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 |
| 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Tingling in hands, increased sweating during sleep, increased agitation, euphoria, brain fog, seizure | I started taking generic buproprion sr to augment my therapy. My doctor said that it should work well for me. The first 3 days I took 150mg a day, then I was instructed to take 300mg after that. The first day that I had taken the 300mg, I had a panic attack followed by a partial seizure. My doctor then lowered my dose to 150mg once a day. Overall, the meds worked well to bring me out of my funk. I found myself attending class more regularly and doing better in my school work. The euphoria that came with it was pretty nice :) However, I find myself more agitated with people and worked up over silly things | M | 22 | 7 days | 3/31/2009 | 3 | Fatigue, Mild Depression, ADD | Vivid dreams, increased heart rate, sweating, agitation, increased libido | This is my third day on generic wellbutrin sr. The first 2 days were wonderful! I had so much energy and a healthy sex drive. The only bad thing was the first night, I woke up frequently and in a cold sweat. Second night was just very vivid dreams. Today the effects seem to be wearing off (which is why I gave it a 3). I hope they come back because it felt great. | M | 19 | 3 days | 6/23/2007 | 3 | Depression, to increase energy | Metallic taste in mouth, increased sweating, increased and strange smelling body odor, vivid dreams/nightmares, "brain zaps", experienced near manic episodes while drinking...be careful with alcohol and this one (coupled with lexapro)...hit a euphoric state and then broke down crying in public...both incidents were very embarrassing | I started wellbutrin sr to counteract the extreme fatigue that 20mg lexapro was causing. It worked and it gave me the boost I needed to start to exercise again after about 3 months of complete hibernation. However, I stopped taking the wellbutrin because some of the side effects were too much for me. Greatly increased sweating, strange body odor, strange taste in mouth, and a general "chemical" feeling it left. As a result I also quit taking my lexapro (No way I could use that without wellbutrin...lexapro taken alone makes me a vegetable!) Overall, I feel better now that I am on nothing than I did on lexapro+wellbutrin, however time will tell. Luckily, a few weeks of wellbutrin was enough to kick me out of a complete physical slump. | M | 22 | 3 weeks | 9/6/2007 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Terrible headaches all day long, heart racing, possible blood pressure increase, emotional breakdown one day | I was taking 75mg (very low dose) of Effexor and was switched to Wellbutring 100mg twice a day... so far i am not sure if i like it... my doc took me down to 100mg once a day... everythign i read about this says hang in there... i will try to just that... | M | 39 | 12 days | 12/7/2007 | 3 | depression | loss of consentration at first,drifty floating dizziness | was on paxil at first but could not handle the side effects, ie nitemares,paranoia,loss of limbido..switching over to wellbutrin sr at 150mg at nite with meals tried to increase to 300mg 2xdaily but its very diffacult as i have to opperate heavy equipment so im back to just 150mg at nite and 38mg in morning..do not drink strong coffee with pill, use a low decafe and eat something,try to increase excercising to warn off side effects too ..feeling a lot better not as hungry and a bit at eas | M | 48 | 2 days | 12/31/2007 | 3 | Severe depression | The first two days were wonderful. It was like going from night to day and the deep fog of depression finally lifted. I was happy, motivated and really cheerful. This is the 3'rd day and although I am no longer depressed, I just really feel bumbed out, irritable and super sensitive today. Plus, I went limp and it took forever to get off when I masturbated. I thought this stuff was supposed to make you super horny???. Anyway, the jury is out right now and it's still too early to tell if this is going to help me like I had hoped. | I am taking 75mg of Wellbutrin XL once a day for severe alcohol-withdrawal induced deppression. I have been sober for a whole month now and the depression had gotten so debilitating that I felt like I wanted to curl up in a ball and die sometimes. | M | 3 days | 1/15/2008 | 3 | Anxiety & depression | Out of all the SSRI's this was the one that was the gentlest. | Unlike other SSRI's this one did not generate issues related to sex drive but it also didn't seem as effective addressing the reasons for taking medication in the first place. | M | 52 | 6 months | 1/10/2008 | 3 | Depression/anxiety | Dizzy, blurry vision, general foggy feeling, ringing in ears, drowsey | The day after I took my first dose felt like the best day I have had in a LONG time....nothing bothered me, i felt great, had TONS of motivation. I did immediately felt lightheaded/dizzy...and still do after 7 days. The dizziness hasn't gotten any worse, but I a lot of the times when i blink its hard to focus my eyes on things. I feel like I'm in a cloud...and the ear ringing doesnt help. Orgasms might feel a bit better, but wouldnt say I have much (if any) increase in libido yet...still feel pretty indifferent towards sex. The feeling of motivation didnt last long. I actually feel more tired that I did before starting on the drug...and haven't had difficulty sleeping, but i still find it very hard to get out of bed in the mornings. I may be less irritable and angry. I've also experience cold symptoms...not sure if it was an actual cold or caused by the meds. Hopefully these bad side effects go away. I would love to have the weight loss and increased libido though! haha I've t | M | 26 | 7 days | 1/10/2008 | 3 | anxiety | dry mouth | M | 62 | 6 days | 1/22/2008 | 3 | Binge Eating Disorder | Some difficulty sleeping. Nightmares ("real" not fantasy, ie homeloss, bankrupcy, etc.) | Not sure yet how it is impacting the BED. | M | 54 | 8 days | 4/10/2007 | 3 | depression | angina, chest pressure, burping, rage, sugar cravings | only want to eat chocolate chip cookies all day EVERYDAY. Weightloss first week but no more since eating chocolate chip cookies for 9 weeks. Little interest in interacting with anyone, which is un like me. | M | 30 | 70 days | 5/31/2007 | 3 | depression | Couldn't sleep at all on the first night that I took the medication but I still felt good that night and throughout the entire second day. Since then every night of sleep has been just fine (7-9 hours). Occasional slight headache but not really a problem. Occasional mild upset stomach 20-45 minutes after ingesting medication. Weight loss: went from 169 lbs. to 165 in 1 week while maintaining a normal diet and normal appetite. I've maintained approx. 