WELLBUTRIN SR Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.5 (997 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WELLBUTRIN SR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN SR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | anxiety/quit smoking | my head is "pulsing?", my ears seem to clog during this pulsing and I hear a loud buzzing noise. Dizziness, not sleeping well, waking often | F | 48 | 1 weeks | 9/3/2001 | 3 | Depression, mood swings | F | 48 | 100mg 1X day | 6/15/2014 Patient History | 3 | depression | headache, severe constipation, loss of sex drive/orgasm, 25lb weight gain, hair loss | Dr took me off it | F | 48 | 6 months 150 2X day | 8/19/2013 | 3 | anxiety, headache/tension relief | I've been taking the generic for Wellbutrin SR for 2 weeks. I feel less stressed out, less anxiety. I'm getting pounding headaches at the latter part of the 2 weeks. 4 days in a row. | I do not feel a big decrease in appetite, which is what I was hoping for along with relief of headaches and anxiety. Somewhat dry in the mouth. | F | 48 | 2 weeks | 2/6/2008 | 3 | depression | loss of consentration at first,drifty floating dizziness | was on paxil at first but could not handle the side effects, ie nitemares,paranoia,loss of limbido..switching over to wellbutrin sr at 150mg at nite with meals tried to increase to 300mg 2xdaily but its very diffacult as i have to opperate heavy equipment so im back to just 150mg at nite and 38mg in morning..do not drink strong coffee with pill, use a low decafe and eat something,try to increase excercising to warn off side effects too ..feeling a lot better not as hungry and a bit at eas | M | 48 | 2 days | 12/31/2007 | 2 | Anxiety/Depression | Awful itching, excessive weight gain, intense crying, heavy feelings of worthlessness, no self esteem whatsoever excessive overeating until I feel as though I'm going to pass out. Lost friends in a very short time because I'm so angry all of the time. What the crap was the doctor doing giving me this drug in the first place? I haven't been this angry in a very long time - On a scale of 1-10, 1 went from a 1 to a 20! | I'm going to stop taking this medication on my own and see a different doctor tomorrow. I was on Paxil before and was happy, at an ideal weight, no problems. | F | 48 | 14 days | 8/23/2007 | 1 | Anxiety Depression | After 18 -you can only put up to 10 on the drop down menu here- 18 years plus on wellbutrin sr and thinking all of the hell I was going through on a daily basis was ME and that this was helping me from being even worse- I stopped taking it because I had extensive dental surgery and found out how it felt to be "normal"..even happy... | I was put on many SSRIs that did not work. Doctors targeted my depression which was caused by my horrible anxiety. I got stuck with this drug as it is not an ssri as we found out the hard way, I could not tolerate ssris. People with anxiety READ THIS. 1. Docs are told to rx benzos with wellbutrin because it CAUSES anxiety. 2. Wellbutrin is processed by the body and turned into an AMPHETAMINE!! I started out life as a productive member of society and was turned into a sleepless, anxiety-ridden zombie reliant on benzos to keep the effects of the wellbutrin in check. Up to 6 mg of ativan. It took my memory, my patience, my ability to sleep...everything. If you have anxiety do not even consider this med. It may work for depression, but exacerbates anxiety!! Please let my story help you. Docs never told me this during my many hospital stays, reg. pdoc visits etc. Even though I was in horrible pain from my dental surgery... my mind felt happiness I have not felt in over 20 years once off wellbutrin sr. If you need to taper, look up how. I didn't. I went back on it two times and that was two times more hell, nightmares and prayers to God that my body could make it through one more time...I had to be sure wellbutrin was the cause though. Also, get your hands on Dr. Claire Weekes books, tapes whatever and listen to them over and over. They will bring you some peace while you recover. She is an angel for people like us! Good luck! Contact me if you want. | F | 48 | 10 years 400 MG | 10/23/2015 | 1 | stop smoking and stress relief | Irratabilty - major Difficulty sleeping No help in quitting smoking | I am not taking this drug any longer. I have never been so angry!!!!! | F | 48 | 1 weeks | 9/29/2004 | 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 | 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 | 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 and add symptoms | Increased sex drive | I take 450 mg. per day and it has done wonders for keeping me from plunging into the depths of depression. I also take 40 mg. Celexa. The two types of anti-depressants work great together for me. Whatever sexual side effects the Celexa might cause are almost eliminated by the Wellbutrin. Still takes a little longer to reach orgasm but my sexual partners actually like that fact. ;) My ADD symptoms are also improved--I can focus on boring tasks longer and with keener