WELLBUTRIN XL Reviews (BUPROPION)Average Rating: 3.4 (1462 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WELLBUTRIN XL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | depression | over-drive | noticed the difference after 3 days. had taken SR (400mg) for 5 years, then weaned myself off of it, experienced recurrance of depression, decided to try again. feel like my normal self again, more emotional but i think its just because i was afraid to deal with my feelings before, i was afraid of my own suicidal thoughts that inevitably followed serious ponderings. now i cry and express myself and feel alive, real, normal. as others have said "fog is lifted", but do i have to take this the rest of my life? a bit worried about that. my only other qualm is that sometimes (even on 150mg) i seem hyper compared to others, do too much, dont take normal rests or down-periods. | F | 20 | 5 days | 3/28/2006 | 5 | depression/obsessive food thoughts | not being able to sleep as much, some pressure on my temples, having to pee about every 10 minutes. On Day 5 I experienced massive runaway thoughts and anxiety. Also so much energy I didn't know what to do with. Weight loss of 6 lbs in 3 days. | I can honestly say the first four days on WB XL were amazing. All obsessive thoughts were gone (and still are)! Bingeing has stopped completely. I still have an appetite but am able to stop eating when I am full instead of eating more or obsessing about it. For that part, I am so grateful b/c it makes the side effects doable for me. Experienced anxiety today for a few hours (day 5) but going to the gym seemed to help. Tons of energy to do cardio and lifting. Now I'm back to the peaceful calm stage. Haven't had any weepiness or anger as of yet, hoping that doesn't kick in. My dr. said to give it two weeks and he said the side effects will subside. He put me on EFFXR before WB and it was awful. Tired all the time, anaorgasma--both reasons I quit. . . just like prozac previously. Within hours of taking 150 of WB XL I noticed changes. Stopped crying and freaking out and obsessing about food. I haven't had five days of that in months. So I will take it for now for all its wort | F | 32 | 5 days | 5/14/2006 | 5 | For anxiety and depression | F | 43 | 5 days 300mg lx 1X day | 2/7/2022 | 4 | Morning | So far has helped with my depression. | F | 45 | 5 days 300 1X day | 9/10/2020 | 4 | Smoking Cessation | Dizziness, Spacey, blurry vision, frequent urination, muscle ache, constipation, metallic taste in mouth, shortness of breath, sleepy during the day, hard to fall asleep at night | I have smoked for 13 years and So far seems to be working for the smoking: cigs taste pretty bad, and I am smoking way less. Having a hard time with the oral fixation and am physically wanting to HOLD a cigarette - which is better than smoking. The spacey-ness is getting in the way as I am usually very energetic, but it appears this will pass. Also am waking up earlier than my alarm which is nice because I am a heavy sleeper. Will try taking at night to see if I perform better at work. | F | 30 | 5 days | 4/3/2006 | 4 | Depression | Anxious, nervous, jittery hands, pounding racing heartbeat | I wish I would get the loss of appetite and weight loss. I was really looking forward to that and the increased sex drive. I have been on this medicine for 5 days and the 5th day I had a panic attack. I am not as down and depressed as I was before taking this drug. | F | 44 | 5 days | 8/19/2006 | 4 | Depression | Occasional headache, Night time nausea, decreased appetite...Nothing worth writing home about | This is my 5th day on Wellbutrin XL 150mg and I have also been taking Paxil CR 25mg for 4 months now. My doctor decided to add the Wellbutrin in to help regain my sex drive since the Paxil made me have absolutely none! The risk of seizures scares me tho, I drink maybe twice a month to the point of being pretty intoxicated. I wondered if anyone had any experiences with drinking and being on this or these drugs. Also if anyone has been on Paxil CR and Wellbutrin together, let me know how it went for you and if you have any advice! Thanks so much! | F | 24 | 5 days | 4/24/2007 | 4 | sex drive loss from lexapro | First 3 days, nausea and slight headache, increase in anxiety | I am taking lexapro in conjunction with wellbutrin. In 4 days, I lost 2 pounds. It really cut my appetite, before with just lexapro I kept thinking about food but wellbutrin helped me with that and I have increased confidence about my weight. I did notice increase in anxiety which is bad because i tend to be anxious and angry more than depressed. However, I have alot of energy and am able to go running for alot longer and I feel better about myself because of my energy. I've only been on it for 5 days so far though. | F | 33 | 5 days | 12/13/2005 | 4 | severe depression | stomach pain/burning sensation, sore throat, indigestion type feeling, insomnia | i felt and saw a noticeable difference in myself the first day i took wellbutrin xl. this drug has helped my mood swings, concentration, and depression. the stomach burning comes and goes but has become more frequent the longer i take it. | F | 25 | 5 days | 5/5/2007 | 4 | Postpartom Depression | I haven't experienced any side effects thus far. I am sleeping better, I am not moody, and I actually wake up in a good mood. This drug is great and I recommend it to anyone suffering from any type of depression. I feel like my old self again. | I am glad I have found this;however, I hope I do not have to take it for a long time. I want to be my old self without the help of drugs. But for now it is doing the trick. | F | 24 | 5 days | 4/21/2005 | 4 | Severe Depression | Insomnia at 300mg. some sweating, a bit hyperactive, a little irritable | doc prescribed this last August but I was scared to try it, the side effect list freaked me out. Seizure was on everything I read. I already have tinnitus didn't want worse. SSRIs have done nothing other than make me feel tired and spaced out. I decided