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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Depression, Anxiety, Extreme Stress | headache for the first day or so, joint pain (although that's common with a hyperlaxity disorder) increase in sexual libido (no complaints) ... falling asleep and/or staying asleep is the worst - currently 7am and Ive been awake since 2pm yesterday. ..... I am finding issues with short term memory at times .. but that could just be the hundred things I have going on at once. | I work in the medical field and deal quite a bit with medications. Other than clonaz 3mg/day, I don't take other meds. I researched and researched this drug, I even discovered a co-worker and a friend have been taking it for awhile and they had nothing but great things to say about it ... plus it helped them stop smoking, something I have been trying to do for a year, as well as lose weight. -- so far so good ... appetite is decreased ALOT ... Im not hungry therefore have trouble deciding what to eat .. but once its infront of me, I will eat. Smoking, no change (esp at work!!) ...... looking forward to seeing whats to come from this ..... the reviews have been fantastic so I am very very hopeful and look forward to the "new me" | M | 29 | 2 weeks 300 1X day | 5/18/2013 | 5 | Depression | Slight increase in sweating. Vivid dreams. Increased energy. Takes longer to get to sleep. Increased libido. | Two days after being on 150 MG/day, the depression I've experienced for at least 40 years, and did not know I had is gone. The anxiety, pain and the fog appear to be over, hopefully for good. | M | 52 | 5 days | 12/12/2005 | 5 | Depression | None known. | Since starting this medication in 1993 I have stopped taking it a couple of times, once for 6 months, I always came back to it. I've tried SSRI's like Lexapro, zoloft, etc. & they knock me out. I do have some OCPD like thinking patterns but that's okay. The final thing is I have other addictions that aren't being helped by this but I am not depressed. | M | 51 | 13 years | 3/15/2006 | 5 | depression and weight loss | none yet..first day taking it | I just started taking 150mg today..go to 300 mg next week. I was just wondering how quick the weight loss starts. I put on 20lbs with paxil and I desperately want to take it off. Does it happen pretty quickly? Does it seem to just curb hunger or does it actually do something to make weight come off? How soon will I notice a mood change? Just curious. Fee free to email me. | M | 31 | 1 days | 3/7/2006 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety | None | I had tried Paxil and Effexor XR before Wellbutrin XL. Paxil was the biggest poison I ever tried, and would never take that again. The reason is because you are literally dead on Paxil, and it has by far the strongest numbing effect of any other medication I have ever tried, not even painkillers make you feel as numb as Paxil. Honestly, taking a shower on Paxil was like the challenge of a lifetime, it's pathetic. I stopped Effexor XR cold turkey, and I kicked the withdrawal symptoms' ass - apparently this drug has the worst withdrawal symptoms, however I was prepared, because no drug is ever going to control my life. In fact, on Effexor XR I wasn't alive either, I simply existed, and slept all day. Then came Wellbutrin XL as my last resort and hope, and it worked extremely well, matter of fact, as of the very first day. It just kept going uphill from there every day as I continued to take it. I was alive again!!! I didn't need to sleep 12hrs a day in order to find happiness in | M | 18 | 7 days | 9/7/2005 | 5 | Severe Depression | A small bit of anxiety at first but it was tolerated well | Like I said I had severe depression for some time after life not being so kind to me from failed relationships romantic & friend wise to the sudden death to my mother with her being fairly young. My doctor prescribed me Paxil Prozac,Lexipro and all other junk SSRI's they have on the market. I started with a dose of 150mg which worked fine for a year or so but with me being 230 pound powerlifter I needed to up the dose to the 300mgXL which suited me alot better for my hectic lifestlye working in the soft drink industry which puts heavy demands from delivery off the truck. So if you need relief from dpression or other related problems skip the SSRI's the doctors like to prescribe it will just be a waste of money & time & give Wellbutrin a try. | M | 31 | 3 years | 6/15/2006 | 5 | Clinical depression, major. | Increased dry mouth, increased dream intensity, mild increase in energy. Slight insomnia at first but that went away after a week or so and now sleep better than ever before. Sleep and feel