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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 3  Smoking Cessation Almost immediate loss of cravings for cigarettes and loss of appetite (good for me). However, I began feeling an irrational anger at strangers. I felt the urge to have a confrontation and would glare at them. Very disturbing. I reported this to my health educator at Kaiser and stopped the med. Too bad. Otherwise, I would have stuck with it. F 50 30 days
150 1X day
12/3/2011
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 3  Depression week one:euphoria. Week 2: Horrible headaches, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, calm mood, crying spells, muscle weakness in arms and legs, insomnia, vision improved, loss of appetite, weight loss, muscle twitching, flat affect of my personality, less anger I feel like I am on a roller coaster with my emotions on this med. I have never taken any meds for depression or any psych meds. My mother committed suicide 3 yrs. ago and I am still depressed. The first day/week on the drug, I felt WONDERFUL. I thought this was my miracle drug. The second week I could not stop crying and all I thought about was suicide. Now I feel very anxious and the muscle weakness scares me. I am going to ride this out for a while and see if things get better. Really weird that my vision improved so much that I don't need glasses to see my cell phone! F 50 14 days
150 1X day
6/24/2010
 3  depression none I have not taken it long enough to have expectations. My wife says I am mellower. M 50 17 days
6/10/2004
 2  PTSD/Anxiety/Depression Talked A LOT! Very irritable, easily agitated to the point of extreme anger, then I stayed angry until somehthing else made me angry. Stressed out! Reminded me of a rubber band that had reached the point that it would not streach any more...the next step was to stap/break. More energy/motivation. More Alert, quicker thinking, improved short term memory. With all the other side effects I had I could not tell weather it helped with my depression or not. The first couple of days I was on it I felt on the verge of tears. I am not a cryer. I get angry intead. M 50 2 weeks
8/27/2004
 2  depression mood swings, feelings of emptiness and confusion, increased sex drive although not a positive side effect as my girlfriend lacks any passion or sexual interest of her own; some loss of appetite, better focus and work drive. M 50 2 months
3/30/2007
 2  Mild depression, anxiety Insomnia, weight gain, weird dreams, no increased libido and lashed out at my husband more frequently.Loss of patience increased. I switched from Paxil to Wellbutrin when I started having terrifying dreams. The dreams changed to not so freightening but still very vivid. I have gained 10 lbs and do nothing different. I also would have spurts of energy and then be very tired. Very hard to get to sleep at night and I took the 120 mg first thing in the morning. I have been off of it for 4 days now and so far so good. I'll see if my anxiety level goes up. Was on Buspar for 10 years (30 mg/day) worked really well but hated taking it 3 times a day. So of the three (Buspar, Paxil, Wellbutrin) Paxil worked the best if it weren't for the dreams (and the coming off of it) F 50 6 months
7/2/2007
 2  difficult time in my life After 3 weeks I broke out in hives... F 50 3 weeks
8/9/2009
 1  smoking Side effects started the second day. I was a zombie. I was non-functional, slept 16-20 hours a day, felt totally drugged. I was miserable! I had to go back in a week to have my blood pressure checked and had to open all the car windows in the dead of winter to stay awake. It had raised my blood pressure and I had to stop taking it. I say good riddance! Be SURE to have your blood pressure checked when you are taking this! Oh, it had absolutely no effect on smoking. F 50 7 days
3/13/2008
 5  major depression none has kept my head above water for 4 yrs; tried many other antidepressants and ECT before Wellbutrin SR. It has worked very well. Only recently added Zoloft & Deplin because some symptoms of depression were returning. F 49 4 years
9/20/2007
 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
 5  Depression ADD None If you experience side effects while on the generic ask your doctor to switch you to the namebrand only this is one of the drugs that some people of the generic just doesn't work F 49 4 years
150
1/15/2015
