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 |
| 1 | Bipolar disorder | Mania after the first dose | If you have Bipolar Disorder Type 1 and have periods of high mania, you may experience the same thing I did. | F | 51 | 4 days | 5/19/2004 | 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 | 1 | anxiety/increase libido | fatigue constantly/ increasse in anxiety | I have been on wellbutrin for 1 month and have seen my symptons worsen. My anxiety/panic attacks are constant now. I am unable to lead a normal life because I have more frequent attacks with this medication. I was also prescribed it for incresed libido, which has also not worked. Have taken paxil cr, xanex, zoloft, klonpin, etc. You name it for anxiety/panic attacks, I have taken it. Nothing seems to work. Happy life falling apart because of having attacks all the time and decrease in libido. Doctors unsure of what to do. I am sure these effects will not happen to all, and from the postings on this site, it has helped many. I am glad to see so many people being helped. | F | 27 | 1 months | 11/18/2004 | 1 | depression/chemical exposure | speedy feeling, giddiness, dizziness | i stopped this med when my social interactions became affected and it became difficult to balance after getting up from a chair. | F | 28 | 3 days | 2/20/2007 | 1 | Depression/anxiety | Severe anger and agitation, Insomnia, mood swings, worsened anxiety,crying spells | I have nothing positive to say about this drug. For the first week I felt like I had more energy but also stopped sleeping at night. As I increased my dosage to 300 mg, I started to get severe mood swings and would rage at the drop of a hat. I honestly felt homicidal! I stuck it out for 6 weeks hoping these effects would go away but they didnt!Needless to say I am done with wellbutrin. | F | 22 | 6 weeks | 2/23/2007 | 1 | depression and ADD | Terrible anger and unusual rage. Jitteriness and insomnia. | I had to stop taking this medication about 1.5 weeks after starting it becuase I was having episodes of uncontrollable anger and rage. I have two small children and this is unnacceptable. | F | 38 | 1.5 weeks | 3/24/2006 | 1 | postpartum depression | I have a young baby who is dependent on me. While taking this medication I experience blurred vision, nausia, and I felt extremely drunk. The side effects were so bad I couldnt even take care of my baby which is the most important thing. | I would not recommend this product! In fact I dont think that the slight depression was worth all the side effects. | F | 24 | 6 days | 2/28/2008 | 1 | smoking | Felt extremely strange, this drug scared the crap out of me | Perhaps if you don't suffer from depression or other illness, this is a bad way to go to quit smoking. I felt like I was in some unreal place and not myself, hard to describe. This drug should be researched more. I'll just have to suck it up and quit smoking cold turkey. I've done it before and didn't have to contend with mind games from a whacko drug. | F | 55 | 1 weeks | 9/15/2006 | 1 | smoking cessation/mild depression | anxiety, ringing in ears, foul taste in mouth, anorexia, trippy in a bad way | makes me wonder if people that took lsd back in the hippie days have a different reaction to this drug. anxiety is more of a problem for me than depression and wellbutrin is NOT for anxiety. I'll stick to 100mg Zoloft. I'd rather be 20 lbs overweight and calm rather than skinny and insane! | F | 55 | 6 days | 9/15/2006 | 1 | Depression | dry mouth, headache, rash, seizure | Good news: Dry mouth, headache, and rash all went away. Bad news: I was rushed to the ER after a seizure. I don't have a history of seizures and this was my first. It was terrifying. | F | 31 | 2 months | 4/23/2007 | 1 | anxiety and depression | intense increased anxiety, nausea, vomiting, dry mouth, short term memory loss, increased energy, increased heart rate, weight loss | This was horrible. I had to quit after 4 days because it drove my anxiety through the roof. If you have no or minimal problems with anxiety, this might work, but I have no idea why anyone would prescribe this for someone with an anxiety disorder. Awful, awful stuff! | F | 24 | 4 days | 4/14/2006 | 1 | Depression & Adult ADD | Upset stomache, nervous feeling, desire to seriously harm others. | First of all, I think my doctor prescribed this drug as a cop out for prescribing me a real drug for my Adult ADD. She took me off of my Zoloft and put me on 100mg of Wellbutrin, twice a day. I was okay during the weaning off of zoloft period (about a month) and then I felt pretty good for about a week or two. It didn't take long before the sh*t hit the fan. I was in my kitchen, innocently cooking breakfast when I had a strong desire to seriously hurt a visitor that I was expecting in the forthcoming hour. This led to days of me thinking about harming lots of other people. I'm by no means a violent person. This drug is EVIL! I had read the comments on here, but didn't think it would happen to me. Boy was I wrong! It just kinda snuck up on me too! Be careful and keep this in mind!!! I stopped taking it immediately. | F | 33 | 3 months | 12/16/2006 | 1 | Sever Depression | Dizziness (to the point that I can't walk straight), drowsiness, dry mouth, loss of concentration, shaky, agitated, tense, basically EVERYTHING I have read from this site thus far! I get really angry over the dumbest things; I am constantly yelling at my husband and child then go crazy emotionally because I know how I am acting is wrong! | I can't