lexapro, lamictal, prozac, cymbalta, and lithium in the past, and this is the only drug that has been able to control my mood swings. Even so, I'm not sure yet if the side effects are worth it in the long term. I have nightmares about 3 times a week, night sweats, and the memory loss is debilitating. I used to have photographic memory, but now I can't even remember what I was doing an hour ago. I'm a junior in college and this drug has turned me from an A student into a C student because of the memory loss. Be warned with this drug, especially if you're sensitive to medication like I am. | F | 21 | 4 months | 11/13/2008 | 3 | depression and anxiety | Weight gain, constipation, insomnia. | Wellbutrin SR (150mg, twice daily) worked great for the first year and in combination with 10 mg. Pamelor in the evening. However, despite working out like crazy, I gained about 20 lbs. The cravings are impossible. I got off the Pamelor 6 months ago and the insomnia returned, but the weight stayed on. I then weaned of the Wellbutrin and my insomnia and constipation went away, AS DID MY SEX DRIVE, but the weight INCREASED FURTHER. Despite all this, my depression and anxiety did not return, but I am feeling irritable and annoyed. I think all ADs should be avoided unless somebody is suicidal or very severely depressed. Doctors prescribe these things much to quickly. If depression/anxiety are bad then go on the stuff for 6 months to a year, but combine with very, very serious physical conditioning, mental stimulation (i.e. something mentally challenging), and 'forced socializing'. After 6 months get off and just stick with physical conditioning. In the long run, this stuff screws | M | 43 | 18 months | 11/13/2008 | 1 | Anxiety/Small panic attacks | Restlessness, Tremors,Heart racing,Panic attacks. | This is the first time I went to the doctor for my anxiety.I got prescribed Hupropion Sr 150 mg twice a day. I took this medicine for 4 days, and it was the worst thing ever..My heart wouldn't stop racing and it would hit me so hard and quick and go away I thought I was kinda dead, scared me to death. so I went to the doctor and had a full blown panic attack there. My blood pressure was 150/80 and it's normally around 117/65, and my heart rate was 120 bpm, and it's usually around 80. They did an EKG on me and said they believe I was just sensitive to the medicine, so now I got prescribed Hupropion hcl, 75mg. I hope this workss.. If you start feeling like I did, get to the doctor ASAP please. | F | 24 | 4 days | 11/12/2008 | 4 | Mild depression, Adult ADD | At first, none. After 6 weeks I started breaking out in hives. | Though I have a family history of depression, meds were not for me. I used to be very negative and irritable. I was also gloomy at the end of summer. For the first time I can remember, this was not the case this fall. My mood improved while on Wellbutrin SR 150mg, twice daily. My wife noticed a marked improvement in my temperament. I did have trouble remembering things before Wellbutrin, so I’m not sure if it got worse with use. I was very tired all the time at work, but with the WB and Adderall, not the case! After about 6 weeks, I noticed the hives. I eliminated everything new, including the Wellbutrin and Adderall and changed my diet. The hives subsided after about 2 weeks. Started to reintroduce the Wellbutrin, this time with a white pill as I had heard that the plum colored coating of my other generic might be a problem. The hives came back after 4 days. Now I’m searching for a new drug without the sexual side effect I had with Effexor. | M | 45 | 2 months | 11/5/2008 | 5 | insomnia, anxiety | None | I haven't read all the posts here, but I noticed that there are a lot of people who took or are taking wellbutrin for just a few days or weeks and are experiencing side effects like feeling buzzed or spacey. It needs to be noted that any antidepressant takes 6 to 8 weeks to work. I do remember feeling spacey or buzzed initially with those symptoms decreasing over time. So except for those who experience really bad reactions to it, it might be good to keep taking it and give it time. | F | 50 | 5 years | 11/4/2008 | 1 | Adult ADD/ depression | Excruciating headaches that could not be curbed with maximum dosage of acetaminophen. | I also could not last the first week. I am throwing the pills away after day 3. | F | 45 | 3 days | 11/4/2008 | 1 | Depression | Severe presbyopia; weight loss; Sleep disturbances (not quite insomnia, just less-restful sleep overall, and more difficulty getting back to sleep once awoken). | The American Optometric Association has documented the fact that antidepressant medication can cause