WELLBUTRIN SR Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)

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WELLBUTRIN SR  (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat depression. It can improve your mood and feelings of well-being. It may work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (dopamine, norepinephrine) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-06-14 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN SRCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 5  depression I have more energy than ever, have quit smoking and cut back on drinking. M 30 3 weeks
3/3/2001
 5  situational/trauma depression weight loss, which was just fine with me Are there any side effects, or toxicity associated with this drug? M 47 6 months
3/24/2001
 5  Manic-depression My depression without the wellbutrin is so low that it is life threatening.(suicide) M 49 5 years
8/14/2001
 5  quit smoking See comments I had a heart attack in January, 2004 and was advised to stop smoking. I was 59 at the time and had smoked since I was 13. I had tried to quit many times over the years with no success at at. I had tried everything - acupuncture, hypnosis, cold turkey, nicotine gum - everything. In June, 2004 I asked my doctor to prescribe Wellbutrin and let me see if it would help. I smoked my last cig on Speptember 3 and have never had the slightest urge to smoke since. I consider that miraculous! It occurred to me at the time that I had not been at all depressed since I had begun taking the Wellbutrin. I had suffered serious depression in fairly regular monthly cycles since I was a teen. I told this to my doctor and we decided for me to continue the Wellbutrin as long as the results were acceptable. I can honestly say that I have not had a depressed moment since I began taking the medicine in 2004! I have now lived almost six years experiencing the life that most take for granted. Only someone who has lived with depression would understand - my life has been changed beyond my ability to describe. Never a day goes by that I don't think of the almost fifty years of hell I lived through. I only wish everyone could have the results with Wellbutrin that I have experienced - truly miraculous! M 65 6 years
300 mg 1X day
4/9/2010
 5  Quit Smoking Joint pain, tired, hear really foggy, ringing in my ears It really helped me quit smoking but I don't know what would have been worse going cold turkey or having all the side effects M 47 6 weeks
150mg 2X day
4/5/2011
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 5  Depression Took me up and out of my depression rather quickly. I feel a little buzz or spaciness from it, but not so bad. M 39 2 weeks
300mg 1X day
8/12/2013
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 5  Anti-depressant Slight insomnia first week M 29 3 months
400
4/7/2012
 5  Mild Depression Metal taste in mouth goes away after 2 weeks Depression has gone away on 150 mg. Still smoking, maybe 300mg would take care of that. Haven't noticed any weight gain or loss, no libido change, but I've had a high sex drive since I was in my teens. M 38 3 weeks
12/6/2005
 5  Depression, anxiety, concentration just problems sleeping, but i wake up ready to go! I been on wellbutrin for 2 weeks now and I love it!!! I'm on 300mg and it feels great. i have more energy for school and work. i use to fall asleep in class everyday, now for the past week my concentration has improved and i don't fall asleep in class anymore. Love this drug!!! would recommend it to anyone suffering from an illness. M 26 2 weeks
4/30/2006
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 5  depression jitters, dry mouth,stiff upper body On day 4 and I feel better already. Taking 150mg once a day- supposed to bump it up to 2 a day tommorow- I have not flipped out over even the smallest thing. I think its working for the smoking as well, the cigarrets taste gross anymore. I have been smoking less and less. Although the first day on Wellburtin, I smoked more than usual. Other than that- its working great already. M 38 4 days
8/14/2006
 5  Tobacco Cessation The first week was very strange. Almost felt like I was walking around in a daze. Things leveled out well in week 2 as the dosage went up. I do not get angry often, but when I do it seems heightened. Also, My libido seems to have climbed significantly. I have not used or desired tobacco/nicotine in almost a month. My only cravings are habitual in nature and easily controlled. The sexual side effects are extremely interesting. I am going to regret getting off this later. M 36 5 weeks
9/24/2006
