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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | depression, ADD. | attivation, anxiety. | it has changed my cognitive life. i suggest to take in combo with an SSRI, such as citalopram, to avoid panic attacks and mood swings. | M | 23 | 1 years | 2/3/2010 | 5 | Depression | Milder than most antidepressants. Great sex drive, and positive energy. | Please note that the comments expressed in this forum are largely patients who have very little knowledge about the generic EQUIVELANT to WXL. Chemically identical! The generic version of ANY drug must first pass an extremely strict equivalency test. The potency of the equivalent(generic)drug MUST fall within 10%, plus or minus, of the original. The timed release rates may, however, differ. But the same amount of drug is released into the bloodstream within a 24 hour period as the name-brand. And it is the nature of all antidepressants to balance eventually to a constant blood level over a 24 hour period. (The release rate becomes less and less important over time as the drug blood levels rise and maintain.) The only difference is in the TRANSITION from name-brand to generic. And most people quit using the generic too soon because of the release rate being different than the name-brand, the patient may mistakenly believe that the generic isn't going to work for him because of the temporary return of his symptoms. Summery: The name-brand of any drug is EXECTALLY THE SAME AS THE GENERIC. (Read the labels if you don't believe me.) If you are experiencing any return of your symptom while switching from the name-brand to the generic, you are going through a blood level change due to the change in release rate. But, don't quit taking it! You will eventually arrive at normal blood levels again. You will readjust. | M | 43 | 30 days 150mg 1X day | 2/4/2010 | 5 | severe depression, suicidal | Inability to enjoy food. It is weird. I still get hungry, but food is so unappealing. I also forget to eat and then remember I didn't eat all day. I am trying to build muscles so this isn't a good side effect. First 2 weeks I had migraines, sluggish bowel movements, feeling speedy and overly horny and premature ejaculation and had hives for 2 days. | The brand name Wellbutrin XL is amazing. I have been depressed my whole life and it kept getting worse where I found myself ordering insulin vials online so I can inject myself with an overdose and die from hypoglycemia. I rushed to the doctors as my last hope because abusing illicit drugs only gave temporary relief, I got Wellbutrin (I like that it deals with dopamine and I believe I have problems with that neurotransmitter). I have NO suicidal ideation. I still get sad but I don't get thrown into a tail spin. I am stable. Love this drug. I no longer drink or use illicit drugs to quiet my mind because my mind is calm for once in my life. | M | 20 | 2 months 300 1X day | 4/9/2010 | 5 | OCPD, Anxiety | Slight change in urination habits (related to slightly enlarged prostate after increasing dose from 150mg to 300mg daily) | Worked to level anger caused by control issues at 150mg/day. Still had problems with obsessive anxiety -- once dose was increased to 300mg/day, all anxiety issues vanished and regained much of focus lost due to ADHD. | M | 42 | 2 years 300 MG XL 1X day | 5/3/2010 | 5 | Depression | Happiness, no more depression. | Though Welbutrin XL is my most highly recomended medication for depression, it does have one downfall... it is very expensive, even with insurance, and whoever says that the generic version of Welbutrin XL is the same medication, obviously didn't take it for themselves. The REAL Welbutrin makes me happy and less depressed, the generic however, made me very angry, tempermental, and very agitated. THE GENERIC IS NOT THE SAME MEDICATION FOLKS!!! So, if your going to try Welbutrin, make sure your getting the REAL Welbutrin. The difference is unreal!! | M | 31 | 6 months 150mg 2X day | 5/29/2010 | 5 | depression/grief | increased thirst - heightened sensitivity to caffeine/sleep med (Ambien) | So far so good - This is day 3 and I feel much better then last week (when I was absolutely miserable and confused and despondent) However, I had 3 cups of coffee yesterday morning and by 1 am was still very awake - also jittery in the afternoon - So, I took an Ambien (usually take only 1/2 on occasion) and it KNOCKED ME OUT - but not in a good way - So, I'd say be careful with how other drugs interact (pharmacy says Ambien and Wellbutrin are fine) Maybe but next time I'm not drinking coffee anymore and if I need sleep meds then just 1/2. Hope you all feel better! | M | 40 | 2 days 150 