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 |
| 3 | no motivation, angry alot feel blah | Ive been on it for 14 days, and the past 3 days i've been itchy. Not sure if its something that will go away on its own, or if its a reaction and I should stop taking it. would hate to do that. | Im trying to keep an open mind on it working for me. I hope it does. I know it keeps me from reaching the big "O" as easily..and he itching sucks!! | F | 34 | 14 days | 5/29/2008 | 3 | Depression | Just on week 2 after changing from Wellbutrin SR 150mg to Wellbutrin XL 150mg. Was having side effects from SR every afternoon 2-4pm: nauseau, anxiety. Now, I'm feeling lousy all day. How long does it take for the body to adjust to the new formula? | F | 53 | 14 days | 11/2/2009 | 2 | Depression | Extremely irritable and impatient, shaky hands, sweating/claminess, headaches, anxiety, night terrors | I stopped taking it after 2 weeks because it made me feel horrible....I dreaded it | M | 28 | 14 days | 6/10/2009 | 2 | Depression, GAD, possibly ADHD | I am currently on the medication. Last week, my dosage was doubled and I have been experiencing tremors, muscle spasms, dry mouth, sore throat, tinnitus, body aches, swollen lymphnodes, sweating and dizziness. | I am in college and still on this medication so I may be off of it soon but I'm a little worried and have been feeling sick. | F | 21 | 14 days 300mg 1X day | 10/5/2020 | 2 | apnea, replace lexapro | headache, dry tiered eyes, agitated, insomnia, reflux, dry mouth, itchy dry nose, turning my head made me dizzy | I have tried to take this med at night since I excercise in the morning and I don't want to have heart palitations at that time. This has been a terrible experience for sleeping. and I get all the bad and worrisome side effects during the day. I tried to take it in the afternoon and I can't get on a schedule. Today I started this AM with 150mg. I will continue to try this med only if I can get through my exercise, enjoy my family without the undue agitation, and get sleep. I'll give it three days maybe a week before I quit it. | F | 45 | 14 days | 3/9/2009 | 2 | Sleeping all the time | Depression, crying spells | I have been on Wellbutrin XL for about two weeks now. The first week wasn't bad, but every day this week, I have cried. I have never been depressed, and I suddenly feel worthless, I can't make decisions like I used to, and I just want to lay around all day. | F | 21 | 14 days | 4/22/2005 | 2 | Stress and mild depression | Dizziness, mild nausea, mild headache which feels more like pressure around the temples, insomnia. | So far the only benefits have been increased libido and moderately higher energy. However, the side effects from this drug outweigh the benefits and I have stopped taking it. | M | 52 | 14 days | 4/23/2006 | 2 | fibromyalgia/ CFS/ mild depression | For the first 10 days I experienced a mind splitting migraine like headache that was not helped by any OTC pain reliever. The last 4 days I was on the med (14 days total) I had a mild headache. Slight upset stomach, loss of appetite (when I did not eat I felt sick) dizziness, medicine head, moderate anxiety, loss of libido, very aggitated, hot tempered, insomnia, increased depression. | My doctor prescribed this medicine for me as I have chronic fatigue syndrome or Fibromyalgia (she has not clue what is the matter with me lol) as well as reactivated mono. She thought this would help me. I really tried to remain on this med for a month, but after 2 weeks I had to stop. For the first 3 hours after I take the 150 mg pill in the AM I feel shaky and really did not feel comfortable driving. After a couple days I was becoming paranoid with anxiety, sad, moody, and very snappish at my family. I just felt like my blood pressure was increasing all the time. I did get a little more energy in the mornings and did not run to the coffee pot. I am sensitive to medications as I do not take any regularly, and I think that I was just one of the people who did not benefit from Wellbutrin at all. All the side effects, or maybe the meds themselves, made me feel very sad and out of control of my life and body. | F | 29 | 14 days | 12/10/2006 | 2 | depression | I am on day seven at 300mg after 7 days at 150mg. I feel good in the morning. But, by 4 pm, I am nausated, my neck is stiff, I have a horrible headache, buzzing in my ears, I have not confirmed this yet, but it feels like my blood pressure is up. | Don't think that this one is going to work for me. | F | 43 | 14 days | 6/9/2006 | 2 | depression/add | sleepy alot. some memory loss. energy spurts off and on through out the day but almost always take a short nap. increase in sexual drive ( had been on Celexa which killed sex drive but was effective for my depression). no change in appetite. vivid dreams. mild waves of depression. | I have only been taking the medication for 2 weeks and wonder if I 1.need more time to allow it to work,2. increase the dosage or 3.try something else. My oldest daughter is 32 and has been taking for 4 years and loves it. ( she takes 300 mg dose). | F | 51 | 14 days | 5/21/2007 | 2 | Depression | Agitation, anxiety, fogginess, trouble concentrating, general weirdness. | I previously was on Celexa, for a year and a half. It worked great for my depression, but made me gain weight. So I got off of it, took nothing for a year, then decided to try Wellbutrin. My health care practitioner started me on 150 mgs. for seven days, then had me increase the dosage to 300 mgs. I initially was on the Teva generic. But I heard so many bad things about it, and felt so awful while on it, that I decided to get the name brand from Canada. (It's a fraction of the cost of what you pay for the GENERIC in this country!) At any rate, I just upped the dosage to 300 yesterday, and I do not feel so hot. I