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 |
| 2 | depression, anxiety | extreme vertigo, constantly sleeping to remedy the dizziness, nausea | I thought i was dizzy from quitting zoloft, but am now realizing the zoloft should be gone by now. This has been a horrible experience. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 7/22/2007 | 2 | Anxiety | Left hand going numb, burning throat, chest has a warm feeling, horrible headache, nauseous, dizzy, a little shaking, shortness of breath. | I wrote in on Sunday when I had been taking the pill two days and was doing well with mild side effects. Once I took day three - I do not know if I can take these pills anymore. I always get tired an hour after I take the pill and then go up and down every other hour all day. Then around 7pm I started to get a bad headache. The headache kept getting worse as time went by and no headache medicine was worrking. The was the worst headache I have ever had and all I want to do is throw up. I have not gotten sick yet but feel absolutely horrible. May discontinue - I will have to see how I feel today. | F | 29 | 3 days | 5/8/2007 | 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 | Anxiety | Bad insomnia, Anger, Overly sensitive, touchy, emotional, feeling spaced out, depression (not normal for me) | Prescribed 150 XL taken in the AM. I have taken this for a week and it made me feel much worse than before i started taking it. Sleep is simply not possible unless i take something to knock me out. I took ambien the other night - slept 3 hours and was up since 2:30 AM. Last night I took a muscle relaxer to fall asleep, then another to go back to sleep after i woke up in 4 hours. Wierd dreams but that doesnt bother me. I was prescribed this for work related anxiety but it has made me so moody and sensitive and depressed. I cried at work yesterday which was really embarassing. I just dont feel like I have anything to be happy about which was not the case before I took this. I also got a big boost of energy - lost 5 pounds already because my appetite has deminished/ i forget to eat. I am going to try and make it to four weeks to see if it does anything for me - the insomnia is the most difficult side affect to deal with. | F | 29 | 7 days | 12/31/2004 | 2 | depression | Increased ENERGY and decreased appetite!!! That was the only plus (which I miss) Otherwise, I was VERY aggitated, angry, snapped at kids, hubby people. Short term memory was awful. I'd be on a minor mission to go to kitchen or basement for something, and forget what I was going to do. Some ringing in ears. Increased anxiety. Throbbing headaches at top of my head (I NEVER get headaches). | F | 35 | 4 weeks | 6/5/2002 | 2 | deptession/anxiety | increase in anxiety and depression, crying spells, severe irritability and suicidal thoughts | will be asking doctor to switch me to something else this week | F | 29 | 1 months | 7/30/2002 | 2 | depression | agitation, nervousness, confusion, shaking, insomnia, racing heart,unexplained anger, SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION!! | unable to reach orgasm anymore, a definite change. I feel like a freak because everyone else seems to have the opposite effect. Hopefully this will change in a few weeks. I'm not really happier, in fact I keep yelling at my boyfriend for dumb reasons. | F | 34 | 17 days | 1/14/2005 | 2 | Moderate depression | Severe headache, nausea, slurred speech | Can't tell if it has impact on depression due to the side effects. I feel terrible physically. Most people mention loss of appetite. I gained 7 lbs in 2 weeks. Hungry all the time. | F | 37 | 14 days | 10/1/2001 | 2 | Mild Depression, Anxiety | At first it was ok. I thought it was working, but over time I realized I was gaining weight. I didnt even think that it could be the meds, but towards the end when I decided I needed to switch I realized that it increased my appetite, so I gained 20lbs over a 4 month period. That wasnt to big of a deal, but then I started getting very short in the tempermant department. I would flip out over nothing, and once in that mood, watch out, there is no return. I felt so mad inside, like a huge ball of rage was just getting bigger and bigger. Oh man, that was awful, and then I would get even more irritated that I was irritated. and I didnt know how to get out of it. But other than that, no other side effects. | The mood swings I couldnt handle. I am now on Effexor which is great for me. I didnt find that the Wellbutrin was helping with depression and all it really did was make me fat. It gave me awful fits of rage, which was not fun for me nor my family. So in my case, it didnt work but I know that it does work for others. I had an increase