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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN SR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Bipolar type 2 w/ anxiety | Anxiety became worse,insomnia, and decreased appetite(which is good in my case, the other meds made me gain a TON of weight) | Before I took this medication, I was about to commit suicide, my mood swings were terrible, and I possibly had developed social anxiety disorder. In the past i've been on Paxil, Risperdal, Lithium, Zoloft, Trazodone, Symbyax(a mix of Prozac and Zyprexa), Remeron and many more. But this one, oh my gosh, worked VERY WELL!! I never felt so much better in years! Even though it prob won't work for everyone, I REALLY recommend for you to talk to your doctor of putting you on this. It changed my life, and it will prob change yours! | F | 13 | 5 weeks | 12/12/2004 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Disorders | initially, dry mouth, lethargy, loss of appetite, but once drug was in system, felt fantastic! having some problems with memory but not sure if it is due to drug or not | LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!! I forgot what a panic attack felt like and what hopelessness felt like. Would recommend it to anyone! | F | 24 | 2 years | 7/6/2006 | 5 | smoking cessation, deep depression | weight gain, insomnia | Smoked since age 13 (that's 33 years!). Quit December 31. Started Wellbutrin January 3. Also did the nicotine patch. First time I ever quit-- nearly two months smoke-free! After first week, all cigarette cravings were behavior-related (driving, taking dog for a walk, bored...). Still taking Wellbutrin for depression, which is worse than ever (had that since age 13 too). Adding Zoloft tomorrow, combined with Wellbutrin. Also prescribed Klonopin for sleeping. Seroquel was too wicked. | F | 46 | 56 days | 2/26/2007 | 5 | Anxiety And Panic Attacks | Very High Agitation!! Get real angry real fast. Headach, dry mouth and eyes, itchy skin. | Agitation like no other. But Wellbutrin SR still isn't as bad as Zoloft or Lexapro. It's awesome to still have a sex drive. I am supposed to be on 300mg a day but I am going to stick with 150mg for a few days. When I took 300mg I wanted to yell at everyone and kill my husbend. Not good. I have had one small panic attack since I started on Wellbutrin but still not sure if it's worth the rage Wellbutrin causes. I will post back in a few weeks, I'm going to give this drug a chance. | F | 23 | 4 days | 3/18/2007 | 5 | depression and anxiety | first few weeks alot of headaches, itchy feeling, a bit of a tingling feeling in my hands. all gone at 4 weeks but a little ringing in my ears if i notice it | works great for me, 2.5 months on it now. i take it before 8am every morning so no trouble sleeping (first 4 weeks hard to sleep though). those doubting it, stick with it, the side effects will go away. | F | 35 | 9 weeks | 2/10/2007 | 5 | Major Depression | Gastrointestinal effects, sometimes very unpleasant (excessive gas and diarrhea) for the first couple of weeks. | I have been taking 150 mg 2x/day for about 5 1/2 years; for most of that time accompanied by 10 mg 1x/day of Celexa. The combination works beautifully for me. This is the fourth antidepressant I have used. When originally diagnosed in April '93, I tried Paxil. That had some beneficial effects, but those plateaued after a few months. I then tried Prozac, which was disastrous for me -- I had the hallucination-like effects that others have reported. (That said, I know many people who have been greatly helped by Prozac.) I then took Zoloft for several years, which worked well but was accompanied by weight gain and some loss of libido. Three points anyone considering Wellbutrin (or any other antidepressant) should consider: First, everyone has their own reactions to these drugs, and it is important to monitor yourself carefully. Just because Prozac was bad for me doesn't mean that I think that no one should take it. Second, these drugs take a few weeks to work, especially if you have bee | F | 35 | 5 years | 2/21/2007 | 5 | I take XL | All minor side effects went away. | A comment on seizures.Although they do and can happen it is very unfortunate.I think ,though,it is important to consider some people are coming down off another med or combining this one with another and that may be the cause of the seizure.Some people stop other meds abruptly then start Wellbutrin,you should always wean very gradually.All factors need to be considered.I love Wellbutrin XL so far. | F | 35 | 22 days | 5/2/2007 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | More