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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 2  Depression Dry mouth, anxiety (only in the beginning), weight loss, loss of appetite, tinnitus, dizziness, worsening of migraines, bad taste in mouth, increased sex drive This medication does make you lose weight; however, this side effect eventually went away. I was already at a healthy weight when I began using this medication, and I let myself get complacent about my diet and exercise, so when the weight loss side effect went away, I gained about 20 lbs in a short amount of time. I recommend anyone taking this drug to continue being cautious about what you eat and how much you exercise. The ringing in my ears and dizziness was pretty bad. Those side effects never went away. The medication seems to help my mood more on a short-term basis. It increased my sex drive to the point that it was kind of annoying. One thing about this medication that I really do not like is that it seems to increase the amount of migraines I get. F 38 2 years
300 mg 1X day
7/5/2015
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 5  Anxiety, depression I have taken this medication on and off for the last 3 years. I was treated with opiates for a severe car accident. One day I realized the opiates were making my brian mush, and destroying my attention span, so I attempted to stop taking the opiates. Little did I know the horrors of opiate detox. Once again, I started taking wellbutrin at my doctors urging. It was a life saving drug for me. For me, (maybe from the opiate detox period) the Wellbutrin worked great the first few days with an immediate marked difference, the second week was rough, but the third week an on was miraculous. I still cannot believe the difference. I have a terrible back and fibro. This medication along with a CNS suppresent like Horizant has killed all of my pain. I want to cry now thinking about what it took to get where I am today, 100% pain free. Please people, don't rely on opiates alone. There is good medication such as this that doesn't have the risks as opiates do. Eventually opiates actually made me hurt MORE due to long term use. I NEVER abused mine in the slightest, it is just a side effect of long term use. The wellbutrin gave me my life back, both from depression, anxiety, and opiate withdrawal. I really hope that physicians see these reviews and can recommend this drug to those going through opiate WD. F 36 3 years
300
6/9/2015
 2  ADHD, Anxiety, Depression Extreme irribility,nervousness,social anxiety,dry mouth,headache, worsening depression,drowsiness, stuck on certain thoughts, Seems to make my ADHD worse. This drug did not help me. I cannot wait to get off it and try something else. The irribility has caused numerous fights with the wife. Would not recommend for anxiety and ADHD. M 30 5 weeks
150 mg
5/28/2015
 3  adhd Increased anxiety,extreme iritablity, mood swings, decreased energy, increased appetite, lower adnominal pain I was prescribed bupropion 150mg once a day for ADHD. A few hours after my first day taking it I began to get very sad and angry, I began crying at work for no reason, hanging up on callers at work. I was also very snapy on people and just wanted to be alone. The snapyness decreased after the first 2 weeks. My anxiety has been through the roof. The first week my appitete decreased then after that I've been wanting to eat everything in site. After being on it for a complete month now I must admit I do beilve this drug works for depression I feel more a peace with my self and have more mental drive to achieve daily goals. But note i did not talk to my doctor what so ever about depression, so this was strickly given to me for adhd. as far as this drug being used to treat ADHD is a joke. My attention span has been just as bad if not worst then before, I find myself daydreaming and jumping from task to task just as before only difference is now I have more anxiety when I'm trying to focus a task. I feel like this drug is just a safe med for doctors to give patients seeking help for ADHD so they don't have to actually dig into diagnosing you.this drug doesn't have any major harmful side effects and is non additive so its perfect for a doctor to prescribe out to quiet someone up. And BC this drug acutaly does help for some disorders and there are side effects it works for weening out those just trying to get their hands on a stimulant script . But for those who seriously have adult F 23 1 months
150mg
5/12/2015
