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 |
| 4 | depression, anxiety | crying a lot, loss of appetite | I think this medicine is good, and I can't tell if it is wellbutrin or because my husband is deployed to Iraq (i haven't seen him for 6.5 months) that i have been crying a lot lately. I am going to stay on it for about another month and if i'm still crying all the time, I will definetely get off the wellbutrin. | F | 21 | 1 months | 6/17/2007 | 4 | depression | Memory loss almost identical to the effect of smoking marijuana, like walking into a room and forgetting why you are there. Flu-like symptoms: dull headache, high body temp, excessive thirst, loss of appetite, photosensitivity and audiosensitivity. Extreme irritability. Lucid dreams. Left hand started shaking uncontrollably on day 3 at 150 mg, but stopped on day 4. | I am now up to 300 mg with no additional hand-shaking. The symptoms seem to be leveling off, with the memory loss being the most disturbing. Libido up a bit, but my irritability is a turn-off. As bad as the side effects may seem, it's well worth being lifted out of my severe depression, almost immediately. Also controls my compulsive eating. I eat only when really hungry, and stop when I'm full. Have lost weight; not sure how much. | F | 39 | 6 days | 5/4/2007 | 4 | Smoking Cessation | A little slow today. Trouble focusing and digesting information; otherwise, everything is good. The taste is already starting to get to me. | I have just started taking Wellbutrin SR to quit smoking and am tracking my journey at: www.nicotineguillotine.blogspot.com if you want to follow my progress. | F | 25 | 1 days | 9/26/2007 | 4 | Depression | Severe abdominal pain, some diarrhea and agitation. | I am currently on combined meds, Wellbutrin SR and Aropax. So far I only have intense abdominal pain. Some loss in appetite, not severely. I have had a noticable increase in energy and motivation. The drugs combined seem to work better than Effexor which was the previous medication I used. It did not work at all for me. Mixing these drugs with a lot of alcohol leads to blackouts. No change in libido. | F | 27 | 9 days | 2/15/2007 | 4 | moderate depression, anxiety | Nausea and insomnia during the 1st week only. Ringing in my ears - I'm starting to notice it more often as the days go by. The last couple of days I've had a constant, low-grade headache. Lack of appetite - have lost 4 pounds | I didn't really notice any changes and kept waiting for it to 'kick in'. Then about the 10th day I realized that the background chatter in my head had settled down, and my thoughts were less negative and more....normal. And I'm less prone to anger at minor things. So, is it the medication? I believe so! | F | 43 | 16 days | 2/15/2007 | 4 | Emotional - Rage - Depression | Weird gagging problem concerning smells, constant headaches with no alevation when medicated with over the counter meds. | I'm having a strange side effect that I have not seen posted. It's nausea but not like what others have described. Lately smells have been setting me off. Anything from gas to dirty dipers to foods and perfumes. Many many smells that never affected me before are affecting me now. Get this watching my boyfriend brush his teeth makes me want to vomit. I've changed many dirty dipers in my life and its never affected me. I used to love the smell of pumping gas now I start gagging and I have to talk myself out of throwing up. Also there is a drive in theater in town that uses unconcentrated bleach to clean their bathrooms. Used to I'd walk in and take a big whif and go emmmmm clean bathrooms now I have to cover my nose with toliet paper till im out of the bathroom. I don't know how else to explain this except just about any smell makes me gag. Is anyone else having this problem? I have also been having constant headaches that pain relievers are not helping with. One good thing | F | 25 | 1 months | 5/21/2007 | 4 | depression, stop smoking | Losing my hair and gas and bloating | Was on Wellbutrin before during an extremely stressful time in my life and liked it but noticed I was losing lots of hair which was making me more stressed, but it was hard to distinguish if it was the medication or stress. Went off, for more than year. Recently started again to get off chewing Nicorette and immediately noticed my hair dry and beginning to fall out again. Bummed like how I feel but don't want to be bald | F | 45 | 1 months | 3/24/2007 | 4 | Double depression | Helps with carb cravings for the first few weeks (just as it helps smokers forget about their addiction); triggered a hypomania the first time I went on it, but that was fine as it helped me re-evaluate my life. Took it for a year. When I went on it another time (many years later) I was sleepy all the time because it reduced my REM latency to zero. I literally started dreaming as I fell asleep. It was fine once I switched to taking only one dose (200mg WB-SR) in the morning; that is, as long as I wasn't metabolizing it at night, I had a restful and rejuvenating night of sleep. | It doesn't work for everyone, but if SSRIs don't work for you (they made me feel worse, even after 6 weeks on Paxil) then WB may be for you. Keep an eye out for that reduced REM latency thing. Someone else on this forum reported feeling really sleepy after being on it a while, and I bet she had the same reaction. I think this is a good med to can come back to after being off it a while, although it seems to react differently over the years. I first took it over 10 years ago, and have | F | 44 | 500 days | 4/25/2005 | 4 | depression, feelings of self-worth | First couple of days i thought i was on SPEED. Agitation. | I switched from Effexor to Wellbutrin sr, i stayed awake 4 nights & days and on the fifth called my doctor; we made a change! It's true you really need to give wellbutrin time to fully work. It didnt