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 | First few weeks but went away: photosensitivity; "brain shake"; extremely irritable; increased need to urinate. Ones that have stayed with me: insomnia (treating with another drug); short term memory problems, especially finding words; some mental confusion/difficulty concentrating; dry mouth occasionally | Wellbutrin has been great for my depression. But it has really dulled my mind. I make "stupid" mistakes frequently that involve mixing things up, i.e after I've made the mistake, I look back and think "why in the world did I mix those things up???" Difficulty concentrating--I feel like I have to work twice as hard to do simple mental tasks. Can't remember the most obvious words. Can't remember names of musical artists that I've loved all my life, etc. etc. | F | 35 | 12 months | 10/26/2005 | 4 | depression/anxiety | Appetite suppression, also caused anorexia nervosa type symptoms - fasting, over-exercise - ultimately causing a loss of 45 lbs in approximately 2.5 months. At the beginning I had severe nausea, dizziness, which susided after 6 weeks. At 450 mg/day, experience olfactory hallucinations (smelled a "burning smell"). | Excellent drug for me. Now at 300 mg/day, with very few side effects, as long as I remember to take the drug at 9 hour intervals. | F | 20 | 3 years | 10/8/2006 | 4 | depression | At first, I experienced dry mouth, nervousness, and lack of appetite. It took a month or so for the dry mouth to become less noticeable. Some trouble sleeping. It has been 3 months and I am still more nervous and seem to sweat more when I am nervous. Also, occasional ringing in my ears and short term memory loss. I feel kind of flighty...a slight increase in BP and resting heart rate as well. | I was moderately depressed, dysthymic type. This is the first antidepressant I had tried and I reasearch others before choosing this one for lack of side effects such as weight gain and loss of libido. It has helped greatly- I started feeling better after a week or two. The side effects are still kind of bothersome, especially the memory loss and flightiness as it makes me seem kind of stupid sometimes, even though I am an excellent student. I'm not sure why they prescribe it for anxiety? It makes me more nervous, though I did not have anxiety problems prior to taking the drug. | F | 20 | 3 months | 7/26/2005 | 4 | Depression | Absolutely none. | It has helped. For example, it completely eliminated any suicidal ideation. However, it hasn't helped a lot. My mood seems flattened out -- I no longer have crying jags, but I still seem incapable of happiness or enjoyment. | F | 51 | 2 years | 6/26/2005 | 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 [email protected] | F | 24 | 1 days | 10/13/2008 | 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 | Major Depression | 2/2/07 I posted earlier, but plan to keep posting as the side effects get better or worse over time. I'm currently taking W.SR at 150 mgs twice a day. This is day 5 of the 300 mgs. My nausea is becoming less intense, but seems to get worse if I don't snack as the day goes by. :( Dry mouth and metallic taste are still present, but better. I've never drunk so much water in my life! Irritably is better as well. Shakiness in hands seems to increase after the second dose. I've also had a few "space outs" where I couldn't remember what I had written or why, also trouble spelling easy words. As of today no major body temperature swings. I can't wait to get back on Lexapro as my anxiety is climbing. I almost had a panic attack at work and my job is VERY low stress. Still no change in digestion troubles and am thinking additional fiber will soon become a staple in my pantry. My libido is slowly increasing which my husband loves. | 2/2/07 Thanks for the info on making sure you take it 8 hours apart. I was told morning and at lunch which was putting it at 5 hours. I'm now taking my morning dose at 4:30am b/c I can't change my lunch time at work. As I went straight from one antidepressant to another, I can't say if it's making things better yet. Please feel free to email me if you need support or movitation to keep taking this as the side effects can be harsh. | F | 23 | 5 days | 2/2/2007 | 4 | Depression | Headaches unrelieved by motrin, Constipation, Increased orgasm Sensation, Weight loss of 8 lbs so far, Insomnia, Pounding heart rate, Increased blood pressure, Racing thoughts. | Very effective for my depression, but sometims I feel totally spaced out on this stuff. My blood pressure is up at least by 10 numbers and waking up every 3 hours is wearing. No increase in libido,but orgasms is much more intense. | F | 38 | 1 months | 3/27/2007 | 4 | Depression | First few days I felt strange and had terrible headaches, but stick with it because they go away. However, I still have the agitation side effect and a constantly anxious feeling, as well as the ringing in the ears that everyone talks about. Although they say it makes you lose your appetite, and I am eating much more but not gaining weight yet. | The depression has absolutely lifted, but