decide if the side effects are worse than the depression. I know I am only 4 days in but I can't keep a rational though in my head. Family, friends and co-workers have noticed a tremendous change in me (for the worse) and I am afraid if these symptoms continue I will end up alienating my husband and daughter. I am very emotional too; my poor husband doesn’t know what to do with me. Somebody please tell me these side effects will go away or I will just have to give up! | F | 27 | 4 days | 9/14/2005 | 1 | depression | Rage, vivid & disturbing dreams, anxiety. | Over many years as a Registered Nurse, I've had many jobs. Good relationship with employers and coworkers except twice. Ten years ago took wellbutrin for one month & was fired due to the rage it caused. One year ago was fired a 2nd time after taking wellbutrin SR for 2 weeks, same story...uncharacteristic rage and hostility. If there's ever a class action for actual, real losses, I'm signing up. Why? Not because it causes rage and extreme irritability, but because no-where on the label, websites, or any associated literature do the side effects state rage as a possibility. I wonder how many precious children have been beaten, spouses abused, or other tangible violence or loss (like jobs), this med has caused. The manufacturer I believe, is trying to keep this quiet. | F | 49 | 4 weeks | 8/16/2006 | 1 | Depression, weight loss | I wanted to quit Lexapro b/c I had gained 50 lbs, so I asked for Wellbutrin. Switching to Wellbutrin SR was a big mistake. It gave me severe headaches that wouldn't respond to OTC pain relievers, vertigo-like brain zaps, and sent my anxiety levels thru the roof. Also made me feel very mean and snappish. After reading more online, I discovered that many people do not recommend it if you suffer from anxiety. Apparently Lexapro was doing more for my anxiety issues than I had realized. After one week on it, I called my dr, who said to give it a few more days. I gave it another week, but I just couldn't tolerate it any more. | F | 34 | 2 weeks 150 2X day | 5/20/2013 | 1 | depression | ringing in the ears, nausea, insomnia, lack of sex drive, poor appetite, the list goes on. | this drug made me a zombie. i would always feel like i was "out of it." i was always extremely nauseated and would even vomit because of wellbutrin sr. i would have panic attacks if i left my house. i could not sleep at nite. this drug made my depression worse, it made me feel crazy. i knew it was time to stop taking it the day i got into someone else's car in the parking lot, thinking that it was my own. | F | 24 | 6 months | 5/13/2006 | 1 | anxiety, depression | Feeling like there is something in my brain which thinks for me - it was scary, dry mouth, gain weight, took a pill in the morning and at the end of the day felt scared, in the morning was irritable, anxious, tearful, depressed as never before until I took another pill. And they say that this drug is not addictive!!! | I tried a lot of antidepressants but they never solved the problem. That is what helped me: neuroscience test (go to neuroscienceinc.com and get information about their test and products), book "Feeling Good" by David Burns (until you find all your silent assumptions (when you read this book, you will understand what I am talking about) which cause you depression you will never get out from it, this book will help to do this, cranial electrotherapy stimulation, deep breathing exercise – 3 times a day (do it when you are anxious and have panic attacks, also while doing it, imagine yourself as you wish you wanted to be), special diet for depression (really helps for mood swings), day light lamp, hot and cold shower, daily exercise, meditation, keeping schedule, acupuncture St. John’s Wort - 9 pills a day, Red clover - 6 pills a day, Omega 3, Calcium, B-complex. | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 3/12/2006 | 1 | depression | Rage alternating with tearfulness, homicidal thoughts, shakiness, insomnia, loss of appetite, loss of sex drive, disorientation, confusion, paranoia!!!! | This was an AWFUL experience. I tried it twice, the second time at a lower dose. I don't mean to discourage anyone, but be aware that when they list a side-effect as "agitation"...they could mean everything I listed as my side-effects! Please prepare for the possibility that you will react badly and have support around you. It could be a long 24 hours before you are approaching anything resembling normal. | F | 35 | 3 days | 12/5/2005 | 1 | Depression/Gen. Anxiety Disorder | Severe shaking from head to toe, some disorientation. | After only a few days, and at a low dosage, I was shaking all over - couldn't write as neatly, use utensils smoothly, or operate stick shift car smoothly. Briefly became disoriented at an airport. But not all people will react the same to every drug. | F | 29 | 3 days | 5/26/2001 | 1 | for moderate depression | I felt extremely anxious, had difficulty catching my breath, could not sleep. I felt very agitated and spacey. My heart was racing a mile a minute.I did lose my appetite. Coming off the drug my brain experienced "freezing spots". The whole experience was terribly uncomfortable. | The stimulant effect of this drug was too much for me even at a low dosage. I was very wired. The trouble breathing really scared me.Perhaps this drug is good for people who have more severe depression and can tolerate side effects. I am going to try a more natural route for a cure for my sad moods. | F | 36 | 3 days | 7/16/2001 |