concentration. The behavioral interventions for ADD are still the most helpful for me (time management, self-discipline, values clarification) but the Wellbutrin certainly helps. I read that 450 mg. was the ideal dose for folks with combined depression and ADD symptoms and my doctor agreed. Thank God I have a great family medicine doctor who knows more about psychiatry then some psychiatrists! | M | 47 | 6 years | 8/27/2007 | 5 | Adult ADD/Depression | None | For one year I sat and read this website until I was so scared I didn't take it. How foolish I was. I worked myself up for nothing. Wellbutrin has opened my eyes and has lifted the weight off my shoulders. I am level now and can concentrate. I lost a few pounds thus far. People just take the pill. I been on Lexapro and I was in a fog for days. Not so with Wellbutrin. | M | 47 | 2 weeks | 7/13/2007 | 5 | bipolar depression, weight control | The side effects have been minimal, increased thirst and insomnia are about it, and they have not been troublesome at all. When I first started Wellbutrin my weight dropped 10 pounds in 2 weeks, and 40 pounds in a year to an ideal 190 (at 6'). Seroquel caused weight gain was eliminated recently with the help of Wellbutrin, dropping 20 pounds in 3 months, back to 200. Bench press, lat pull downs etc went up 20 pounds instantly, and after a year I was able to do 10 chin ups in one set. The increase in motivation, willpower and energy level are tremendous, everything is so easy to do that I have to force myself to stop and relax. No negative sexual side effects, if anything it helps. | This is the only medication I have taken that has helped and had tolerable side effects. When I was taking Seroquel and Wellbutrin, it was like the wellbutrin wasn't even there. The loss of appetite control on Seroquel completely overpowered Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin alone has improved self confidence and depression is gone. Thinking skills, the quality of my work, creativity and the ability to stick to a task improved dramatically and the positive effects have continued for 9 years. Although Wellbutrin pushed me into mania, I can now recognize the symptoms and adjust to avoid full blown mania. Serocrap masked the manic symptoms until I exploded. I highly reccomend Wellbutrin to anyone without anorexia. | M | 47 | 9 years | 6/28/2007 | 4 | depression and fatigue | nasty taste, itching, night sweats, and my hands shake terribly. Memory loss is a problem as well. | dosage - sr 150 in the am, and after lunch. I could deal with all the side effects if I could just get rid of the night sweats and shakes. | F | 47 | 3 months | 6/9/2008 | 4 | Sadness | Nothing for 2 1/2 weeks, then very itchy hands, abdomen, arms, etc. | I have had a great experience with Wellbutrin: increased energy, improved sex life, level moods. But after 18 days, my hands began to feel so annoyingly itchy. Benadryl helped a bit, but by the next day it was worse and spreading. Then last night the itchiness stopped, but my hands swelled so much I couldn't make a fist--making dinner wasn't too easy, either. (My kids were staring at my hands the entire meal.) Today my hands still don't itch ( yay), but they're so swollen, I look like I'm wearing those Micky Mouse gloves. So not sure where to go from here--I can't really do much with my puffy, puffy hands, but I can' t bear to feel the way I did before I started Wellbutrin. Anyone out there have any similar experiences? | F | 47 | 3 weeks 150 2X day | 10/5/2010 | 4 | Depression | only on my third day...I have insomnia and speedy energy....head feels full but no headache...loss of appetite.... | I was on Prozac over ten years ago it worked great for a year then just quit (sexual side effects were horrible but better than depression)...when it stopped working Dr put me on Effexor, which never really worked and she kept upping the dose till it maxed out and had horrible tremmors ...so I slowly took myself off of it and qiuetly went into depression for the next few years....when that got intolerable I went a different Doc this time I was prescribed Zoloft...Depression went away but sexual (anorgasmia) was so bad and I was in a new relationship so that was not tolerable so I chose to quit everything again....once again years pass the relationship has lasted but the depression is back with a vengence! and that is ruining the 5 year relationship.So I went to the doctor and was prescribed Celexa three weeks ago (WHAT A HORRIBLE DRUG) more side effect than I can count including total diarrhea, anorgasmia, weird taste in my mouth, inability to remember even important things and constant yawning. I am now just starting Wellbutrin sr at 150/day tomorrow I go to 300/day...I am encouraged by what I have seen posted here please wish me well.... | M | 47 | 3 days | 11/26/2004 | 4 | depression | mild tremor increased libido | M | 47 | 4 months | 12/14/2004 | 4 | depression | mild tremor increased libido | M | 47 | 4 months | 12/14/2004 | 4 | depression | mild tremor increased libido | M | 47 | 4 months | 12/14/2004 |