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 | stop smoking | I started Wellbutrin SR to stop smoking. The second day I started having weird insomnia. I never had any sleep problems before. I would go to sleep at about 11PM and awaken 2-3 hours later, wide awake in the middle of the night and unable to go back to sleep for 4 hours. Then, I would be able get only 2 more hours of sleep before being up for the day. This is now 4 days straight without a decent night's sleep and I am starting to get annoyed not to mention exhausted. Yes, if the insomnia continues I will speak to my doctor. | M | 59 | 5 days | 4/6/2006 | 2 | Depression, Anxiety | Weight gain while on it, significant weight gain coming off. | Great drug. Helped my depression and anxiety. I slowly came off it after about 4 years. First down to 150 mg per day for about a month, then none. Been off it for about a month. A bit rough getting off -- bad mood, angry, slept a lot, almost no sex drive for a while, weak erections. All that passed and now feel absolutely great, better than when on it. Sex drive is back, confidence and focus better then ever. The problem is that I steadily gained 20 lbs. while on it (over about 2-3 years), and in the two months I've been off I've packed on 10+ lbs., despite almost daily exercise (either weight lifting, 1 hour cardio or 2 hours tennis - maybe 5-6 days per week). I am hungry beyond control. Almost reminds me of when I quit smoking 20 years ago. I really don't know what to do. | M | 45 | 4 years 150 2X day | 5/4/2010 | 2 | Depression / Apathy | A little nervousness. Insomnia. Drowsy shortly after taking. Total sexual dysfunction. | I started this to help with some depression and general apathy, along with some sexual dysfunction issues. I was lead to believe Wellbutrin would not cause libido or erectile problems. So far, my depressed mood and apathy remain unimproved, and sexual dysfunction has gotten dramatically worse. It just doesn't seem to be doing anything positive. | M | 47 | 21 days 150 2X day | 12/24/2010 | 2 | Anxiety- anger,irritation | I stopped taking Paxil (two months)because it made me too tired and gain weight. Tried Wellbutrin SR twice a day made me more irritated. Maybe because sometimes I took the second dose 8-12 hours later if I forgot. Gave me more energy but not in a real good way. | Trying Wellbutrin XL now. After a month, it may finally be working. It is a definite improvement over SR. I also take Agrylin 3X blood disorder and Ultram 1-2 X for pain. I think these drugs affect Wellbutrin XL but Doctor and Pharmacist say not supposed to do so. | M | 45 | 60 days | 5/6/2005 | 2 | depression/anxiety | nervousness, short-temper, insomnia | I started this as an add-on to prozac in an effort to reduce the sexual side effects of prozac. It helped only slightly. When I tried using wellbutrin alone, without the prozac, my depression returned. This drug, by itself, did not work for me, although it does give some benefit when taken with prozac. | M | 49 | 3 years | 3/30/2007 | 2 | depression | I have experienced nausea, body pain and tiredness. But the side effect that concerns me is the rage. I feel like i could kill someone and I am taking only 150 mg per day. The last week I have been crying a lot for any reason. I am taking small dosages of Alprazolan to cope with the anger and anxiety that I am feeling because Weebutrin. I have taken several antidepressants in my life , most of then SSRI and some have made me feel better like Cipramil or Effexor but they always have severe sexual side effects, like total anorgasmia.Those sexual side effects donīt happen with Wellbutrin. I will take Wellbutrin for another month and see what happens. Good luck for you all.Itīs tough but we have to go on. Just be aware of the anger and irritability because those side effects donīt show when the laboratory describe this medicine,and our kids and spouses may get hurt because of it. | M | 49 | 3 weeks | 5/8/2007 | 2 | depression | mood swings, feelings of emptiness and confusion, increased sex drive although not a positive side effect as my girlfriend lacks any passion or sexual interest of her own; some loss of appetite, better focus and work drive. | M | 50 | 2 months | 3/30/2007 | 2 | Depression | Itchy skin, rash, muscle aches | For 3 weeks, no side effects at all, but no positive effects either. Suddenly itchy skin and rash made me stop taking it. No effect at all on appetite or libido. | M | 41 | 25 days | 6/1/2007 | 2 | Major depression | excessive staring, euphoria/vertigo, dizzyness, teeth grinding, extreme twitching, increased anxiety, heart-racing, headache | ive been taking this stuff for 7 days. the first day i thought it was the best i had tried, it cheered me up. after that its been all down hill. i feel physically sick, not throw-up sick just sick. i cant stop staring, the vertigo is unbearable and distracts me from working or socialising. going to keep taking it until efficacy, but this really sucks. | M | 25 | 7 days | 6/26/2007 | 2 | Major Depression | None | Wellbutrin is a very weak antidepressant. It may help concentration a tiny bit, but will not do anything else. | M | 19 | 7 months | 7/8/2007 | 2 | Major Depression | I feel a little bit of mild anxiety and a feeling of being sped up. | I've been on Wellbutrin XL 450mg for almost 2 wks. It doesn't have any positive affect on my depression, yet. In fact my depression has worsened since I started. I want to sleep all the time and cannot do normal activities. When I started, my depression was mild. Now it's very severe. Before Wellbutrin, I was on lamictal, but had severe memory problems and quit. Has anyone else waited >2 weeks for this to kick-in? I thought it was fast-acting? Has anyone had problems with depression worsening w/ Wellbutrin? Thanks | M | 49 | 12 days | 8/9/2007 | 2 | Depression/anxiety | After being on generic Wellbutrin SR for three days, I thought I had gone completely off the deep end. My mind was racing. Looking at my beautiful wife and son made the depression worse because I knew I was so lucky to have them, yet the anxiety was so bad after taking this I couldn't handle it. I ended up in the hospital for 5 days. | In a 6 month period I lost my dad, job and my mom was diagnosed with cancer and of course had to go through the first round of holidays