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 |
| 5 | severe depression | doc put me on 150 mg then increased to 300mg after 2 weeks... after 1 week on the increased dosage I have noticed uncrollable itching all over my body and when I itch it I get bumps... I am thinking that maybe I should lower my dosage back to the 150 mgs... I will speak with the doc on this ASAP | I think that it has helped me start to feel again and not be so depressed. I am sleeping better at night. Except for the uncontrollable itching that I am experiencing. All is good. My husband has noticed that I seem to be feeling better. With all that I have read about sticking with it I am going to continue with it. I am hoping that the sex drive thing kicks in real soon and so does my husband. | F | 41 | 22 days | 12/31/2006 | 5 | Despression | first week was weird - just felt weird, anxious and a bit nervous and agitated, but after a month on Wellbutrin SR, Life ROCKS!!! | I had severe migraine headaches I mean throwing up, severe pain, body numbness - the worst of their kind - I was on imipramine for the migraines and while I slept good, I was always just kind of bummed, didn't ever feel like doing much and didn't really care, about anything... but Wellbutrin changed my life. I feel like ME again and I haven't felt like me since I was about 20 and in college (now 33)...My sex life freaking ROCKS! I haven't had a sex drive in 8 years and GOD life is good! I have so much energy, I complete everything I start and I'm pleasant to be around now...I enjoy being with people and always up for something new - I love a good adventure - I love life and I haven't said that for a very long time and the migraines have stopped. I even love to get up every morning and go to work - I love my career now (graphic designer) and WOW - I just can't express enough how this medication has changed my life - If you are depressed and cry a lot, no sex drive and really no desire t | F | 33 | 2.5 months | 12/2/2006 | 5 | Mood swings, Anger, Anxiety, Depres | At first I experienced every side effect listed and they were BAD! Felt like I was in a daze, horrible headached to dull headaches, terrible heartburn, sleeplessness, bursts of anger, vivid dreams, etc etc | I originally posted a comment when I was on week 2 (or) 3, can't remember exactly, anyway at that time I was starting to think the side effects were gettin the best of me and I was about to give up completely. This site was the reason I did not throw in the towel. I must have read EVERY single entry on here. And I have to say that it is completely true, when you start taking this medication the side effects are unbelievably terrible. BUT, if you can just hang in there and make it past that six to eight week of side effects it is worth every one of them (even tho it doesn't seem like it), i have NEVER felt this good, or at least not that i can recall. I am so happy, i feel in love w/my husband again, and i exercise now, i've lost weight, i enjoy cooking and all sorts of things that use to piss me off because i didn't have the patience for. Wellbutrin is a miracle drug to me, it saved my life and has made me such a happier person. And please note to all those about to quit if you | F | 29 | 3 months | 12/7/2006 | 5 | depression /mild anxiety | none | Love the first couple of hours of energy. after that i level out. im also taking 20mg of prozac this will be week 5. Wellbutrin 10 days 150 mg. Together definately helps with my thoughts. Looking forward to the future. taking 1 day at a time. love to read everyones experiance and side effects on the medication. | F | 37 | 10 days | 11/1/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | Nothing at first, about 6 months in I started experiencing depression and major anxiety, cramps in the back of my neck, my memory is almost non-existent, spacey feeling all the time, CANNOT HANDLE CAFFEINE!!!! weight gain from the depression, still smoking... | I was taking Celexa, tried others like Paxil, Effexor, Zoloft... those meds made the anxiety worse. After 5 yrs. of experimentation I found this site and read how Wellbutrin helped someone with anxiety. Since it's in a totally diffrent class of drugs than the others I had tried, I figured it might work. It was great at first but once I graduated from college I became very depressed and since then have been struggling with my anxiety, not able to work, grocery shop, etc... tried upping my dose and everything got worse. My drug plan all of a sudden only covers generic, so last week I tried my new cheaper pills and I was having chest pains, my left arm was tingly and my face was numb on the left side. So I stopped that after 2 days, went and got the name brand today. I'm feeling funny tho, not liking this... I don't understand why this is happening, doctors know less about these drugs than I do it seems, I'm not sure what else to try. I'm only taking 100mg a day cause I wanted a really lo | F | 25 | 9 months | 11/13/2006 | 5 | depression | None | It has had a wonderful side effect: I GOT MY LIBIDO back! I was five years on Paxil and dead in that area. I can orgasm again, and actually I think better than before..I can often "come again" within five minutes of an initial orgasm, and often shortly after that again..I was never this orgasmic before! | F | 48 | 60 days | 1/31/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic Attacks, Lose Weight | Started 2 weeks ago with 150 of Wellbutrin XL changed to SR 300 because XL was too expensive. I have only been on SR for 2 days. I have had a headache since yesterday and feel anxious. Did not eat much today . Clenching of the jaw. It's a little hard for me to concentrate. I am also on 10 mil of lexapro which I am trying to go off of hopefully next month. Which