WELLBUTRIN XL Reviews (BUPROPION)

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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)

  

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 5  Depression recently upped from 450 1x day to 600 1xday. Experienceing shakes, nausea, headache, can't fall asleep at night, confused, hands are fumbling, feel like I'm on way too much caffiene. Not myself. Wondering if anyone else has had similar problem at this high dose or when increasing dosage? Thank you to the responder to my question. I appreciate the help and your being so open regarding your experience. Unfortunately 600mg is too much for my system. My BP drops, Pulse goes really high and I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack. I tried it for 3 weeks but nothing changed in mood other than made me more aggitated. It just messed with my body. I'm doing good right now and if I get into a funk again Doc says we'll try an additional med. I'm not real interested in that as I take several meds for migraines. I feel like a walking pharmacy. On the 450 1xday for 9 years. Its worked wonderfully, a real life saver. Only side effects are dry mouth and occasional aggitation. Upped dosage due to a seasonal funk. 6/1/11 update: Sticking with 450mg due to side effects. Saw my therapist for a few sessions. I'm doing good. Hoping I I don't hit a tolerence level because this is the only med that has really worked w/o super bad side effects. F 47
600MG 1X day
6/1/2011
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 5   Anxiety/mood swings Ok I have not started taking welbutrin as of yet, my boyfriends sister takes it and we are a lot alike with our ways of anxiety and mood swings. I just wanted to get some feed back about this drug. I am on effexor and gained like 30 pounds now at 144 and 5 10" I am so unhappy with the weight gain that I need to find something else. The wellbutrin is sitting on top of my fridge, what do you think???? give it a go? F 23
4/2/2007
 5  Depression after Trauma None Had been on Celexa and Lexapro for several months with not much improvement. Dr. added low dose bupropion. Then Switched me to Wellbutrin XL and currently weaning off Lexapro. I will have to say I feel better now than I have in the past 6 months. M 48
12/18/2006
 5  Despression weight loss, dry mouth, dizziness I started with 150mg in November and I have worked my way up to 450mg. I am very satisfied with wellbutrin xl, and I recommend it to everyone! F 17
2/15/2007
 5  fatigue,depression with anxiety insomnia,stiffness in joints. The ringing in yhr ears went away with time. The insomnia improved with time. I have tried many meds before. SSRI's did me no good at all. F 50
6/3/2007
 5  depression Irritability, increased depression, dryness of the mouth, night sweats, hot flashes (i'm male), hand tremors, light-headedness, high blood pressure. All but high-blood pressure (now take medication for hypertension) and dry-mouth have disappeared. I have been taking Wellbutrin XL for 19 months. Once I got over the side effects, it has been pretty benign, easy to take, and greatly reduced my depression. It has had no effect on my sex life, doesn't interfer with my sleep, and I have no problems with weight gain or loss, diet, or social drinking. The only remaining negative is the hypertension, but medication is controlling that. M 56
4/2/2008
 5  
1/8/2009
 5  depression poo poo get's stiffer now. Not limp. Very happy. M 67
1X day
3/2/2019
 4  I have a Mood Disorder NOS Blurred vision and intense suicidal thoughts . M 21
300MG 1X day
3/29/2014
 4  
6/3/2008
 4  Mild Depression pretty much all the symptoms everyone's been reporting but pretty mild over all. I'm only on day 6 and I must say, it's not bad at all. In fact, there are moments through out the day that i actually feel the 'happy' chemicals coming through out my brain and making me feel good. in fact on day four ( a couple of days ago) i could not stop laughing and smiling. It was pretty cool. So far it's been good for me. I'm hoping it only gets better from here. I think this drug seems to work for people with mild depression. not sure how it work on anything else. F 39
6/21/2007
 4  depression, PTSD maybe increased anxiety, and maybe I just was able to name those symptoms as 'anxiety' for the first time. Nothing NEARLY as bad as Prozac ... this is the right drug for me, I think. I started Wellbutrin six months ago at 100mg SR, then 150 SR, then 150 SR 2x, now 300XL. I'd been on Prozac for six months, 20>30>40mg, and at 40mg lost my sex drive completely while still making suicide plans. I started Wellbutrin SR 100mg while still on Prozac 40mg -- BAD IDEA! I felt like I was on speed -- four hours of sleep and I couldn't stop talking or moving or feeling really really fine. Apparently too much stimulant at once for me. I'm now on 300mg WXL and maybe getting a light rash on the backs of my hands. I'm also taking Ambien 5mg at night. I think this drug combo, and a really good therapist, are the reasons I'm finally getting better slowly. I was told that Wellbutrin might cut my appetite for caffeine and alcohol -- it definitely has. I just don't "need" either one anymore. F 24
3/5/2008
 4  depression/anxiety/OCD feelings of anger-rage SO much better than Wellbutrin SR. I don't feel it stop working between doses like I did on SR. Increased sex drive that Zoloft had killed. Took throughout pregnancy (with much anxiety-lesser of 2 evils)- baby seems wonderfully health & happy at 8 months. F 32
5/3/2005
 4  depression & smoking nausia, stomach upset, heartburn, missrable for the 1st week. really helped with smoking. Did not do much for depression. F 26
2/26/2008
 4  depression I have been taking for almost a year. I started with 150 and I am now on 300. Ive been on the higher dose for about 4months. I really feel better overall. Much happier and great sex drive! I am still waiting for the weight loss thing to kick in (any day now- please:) I have over the last couple of weeks had a problem with dizziness followed by a headache. I am wondering if this could be realated to the Wellbutrin even though I have been on it for so long?? Anyone else experience dizziness after awhile? I take it now in the morning, but I am thinking about changing to bedtime to maybe avoid some of the dizziness- to see if that works. Please any advice??? F 37
8/27/2006
 4  
11/11/2006
 4  
3/28/2007
 3   F 36
2/10/2006
 3  Mild Depression and Anxiety Cloudy feeling and memory loss. feeling of not caring and not being able to do anything about it. I went on Wellbutrin XL after being on Effexor XL. I have had a lifetime of anxiousness and Effexor was a life savor. the only problem is that it had some sexual side effects. I switched to Wellbutrin and that problem went away. I have been on Wellbutrin for about a year now and the fuzziness and memory issues have gotten bad enough that I am discontinuing the product. M 37
10/2/2007
 3  Depression Extreme daytime sleepiness which hits around noon everyday. I still have an increased appetite. So, far I can't see any benefits. I seem to be having the opposite effect as most people on this medication. I started on 150mg brand name, then increased to 300mg generic. I am sleepy alot. The only benefit I think I have noticed is my edginess is decreased a little. However, I am still tearful. I have not noticed any increase in my libido either. I don't know what med to try next. I have tried everything and the BEST one I tried (which was wonderful) made me gain 30 pounds, and that was Symbyax. Good medication for people who don't care about the weight gain. F 50
300mg 1X day
2/7/2011
  

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)

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