1X day | 9/1/2010 | 5 | depression | Dry mouth after sleeping, slightly increased energy throughout the day, increased sex drive, weight loss, decreased appetite, loss of interest in food when eating | I began taking this med 5 weeks ago for depression. For the first 3 weeks I did not notice any alleviation of my symptoms. However, when I went back to my physician and told him this he switched me to a 200mg tablet and advised me to take it twice daily for a 400mg/day dose. Within a week I noticed a significant change in my mood (for the better). I also lost 10 pounds within the first 4 weeks of taking the drug. | M | 25 | 5 weeks 150mg 2X day | 10/14/2010 | 5 | Depression | Loss of appetite. I felt "wired" and jittery the first week. This went away after a few weeks. | I was going to give up on this medication (after a month) but I stuck with it, and 5 days later it "kicked in". The world felt brighter and I felt calm and peaceful and happy. My motivation and creativity came back! I feel motivated and excited about life again!!!! I am back to my old self + more! :) | M | 28 | 35 days 150 1X day | 10/18/2010 | 5 | depression, lack of motivation. | insomnia first weeks of treatment, and worsened OCD. for obsessions and anxiety i take Cymbalta, it's great. | Wellbutrin XL saves my cognitive depressive decline. I switched often to other meds because of side effects, but all other ones makes me lethargic, anhedonic, and impaires my cognitive abilities. | M | 24 | 1 months 150 mg 1X day | 10/21/2010 | 5 | Depression | The only side effect is getting my sex drive back that I lost while taking Zoloft and a couple of others. | I take Buproprion HCL XL. If you are feeling better, and want to get off of the medication, take it very slowly. I was feeling better, and my doctor weened me off what he thought was slowly, but incredible depression started. Worst of my life. I am back on it and feeling okay again. Notice I didn't say great. I just feel normal. (Which is good) Also, Budeprion made by the company Teva is NOT the same. Pharmacy gave it to me and depression and anxiety kicked in immediately. Got back on Buproprion, and again, just feel normal. | M | 34 | 4 years 300 mg xl 1X day | 11/8/2010 | 5 | Depression & Anxiety | Dry mouth | I must say that I am pleasantly surprised at the effectiveness of this drug after only two days. I took Paxil 20mg for 10 years for anxiety, depression, and insomnia. I had to have it upped to 40 mg in Dec. 2010 as I was beginning to have obsessive thoughts that were bothersome. That worked for a year, but this Dec (I think i might have a touch of seasonal affective, as well), I began to have obsessive thoughts and insomnia. So, the day before yesterday, I saw my doctor, and she added Wellbutrin 150 mg to the mix. I must say, things have already started to brighten up. I'm actually a lot more talkative & social than I was for the 10 years that I was on the Paxil 20mg. The obsessive thoughts are waning (they only pop up when I remind myself that I'm not having them :-). As a side note, to those of you who are feeling desparate because your medicine isn't working, be patient and keep doing what you're doing (reading & writing on this blog & talking to others). I cannot tell you all how helpful it is to know that I'm not the only person with these issues. Reading your stories helps immensely! God bless. | M | 34 | 2 days 150mg 1X day | 12/1/2010 | 5 | depression bipolar disorder | anxious, jittery when i have even a small amount of caffeine, had to take it early in the morning otherwise it is very hard to fall asleep. Weight loss | Very happy with this medication worked wonders for me. I have more energy and my moods are better. Taking this along with lamictal. Great combo. | M | 40 | 11 months 300mg 1X day | 12/21/2010 | 5 | Depression | None | It saved my life and my marriage. I spent 40 years with occasional/frequent episodes of bleak "what's the point?", and haven't had one in years. I am sorry for all the folks it didn't help, because I recognized prior symptoms there. BUT: generics (can't remember name) were useless but have improved. | M | 49 | 4 years 450 1X day | 1/20/2011 | 5 | Depression | Just a little nausea during the first couple days. | I was pessimistic and relentlessly negative before taking this drug; now I'm not. That's impressive. | M | 34 | 4 months 150 1X day | 5/14/2011 | 5 | Depression | dry mouth and throat, bout of coughing, abdominal pain, insomnia, hair loss, agitation, nervousness, tremor, forgetfulness. | I am on Wellbutrin already for 4 month and it helps me a lot. I have more energy and this medication gives me a bit more perspective to the future. I have better sex drive