energy, loss of appetite, weight loss (approximately 10lbs), anxiety, irritability, short therm memory loss. | Wellbutrin has changed my life; I actually have direction in my life for once. I am more focused and actually have the energy to do things again. i absolutely love this medication! I've tried Zoloft, Prozac, Paxil and Effexor and none have had this positive of an effect on me. My social anxiety has lessened, I have less nervous break downs, I am not numbed by this medication at all. I still feel like myself but happier and more stable. The only side effects that I don't like is the irritability and short term memory loss. I sort of feel stupid for the amount that I forget now. This medication has worked wonders with me. | F | 22 | 7 weeks | 4/27/2006 | 5 | quit smoking | insomnia ( really bad), constipation, dry mouth | this medicine actually helped me to quit smoking..i've tried alot of things before ie. the patch, gum, even tried cold turkey.. nothing seemed to work. Then my doctor told me about wellbutrin sr, so i decided to start it. in a matter of only a week i noticed myself not craving the cigarettes as bad. so thank god for this medicine.. anyone wanna quit smoking.. talk to your doctor about this | F | 20 | 2 months | 11/17/2006 | 5 | Deprssion related to Bipolar Dis. | Extreme agitation, restlessness, anger, homicidal thoughts, thoughts of harming others, impulsiveness. | At 300mg (150mg, 2X/QD, I experienced increased heart rate, anxiety, and panic attacks until I adjusted to the dose for 2-3 weeks. I did not feel medicated and my depression seemed non-existent. I felt great! No other antidepressant has worked for me and all others have caused annoying side effects. Wellbutrin SR did not cause any noticable side effects for me at 300mg/day except for increased energy/heart rate after consuming caffeine (Espresso, Cherry Coke, Dr. Pepper). My dose was increased to 400mg (200mg, 2X/QD) about 2 months later after I delivered twins when I thought I may be heading towards a severe depression. At 400mg/day, I began to feel extremely agitated, angry, and have drastic mood swings within the first few days of dosage increase. After 1 week of taking 400mg/day I had homicidal thoughts, had developed a tendency to become very angry and was on the verge of becoming violent towards others. My mood swings increased and I felt completely irrational and outraged almost | F | 25 | 3.5 weeks | 12/2/2006 | 5 | depression, grief/loss, bulimia | Had to stop celexa because i gained 6 lbs in 21 days, and just wanted to sleep non-stop. So far(1 day) I am itchy and have a pain in my head when i clench my teeth. | F | 23 | 1 days | 1/5/2007 | 5 | Adult ADD | None | Had to go from 150 to 300 after a couple of years, still no noticeable side effects. | F | 37 | 7 years | 7/14/2006 | 5 | depression | none - helped me lose the weight I had gained on Prozac. Some migraines, but I think I would have gotten a few anyway, I cannot say for sure that it was because of the Wellbutrin. | I am grateful for it - has been really effective at minimizing the effects of depression without noticable side effects | F | 37 | 3 days | 1/21/2007 | 5 | PMDD, anxiety | The first 3 days were ok, day 4 and 5 were weepy, angry, uck! Days 6-8 major eye twitching. The last 2 days (10/11) have been awesome! I am ready to face the world when alarm goes off and productive throughout the day. I noticed once when I turned to check oncoming traffic that my eyes kinda twitching but nothing like earlier in the week. I almost quit the Rx on day4 but we found this website and read all entries and then were encouraged to stick with it. I am so glad I have because now I can see that it will make life so much better for me and the family! | F | 37 | 11 days | 7/20/2006 | 5 | Depression | Severe headache on day 1. No other side effects until day 5. On day five I felt like I was in another world. Then got really sick to my stomach. This lasted 1/2 an hour, then it passed. I wanted to quit. But cause it didn't last long, I think I can continue. Lost of appitite. Felt full after eating a small meal!! I know alot of people have trouble sleeping. I haven't yet. Infact, I still feel like I could stay in bed and sleep the day away. I wonder if this will change when I am bumped up to 2 tablets daily. | I don't know if it's the wellbutrin or if life is just really funny. I have had many laughing episodes for the last couple of days. Hard laughing episodes when I can't stop laughing. Then I'll think of silly things that I've done in the past and start laughing very hard! Normally I would just chuckle a little. It just feels so relieving to just be in a silly mood all the time. And when I even think of suicide, I can't figure out why I was given up on life. I just wonder how I'm gonna feel in the next few weeks. 