what they call "premature presbyopia". When I was 34, a 5-week period of use of fluoxetine gave me premature presbyopia, and although I promptly stopped taking fluoxetine, the symptoms never went away (even after nearly 4 years of total cessation). Within 2 days of taking 150 mg per day of bupropion, I started having intermittent problems with visual focus. And within 10 total days of taking bupropion (7 days at 150 mg/day, and 3 days at 300 mg/day), my presbyopia became severe, such that I could not even focus on 24-point text in good lighting. Fortunately, upon ceasing bupropion immediately, my vision seems to have returned to its former state of fluoxetine-induced presbyopia. With regard to my aforementioned sleep disturbances, those symptoms improved immediately after I stopped taking bupropion. Had my vision remained as it was during my brief period of bupropi | M | 38 | 10 days | 11/3/2008 | 1 | Bipolar II | At 100 mg: Excruciating head aches, muscles aches/stiffness in my neck, shoulder, and back; blurry vision; inability to focus or concentrate on task at hand; felt very spacey; memory lapses (forgot words, couldn't finish sentences); irritability. At 200 mg: full-blown mixed states with headache. | I did my best to make it through the first week on 100mg per day, hearing that the side effects would go away after the first few days. But when I moved up to 200mg, I went into a full-blown mixed state 4 hours after taking the 200 mg dose. My anger and irritation felt completely out of control and I had to leave work because I knew I wouldn't be able to contain my state if anything ticked me off. Simply didn't work for me and my body chemistry. Knew it right away. | F | 34 | 14 days | 10/31/2008 | 5 | depression | increased sex drive, increased energy and focus, dry mouth, ear aches, weight loss-which for me is bad because i am already slim, but I just eat more so i cans tay on top of it. | it makes me motivated to get out of bed which is somehting I struggled with before. I feel alive and in control. Before I felt as if i was in space just wondering, now I can make choices and be productive. | F | 23 | 1.5 years | 10/29/2008 | 5 | ADHD, Balancing SSRI side-effects | Increased sex drive; improved mood. At higher doses: mania; mild anxiety. | Wellbutrin (150-300 mg) has helped tremendously countering the side-effects of Lexapro. Lexapro decreased my sex drive and made me apathetic, which 150 mg definitely fixes. When I was diagnosed with ADHD my dosage was increased. The first day I took 300 mg I was completely manic! My friends asked if I was on drugs (which I guess technically I was), and I had a hard time getting to sleep with all of the excess energy. After continuing for several weeks I became very sexually aroused all the time, which was more of a bonus than anything, and the trouble getting to sleep subsided. I now take 150mg daily, and occasionally 300mg if I have a lot of work to do or need something to boost my mood. I've taken a one-week holiday from this drug, and experienced no withdrawal symptoms. | M | 20 | 7 months | 10/22/2008 | 2 | depression/anxiety | Felt manic for hours after taking it, and this isn't necessarily a good thing. Mood shifts with this added energy. Worsened anxiety. Had hand tremors everyday past the first few days. Sleep was impossible. | The only way Wellbutrin helped with my depression was that it made me so insanely hyper that I didn't have time to feel depressed.....but I never felt like myself either and the side effects were too much. | M | 23 | 2 weeks | 10/21/2008 | 5 | Quit Smoking | Loss of appetite, stopped craving nicotine, went crazy | I could feel that something was not right about 4 days into the medicine. My emotions completely went out of whack.. I could cry at the drop of hat, which I did.. I freaked out on family and friends, before I threw the pills away.. will never take it again.. would rather quit smoking on my own | F | 23 | 7 days | 10/20/2008 | 4 | Anxiety | Possibly a lowered sex drive, slight depression and very spacey when I first started this drug. | All in all it's a very good drug for people who are depressed. It made my OCD calm down. I didn't stress over little things and it didn't make me gain any weight like many of the other anti-depression drugs. I recently stopped taking it because it made me feel depressed and I think my body just got used to it after 6 months. I would recomend it to people, its a very mild drug and I'm not having any withdrawls. | F | 23 | 6 months | 10/15/2008 | 4 | depression | one is that I did not really care so much abt keeping relations with other people- and before I was more sociable; the good side