without my dad. My family doc put me on wellbutrin. Bad idea. From what my psych. said the wellbutrin increased dopamine, which made the racing thoughts worse. This may be good for depression, but HORRIBLE for anxiety. I really like my family doc, but for mental health problems, see a specialist. Once I got started on Lexapro/Seroquil combo my whole life came back to me. | M | 28 | 1 weeks | 3/14/2009 | 2 | Anxiety and Depression | Dizziness, increased Anxiety, lack of concentration, Insominia, light headed, diarrhea and a feeling of off balance. Please email me if you have any comments. | Started taking Wellbutrin (Generic) 5 weeks ago for anxiety and some depression and still has not "kicked-in." First my Doc said it will take "a few weeks" to kick in and then "3-4 weeks" and then "5-6 weeks." Okay, when is it? Worst thing is the Insominia and light headed feeling. Doc gave me a scrip for Trazodone to help me sleep and it had just the reverse effect. Now taking 50 mg Over the counter Sleep Aid and sometimes have to chase it with a low dose xanax just to get some sleep. I have made the decision to stop taking this tommorow and use the xanax for any "Break-thru" anxiety. | M | 46 | 5 weeks | 2/1/2009 | 2 | Depression | nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, hair thinning, insomnia | This was a terrible drug for me. Right away I was very bad nausea and even began vomiting. After that subsided, I still had loss of appetite and insomnia. Later on I noticed my hair was thinning. In the end, it did little to nothing for my depression and made me feel clouded or confused to some degree. Turned out I have anxiety problems too, so something that's more of a stimulant like this was very bad for me. | M | 20 | 6 months | 3/10/2008 | 2 | Depression and anxiety | I forgot already. Oh right -memory loss!!!! My memory loss is getting worse -not sure why but to eliminate (it juts took me about 5 seconds to figure out how to spell that word) -notice how I spell "just" as "juts" -its like a dyslexia of sorts - I misspell words all the time -often the same words over and over! Very odd. | I have had weight loss -225 down to 205. Ringing in the ears, manic times of speaking, very poor memory, poor decision making or inability to decide on anything. I have lost my home, job and wife these past 4 years. Is it the pill - or?? Its odd that so many of us have the same symptoms though. I would not be surprised of class action suit any day now due to the memory loss side affect. Did I say poor memory already...? :-) I am getting off this stuff asap -slowly but surely. I want to see how I am "naked" without this drug and go from there - will memory come back, will tinitus stop and will I spell correctly again... this could be quit a ride. | M | 58 | 5 years | 12/29/2009 | 2 | Depression and ADD | anxiety, nervousness, nausea, headaches, muscle soreness, paranoia | I have been on the generic version of Wellbutrin for two weeks now. At first taking 150mg, I felt nothing but the occasional headache. When I increased to 300mg, I still did not feel happier or less depressed. I am having anxiety attacks, my fingers are extra sensitive and much more. The side effects seem to be taking shifts. When I first take it in the morning, I feel fine. Then as the day goes by I have an anxiety attack. My mind is telling me to either curl up in a ball under my desk or bang my forehead on my desk. Then that goes away and I am left feeling spaced out and kind of "out of body." I can get my work done, but I just feel spaced out. Then later in the day I feel exhausted. I want to sleep or take a nap. Then towards time for me to go to bed, I am fine again. Oh, and here is the kicker. Yes, I have an increase in my sexual appetite, but it is too much. I was sitting at my desk one day about to have an orgasm! My entire body was tingling and I had the extreme desire to have sex. It lasted for about an hour. I am going to talk to my doctor about switching me to Name brand since I hear these side effects may be from the generic. | M | 25 | 2 weeks | 9/3/2009 | 2 | Depression, Bi Polar | tiredness, restlessness, weird sensation that my feet have been in hot water and are cooling and heating in waves, diziness when i sit and try to concentrate, sometimes i feel like my body has forgotten to take a breath and i have to gasp for a big breath it is slowly going away | taking for depression it works a bit, not satisfied but side effects are less than other meds, now on 200mg SR | M | 36 | 1 months | 9/12/2008 | 2 | smoking cessation | feeling lightheaded, unable to focus, feelings of worthlessness, weird sleep patterns | seemed to work well initially for the first 2 weeks, and then side effects worsened. a couple of hours after taking a dose, the light-headed feeling starts. I also had a bit of insomnia when I first started taking it, but lately it is turning into lethargy and not wanting to get out of bed at all. the deal with this med is just like any other I guess: if you can avoid it, do so. side effects are just too weird and unpredictable. | M | 29 | 4 weeks | 8/12/2008 | 2 | ADHD Depression | Diarrhea Headaches Dizziness Constant Mood Swings | On my first day i felt great super happy ready to take on the world and it just went downhill from that after the by the end of the first i was feeling irritable and i work in the food and beverage industry so that doesnt work well, i also felt like things people were telling me didnt compute in my head it felt like a tornado of information in head circling in my head looking for place to go but couldnt. The second week is when i started feeling the negative side effects dizziness diarrhea light headed and then at the end of the week i got a all the effects at once and it as not pretty. | M | 28 | 2 weeks 150mg 2X day | 4/6/2014 | 2 | Post-SSRI Sexual Dysfunction | Light stimulation for half an hour when took 2 grams. Lower doses do nothing. | Thought it would revive my libido as I have PSSD. It did not. Had no effect when taken at 150 mg once a day, so i took 13 150 mg tablets all at once (and crushed them first) (dangerous - do not repeat, risk of deadly seizure). Had light stimulation from that dose for a short while. No other side effects noticed. A very weak med for me. Expected more. | M | 22 | 1 weeks 150 mg-2 g 1X W | 2/9/2016 |