much better if avoiding alcohol. | Depression is waning, feeling better every day. Don't feel like the world is so against me anymore, just coping with folks everyday is easier and a bit more relaxed. Wellbutrin XL has been very helpful in my life, I was on the verge of divorce or other devastating life changes prior to starting this treatment, but life has definitely improved since starting W-XL. I do not ever want to return to my previous mental state of depression that I had prior to taking W-XL, suicide was the predominant thought process I had before this treatment. Becoming much less inhibited though, like to strip naked in house and in backyard (as long as offspring or neighbors are not around). WXL may or may not be the direct cause of inhibition, but I am much less inhibited nonetheless if that makes any sense. Kind of always liked the naturist/nudist movement. Enjoying sex much more now, and a definite increase in sexual desire. Orgasms are much more intense and pleasurable, Yeah! | M | 46 | 4 months | 9/9/2006 | 5 | Depression | Some dizzines | Works fine but I find taking two 150 mg XL together rather than one 300 mg XL is different. Has anybody experienced this? Yet to loose any weight, I feel more hungry! Don't know what to do because I think it is the weight that causes the depression and the pills made me gain. Any comments would be great. | M | 33 | 3 months | 11/12/2006 | 5 | ADD & Depression | I am taking this in conjunction with Zoloft and Ritalin. I am hoping to get off of the Zoloft slowly. The Wellbutrin has helped a great deal and the Ritalin has helped even more. I am currently on 200mg of Zoloft and have been for 15 years, 10 mg of Ritalin and 50 mg of Wellbutrin. We'll see what happens. | M | 36 | 4 months | 9/26/2005 | 5 | Depression | anxiety during first couple of weeks. slight insomnia, racing heartbeat, increased blood pressure, vivid dreams, deep sleep but if I woke up for any reason I could not get back to sleep. Great libido. | I had taken 300mg a year and a half ago and after a few months it pooped out and I got switched to Effexor. Effexor is one nasty drug. I discontinued the Effexor and tried Cymbalta as well, but couldn't deal with the sexual side-effects. Eventually stopped taking and fended for myself. Depression worsened this year and I started on the Wellbutrin 300mg and it once again pooped out after a couple of months, this time I had my doc up the dose to 450mg and my concentration has returned, but racing heartbeat is worse than before, but other side effects seem less apparent this time around. I am more irritable, but I am able to suppress it so others don't notice. My focus is back and I'm back in the game. I definitely recommend this. | M | 36 | 5 months | 5/24/2006 | 5 | rheumatoid arthritis | now average 6 hours of sleep a night and can't nap - increased libedo | After getting rheumatoid arthritis I had zero energy, felt weak and listless. Wellbutrin has completely reversed my condition and I feel great! Go out for an hour in AM with my german sherpherd while we chase balls and an hour in afternoon for a walk (right now it's 2 below but now I'm never cold). This drug has been terrific for me and I'm on it for the duration. | M | 71 | 3 months | 2/6/2007 | 5 | depression anxiety anger | tremors, insomnia, itching | Many of the side effects posted here may in fact be side effects of coming off of some other anti-depressant drug. Especially the electrical twitching and shocks. Wellbutrin twice a day on the SR dosage has been very stable for me, although it is a strong stimulant for me. I have to take my second dose by 3:00 pm if I plan to sleep at night. I have found taking it with a beta-blocker like Inderol to be very helpful at eliminating a constant tremor that I developed. So much so that I can actually take mild stimulants, like caffeine, as in a single cup of coffee or espresso, and not be a total space case. Yes, it does have a small but significant dis-affect effect- that is, I feel slightly disconnected, and I don't have the intense happy rushes I used to get. The feeling of disconnectedness does diminish over time, though. I think that I didn't reach a true stability with this, or any other drug- until past 6 months on it- well beyond what the doctors were saying. So hang in there- it | M | 39 | 5 years | 1/29/2007 | 5 | Severe depression | For about the first 2 weeks, and perhaps a bit longer, during the 150mg stage and the transition to the 300mg, I would get random surges of energy, then comedowns in the afternoon, along with occasional suicidal thoughts, social anxiety, dry mouth, increased heart rate, and headaches. | After the initial phase, when I stopped feeling the