 5  Depression + Anxiety/Panic Attacks Very few. Maybe increased libido (it this bad? ;-). Don't worry too much about side effects listed here and on the med's sheet; they happen to certain people some of the time and usually completely disappear within a few (1 or 2) weeks. Stick with your medication and talk to your doctor. This is a great medication! After trying about all SSRIs out there I was started on Prozac (up to 40mg daily) + Wellbutrin (up to 300mg daily) and it FINALLY happened within 2 months of starting this med! I was ALIVE again! Concentration was back, I was enjoying life again and most importantly for me I was not anxious about everything. After 3 years on leave from work I was back (and good at it) and 50 pounds lighter too due to decreased appetite. At one point we (my psy and I) increased my Wellbutrin to 450mg daily but it didn't do anything more so we lowered it back to 300mg daily. Wellbutrin clearly gave me a boost of energy; at one point I did a home project that lasted 6 weeks at 10 hours/day and I was full of energy (no, I'm not bipolar). I had never experienced soi much energy. Then the energy decreased to a more normal level. A note about Prozac in this context: when I was started on Prozac alone (10mg daily) my panic attacks ceased completely within a week. Maybe also M 45 700 days
3/12/2006
 5  Depression + Anxiety/Panic Attacks See my other post... (continued from first part) A note about Prozac in this context: when I was started on Prozac alone (10mg daily) my panic attacks ceased completely within a week. Maybe also the feeling of taking charge medically of my problem helped with the helplessness I was feeling and the anxiety it created. I don't know. After 6 months of going well on 40mg Prozac + 300mg Wellbutrin we (actually I) decided to decrease all medication *very progressively* and then stop completely. After 6 months of being OK (no depression, no anxiety) anxiety crept back again so I'm considering getting back on the meds now. STICK WITH YOUR TREATMENT and follow your health pro's advice. It does work! M 45 700 days
3/12/2006
 5  depression & Bi-polar disorder none at all except ringing in the ears. Over a period of time, I started developing strong and multiple suicide thoughts - very unusual for me. The doc put me on Wellbutrin. A couple of years later I erronously thought that I could handle this situation by myself and so I tapered off on my meds... Boy, how wrong I was!!! Some months later the suiside thoughts came back very strongly and after a visit to the ER, I was back on Wellbutrin. This time, I suspect, for life. And as it is a generic drug, that works with me just fine. As part of the cocktail, wellbutrin does the trick. Note: I also take lithium (12 months) and Citalopram (1 month) M 64 5 years
11/13/2006
 5  Major Depression I've only been taking Wellbutrin for five days now, and I have a migrane like headeche the second day, and each day since I feel spacy. (However I am not sure if this is the drug causing this, or I am hyper sensitive, because I am focusing more on my day to day feelings). I was on Paxil for major depression. I took it for eight months then decided to quite, b/c of apathetic feelings. I felt good, ambitious, euphoric, totally what I wanted, but I started to realize that I was feeling much to 'un-attached' to my feelings towards others. I also had sexual dysfunctions, high libido, but major impotency problems. I read one persons comments on "memory recall", and as you can witness by my 'poor' spelling, I too find my 'witts' to have flattened out, as well. I will be sure to up-date again after 6 weeks, when the effects (positive and negative) start to surface more. M 26 5 days
9/19/2005
 5  severe depression Even after 6 years on this I still have very vivid dreams. As one doctor said, "you don't have to go to the movies anymore." This is good thing in general, though sometimes nightmares are slighty more frightening. But most of my vivid dreams are amazing! You really experience them. It's quite a treat. Wellbutrin also makes me sweat easily though I'm very active. As far as sex, that was the reason I chose this over all the others. Indeed, it has made my libido strong, which like the exciting dreams is a nice side effect. I never tried another anti-depressant and I have no regrets. Some people say Wellbutrin doesn't work well but I disagree. It has saved my life. After 5+ years on 200mg 2x/day I'm now on 150mg 2x/day. I notice the difference - I can get more depressed than I was used to - but it has also freed me. I hope to keep lowering my dose over the next few years, though I don't know if I can ever get off this because my depression was drug-abuse related and there's probably some permanent chemical imbalance upstairs. But it's ok. Wellbutrin is so innocuous and works well. M 31 6 years
4/13/2006