in appetite with it, now that I am on Effexor I have no appetite at all which is great If I just drink a couple slim fasts a day Ill be all good in the vitamin department. | F | 22 | 4 months | 4/8/2005 | 2 | borderline personality disorder | Wellbutrin made my headaches worse and I could not tolerance it. | F | 24 | 2 months 30mg | 7/4/2013 | 2 | Depression | See my review of 2/12/2012 under 'Zyban' on this site. Exact same drug bupropion hydro but marketed under this name in Australia and UK. | F | 44 | 18 days 150 1X day | 2/18/2012 | 2 | Depression | See my review of 2/12/2012 under 'Zyban' on this site. Exact same drug bupropion hydro but marketed under this name in Australia and UK. | F | 44 | 18 days 150 1X day | 2/18/2012 | 2 | Bipolar 1 | insomnia, loss of appetite, extreme anxiety | I took the generic bupropion and the side effects were terrible. It did take away the depression within days but I would wake up 10 times per night even though I am taking tamazepam to sleep. I completely lost my appetite and lost 5 pounds in one week. I could force myself to eat but the insomnia was unbearable. I usually take the tamazepam occasionally but I have had to take it every night with this medicine. I have been off it for 3 days and I still cannot sleep without the tamazepam. The anxiety is terrible. I am scared to leave the house or be without my husband. The anxiety is lessening but it is still there 3 days after I stopped taking it. | F | 31 | 7 days 100 MG 1X day | 2/27/2011 | 2 | perimenopausal symptoms | high blood pressure, headache, blurred vision, muscle aches, low back pain, lower abdominal pain, heart palpitations. | Ive been on this SR for 4 days now. My side effects seem to be different from majority on here. Anyone else experienced same side effects? My B/P is never high but seems to be around 148/110 on this drug, accompanied by headache, low back pain, muscle pain generalized, blurred vision and heart palpitations! I think I will stop this drug tomorrow before I have a stroke or heart attack. | F | 42 | 4 days 150mg 1X day | 9/11/2011 | 2 | Depression, anxiety, lack of focus | Nausea like you wouldn't believe, headaches, confusion, dry/cotton mouth. The first full week of taking it I had severe panic attacks and even worse nausea. I really had trouble focusing. My doctor said to stick it out for a month and we'll re-evaluate, but I can't miss any more work due to the side effects. | F | 27 | 17 days 150 mg 1X day | 11/21/2011 | 2 | thyroid problems | nothing | didnt do anything. I feel no differance at all | F | 57 | 4 weeks 150 2X day | 7/22/2011 | 2 | Depression | Nausea by the end of the first day on this drug. Second day nausea was much worse with vomiting. Third day nausea and vomiting. Had to discontinue because I could not keep it down. | F | 34 | 3 days 150 MG 1X day | 8/4/2011 | 2 | Depression and Anxiety | Tiredness, more depression, foggy/dizzy feeling | I only took this for three days but that's all I can stand. I was so tired I felt like I'd taken a sleeping pill, and was dizzy and kind of disoriented. Plus, I felt just as depressed if not moreso. | F | 37 | 3 days 75 1X day | 11/8/2010 | 2 | nausea, headache, brain fog, inability to concentrate, lack of focus, general ickiness | I have been taking the generic (Bupropion) in extended-release form for just 5 days.. not exactly feeling great. Still waiting to feel like a normal person. I have been really foggy and unreliable, and my memory is shot. Physically, I am nauseous and have a headache all the time and these "electrical shocks" (that's the only way I can describe it) in my head. I can't sleep, even though that's all I feel like doing. Feel like I'm underwater or something. Hoping it will get better soon. | F | 28 | 5 days 150 mg 1X day | 9/23/2010 | 2 | fatigue,mild depression | worsening depression, from mild to full blown, LETHARGY! stupor,strange thoughts. No energy,no decreased appetite ,no sexual changes,no insomnia, actually im much more sleepy then before taking this.Parts of missing memory. | Dont think it's working for me,will give it another week and stop if no changes. Started with 150 sr and increased to 300 sr and not a single positive thing. I'm more lethargic and lifeless than ever and mean too.Ive always been moody, but since starting on 300 i'm a bear. No energy, no nothing good, so disappointing, i had high hops for this med.In the morning i take the first dose 150 and go back to bed,cant believe so many people are so energized by this med, so envious.Well, hope this helps. My experience so far-not a doog med,only bad effects so far,oh, and my very mild depression is starting to turn full blown,feeling of doom and such..... | F | 35 | 15 days 150 2X day | 9/1/2010 |