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 1  weight loss depression, anxiety, dizziness, nausea, shaking, heart palpitations TRIGGERS: After day four of taking this medication, my entire world view altered itself. I'm a bright person who has never once contemplated suicide. After taking this medication, I was envisioning such things for no apparent reason at all. From day two I was shaking, nauseous, and my heart did weird flip-floppy things constantly. I was only on the "intro" dosage as a trial as my doctor wanted me to lose weight. I called the pharmacy and they stated I had nearly every well-known and lesser-known side-effect and to stop taking it immediately. Within 24 hours my head cleared up and within 48 the other side effects disappeared as well. Scary experience. F 32 5 days
1X day
5/8/2015
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 3  Depression Feel full easily after not eating much, anxiety, anger, irritability, hot flashes, sweats My anxiety has gone down, and it seems to help depression somewhat. It doesn't cause weight gain, or laziness, lack of motivation like ssri's do. F 56 2 years
450 1X day
5/3/2015
 4  Low energy, lack of concentration. Terrible smelling flatulence, tense neck muscles. I found that the farting was worst when I was starting out on the meds, it took 3 weeks to get better, still occasional. Neck tightness was a couple months before it got better. Has helped me regain energy and a sense of living life to fullest. M 40 1 months
300
5/2/2015
 2  depression/anxiety Heart racing, sweating, anger, no interest in sex, insomnia, foggy brain, memory issues F 29 3 months
150 1X day
4/27/2015
 5  depression. ssris making gain weigh -fluttering of heart & insomnia, if I have too much caffeine -complete lack of appetite -weight loss -increased energy -increased libido -improved feeling of well-being -reduced cigarette & nicotine cravings -Hand tremors. Starting to go away. -nausea -stomach discomfort -nighttime sleepiness -dry mouth -increased thirst -Drink lots of water -cut the caffeine -no booze or 420 -take 1st thing in the morning with a little something to eat -don't let your body get too hot F 28 2 weeks
300 mg
4/22/2015
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 5  Anxiety and side effects of SSrRI Out of body feeling, exhaustion,nausea,lack of appetite, revved up feeling, anxiety at first I have been on ssris for many years to deal with my anxiety disorder. After being on them for many years my sex drive was non existent and I felt dead inside due to SSrRI. So I was put in this and I was a hard adjustment but the medicine worked and when it worked it was amazing F 29 1 years
300
4/20/2015
 5  Anxiety, depression, ibs symptoms Dry mouth. Strange dreams. More calm and relaxed. More focused. Easier to fall sleep when I decide to, due of the decrease of obessive thoughts. Less desire to eat. F 28 1 weeks
150mg
4/9/2015
 5  Anxiety attacks First few days I left flighty, music sounded distorted and felt zaps in my head!! After that, everything improved dramatically. Still have dry mouth and crazy dreams Relieved my anxiety. I was having anxiety attacks that had symptoms that resembled a heart attack. Very frightening. I am much calmer, and it keeps my anger in check. I tried Paxil and Celexa before this, and it made me gain weight and made me lazy! 58 10 days
300 mg 1X day
4/6/2015
 1  ADHD Severe unwarranted irritability, not caring about anything, snapping on people, low libido, confusion, negative thoughts and comments about everything, low drive to do much of anything. This is not a medication for people with no depression symptoms and only ADHD! I started off on 150mg then was raised to 300mg and this is when I became a mega bitch. The worst 3 things that happened: I snapped on my mom which I have never ever done, I was miserable and mean to my fiancé everyday for no reason and we are madly in love for 4 years, I actually was insubordinate at work because I didnt care what she asked me to do because she was wrong! Luckily people knew and mentioned that this was not my normal personality and now I'm going around like "my name is Earl" and apologizing to everyone. It's like I was a different person that was narcissistic, mean and couldn't even enjoy a beautiful vacation in Florida!! If you notice any signs of unwarranted irritability or anger (be careful because I always justified it) call your doctor ASAP! F 37 2 months
300mg
4/4/2015
 5  Depression, Anxiety, Curbed appetite- no longer care to eat excessively sharp headaches for first week and half when starting and upping dosage This really pulled me out of a dark state. As a college student I experience stress on a regular basis (everyone does yes) but I have a big family living in a small apartment as well. I became reclusive and slept all day and my ability to keep up with classes was hindered. After about 3 solid months of using this it even out my anxiety and irritability. I don't explode or have really bad break downs as much. I feel really calm and collected when I think about school now. Supplemented with an exercise program and lifestyle changes I went from 120 to 103 (I'm very petite). Wonderful overall. Still have trouble focusing in class but working on it. F 20 7 months