is why the dr put me on 300 mil of Wellbutrin. I noticed if I take a xanax it helps calm me down so I am not so restless. | F | 28 | 2 days | 8/17/2006 | 5 | Fibromyalgia | Difficulty falling asleep the first week when I was prescribed 150mg twice daily. A bit wired in the the afternoon, evening. Switched to 150mg. in the morning and able to fall asleep and felt calmer in the afternoon. | I had been suffering from symptoms of fibromyalgia for 4 years and tried everything. AFter the first week of taking Wellbutrin SR, and on a dose of 150mg. per day in the morning, my symptoms of fibromyalgia including constant upper back pain and chest tenderness almost disappeared. My energy level increased so much that I did not need a long nap in the afternoon when I was off work. I was able to start a good areobic exercise program and added strength training with therapy bands to inrease strength and flexibility to my upper body. I still have occasional flare ups of fibromyalgia after experiencing unusual physical or emotional stress. I also try to eat healthy, avoid junk foods and drink lots of water. I am a busy nurse in a busy hospital, have 3 kids at home and do lots of volunteer work. I can say that Wellbutrin is a miracle drug for me and has brought me back to my full and happy life. If you have been experiencing pain and fatique with a definite diagnosis of fibromyalgia | F | 50 | 2 years | 8/30/2006 | 5 | Depression | Very itchy, but only around my private parts; increased libido; increased energy; insomnia; increased anger during PMS; weight loss; anxiety; agitation; nightmares; vivid dreams; unusual thoughts; constipation; dehydration. | Like one of the earlier comments, I did better when I started taking a low dose of Prozac as well in order to take the edge off the anxiety and anger symptoms that Wellbutrin caused. I still have energy and sex drive, but now I'm more calm and have peace of mind. I also had to add a lot of extra fiber to my diet to correct the awful constipation. I was already in the habit of drinking copious amounts of water every day, but it wasn't enough. I find that psyllium powder mixed into juice does wonders. | F | 44 | 3 years | 12/15/2006 | 5 | Depression post pardem / anxiety | Only minor side effect is a little ringing in the ear if I focus on it. Would recommend this but it works differently on people from what I have read. Great energy and motivation, reduced appetite (lost 7 lbs). | Started first 6 weeks on 150mg of the XL and started getting good results but I still had some anxiety. I now am into week 2 of the SR 200mg in the morning and so far so good. Anxiety is so much better and I can sleep alot better now too. | F | 36 | 2 months | 2/10/2007 | 5 | depression, anxiety | a common swelling of jaw leading to biting inside of mouth (ouch!), slight agitation, dry eyes, increased urination, occasional insomnia if i also have caffeine. Many of the side effects that I had when I first took wellbutrin SR (appetite reduction, shaky hands, intensely dry eyes, dry mouth, stomach upset, skin problems) were completely 100% GONE suddenly after 12 months of taking this med. I don't quite know why it took so long to adjust, but there are reports of side effects fading after many months, so don't ever rule that out. Also, we all have to always consider that it might be the illness that is giving us various side effects (intense stress does crazy things to the body). Often we just need a lot of time to let our bodies adjust, and we may have to make other adjustments ourselves, such as changing diet, exercise, etc. | I have more or less chronic anxiety, but it comes with yearly or so bouts of mild-moderate depression. 100SR is enough to eliminate the depression as well as more severe feelings of anxiety within a week or two. I also get panic attacks periodically, and believe it or not, wellbutrin SR completely eliminates these, which proves that you don't necessarily need a sedating med or SSRI to manage panic problems. I highly recommend to try to start w/ a LOW DOSE at first, such as 100 SR ONCE a day, not twice, and then move up to 150 SR once a day if needed. Some of the more common side FX on this board go away with reduced dose. For me, even the difference between 1 x per day or 100 SR and 150 SR is a very big difference & I often cannot tolerate the 150 SRs. I have also tried the XL version, which has much fewer side FX, but the extended release keeps me up nights, so that is out for now. I have taken this med on an off for the last 8 years and it is very helpful. There seems to b | F | 42 | 9 months | 3/25/2007 | 5 | adhd/fatigue/ over stressed | dry mouth, loss of appetite(yea), insomnia, kinda jittery & occasional major mood swings at first (though im predisposed), dizziness/shortness of breath, awesome dreams(yea again)!! | SO FAR SO GOOD. I take 1 pill in the morning only. The biggest thing so far is the insomnia, but I really dont mind. At least it makes me feel like the old me. I used to work 2 full time jobs,full time college, an active national guard schedule AND even doing physical training in my "spare time". With the birth of my only daughter, the deployment (and eventual seperation) from her father, and complications that led to a HUGE weight gain during pregnancy, I felt overwhelmed just maintaining one job and had to drop out of school (with one semester left). I started sleeping 10-12 hours a day as opposed to my usual 4-6, and still felt exhausted. I was also previously addicted to ephedra from my military over-kill days, which I cut cold turkey when all the bad press came out on it. After almost 2 years of trying to "break out of my slump", I decided it was time for additional help. The Doc perscribed welbutrin & I love that its 3am and Im still not tired!!! I even g | F | 25 | 4 weeks | 9/8/2006 | 5 | depression | early on i was spacey, couldn't sleep, nauseous...now i still have ringing in the ears, but i don't get nauseous anymore. i still can't sleep some nights, but it's worth it. before the medication i couldn't sleep because of the depression. | i switched from lexapro (which was great, but i couldn't lose weight.) now i'm losing weight because i exercise (i really like it!) and i curb the nausea by eating less. i'd get really nauseous when i'd over eat...