170 pounds for the last four years so 165 is not typical for me. Though not a listed side affect I did experience drowsiness during the middle of some days, which is not typical for me (when not medicated). I believe the weightloss is due to an increase in physical exertion and therefore can produce a fat burning effect within the body. Increased metabolism. | I've been taking Wellbutrin SR (75mg) twice a day (total of 150mg/day) for 13 days now and have experienced mixed effects. For the first 3 days I felt a high amount of energy from 6 am to 11 pm. The feeling was similar to that of caffeine but without the jitters and without the crash or come down. I was talking a lot but in a good way. It was a great feeling, one that I'd like to feel all day every day. On the 4th day I felt drowsy all day long and did not have that same energy as the first 3 days. Since then I have only felt that energy on two or three occasions and am still experiencing my feelings of depression. I'm hoping that the energetic feeling will be consistent once the medication saturates my system (2-4 weeks?). I believe I will eventually increase my dose and move to Wellbutrin XL. Once a day treatment will be much more convienient too. | M | 26 | 13 days | 4/21/2007 | 3 | yes | Couldn't sleep at all on the first night that I took the medication but I still felt good that night and throughout the entire second day. Since then every night of sleep has been just fine (7-9 hours). Occasional slight headache but not really a problem. Occasional mild upset stomach 20-45 minutes after ingesting medication. Weight loss: went from 169 lbs. to 165 in 1 week while maintaining a normal diet and normal appetite. I've maintained approx. 170 pounds for the last four years so 165 is not typical for me. Though not a listed side affect I did experience drowsiness during the middle of some days, which is not typical for me (when not medicated). I believe the weightloss is due to an increase in physical exertion and therefore can produce a fat burning effect within the body. Increased metabolism. | I've been taking Wellbutrin SR (75mg) twice a day (total of 150mg/day) for 13 days now and have experienced mixed effects. For the first 3 days I felt a high amount of energy from 6 am to 11 pm. The feeling was similar to that of caffeine but without the jitters and without the crash or come down. I was talking a lot but in a good way. It was a great feeling, one that I'd like to feel all day every day. On the 4th day I felt drowsy all day long and did not have that same energy as the first 3 days. Since then I have only felt that energy on two or three occasions and am still experiencing my feelings of depression. I'm hoping that the energetic feeling will be consistent once the medication saturates my system (2-4 weeks?). I believe I will eventually increase my dose and move to Wellbutrin XL. Once a day treatment will be much more convienient too. | M | 26 | 13 days | 4/21/2007 | 3 | depression | none | none | M | 34 | 1 days | 4/25/2005 | 3 | depression | It worked OK for awhile, then after a couple of years began breaking out in a rash that wouldn't go away, and my loved ones noticed I had developed a terrible temper and was very anxious and agitated all the time. I tried different doses, different formulas (XR,SR), but it got worse with the XR. It was hard to stop using it, it caused very bad headaches and bad moods until it got out of my system. | It never really seemed to help me all that much. Effexor was much more helpful, but I had a bad allergic reaction to it so that was why I ended up on Wellbutrin. | M | 39 | 2 years | 6/7/2005 | 3 | add | increased sex drive | M | 24 | 6 months | 10/10/2001 | 3 | Depression | With my very high dose (over 600 mg / da) I get tremor. | The depression is controlled, more or less. It is hard for me to keep the level of Wellbutrin at maximum though. Also .. no hypomania. Kind of want the hypomania once in a while %^) | M | 56 | 4 years | 3/31/2005 | 3 | Depression | None | Dude, where's my libido? Helps with depression, but I am not experiencing the energy or return of libido that others report even though I've stopped SSRI's. Maybe it just hasn't had a chance to take effect. | M | 54 | 4 days | 1/16/2005 | 3 | Low Libido | I have nausea,decreased appetite,ringing in ears,constipation,dry mouth, crazy wild dreams and insomnia but that is slowly becoming less. It seems similar to the side effects of Chemotherapy? | This is what I hope will turn me back on. I typed 7 days but for 7 days before that I was taking the generic from Watson and I never felt so bad in my life, I was like is this worth it? It is because the person in my life has been so patient and she means the world to me. It took like an act of congress to get the brand name and I still paid almost full price. It is significantly better with the side effects still got them but not nearly as bad. Thanks for the Canadian idea! Got to try that or go broke. Call me inpatient but when should it start to work? It seem for the older (40's) users on this site it takes a bit longer? It definitely is working in my sleep I wake up ready to go. | M | 45 | 7 days 150 2X day | 11/20/2010 | 3 | quitting smoking / depression | insomnia, aches and pains, twitching, zoning out, occasional misspelling, slight headache, depression? | i've taken wellbutrin xl 37 days now. my doctor said to up the dose to twice a day spaced out, after 2 weeks which i did. i feel the second dose gives me a lift in the evening but not sure if its worth the side effects. might be better to lower my dosage to 150 mg a day if not discontinue altogether. when i first started taking it i felt somewhat a lift but eventually it subsides as more a pill you have to have, i.e. addiction. not sure its worth it, could be my natural self is better or maybe its not good to be tired as i am today after little sleep last night | M | 40 | 37 days 150mg 2X day | 5/18/2011 |