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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Depression | possibly loss of appetite at first | I started Wellbutrin after trying Lexapro and hating all the side effects (no orgasm, yawning a lot, fatigue). I started at 150 mg, and now I'm taking 300mg. I haven't had any bothersome side effects from it, although I don't know if it made much of a difference in my depression. | F | 19 | 3 months | 2/2/2008 | 2 | smoking cessation | Severe rash, spacey | I took this to stop smoking, but had giant red, itchy welts on my stomach. Doctor told me they were better then smoking and to keep taking it. I could not deal with it. Took a week and a half for welts to go away after I got off it. | F | 29 | 4 weeks | 1/31/2008 | 1 | Bipolar II Depression | My body could not tolerate this drug. Insomnia and heart palpatations along with anxiety. | Had to discontinue it after only four days. | F | 32 | 4 days | 1/31/2008 | 5 | anxiety/depression | dry mouth, slight bruxism | Tried WXL before and had terrible jaw pain from jaw clenching and was forced to stop it. Recently started it again but in the morning instead of at night. What a difference! I take 150 ml & 10 ml of Lexapro per day. Still have some jaw pain, but I take steps to help it (relax and stretch my jaws, stop drinking caffeine, avoiding crunchy food, gum, etc., and ice/heat on my jaws) and it goes away. The drug, however, has completely changed my life! Before I was so depressed that I could barely get out of bed. I was so anxious that I couldn't complete anything at work or at home because I couldn't get my mind to stop running long enough to focus or concentrate on anything. I was actually AFRAID of working on projects or bills or my checkbook because I was so afraid of making a major mistake because I couldn't focus! These things combined caused me to be very down and fatigued. But now, I am focused and my head is clear and I have a ton of energy. My house is clean and my che | M | 36 | 4 weeks | 1/28/2008 | 1 | Anxiety/depression | LOSS OF SEX DRIVE COMPLETLEY! Increased anxiety; thoughts of suicide for the first two weeks, also for the first time in my life; Dry mouth; dizzy, spaced out feeling; more increased anxiety; total weight gain, (35 plus pounds and can't find enough food in the house;) light headaches; uneasy sleep; some difficulty concentrating at times; sweating; flushing of the skin and terrible rash; numbness in legs and penis; very painful orgasms like my tool is going to snap off, LOSS OF SEX DRIVE! | LOSS OF SEX DRIVE COMPLETLEY! Increased anxiety; thoughts of suicide for the first two weeks, also for the first time in my life; Dry mouth; dizzy, spaced out feeling; more increased anxiety; total weight gain, (35 plus pounds and can't find enough food in the house;) light headaches; uneasy sleep; some difficulty concentrating at times; sweating; flushing of the skin and terrible rash; numbness in legs and penis; very painful orgasms like my tool is going to snap off, LOSS OF SEX DRIVE! | M | 44 | 1 years | 1/27/2008 | 3 | Depression | Bad Headaches, Shakiness/Twitching. Strange "out of body" feeling throughout the day. | I'm not yet getting the full effects of Wellbutrin XL yet..I'm hoping I can get over my weird side effects. Wellbutrin seems to be helping my depression so far, (I've previously been taking 20 Mg Prozac for depression) and Wellbutrin seems to be less potent, but it's keeping me from hitting the extremes. My side effects from Prozac were just to much to where it was interfering seriously with my daily routine. (20 mg Prozac made me fall asleep IN CLASS after even 12 HOURS of sleep the night before!) Wellbutrin XL seems to be helping me stay awake during the day and effectively improving my concentration. After being on it for 2 weeks, I have lost probably 5 pounds and I seem to have no intrest in any foods. [thats the best part!!] I hope this comment helps. :] please email me for feedback. Feel better guys. <3 | F | 14 | 2 weeks | 1/26/2008 | 4 | Major depression | taking generic wellbutrin. severe headaches, foggy feeling, some constipation, crazy lucid dreams, increased agitation for the first 2 weeks but all were gone after that. Still experiencing major appetite decrease, although no weight loss, unable to smoke as it makes me sick, decrease in taste ability (I hope that makes sense) ringing in my ears, MAJOR INCREASE in sex drive after the first 2 weeks and overall general feeling of well being. | Switched from celexa to this due to the sexual side effects from Celexa. Currently on 150mg 2x daily of generic wellburtin, switching to 300mg of brand name wellburtrin xl in 2 days. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 1/25/2008 | 4 | depression/anxiety | shakiness at first (went away), but still have insomnia and constipation | I feel great on Wellbutrin XL 300 mg (generic) - lots of energy, and not feeling tired during the day despite not getting much sleep. A good night is 5 hours of very fragmented sleep. Xanax (prescribed for anxiety) at bedtime does seem to help. I think meditation is helping the depression as much as the Wellbutrin, though. | F | 52 | 2 days | 1/24/2008 | 1 | depression | UNABLE TO URINAT, UNABLE TO HAVE STOOLS,DRY MOUTH, HEAD ACHES | HORRIBLE DT'S COMING OFF. | F | 28 | 5 months | 1/24/2008 | 3 | adhd, ocd, anxiety | had minor headaches. dry mouth, almost like a cottony feeling, and also dry throught and eyes. have noticed it helped me with my constant heart poundings but notice occasional outbursts of anger and a sense of feeling guilty a lot of the time. | M | 21 | 1 months | 1/22/2008 | 3 | dedpression | occasional brain shocks, increasing anxiety, palpations | Unfortunately, I didnt experience any