take overnight to become depressed; how can i expect a pill to work overnight? Overall my feelings have lifted, i am more active, very aggitated though (poor family) and what i notice most of all is i am more outgoing. I go out more often, express how i feel more often and am more demanding of things to be correct. Good luck! | F | 34 | 1 months | 4/25/2005 | 4 | Depression | F | 29 | | 5/2/2005 | 4 | tension headaches/mild depression | Insomnia,tremor,increased sex drive,weight loss,decreased appetite, increased energy,dizziness,nervousness. Am taking 400 mga day. | I had just about every "typical" symptom...I have lost nearly 25lbs in 4 months and am too thin! The initial agitation, dizziness,and decreased appetite are gone, but many of the positive effects have vanished too, such as the periods of intense happiness and high energy and motivation. I still have insomnia and have become slightly manic. The greatest part is that my everyday headaches have vanished and I am not a zombie like I was on Elavil and Paxil(I can think and feel)! All in all, a great drug, but it only helps slightly for the depressive component. | F | 21 | 4 months | 5/17/2002 | 4 | depressiom due to breast caner | more energy, happier | F | 49 | 1 years | 11/23/2002 | 4 | DEPRESSION/ SLEEPING TOO MUCH | nausa, bad taste, increase in sex drive | I believe this medication is working! I do feel a little nausa sometime, food taste weird to me,I must say my sex drive is awesome!I am awake more | F | 27 | 17 days | 12/28/2001 | 4 | Depression and no energy | Increased desire for sex...intensified orgamism...kind od nervous feeling at the beginng of the drug...helps decrease food cravings..Have trouble sleeping | F | 46 | 9 months | 3/4/2002 | 4 | smoking mild depression weight loss | My mood was better, but my students and family have said that I am agitated. I went on a diet and was able to lose 40lbs, stopped smoking after 6 months. | unfortunately, I am on the verge of divorce because I have a husband on Lexapro,an antidepressant that decreases sexual desire and preformance.I am on Wellbutrin which side effect of Wellbutrin is an annoyng increase in libido. I say annoyng since considering my sex, I can do nothing to satisfy my longings except cry. well you can see how that would be a problem for a marraige. I have lots of energy for fixing up the house, he is asleep. I want to be loved, and he is asleep or he is very frustrated since apparantly his Lexapro has the opposite effect on him. I wish our Docter was more knowledgable about these medications. Why would a Docter put him on Lexapro If he already has trouble staying awake. I just feel like screaming my head off at her. That would be the agitation. I am happy about the new improved body, and the smoking, but I NEED SEX, or i will have to say goodbye to Wellbutrin and become a fat smoking numb person that lives with a sleeping person, both of which are agitated and depressed. | F | 44 | 2 years | 1/1/2005 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | First week felt great but couldn't sleep, second week felt shaky and very anxious. Went to 300mg for two weeks with slight decrease in anxiety. The depression was totally lifted and I felt happy again. I am thin and I lost way too much weight and had to stop taking the drug. Sex drive fine at 300mg but took a LONG time to reach climax. | I was on Wellbutrin XL once in the morning. This drug worked wonders for my depression once I was on 300mg. I don't think it was very helpful for anxiety and I took ativan as needed. Unfortunately, I am a thin person and I lost way too much weight in 4 weeks. The sex thing was odd as my sex drive really didn't change, but quality/satisfaction of sex was diminished. Orgasm was still good but it took a lot of work to have one! | F | 37 | 4 weeks | 2/10/2005 | 4 | Depression | I had to adjust the dosage and time of day I took it because it kept me awake at night. I also take Zoloft, which makes me cotton-headed, so Wellbutrin was added to counteract that. Together they do OK -- nothing bothers me. On the other hand, my life meets only minimum standards, and I can't seem to ramp it up any. Oh, well(!). | F | 58 | 3 years | 1/9/2005 | 4 | slight depression, lethargy | Trouble sleeping...still (but I've always been an insomniac anyways), first week or two felt like I overdosed on Jolt Cola (remember that stuff?), slight pressure (not quite a headache) | Am taking XL in the morning. It definitely helps me think more positively. I noticed that I am less edgy and more productive. My students and I are getting along better! Also, my libido has returned. I still, however, have trouble getting up in the morning. | F | 28 | 3 months | 1/13/2005 | 4 | 8 years | Short term memory loss. Difficulty concentrating. Sexual dysfunction. | My gynecologist told me that my vaginal dryness and thinning of the vaginal walls would be common for someone 20 years older than I am. Have experienced extreme pain during intercourse. I'm using an estrogen suppository now, and hope for improvement. I wonder if anyone else has experienced this problem after years of taking Wellbutrin. | F | 53 | 8 years | 4/3/2005 | 4 | depression | weight loss, anxiety, increased sex-drive, extreme irritability and aggressive behavior(this goes away after a day) The XR is too expensive but I had a hard time remembering to take the second dose (or third when I tried generic) | I tried almost all of the modern anti-depressants and this was the only one that didn't make me feel sleepy all of the time. Also, unlike the others, didn't take away my sex drive. This increased sex-drive can be a bad thing if not in a commited supportive relationship. My fried tried it and lost her virginity the next day and regretted it after the fact. I can study on this drug. Doesn't work for me at all unless I'm taking 200-300mg a day. | F | 30 | 3 years | 3/27/2005 |