just feel weird. I do have lots of energy; I have been walking or bike riding every day. And I do feel motivated to eat healthy. But I just don't feel right on this med. I will give it another 4 to 6 weeks. If this doesn't pass, I am off of this stuff. | F | 53 | 14 days 300 MG 1X day | 6/3/2010 | 2 | Augment SSRI for Sexual Side Eff. | Crushing, miserable, debilitating panic attacks. Slightly increased sex drive and improvement in SSRI related anorgasmia. | This was a painful experience. The only positive thing I can take away from my 2 weeks on WXL was the insight into my anxiety triggers that occurred while I was on the meds. I was barely functional , cried for hours, and spent the rest of the time staring at the wall. Anxiety came in waves, 4-5 panic attacks per day, had to increase my Citalopram .5x just to function. I'm a psychotherapist and I advocate trying this if you think it may help you, just be aware of your triggers and monitor your emotions carefully so as not to spiral out of control. | M | 25 | 14 days 150 1X day | 1/11/2012 | 1 | depression | Loss of appetite, wired edgy feeling, inability to fall asleep and then stay asleep, muscle ticks, dry mouth, rapid heartbeat, and this morning I woke up with a gigantic rash. | F | 27 | 14 days | 2/1/2006 | 1 | Quit smoking | Nausea, vomiting joint pain,sore throat, headache, and the final straw "3 seizures in 1 day". | I highly recommend NOT USING WELLBUTRIN XL or any generic brand | F | 70 | 14 days 300mg 1X day | 7/2/2022 | 5 | Over stressed and anxiety | So far nothing!! | Wellubtrin XL is the first antidepressant that i have taken. i wanted to be superwoman and not go to the doc but it eventually got to be too much. I love this drug, great sex life and losing weight(which i can stand to lose about 80 lbs) so that is great!! | F | 25 | 15 days | 6/27/2006 | 5 | Depression | Vivid dreams. Some negative. I had about 3 or 4 days of increased anxiety which have started to decrease. After the first week, I noticed my heart rate was 104 bpm when I was trying to go to sleep. I've never experienced this before so I attribute it to the medication. | Was on Lexapro for a couple of years and had no sex drive. Mr. Winky went to sleep and stayed there. I changed to Wellbutrin-XL and immediately regained feeling in my naughty places! I have also noticed that I am better able to concentrate at work. I always had trouble completing paperwork and sitting for a long amount of time at my desk. This is no longer a problem. I am also noticing weight loss :-) I think this may be due to the increased heart rate, etc. I also dont have the cravings to eat that used to fill my day. This drug just works for me on several levels. | M | 42 | 15 days | 8/28/2005 | 5 | Depression, focus, no motivation. | Gastrointestinal problems such as indigestion, abdominal pains, bloating, flatulence and constipation. I have also experienced nausea on occasion but found that drinking ginger ale helped. However, I am finding the bloating/gas to be especially bothersome because it effects me all day long. Any suggestions? Anyone have similar issues? Do you know long this will usually last? | I've taken Wellbutrin SR in the past, for approx. 10 months 2 years ago and do not remember having the abovementioned side effects. I did have some headaches, but didnt really think it was a problem because I was able to lose weight (30 lbs.) and quit smoking. | F | 32 | 15 days | 5/30/2005 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | Dry mouth, insomnia, muscle aches, upset stomach, tinnitus, mild weight loss for first two weeks; getting better with time. Lost desire to constantly go shopping! | I took Wellbutrin 300 mg for about two years and was very happy with it. Had taken Effexor for several years before that and it became ineffective not to mention I had no libido at all. Stopped taking Wellbutrin about 10 months ago because I felt I was in a really good place in my life, and did fine. Started taking it again (150 mg.) two weeks ago and feel more stable. Have lost about 4 pounds which is good, but most remarkably, I have lost the desire to constantly spend money! Go figure. This is even better than the weight loss as I was going broke but couldn't quit shopping. The side effects seem to be tapering and I almost gave up after a week because I was so achey. Will post more later with side effects. | F | 50 | 15 days | 11/11/2008 | 5 | Depression/GAD | None | I began taking 150mg Wellbutrin fourteen days ago and am pretty impressed with the improvement in my spirits. Before taking the medicine I checked this website and noted many negative reviews, so I was reluctant to begin taking it. Eventually I rationalized that since most of the negative reviews are from women there may be a gender difference-the men's reviews weren't as bad or as numerous. So I popped the first one with breakfast and since then my experience hasn't been bad at all. I had been experiencing palpitations, anxiety and was in a low, foul mood for quite some time (since I was a kid, actually). Lately, I was popping my wife's Ativan like candy. Initially I was given Lexipro but I only took one dose because the side effects were dreadful...rather like an acid trip without the picture show. So far the Wellbutrin hasn't caused any noticable side effects and my mood has lifted; it's as though I have a new outlook on things. I can attend to tasks and stay focused to completion. | M | 52 | 15 days | 1/2/2009 | 4 | depression | took it for 2 weeks, started to feel better, but then felt instnse itching on scalp, skin, all over. It is too bad because other drugs have all the classic side effects while this one does not. It is shame I cannot procede. works really well for others-but dont feel like you are the only one if the itching takes over. | F | 31 | 15 days | 11/20/2007 |