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 5  Depression/Anxiety WELLBUTRIN BENEFICIAL: Initially experienced some insomnia,racy/anxious feelings,confusion but these slowly past and rapidly diminished at the beginning of week 5. BE PATIENT, these type of drugs can take time to reset the brain chemistry. The Wellbutrin has minimal effect on Serotonin and primarily acts on Dopamine and Norepinephirine; in my case, this has worked. I am now in week 5 of using Wellbutrin (one week as a mono med) and I am finding it very effective in lifting mood and energy levels; plus,I have had an increase in concentration. As a number of other posters cautioned, it did take a full 4 weeks for the Wellbutrin to begin to achieve a good level of treatment effectiveness (and I certainly did want to throw the towel in a few times). My sincere thanks to everyone who shared their own experiences and emphasised the need to BE PATIENT and allow the drug time to level out the brain chemistry. As my anxiety seems to have improved with the Wellbutrin alone, I am now comfortable that, should I experience a serious anxiety increase, I can, per others experience and my discussions with my doctor, use Xanax to manage such a moment. My tip: If you are starting out on a new anti-depressant, copy and paste snippets of some of the postive med experiences you read about here and elsewhere. Print these words of encouragement out and post th M 48 5 weeks
11/15/2005
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 5  severe depression/bi-polar In the beginning headaches and extreme dry mouth, tapered after a couple of weeks. Slight tremors but went away after a few days. Now, no side effects! The best "drug" that has happened to me. In conjuction with remeron, celexa and ativan(only when needed), it is a wonder cocktail. I've lost unwanted weight, thank goodness. Along with the cocktail, I live a very healthy lifestyle. Good nutrition and plenty of exercise makes a gigantic difference. Don't expect the medication to do wonders while you sit idle. You have to do your part and you will see extraordinary results, I promise. You have to find what works for you and what doesn't. Don't be afraid to discuss other options/meds with your Doctor. Prayer also helps! In short, do whatever helps! I've been severely depressed almost all my life, this drug gives me the hope to keep going on in life! Don't give up on treatment, most especially, don't give up on yourself. You are worth everything and are very precious to life. It is a daily struggle but you have the support and love of family, friends and the entire living universe. God Bless!! M 38 6 months
11/8/2006
 5  depression & Bi-polar disorder none at all Overe a period of time, I started developing strong and multiple suicide thoughts - very unusual for me. The doc put me on Wellbutrin. A couple of years later I erronously thought that I could handle this situation by myself and so I tapered off on my meds... Boy, how wrong I was!!! Some months later the suiside thoughts came back very strongly and after a visit to the ER, I was back on Wellbutrin. This time, I suspect, for life. And as it is a generic drug, that works with me just fine. As part of the cocktail, wellbutrin does the trick. Note: I also take lithium (12 months) and Citalopram (1 month) M 64 5 years
11/13/2006
 5  Depression , Libido Well I tried this med at 100mg Wellbutrin SR per day and felt results right away first few days. Was more focused, happier, more confident etc.. However By day 5 I started having Drastic Mood Swings and a Mini Panic Attack First time in my Life! Now I realize that for Wellbutrin SR to work properly it needs to be combined with an SSRI. If you take Wellbutrin SR by itself it'll be good at first but eventually it's going to cause massive anxiety and panic attacks , insomnia. HOWEVER when you combine it with an SSRI like Prozac YOU GET MAGIC. Wellbutrin SR + Prozac you get MAGIC! All the side effects of wellbutrin are cured by Prozac and all side effects of Prozac are cured by Wellbutrin. PURE MAGIC. NEVER TAKE IT ALONE never take prozac or wellbutrin alone. Always combine them(Serotonin - Dopamine and Epinephrine) You need ALL 3 not 1 and not 2. ALL 3 OR NONE. Well I tried this med at 100mg Wellbutrin SR per day and felt results right away first few days. Was more focused, happier, more confident etc.. However By day 5 I started having Drastic Mood Swings and a Mini Panic Attack First time in my Life! Now I realize that for Wellbutrin SR to work properly it needs to be combined with an SSRI. If you take Wellbutrin SR by itself it'll be good at first but eventually it's going to cause massive anxiety and panic attacks , insomnia. HOWEVER when you combine it with an SSRI like Prozac YOU GET MAGIC. Wellbutrin SR + Prozac you get MAGIC! All the side effects of wellbutrin are cured by Prozac and all side effects of Prozac are cured by Wellbutrin. PURE MAGIC. NEVER TAKE IT ALONE never take prozac or wellbutrin alone. Always combine them(Serotonin - Dopamine and Epinephrine) You need ALL 3 not 1 and not 2. ALL 3 OR NONE. M 30 days
12/8/2006
  

WELLBUTRIN SR  (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat depression. It can improve your mood and feelings of well-being. It may work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (dopamine, norepinephrine) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-06-14 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

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