(by over eat i mean not stopping when i was full, before i'd have to stop or i'd bust because i was sad or upset, not because i was hungry at all.) i feel better overall. i feel like i control my life now. i'm not victim to my depression. if i get upset or sad, i work through why and deal instead of exploding in anger or breaking down and crying all the time. | F | 28 | 6 weeks | 12/6/2006 | 5 | severe depression | had great energy, helped relieve my depression until it was completely gone. NEVER DRINK ALCOHOL WITH THIS MEDICINE. I made that mistake once and will never do it again. | I suffered from depression for 10 years. Started when I was 11 when my best friend died and just got worse throughtout the years. My freshman year of college I had to drop out due to an illness. I got even more depressed that I had to leave school. I slept for weeks on end without getting out of bed except to eat and use the restroom. My doc put me on Effexor at first and increased the dosage every week or so until I complained about out of body experiences. He put me on wellbutrin which I stayed on for a few years. I LOVED this pill. While on this pill I learned how to cope and deal with my problems WITHOUT yelling or crying or even allowing myself to get depressed and sleep all day. I had more energy, I was easier to be around, I had a social life again. A little over a year ago, I was able to get off Wellbutrin and maintain and happy, healthy lifestyle. | F | 22 | 2 years | 12/7/2006 | 5 | depression | I cried a couple of times which was novel, and felt more energetic. I don't need the provigil or amphetamines anymore, and I'm more clear headed. I took it years ago to quit smoking and it worked, now I've started again, so I hope it'll work a second time. | F | 36 | 18 days | 4/1/2006 | 5 | Moodswings, Depression, Anger | Constant pounding headache, anger outburst, jittery, easily agitated, drastic ups and downs in my moods | I have been taking this for (8) days and am going to stick with it, however, how long did it take for those of you who did finally lose the side affects like I have to finally start feeling so great as everyone describes. I really want this to work but I catch myself snapping at my husband, sometimes i have energy and others I cannot motivate myself at all and want to lay around. Ugh also I get really nervous and anxious in social situations, even the simplest things such as going to the grocery store. Help! | F | 29 | 8 days | 10/18/2006 | 5 | depression | insomnia, headaches, dry eyes, mild nausea, ringing in ears | i started wellbutrin sr because i was on lexapro and couldn't lose weight. i was working out 5-6 times a week and working with a trainer and nutritionist and my weight wouldn't budge. the first week i was pretty spacey and couldn't sleep at night. i was mildly nauseous so it curbed by appetite a bit. now i have dry eyes all the time and ringing in my ears...i got moody (cry for no reason, snap at my husband and quick to anger) towards the end of the first week. i'm definitely going to keep taking it. reading everyone elses responses helps. i know it'll take at least 3 more weeks to see how i really react to this medication. | F | 28 | 11 days | 11/6/2006 | 5 | Dysthymia & Major Depressive Episod | Sore hip joints, libido boosted | I'm on a very low dose of Wellbutrin, (150mg, once a day), and initially it took about 3 months to feel the full effects. Once I did, though, LOOK OUT! I felt awesome. I cannot even describe the difference between before and after. I became a brand new person, and not in the 'bad way' that everyone seems to assume happens when one takes anti-depressants. I felt more like myself than I had ever felt before in my life. It just felt right. Before I took Wellbutrin, I couldn't stay awake, I couldn't eat, I cried constantly about nothing, (or about what, I didn't know), I lost 25 pounds in a very short period of time, and I was getting to the point where I was being sent home from work because I was SO unproductive. 3 months on this little purple pill, and I was happy, more confident, more social, more sexual. I have suffered from depression on and off since I was 12, so feeling happy, and not feeling guilty about feeling happy was a brand new experience for me, and I'll never look | F | 33 | 6 years | 5/10/2006 | 5 | smoking | metallic taste in my mouth;sudden headaches;loss of appetite; | small price to pay for the health benefits quiting smoking will give me.Needed to lose a few pounds..8 so far so not complaining | F | 34 | 14 days | 8/25/2005 | 5 | Bad Sexual Side effects on Zoloft | Irritable, High Energy--feel like I'm on speed, Sometimes feel like I am in a fog, slight nausea | I was taking Zoloft 200mg/day for 3 years. I couldn't stand not enjoying sex anymore. The Zoloft wouldn't let me "feel" anything. I wouldn't get really mad or upset or even overly happy. Kind of like "Whatever". For the past few days I have been going back and forth in between being happy and irritable, but I am enjoying it because I can actually "feel". I feel like I am standing up for myself more and not letting people walk all over me, which I am notorious for. Still waiting for the weight loss, and for the sex drive to kick in-Hopefully soon! | F | 32 | 6 days | 1/20/2006 |