effects of the drug, I was much better off and felt more positive and energetic. I started off with Prozac which was fine at first but turned bad quickly, then I switched to Wellbutrin XL which was rough at first and then got much better. It helped me a lot. | M | 20 | 10 months | 9/9/2006 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | None... | Getting off of: - Effexor: (I've been on for 3 years) - Weaning off from 300 MG and now I am starting to take 75 MG after 1 week of 150 MG. Should be off totally in 2 weeks. So far no withdrawal symptoms. - Xanax (Alprazolam): I've gone from 4-5 MG/day to 3MG/day in the past 2 weeks, with hopes to getting rid of this destructive drug in the next month or so. Starting to take: - Wellbutrin XL: I am taking 150 MG at noonn. I've only been on W XL for 6 days now but I am feeling a huge difference in my mood. I feel great and I'm very energetic and confident. However, you need to know that both exercise and eating 3 meals a day makes the medication work that much better. The med will help give you the energy to get out of bed or whatever your depressive state is and get you to exercise which is what has happened to me. The eating part I am still working on. - Remeron (Mirtazapine): I take 15 MG at night. This is also an anit-depressent (I've never heard of it unt | M | 31 | 6 days | 10/27/2006 | 5 | dysthymia/depression | ringing in the ears, tremors for the first week, decreased appetite for the first couple months | Deinitely helped for sexual side-effects. Added Wellbutrin to Lexapro. Worked well. | M | 36 | 1.5 years | 10/9/2007 | 5 | Depression | i've woken from a deep sleep...now i cant slow down...so much to do...ive never felt this good... | M | 1 months | 4/23/2006 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | None... | Getting off of: - Effexor: (I've been on for 3 years) - Weaning off from 300 MG and now I am starting to take 75 MG after 1 week of 150 MG. Should be off totally in 2 weeks. So far no withdrawal symptoms. - Xanax (Alprazolam): I've gone from 4-5 MG/day to 3MG/day in the past 2 weeks, with hopes to getting rid of this destructive drug in the next month or so. Starting to take: - Wellbutrin XL: I am taking 150 MG at noonn. I've only been on W XL for 6 days now but I am feeling a huge difference in my mood. I feel great and I'm very energetic and confident. However, you need to know that both exercise and eating 3 meals a day makes the medication work that much better. The med will help give you the energy to get out of bed or whatever your depressive state is and get you to exercise which is what has happened to me. The eating part I am still working on. - Remeron (Mirtazapine): I take 15 MG at night. This is also an anit-depressent (I've never heard of it unt | M | 31 | 6 days | 10/27/2006 | 5 | Depression | Trouble sleeping, strange dreams, nervousness. | I was on Effexor XR for 3 months (75mg) and had no results except extreme fatigue. Switched to Wellbutrin for approx. 10 days now (150mg) and except for some side effects listed above, i already see improvement in mood. I hope insomnia and nervousness will decrease with time. | M | 25 | 10 days | 12/3/2006 | 5 | anxiety | feeling buzzy, sort of distanced from the world, anxious, spacey, having trouble staying concentrated on my schoolwork, but have tons of energy (want to go to the gym a lot). | hey, i've been taking this for about 5 days now, and the side effects seem to be changing every day. it seems to make me energetic and agitated but not very able to think sharply and concentrate on my schoolwork. this effect seems to set in earlier and last longer each day. i haven't taken any antidepressants before (just xanax occasionally and trazodone to sleep) so i'm wondering if these effects are what WB is 'supposed' to do, or whether they are side effects that might go away. my anxiety's mild so if i'm always going to feel weird like this, i'll stop taking the drug. would love to hear from anyone who has had these effects and been on the drug longer.... | M | 26 | 5 days | 4/15/2006 | 5 | Moods, libido | Intially I had dry mouth and some feeling of being very anxious. I cut back on the dose and gradually increased it from 150 mg to 300mg a day. Jumping from 150 mg a day to 300 mg was too much for me. I did 150 mg then 200, then 250 etc until I comfortably reached 300 without any side effects. | I've been taking this drug now for over one year. It has done incredible things for my sex life. My libido is back to where it was in my 30's - 40's. When I climax the feeling is very intense and doesn't just effect my genitals but my entire body. I also have very vivid dreams, which I love. | M | 60 | 1.3 years | 6/28/2006 |