effects:helped me in school- made me more conscious on what I was doing and I started to really care- I never before got grades that were that good even though I studies a lot; now when Im on it I feel like Im very smart- and everything makes sense to me. Im starting to get very good grades when before I never did (and I tried very hard before)- I think that possibly I had some sort of learning disability that got fixed by this drug.... other side effects: I started to really care abt school, and became faster in writing tests and doing my work.. but the only thing is now im trying to add Cymbalta to it, and I think that they work well, but not sure exactly abt the result yet of their interaction... if anyone else has those kind of effects plse e-mail me monikamtb@hotmail.com | F | 24 | 1 days | 10/13/2008 | 2 | depression | muscle pain,swelling,pressure headache,neurological side effects,muscle loss | Wellbutrin was like a wonder drug for my depression until I increased my dose and experienced muscle pain and swelling as well as severe pressure type headache. My reaction seemed to trigger my illness. I had the swelling the pain and the muscle twitching. I was a vibrant young women and am now on disability and have significant muscle loss that Dr.'s can't explain as well as multiple sclerosis symptoms with a normal mri. The Dr.'s are baffled. I can't say for sure if wellbutrin caused this but the reaction seemed to trigger this. Please contact me if you have heard of anything like this or if anyone has sustained long term health effects as a result of wellbutrin use. | F | 32 | 2 years | 9/30/2008 | 5 | Depression, Ruminating thoughts | Headaches at first, irritable about 1-2 hours after taken (both subsided), more in control of food intake, less carbs | I have been on AD's for 3 years since losing my daughter and decided to washout completely - I was off all meds for 4 weeks - but slowly started to go back to feeling depressed. I have tried Prozac, Lexapro, Effexor and Lamictal all of which put a tonne of weight on me. Decided to try Wellbutrin - so far so good :) | F | 47 | 11 days | 9/21/2008 | 5 | Depression | Mild side effects when I first started taking it, like dizziness and feeling "drugged". These side effects went away within 2 weeks. | Started on Wellbutrin in 2002 after many years of untreated depression. It has changed my life. I tried going off it earlier this year and started slipping into depression again. I have no plans to go off it, ever. No weight gain either! And no sexual side effects......YAY | F | 56 | 6 days | 9/19/2008 | 4 | Severe Depression | shaky hands, jumpy, headache, relief from depression, ill with alcohol consumption | I started with 150 mg for a month, then went up to 300. I had none of the severe side effects I've read on this post - probably because of the ease with which I went into it. An Army Ranger childhood friend was killed in Afghanistan and I just broke down. Could not even get out of bed or shower. The day after I started this med, I was able to go to work and it got better and better from there. Now, I can even do things I couldn't before the depression - like watch the doc give me a shot. Only problems for me are some headaches (not migraines), very shaky hands, and I'm pretty jumpy. If I drink, I get nauseous, so I just cut that out. Unfortunately, I have not lost any weight like some others. The only reason this got a 4 instead of the 5 is because of the shaky hands. I can't point a laser at a presentation at work or even at my Wii at home without everyone seeing the severe shaking. My handwriting is atrocious. | F | 35 | 5 months | 9/16/2008 | 3 | depression | headaches, secondary (left) hand tremor (once), pronounced wooziness if also having low blood sugar (instead of traditional irritability) but too soon to tell if addressing depression specifically | I have been more physically active since starting the drug 4 days ago so some of my body aches may be due to that increased activity (unthinkable to achieve prior to drug) but the headaches are unusual and unresponsive to the usual treatments (caffeine, food, excedrine). Experienced some "genital awakening" but have not yet had opportunity to test sexual improvement. Always have vivid dreams but had easier time remembering them in morning. Only on 100mg right now but historically I am sensitive to medication. 