3 out of the 5 days i've been very giggly. Still waiting for the libido thing to kick in. Hasn't yet, which is a bummer. Bumping up my dose to 2 tablets on day seven. I'm kind of nervous, but curious at the same time. | F | 23 | 5 days | 11/15/2005 | 5 | depression,smoking cessation | jaw aches constantly, giddiness, dizziness, loss of apetite, acting very silly-not like the normal me... | First time on an antidepressant-feels good to smile and laugh again, but not sure if it's me. Doc started me at 150mgs and tommorow will get a scrpt for 300mgs. Hope that the sex drive will kick in sometime soon. Being patient is very difficult. Hope for the best though, and boyfriend is patient though sexually frustrated.Hope my jaw doesn't get worse with the 300mg dosage. Hurts to chew!!!! | F | 27 | 3 days | 11/20/2005 | 5 | Depression | None | I am taking 100mg twice daily. This medicine has helped me enjoy life again, I no longer obsess about food and am motivated to exercise. Before that I considered myself to be a compulsive eater - now, I'm beginning to believe that depression is what made me over eat - you know, "eat something, you'll feel better." I am very thankful to my wonderful doctor who worked with me until we found the right medicine. | F | 27 | 5 months | 11/22/2005 | 5 | Depression / Smoking Cessation | Some constipation, difficulty sleeping, muscle aches. | Have taken just about every kind of SSRI over a period of 10 years, and believe they almost killed me. Wellbutrin is the very best -- absolutely wonderful! Don't feel like a zombie, more energetic, able to get things done, feel human, and much happier in social situations. Totally takes the edge off of my supersensitivity. Still smoking, but decreased by one half and believe will eventually be able to stop with the help WB. Plan on long term use as maintenance for depression. Started out with 150 mg, went to 300 mg after two weeks. | F | 57 | 4 months | 10/5/2005 | 5 | depression | major anxiety | Ok, so I was doing great on Wellbutrin for 4 days then I had a HUGE bout of anxiety that lasted several hours. Racing heart, racing brain that I could not slow down, obsessing about something that means nothing (packing my lunch for work the next day), etc. So I was trying to figure out what was different about Sunday than any of the other days when I didn't have any problems and I figured it out: CAFFEINE. I had a major reaction right after I drank a Diet Coke. I got online and sure enough, Wellbutrin is listed as a drug that interacts with caffeine causing anxiety, racing thoughts, palpatations, etc. I didn't drink any yesterday and was totally fine. Just wanted to put this out there b/c it seems like lots of ppl have the anxiety side effect and for me, it was caffeine. Be careful. I will never mix caffeine and WB again! | F | 32 | 7 days | 5/16/2006 | 5 | Severe depression/social anxiety | Constant low-grade headache which went away after a few days (after I dropped fom 300 to 150), loss of appetite (lost 7 pounds so far...I was 5' 8" and 124 to start out with), acne!?!, trouble getting a deep breath, insomnia but not tired or worn out during the day, also really bad stinky sweat the first few days...I normally don't even need to wear deoderant! Glad that one went away so fast! Also, BAD anxiety and panic attacks the first 2-3 days, but subsided after I dropped from 300 to 150. | THIS MEDICATION IS WONDERFUL!!! I have tried just about every other SSRI with no positive results over the past 10 years. Within 2-3 days of starting Wellbutrin, I feel like myself again for the first time in years...well, actually a newer, better version of myself that I have never known! I have energy to clean my house, play with my 4 kids, I started doing pilates again, and have an increased libido. I am actually excited for the next day when I go to sleep at night! I have always had social anxiety, and the past few days I have found myself talking to people comfortably and leaving the house more. I have never felt this "at ease" in my entire life! I still have my usual anxiety/panic attacks, but I feel like a dark cloud has been lifted off my head and I can't even remember what that depressed feeling feels like...not that I would want to! I have also been addicted to lortabs for over a year, and have been able to finally quit taking them now that I am on Wellbutri | F | 32 | 12 days | 12/25/2005 |