last week to give this a try. Doc didn't start me on 150mg which is normal before going to 300 and I was edgy all day,(took it about 10AM) couldn't sleep that night. Didn't make it to work until noon. Called Doc and he dropped it to 150mg.I skipped a day then took the 150 and had little side effects. I've only been on it 4 days so I can't give an accurate report yet. Insomnia always been a problem anyway, I took 1mg of Xanax at bedtime last night and slept fine. Took the WXL150 this morning and felt nothing good or bad. I'll rinse and repeat so to speak. I have to stay out of town for work which stresses me when starting a new med. I probably shouldn't jump up to 300mg. My doc just said see how it goes. He's not a physc, he's internal M | M | 46 | 5 days | 6/15/2008 | 4 | depression 20 + years | Vivid dreams, a little brain fog. (Walked straight out of a Staples office supply store without paying for an item that the store manager had just handed me. Realized what I did just before I got to my car. How embarrasing but fun to share the story with friends and family. | I'm really hopeful about this medication. It's the first time in 20 years that any type of medication has helped. I am starting to take interest in a lot of things I used to care about. This site has some great feedback. I will be following it closely. Five days really isn't enough time to really find out if this will work. I will be paying close attention to how it effects me. | M | 58 | 5 days | 3/28/2008 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | Increased energy at night, stronger orgasms, beginning to think more clearly than before (lifting the "cloud"), | I am not having many side effects. I would say that I am slightly more jittery at times, but I have just started taking it. I am also taking .50 mg (per day) of Xanax for the first 30 days with the Wellbutrin to ease the transition. I highly recommend doing so! | M | 24 | 5 days | 12/11/2007 | 3 | Depression | fuzzy head, a little dizzy, tired, cough, trouble sleeping. | So far so good. I am also still on antibiotics for a sinus infection. I started the Wellbutrin the same day. I have been on for 5 days and I think I am doing okay. I am tired by the afternoon. Can't wait to go to bed, but wake up a lot. I hope that subsides. Mood is good...not feeling as blue....just feeling a little slow but had a great moment of peace this morning. That was great! All I am feeling has been totally manageable...not horrific. Just thinking positive and letting it do what it needs to do! | F | 39 | 5 days | 10/23/2007 | 3 | Depression | I've only been on W-XL for 5 days. I've had some heart palpitations and frequent urination. I also have terrible neck pain. I was wondering if anyone else had neck or back pain. | On day 2 I had a ton of energy but now I get a little sleepy in the afternoon. Not bad though. | F | 43 | 5 days | 8/8/2007 | 3 | Depression/Social Anxiety | Weight loss, increased libido(Good...at the outset(150-300mg)just the weightloss and libido, but since going to 450 5 days ago, I feel fine in the morning , then by 11am I feel irritable, easily agitated,even more social anxiety, tremors,my thoughts race, but yet I'm tired at the same time. | I was on this last summer, and at 450 the bad side effects occured, so I went off of it after 5 days. I'm on it again, at 450, the same things occur(mood swing at 11, tremors, can't think straight,racing mind yet tired, major social anxiety). Please, someone let me know if these side effects will go away if I stick with it...my DR. is out of the country until August, and before I bother his stand-in, I was wondering if you guys could let me know what's up. Please, I need some advice! | M | 33 | 5 days | 7/8/2006 | 3 | Depression | Terrible rash on my chest and my face is puffy! I cant help but to stay up late every night and I'm wide awake in the morning, only thing is its hard to get going, once I do though, try to stop me! No interest in food. Metal taste in my mouth. | This is my 5th day and I love it, I feel like my goofy self again. I just had the best weekend, my thoughts where clear and my mind was cleaver. | F | 25 | 5 days | 6/5/2006 | 3 | depression/anxiety | loss of appetite, some weight loss (four pounds in five days), ringing in the ears, headache, fatigue. No increase in sex drive as of yet, no burst of energy to speak of. Not unbearable though. | I wanted to post early on for the benefit of others who are struggling with the early side effects of WellbutrinXL.I did a lot of research before I started taking this drug. My reactions have not often appeared on this site. I did not experience the energy that most people seem to experience. i was extremely fatigued the first day. I could barely stay awake. On the plus side I also have not experienced any insomnia and have actually slept just fine. The loss of appetite was immediate for me...which has contributed to the headaches as I flat forget to eat. This can be problematic as I only weigh 115 pounds as it is. I have lost my massive sugar cravings. Totally gone. While I have cut back on caffeine as recommended by my doctor, I have found that cutting it out completely leads to brutal withdrawl headaches. Won't be trying that again! Caffeine does not make me jittery at all as it has for other people while on Wellbutrin. So far I feel just okay. I don't feel better really. I don't fe | F | 32 | 5 days | 10/21/2008 | 3 | dysthymia | none | so far little change, slightly better today. seems better than zoloft, cymbalta, prozac, remeron, imaprine, sinequan, ... | M | 60 | 5 days | 7/30/2006 | 3 | Depression | Bad sleep first night -switched to taking in morning -all okay Slight increase in anxiety for day 3 on. I will update after two weeks of use. | Using this as a supplement to Lexapro 20mg since it affects different brain chemistry. I live in Canada and SAD is a big depression trigger for me October to January so I am hoping this will help. Too early to fairly rate the drug. | M | 59 | 5 days 150 1X day | 11/2/2012 |