25mg of Zoloft gave me irrepressible hand wringing and clapping and I gained 30 lbs in a month. Wellbutrin so far just makes my head feel full and my eyes are blurrier than usual - need to monitor blood pressure. | F | 38 | 4 days | 9/15/2008 | 5 | PMS/ANXIETY | No adverse side effects while taking 150mg. I am able to take it in the morning and carry on with my day then fall asleep at night. | I was given the option of increasing to 300mg but chose not to as 150mg did the trick. Noticeable improvements in the areas of pms/anxiety and concentration (bonus!). | F | 33 | 3 months | 9/13/2008 | 2 | Depression, Bi Polar | tiredness, restlessness, weird sensation that my feet have been in hot water and are cooling and heating in waves, diziness when i sit and try to concentrate, sometimes i feel like my body has forgotten to take a breath and i have to gasp for a big breath it is slowly going away | taking for depression it works a bit, not satisfied but side effects are less than other meds, now on 200mg SR | M | 36 | 1 months | 9/12/2008 | 3 | * Symptoms of overdose fast heartbeat * hallucinations * loss of consciousness * nausea * seizures * vomiting | 9/11/2008 | 3 | Depression | Tremors, sleeplessness, dizziness (for the first couple of weeks), weight loss, body aches (back/neck mostly), memory loss | Wellbutrin has helped me a great deal with my depression; however, I have noticed that my memory has gotten awful. I have been on the drug for 2.5 years and the tremors, aches, insomnia I can deal with, but the memory loss affected me at my job. It had gotten so bad that I had to transfer out of my position. I used to have an amazing memory to where I could recall anything. Now I have no focus and I my short term memory is nonexistent. It is quite scary. I couldn't even remember my niece's name the other day. I expressed concern to my doctor and he has prescribed Straterra to try to get my focus back on track. We'll see if it helps. Have only been on that for 2 weeks now with the Wellbutrin. | F | 30 | 2.5 years | 9/4/2008 | 4 | Low sex drive | Nausea, mild anxiety, loss of appetite, I can feel my heart beating in my chest, mild headache, metallic taste in mouth at times | I originally started taking this to stop smoking (which worked beautifully, I've been smoke free for 8 years!). I noticed that while taking this my SAD went away and I was able to think better (ADD). I went off of this medication because I lost my insurance and started taking again two days ago when it was prescribed to help with my low sex drive after hysterectomy. I didn't notice any side effects the first time I took this, but I am feeling them now unfortunately. I know they go away, so I will be patient. My life is better with this med after the side effects stop. | F | 40 | 2 days | 8/21/2008 | 3 | Depression | I don't remember the side effects when I started, which was about 6 months ago. However, I just went off it because it stopped having any noticeable effects. At first it gave me energy to do things but that went away. My doctor upped the dosage to the max. and that helped at first but it went back to not working. My hair started falling out (and I mean a lot of hair) so I discontinued it. | F | 45 | 6 months | 8/13/2008 | 2 | smoking cessation | feeling lightheaded, unable to focus, feelings of worthlessness, weird sleep patterns | seemed to work well initially for the first 2 weeks, and then side effects worsened. a couple of hours after taking a dose, the light-headed feeling starts. I also had a bit of insomnia when I first started taking it, but lately it is turning into lethargy and not wanting to get out of bed at all. the deal with this med is just like any other I guess: if you can avoid it, do so. side effects are just too weird and unpredictable. | M | 29 | 4 weeks | 8/12/2008 | 4 | anxiety/low energy | increased anxiety | would not recommend for anxiety made it way worse | M | 29 | 30 days | 8/7/2008 | 4 | Depression | For the first month I had nausea, shakiness, headaches and neck pain. Had some insomnia but that's normal for me. After about a month I stopped having most side effects. I cannot tolerate caffeine and may be partly why I had those side effects. Now that I cut out caffeine I feel much better but if I have a cup of reg coffe boy do I feel horrible. I can tolerate some drinking though I don't do it often. I also lost some weight without changing diet or exercise. Went from 108 down to 105. Don't want to lose more. | This really improved my mood and gave me energy. For the insomnia, I'm taking trazadone at night and I have a great night's sleep. So this is a good combination for me. | F | 33 | 2 months | 8/1/2008 |
| Key to
ratings: 5-Very Satisfied: this medicine cured me or helped me a great deal. 4-Satisfied: this medicine helped. 3-Somewhat Satisfied: this medicine helped somewhat. 2-Not Satisfied: this medicine did not work to my satisfaction. 1-Dissatisfied: I would not recommend taking this medicine. |