weight loss, or increased energy so many patients have. Started at 150 and increased to 300mg after a month or so. I still have no libido, but when I do have sex, I dont have any problems reaching orgasm--unlike when I was on Effexor. never really had problems with anxiety attacks before wellbutrin. Im just figuring out that this med is probably the cause. | F | 42 | 10 months | 1/22/2008 | 4 | SAD/lost sex response after surgery | 150mg XL was actually too much. I was quicker to anger and didn't feel as much affection for people I love. Easier to lose weight and sex definitely improved. It was easy to go off in late spring, but sexual response was lost. | Last fall I started taking 1/4 of a 150mg wellbutrin XL. All other versions of wellbutrin give me a horrible taste in my mouth and strong digestive upsets. Technically you're not supposed to cut an XL, and technically 1/4 of a tablet isn't enough to have a clinical effect BUT my doctor told me that in some people a very small dose is all that's needed to have a clinical result. He also said that even if you cut an XL pill that it will still retain a fair amount of it's "esteded release" properties. Which is good, because the SR made me really ill. | F | 55 | 300 days | 1/18/2008 | 4 | Depression | irratable, anxious, dizzy, hearing a zip zip sound in my ears..but kinda feels deep in my ears are these what people call "brain zaps"??? Please email me if you have these zip sounds | I am changing to this from cymbalta. I am on day 4, and have been feeling the mentioned side effects. I also know that most of this will slowly go away over time. I had side effects when I went of zoloft over 8 years ago...after that time I felt like I needed a change...went to cymbalta but had major hair loss...so here I am trying wellbutin xl. Please email me about the brain zaps and let me know if they are temporary | F | 39 | 4 days | 1/16/2008 | 5 | depression | Great, helped me to loose weight. Didn't feel like eating. | F | 42 | 4 months | 1/15/2008 | 3 | Moderate-Heavy Depression | Shooting pains in arms, chest pains, lack of focus, forgetfulness, trouble sleeping, anxious, space-out, increased sex drive, urge to urinate comes on very quickly. | I've been taking 150mg. for almost 6 weeks now. At Dr. visit, told her that I didn't feel much different. She wants me to continue at 150 for 2 weeks then increase to 300 if not feeling "better", but not sure what better should feel like. Noticed increased sex interest, but things are so bad between me and my wife, all is for naught. Shooting/chest pains have subsided, but other symtoms continue. Still don't have much interest in anything. | M | 49 | 6 weeks | 1/10/2008 | 3 | depression | Dosage change caused feelings of complete hopelessness, worthlessness and suicidal ideation. | Wellbutrin XL is the third antidepressant I've been prescribed, during the last 2 years. I've had the fewest (although most dramatic and frightening side-effects) with it. Following severe and extended stress, I developed symptoms of sadness, fatigue, and moodiness. Had never experienced depression previous to this episode. Shortly after starting WellbutrinXL, the dosage was increased from 75>150mg. I plummeted and experienced intense depression and thoughts of suicide. Depression was not something I had experienced as a matter of course during my lifetime; any prior bouts were short term, caused by events that would evoke short-term depression in any normal person, and never required any intervention. Am hopeful of eliminating all antidepressants as early as possible, or just getting on a serratonin reuptake, like the rest of the world! | F | 56 | 11 months | 1/10/2008 | 5 | SAD Depression | At first hardcore dry mouth, sweating w/ minimal movement (I would never sweat before), some headaches, and constipation...all those went away except for the constipation which was the worst of it all. I developed a hemorrhoid b/c of it and was in sooo much pain every time I went to the bathroom. | I was on this medication for a year. The highet dose I took was 300mg xl, however I mainly took 150mg xl. I've been off it for about 3 months and just two weeks ago stopped bleeding from going to the bathroom. However, I feel my SAD kicking in and will most likely ask my doc to put me back on this medication. | F | 25 | 1 years | 1/6/2008 | 2 | depression | anxiety, dry mouth and a sinking feeling from my chest down to my stomach has anyone else had this happen? it like the feeling you get when you forgot something at home you needed or when you lean back on a chair and almost fall... | please help i need to know how long this sinking feeling from chest to stomach will last, if it keeps up i will have to stop taking this medication | M | 31 | 5 weeks | 1/3/2008 | 3 | fibromyalgia | increased energy, anxious, irritable, not sleepy, cry easily | don't have the dry mouth I had with other drugs (celexa, prozac), but have alot of anxiety and crying jags, has seemed to help the bad pain I was experiencing with fibromyalgia, will hopefully get over these bad symptoms in time | F | 43 | 2 days | 1/1/2008 | 2 | Anxiety/depression | Side effects included headaches, dizziness and nausea, short-term memory loss, general mental fogginess, constipation (for the first 3 days), then diarrhea (for the next 2 days), and no noticeable improvement in mood. I did not experience any sexual side effects on WB XL which was good news. | Wellbutrin XL seems to have no effect on sexual function (which is great considering Celexa causes big problems in the area). I did not see any noticeable improvement in mood or anxiety after about 3 weeks on Wellbutrin XL. I would have continued for longer, but the side effects became too much to deal with. | M | 25 | 3 weeks | 12/28/2007 |