and I can tell you this medication has at the beginning a lot of side effects: dry mouth, dry throat, forgetfulness ( I enjoyed it), insomnia but after 2 month everything got a bit milder, and I would recommend this medication to everyone who suffers from long time unemployment. | M | 37 | 3 months 150mg 1X day | 12/31/2011 | 5 | Depression,Anxiety | Insomnia, racing thoughts | I was on a high dose of Cipralex 40mg, for approx 1 year before switching to Wellbutrin. Initially Cipralex did help me with my anxiety & overall out look on life, however in the process in gained almost 25 pounds. I couldn't stop eating or thinking about food. After one week of 150mg on Wellbutrin & on 300mg I feel better than ever. My anxiety is has subsided, I have so much more energy, motivation & my libido has finally came back. I also lost most the weight I gained & my appetite is not out of control as it was. My relationship with my whole family has improved as well not to mention that I doing well @ my job as well. The only down side I can think of is that I usually need Zopiclone to help me fall asleep as my energy levels seem to be high at bed time as well. For me the benefits far out weigh the insomnia. We all have different body chemistry, environments etc, so I can understand that what may work for one person may not work for another. Unfortunately as with most SSRI's it's trial and error & I'm thankful I didn't have to try so many other meds other than Cipralex as mentioned. I will stay on this medication for as long as it takes & currently do not plan to discontinue it. | M | 37 | 4 weeks 300mg 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 5 | Lyrica-induce depression, GAD | Irritability, rage-management issues | Wonderful, wonderful wonderful drug! It really works on depression&anxiety, where SSRIs and benzos had failed!! It also restored libido to normal levels, after Lyrica had wiped it out. | M | 30 | 5 weeks 225mg 1X day | 5/17/2012 | 5 | dry mouth but it is good to drink a lot of water anyway. | Wellbutrin xl works for me combined with Lexapro. You need to take both or either for at least several weeks to get the full effect of the drug. Do not judge them too quickly. The wellbutrin alone causes some anxiety. Weight loss and added sex drive were a plus. The anxiety went away when I added Lexapro 10mg/day. Lexapro can cause weight gain initially so watch out for this.I also take DHA (not DHEA) that helps with memory and general mood. The brand name Wellbutrin XL is much better than the generic. The generic did not work very well as a substitute for me when I tried it after taking the real thing. Exercise helps also. generally I feel fine now. | M | 63 | 3 years 150 1X day | 6/16/2012 | 5 | Mild-Moderate depression & fatigue | First week: unstable mood (more so than before) and headaches. | Suprisingly from looking at all other comments, wellbutrin has had no effect on my appetite or weight. Which is a good thing since i'm already slightly underweight. The first week was a rocky ride. I find that wellbutrin allows me to endure the day and study (i'm a student) whereas before i absolutely could not last in university for more than 3 hours before I went home, now I can manage 8 hour days no problem. As expected, with it being primarily a DRI, it has restored some pleasure back into my life as well where I can enjoy things I did not previously enjoy, and it has improved my outlook on life. Great drug, especially compared to all the other horrible anti depressants i've tried. | M | 21 | 2 weeks 150mg 1X day | 5/13/2012 | 5 | Counteract side effects of Celexa | More energy, slight weight loss, higher sex drive. | I take Wellbutrin because I take another antidepressant (Celexa) that makes me have a slight weight gain, a decrease in sex drive, and little energy. My doctor told me that Wellbutrin can counteract these side effects. He was right! I take it in the morning and the Celexa at night. I now have energy, lost the weight that I gained from Celexa, and have a much higher sex drive. Don't take this at night because you won't be able to sleep if you do. Also, I tried 150mg at first, but it didn't do anything. | M | 22 | 6 months 300mg 1X day | 5/13/2012 |
WELLBUTRIN XL (BUPROPION): This medication is used to treat depression. It may also be used to prevent seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that occurs each year at the same time (for example, during winter). This medication can improve your mood and feelings of well-being. It may work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (dopamine, norepinephrine) in the brain. FDA Approval Date: 2003-08-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)