150mg-450
4/1/2015
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 5  anxiety depression Fog brain at first. Slight tremor. Decrease in appetite. Wellbutrin saved my life. I can breathe and enjoy day to day activities for the first time in my life. The generic version made me suicidal and extremely anxious. Brand name wellbutrin is a miracle. F 40 5 months
150
3/27/2015
 1  Depression Prescribed with ativan and made me more depressed. Got off both by going to mcleans Hospital for six days. Now drug free. All warnings for these drugs come true eventually!! M 67 70 days
300mg 1X day
3/14/2015
 3  anxiety panic attacks i started taking wellbutrin xl for anxiety panic attacks i was on citalopram 20 mg for a couple years worked ok..my doc put me on wellbutrin xl 150mg the next day for a week then raised it to 300mg the side effects on 300mg make me mad off real easy and made me so hyper that i felt like i was coming out of my skin and very anxious was stupid...now i went to the doctor he reduced it to 150 mg feels better but i get crazy life like dreams every night not bad just crazy dreams ..i going to see my doc today DON'T LET MY experience I HAVING with side effects get you down about WELLBUTRIN XL ..YOU mite not get any side effects Every ones different so don't let the forms get you down try it may work work great for you... M 56 6 weeks
150 1X day
3/8/2015
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 1  Depression Paranoia Constant hunger Increase in fatigue Shaking Constant use of the restroom Stuffed nose (like a cold) Missed period I had taken this exact medication before and never had a problem. I thought it worked extremely well. For some reason, I am not taking to it the same as before. This go around is way different and not on a positive note. My period is a month late, I always have to pee, I'm constipated, always tired but can't sleep for a full night and constantly paranoid. I don't know why I'm reacting differently but I'm not enjoying it. I'll give it a bit of a longer trial run and if it continues than I am quitting Wellbutrin XL. F 21 3 weeks
150 Mg
3/8/2015
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 4  generalised anxiety disorder, insom Doctor started me on Zoloft because the anxiety and panic attacks triggered a depressive state. After a month of taking it, I realised that my motivation had decreased dramatically and I started making mistakes at work The Zoloft also caused daytime drowsiness. Tried taking morning, then evening. No improvement in insomnia. Cut dosage in half, then took alternate days only and felt motivation improved but insomnia Persiste. The doctor then switched me to Wellbutrin. At first did not notice anything in terms of being more alert at night but about 5 or 6 hours after taking it, wave of calm would come over me and make me very drowsy. Some improvement in insomnia if I took it later in the Day. Did not know that alcohol cannot be taken with it as it is potentially threatening, drank beer in the evenings and slept like a log. Now that I know it cannot be taken with alcohol I am not sure whether Wellbutrin induced sleep or whether it was the alcohol that induced sleep as its effects are magnified. Also noticed a slight increase in appetite. Should I be concerned with paradoxical effects of Wellbutrin? Has anyone's doctor advised ceasing Wellbutrin as a result of these effects? Don't feel emotionally blunted as with SSRIs. Friends have commented how well I look and they're no longer complaining I'm flippant and distant. If this works for sleep, it is a good drug. Reduced craving for nicotine. F 30 9 days
150 mg
3/7/2015
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 5  Depression Slight ringing in my ears but because of the benefits, I can tolerate it. The generic forms DO NOT work for me; I have to take the brand name. This is the only drug that is successfully treating my depression and allowing me to live a normal happy life. I wish the FDA would re-evaluate the generic brands - the coatings on them are all over the place so I would usually get a full blast of the drug after 2 hours, then nothing for the rest of the day (the coatings did not allow for extended release). I ended up almost killing myself while on the generics. F 54 6 years
300 1X day
2/22/2015

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