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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | to augment Effexor XR | I take 300 mg of Effexor XR and still suffer from occasional bouts of mild depression. This is the first day I have taken Wellbutrin XL 300 mg and had an enormous amount of energy as well as feeling "anxious" most of the day. It is now bedtime, but I do not feel tired. I do hope that this particular side effect will subside. | F | 58 | 1 days 300 mg 1X day | 7/13/2012 | 2 | Irritation, severe agitation | Everything plucked my nerves, angry all the time, headaches everyday. Upset stomach, jitters, shakes, insomina. | I was originally taking Zoloft and it seemed to stop working so my doctor decided to switch me to the wellbutrin, within 24 hours I had massive migraines, upset stomach and was so angry with everyone. I have a 2 year old so this was so not good. He is the reason I need medication because I would never want to hurt him in a manic state. I had to quit this medication cold turkey and switched back to the zoloft. Seems to working better with the break from it. | F | 37 | 9 days 150 2X day | 7/10/2012 | 3 | Depression | Hair loss, memory loss | I loved this medication for making me feel "normal" again but for 3 years I couldn't figure out why my hair had thinned by over 50%. After recently doing some internet research I found tons of information on people who have lost hair due to Wellbutrin and so decided to gradually wean myself off of it. I've gained 10lbs in the month I've been off it, am excessively tired and find myself less happy in general - but I don't want to continue to lose more hair. It's very upsetting because when I first started losing my hair I checked the side effects of Wellbutrin and it's not listed as one so I assumed it was from something else. It's frustrating that the manufacturer isn't required to list it as a side effect when clearly so many people are suffering from hair loss due to this medication. | F | 34 | 3 years 600 1X day | 7/8/2012 Patient History | 4 | For Depression | still Not realized any side effects. But I have still the mentall Sadness. it's not cured. I don't know, for how long I have to use this medication. I have realized a Specific effect of ceasation of Smoking. No interest to smoke. Before taking Wellbutrin XL, I used "Lexapro" for couple of months. It didn't help me at all. Wellbutrin Helped to control upto a certain level. | It helped me to cease the smoking habbit. | M | 61 | 16 months 150mg 1X day | 7/4/2012 | 1 | Depression | ANGER!!! | While take this medication I was angry. I previously was on Prozac but it made me sleepy and sexless. This made me sexless and ANGRY at everyone and everything. | F | 41 | 2 weeks 150Mg 1X day | 7/3/2012 | 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 | 4 | Depression | It has eased the depression, somewhat, I felt great on the 7th day. On the 8th day (today) I woke up at 4:30 am and had some anxiety, but it is easing with 1mg Lorazipam. | M | 66 | 8 days 150 2X day | 6/7/2012 | 3 | depression/anxiety | Extreme dizziness, headaches the first week, ringing in my ears, weight loss, more energy, hair loss, got libido back. | F | 42 | 2 weeks 150mg | 6/7/2012 | 4 | smoking cessation, depression | Intense sex drive, rage, energy, zyban allergy. I told my doctor i wanted this need for smoking cessation, continued getting the rx for depression. I was using depo-provera and had no libido. Wellbutrin in the regular 300mg dose was making me a sex maniac, giving me a rash, causing my eyes to water, making me get mad about small things and nearly homicidal about big things. I cut my own dose in half and the side effects aren't really noticeable to me now. | F | 42 | 7 years 150 mg | 5/28/2012 | 3 | Major depression disorder | Weight loss, sob, spacing out, prolonged menstrual cycle. I have sob only at night it bothers me and keeps me from sleeping because i feel like i cant breathe right. In a few days ill start the 300mg if the sob doesnt stop im going to have to stop the meds :( i really want this med to work... | F | 22 | 7 days 150mg | 5/26/2012 | 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 | CLINICAL DEPRESSION | You heard of the Hulk saying you would not like me when I'm angry, I say you would not like without my Wellbutrin xl. I've been without for 2 weeks one time, I was not a nice person, I don't like me at all without my medicine, I get angry and suicidle. That's the reason I can't be without it, and I go to therapy weekly, and to group once a week. | F | 59 | 2 years 450 1X day | 5/16/2012 | 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 | 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 | 2 | major depression | queezy all day and really sensitive and irritable. Im a smoker and i swear i've smoked maybe 1 a day since i started the medication. when i do smoke its otta habit and i feel even more sick! | I wanted to stop today wich is the Fifth day but my pharmacist told me to give it at least another week until i see my doctor. i realize this is a very early review i will update in Two weeks wether i continue on with it or not. | F | 34 | 5 days 30 MG5 1X day | 5/7/2012 | 1 | anxiety, depression | increased anxiety, insomnia, tinnitus, nocturnal priapism | I had no positive effects from generic Wellbutrin XL. I'm not taking it anymore, but after I increased my dose, I had a priapism in my sleep, and I'm still suffering from the damage to my penis 6 months later. | M | 28 | 4 weeks 30mg 1X day | 4/29/2012 | 4 | Situational anxiety/mild depression | Dry mouth, headache, agitation, decreased desire to smoke, insomnia | First week of 50mg I got headaches, which went away second week. I also had sleeping issues for a couple of weeks; this also went away. I smoked, forgetting about the medication, and wondered why my cigarettes "didn't work". Quitting was no big deal. Seemed joyous, but eventually I slowly begin to go back to normal on 100mg increase, so I got switched to Pristique, which made me feel horrible - so I switched back to Bupropion XL 300mg. So far I have noticed more dry mouth; no big deal. However, I have been experiencing serious agitation. I hope this goes away, otherwise I'll have to stop. I have a special needs son who can work my nerves off medicine, so on this medicine, I almost felt violent that I had to take some Xanax to calm down. Although I would NEVER become violent with anyone, the DESIRE to become violent was incredibly strong, that I had to put him in his room and try to come down off of the crazy feeling I was having. Everything else irritated me, but it wasn't hard to handle. It's the nonstop all-day "poking" at my irritation that drove me over the edge. Although this can happen without meds, it felt insanely difficult to contain on this drug. I even described my feelings as "murderous", like I wanted to hurt someone very badly. I'm not sure if I'm willing to wait to see if this goes away. My son can really test everyone's patience, so I don't have the time to "wait" to see if it can go away. I simply cannot | F | 31 | 2 months 300mg 1X day | 4/24/2012 | 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 | 4 | Depression | anxiety that got better with exercise, a bit spacey, constipation | I know I have been on the med for a short period of time, but I felt great last week and this week, not so much. I am glad the anxiety went away, but now it takes so much mental effort to do basic tasks (I am a scientist, so this is really annoying). I have stopped taking caffeine since the doctor said this may exacerbate the anxiety, so I am guessing maybe that is a reason for feeling a bit off as well. I just want to feel better and not tired or foggy. | F | 32 | 11 days 150 1X day | 3/25/2012 | 2 | SSRI-induced sexual dysfunction | Agitation, Insomnia, anxiety | Wellbutrin, strangely, made my sexual side effects worse. Rare, but it does happen. A very stimulating medication as well. | M | 29 | 12 days 300mg 1X day | 3/25/2012 |