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 5  Major Depressive Disorder Dry mouth, bad breath, sleep disruption, dizziness, ticks. This drug really helps my depression. I've tried coming off it many, many times. Though I do succeed, within one month I'm back on it. When I do come off, I sleep much better and feel better immediately, but my sexual function declines and my weight increases rapidly and eventually the negativity and dark mood return. After cutting back to 150 mg. per day for 36 days I plan on increasing my dosage again tomorrow. This time I plan on cutting out the caffeine completely. Maybe that will cut down on the sleep disruption and the ticks. Unfortunately, it looks like I'm on this for life but am unsure about the long-term consequences. I just need to face it -- depression stinks, but it beats cancer, blindness, deafness, or going through life without limbs. In the end, Wellbutrin does work work for me. If I'm lucky enough that I can pop a few pills and get it under control it's best just to quit whining, count my blessings and do it. M 49 7 years
150 mg. 2X day
1/9/2014
 5  mild depression/anxiety I am posting this in part to comment on the postings I've read and in part to set the stage for my 'final answer' on wellbutrin SR. I've only been on it for about a week (100mg SR in morning). No noticeable side effects although it seems like I have more energy at the end of the day. I want to comment on what I've read here: It seems like many folks were 'overdosed' and ramped up too quickly with this drug. I am now taking into account all the bad experiences (and good) and am going to take it more slowly since I don't have severe depression and can afford to tek my time. After about 2 months I'll post again. I have heard it said that nobody can predict how you will do on an antidepressant and that it is basically a crap shoot. I'm taking the gamble that this drug will improve my energy/concentration at work and not adversely affect my relationships and home life. jr M 49 7 days
8/6/2006
 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  Depression Dry mouth & a 'spacey' feeling sometimes. No appetite. Doctor prescribed this for depression & inability to handle daily stress. Days 3 & 4 I accidentally took 2 pills, which really brought on the dry mouth, but I had lots of energy, almost manic. (Sometimes I feel 'spacey' but it only lasts a few minutes.) I feel great on this drug and I lost 5 lbs. the first week, which makes me feel great all by itself. In the past I've been on Elavil, Celexa, St. John's Wort and Lexapro; the latter of which made me gain 40 lbs. in 1 year. I already feel more calm & stable, plus I have a lot more energy. I love this drug and if I continue to do well I plan to stay on it forever. F 49 10 days
150 mg 1X day
11/29/2010
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 4  depression fatigue, possibly recurrent URI infections F 49 1 years
9/29/2004
 4  fibromyalgia wt. loss I have been on Wellbutrin about 4 weeks for fibromyalgia. Within a couple of days I noticed a marked increase in energy. I can't say I've had a decrease in pain, but the rise in my energy level makes the pain much more bearable. F 49 4 weeks
11/11/2004
 4  depressiom due to breast caner more energy, happier F 49 1 years
11/23/2002
 4  Depression, Lack of energy, Anxiety Tends to cause fight or flight (noradrenaline or norepinephrine rush) if not taken with benzodiazepine like clonazepam or SSRI like paxil. Tends to make you more awake and alert, and able to work more or better, but may cause increased anxiety (seems to be dose related and also related to the time of day you take the med and what you took before. I am currently taking Wellbutrin to augment paxil. Paxil fixes a lot of my anxiety problems (panic attack, obsessive thoughts, driven nature, hypercritical nature (finding fault) and a number of other problems that seem related to hypervigilance and anxiety in general. Wellbutrin helps counter the sleepiness or lethargy and also weight gain that seems to come with paxil. I am sensitive to meds- I take 5 mg of paxil in the morning and then 100mg of Wellbutrin SR a few hours later. This combo has so far worked well for me. There may be something better, but changing meds is a painstaking process. Wellbutrin, I have found, also has a pronounced effect on appetite, it takes away cravings and often you don't feel like eating, although you can eat if you want to and make a point of doing it. I am concerned about possible effects of both paxil and Wellbutrin on short term memory. Wellbutrin may make OCD worse at times, also tends to undo some of the effects of paxil, so if you are taking both you have to be careful how much you take. M 49 90 days
6/6/2003
 4  Mood Swings And Depression My Doctor who keeps up with the drugs very well says it's a well known fact that Wellbutrin Generic doesn't work as effectively as the name brand. After doing research I found that Watson brand releases in a very close way as the name brand. If you are having problems I suggest asking your pharmacy if they can get the Watson brand. Other manufacturers caused hives and itching horribly. The only down side to this drug is the increase in heart rate and blood pressure. It's the best!! Most anti depressants had horrible side affects for me. F 49 2 years
150 2x day
4/21/2014
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