I agree that CAFFEINE is terrible with Wellbutrin. Today I finally figured out that the agitation is very correlated with caffeine intake. The days I don't have caffeine, I feel much better. | F | 23 | 1 months | 8/3/2006 | 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 | Depression | Mild insomnia, night sweats, upset stomach | It is still early for me, but so far, I am very pleased with this medication. I do not feel dopey or out of control. I notice it working, but I don't feel as though I am a different person. I am calmer, less likely to have extreme mood swings etc. I was so used to breaking down and crying for no reason that I am still feeling odd that it doesn't happen! | F | 23 | 8 days | 10/28/2004 | 4 | Smoking cessation | Grateful for help with not smoking--no bad effects | F | 72 | 15 months | 11/16/2004 | 4 | Moodswings, Depression, Anger | Constant pounding headache, anger outburst, jittery, easily agitated, drastic ups and downs in my moods | I have been taking this for (8) days and am going to stick with it, however, how long did it take for those of you who did finally lose the side affects like I have to finally start feeling so great as everyone describes. I really want this to work but I catch myself snapping at my husband, sometimes i have energy and others I cannot motivate myself at all and want to lay around. Ugh also I get really nervous and anxious in social situations, even the simplest things such as going to the grocery store. Help! | F | 29 | 8 days | 10/18/2006 | 4 | Mild depression | minimal at 150mg SR. Racy heart and insomnia at higher dose. | Has | F | 55 | 1 months | 12/27/2004 | 4 | Situational depression/anxiety/PTSD | It takes me longer to go to sleep, I wake up often and have disturbing dreams. I am often awakened by intense sweating. Decreased appetite, nausea. Rash (with large, red welts, but isn't hives) only on my legs and lower abdomen. Some lightheadedness/vertigo. | I have my sex drive back, and it is better than it was before the incident that caused my PTSD. I'm sometimes a little jittery and caffeine intensifies this greatly. I was on Paxil (40mgs.)for 8 months, and gained 20+ pounds. I'm losing weight now, but not so fast that it is scary. My appetite is much less. Food is usually a good thing, but I have no real cravings. My depression seems to be such that I still have depressive episodes and am still triggered for PTSD, but the episodes are not as severe and do not last as long. I really do miss sound sleep, though... | F | 34 | 5 weeks | 2/13/2004 | 4 | depression, anxiety & mild ADD | in order of severity, worse first: random joint pain in hands and jaw, some weird space out spells; mild acne, increased urination, must be taken with big meal or causes stomach irritation, some sweating, some appetite loss that lessens over time | 100 SR/once a day. I have tried many meds and this was quite effective in most ways, but with a few side effects that were troublesome. Within a 2 days it completely eliminated panic spells, caused markedly increased productivity and to a lesser extent improved attention span, yet ironically caused more space out spells & occassional, strange forms of dizziness that seemed more neuro related that the simple circulatory dizziness. Sex drive was normal. What bothered me was the joint pain in hands -- too much at times, and jaw pain & swelling caused me to constantly bite my mouth--not good. At one point, I couldn't type (bc of joint pain) and had bitten my mouth 3 x in one day, so I stopped the meds. But I know that if I have a bout of depression/ anxiety (etc) again I may possibly turn to it again. | F | 38 | 1 years | 3/1/2004 | 4 | Recurrent major depression | Nausea and mild loss of appetite for first couple of weeks; headache; lightheadedness; slightly affected balance; occasional night sweats; unstable body temp/hot flashes (I'm too young for menopause, LOL!!); side effects severe when jumping from 150 mg to 300 mg - had to drop back down and ramp up over the course of a few weeks | From the side effects, it may sound like Wellbutrin is more trouble than it's worth, but that's not the case. It has helped immensely with my depression, and doesn't make me sluggish and sleepy like Prozac alone does (I take WB with 10 mg of Prozac). Most of the time, the side effects are minimal and just a minor nuisiance. Being able to smile is worth a headache. :-) | F | 24 | 1 years | 4/4/2004 | 4 | Smoking | Trouble sleeping, Extreme Constipation | This is an amazing drug!!! Overnight I went from smoking 20+ cigarettes a day to about 5-6 a day. I can't believe more people don't know that there really is a cure! | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 4/15/2004 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | Sore throat, talking quickly, increase in sex drive, anxiety | I was so numb and empty feeling before I started taking the med. I have a 2 year old and I teach. I had no patience left and was so down about life. I am so much more energetic now. I don't need as much sleep, and the little things don't bother me. | F | 28 | 7 days | 4/21/2004 |