WELLBUTRIN Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.2 (1230 Ratings)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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DATE ADDED
 
 3  ADD Little or no side effects. I can remember what I read now and feel better in social situations F 58 6 years
300xL
12/3/2011
 2  depression/anxiety anxiety. It made me want to go out and do more but it made my anxiety really bad and caused panic attacks. no weight gain on it, i bet it works great for some people but not me M 19 1 months
100mg? 1X day
11/29/2011
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 1  Anxiety, depression Dizziness, dry mouth, insomnia, neck pain or tightness,bad headaches, sick to my stomach, constipated, jittery, agitated, stomach pain, chest pain, rise in blood pressure. Basically miserable 24/7 nearly passed out once. F 43 2 months
150
11/21/2011
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 1   Dizziness, Numbness and tingling in face. Blurred vision. A headache that lasted several days. Difficulty sleeping. Crazy dreams. I took t his drug for all of 4 days and I will never take it again. By the fourth day I felt like I was going to have a stroke! Even as I'm writing this I still have a headache. It is not a good drug. I took it to stop smoking - I think i'd rather smoke than be on this drug! F 27
1X day
11/15/2011
 2  Depression/ADHD tingling sensation in hands and feet, pain in my knees, mild headache, slight irritability, drowsiness In all fairness I was given the generic version of Wellbutrin. I was told to take half a pill for the first week and then to take the whole 75mg dose after this. The first day I took it I felt fantastic. I was focused and happy. For the next 3 days, though I felt awful. I was very lethargic and by the third day I started feeling tingling in my hands, feet, and in my elbows even for extended periods. It was extremely distracted and when I told my physician told me to discontinue the medication. Today is my first day off it and the tingling and joint pain has not yet subsided. I will never take this again. M 20 4 days
>75 MG 1X day
11/9/2011
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 1  Depression Dizziness, lack of concentration, panic attacks, hallucinations, restlessness, inability to control anger, fear of death. Kidney issues, feeling ill. After discontinuation: ringing ears (2 months), depression (2 months), lack of appetite (2 months). Behaved very irrationally because of this medicine and now I'm either going to jail (or more likely) to psychiatric prison and will die there. Do not take this medicine. I also think it is very bad for liver etc. Never take high-doses. There are FDA warnings about this drug. Just Google about (Youtube). M 31 14 days
150 1X day
10/26/2011
 3  ADHD symptoms Weight loss; occasional paranoia ; increased energy & productivity; shaking/trembling feeling; auditory hallucinations Of course the weight loss and increase i'n energy was phenomenal bc it came off it seemed like w/out even trying and the increase in energy certainly helped my workouts but w this came tremors and frequent auditory hallucinations- it was so strange! I would have this song playing like it was playing right beside my ear & sometimes songs I swore I had never even heard before!! It was so crazy- this would occur almost every night right before I would fall asleep- it got intense to the point where I heard voices- thinking that someone was yelling my name is another room- that was it for me!!! I stopped cold turkey- F 27 7 months
150mg 1X day
10/24/2011
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 3  To stop smoking headache, slight insomnia, ringing in the ears, dry mouth, metallic taste in mouth I've been taking this medicine for 30 days now to help me stop smoking. I was taking 300mg a day, but was not sleeping well at all so I am now only taking 150mg in the morning. It has been 1 week since my last cigarette so it is working. However, not sleeping well is starting to take it's tole on me. I have started getting angry, crying at nothing, feeling as though something is in the back of my head and started having violent thoughts (wanting to throw dishes and hit things) I'm not sure if this is from lack of sleep or from the medicine. These things started happening this morning. F 33 30 days
150mg 1X day
10/21/2011
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Patient History
 1  Depression/ADHD Very nauseous, dizzy, crying for no reasons, mood swings, short temper, spotting, upset stomach, memory loss and lack of concentration I switched to wellbutrin from Zoloft as I thought it would help treat both depression and ADHD. After one week I feel ten times worse. I constantly feel sea sick, feel like I'm on auto pilot, very shaky. I'm supposed to go up to 300 mg tomorrow but I am going to stop taking this. It's making me feel awful! F 33 7 days
150 1X day
10/3/2011
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 2  ADD, Depression Loss of appetite, constipation, insomnia, dizziness, increased sweating, joint aches, crying spells, aggression, vivid dreams, hallucinations, and trouble concentrating. Doctor put me on this to see if it would help me focus better in school. After a month of being on it, ment back up with him and told him all of my side effects and he said that he didnt think it had kicked in yet since it takes "6-8 weeks" to kick in. I disaggree and am ready to be done with this pill. I would rather deal with my problems myself then have all those side effects still on top of when I go to bed I feel like I am being watched by something negative. Doesnt really make me feel any better when I feel something negative around me on top of all my other side effects I may have through the day. It's not worth it to me. F 20 32 days
150 MG 1X day
9/30/2011
 4  Depression I first took this years ago at high doses (150 mg or more), and this made me agitated and irritable. But trying only 75 mg per day made the difference. You have to work to get the dosage right. Too many drs start people at a high dose when they are sensitive to meds as I am. My current dr was wise enough to try a baby dose, then said I can step up if I choose. I did once step up to 150, but went back down because 150 mg is too much for me. You can't always tell by weight how someone is going to respond because I'm average weight. I can't take SSRIs or SNRIs because of nausea, lack of sex drive, feeling lethargic, etc. This drug doesn't cause any of those nasty effects for me, just have to deal with the stimulating effect, which is sometimes a good thing because depression makes me lethargic in itself. Try it, but work with your doc to find the right dose or if this drug is right for you at all. F 46 6 months
75 1X day
9/22/2011
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 2  Anxiety, hostility I know it's early....but the first few days felt pretty good! I had tried Celexa and it made me tired, plus total lack of sex drive. No bueno. So, after a month of Celexa, my doc switched me right over to Wellbutrin 150mg 2x per day, so 300 mg/day. After about a week, I began to feel sluggish during the day. As I sit here, when I close my eyes, they burn as if I'm exhausted. Slight dizziness when I move around. But, I really dislike this feeling of sluggishness and fatigue. While I'd love to lose 5 lbs, I haven't seen any improvement, possibly gained an lb or 2. My mom is a nurse and suggested I try it with prozac. I will have to ask my doctor. I feel discouraged because I don't want to feel the ups and downs while trying to find what works. I've never taken these type of meds and thought it would help mellow me out and not so wound up over things. I am not depressed, but literally needed a chill pill - but not if it's going to make me feel this tired every day. This tired I would invite someone to contact me to let me know if these side effects are worth waiting longer or should I try something else? I just want to find what works for me: less anxiety, no weight gain, no lethargy. Does such a thing exist? Should I ask my doc about integrating Prozac to see if that helps? F 32 2 weeks
150 mg 2X day
9/11/2011
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 5  Depression and paranoia A bit of insomnia that is neutralized by valerian; big increase in sex drive; much better focus; crisp dreams; lessening of paranoia. Great medicine! Was taking Paxil for over 11 years. This is a lot better. Glad I asked my doctor to prescribe it for me! F 54 10 days
300 mg 1X day
9/6/2011
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 5  irritability, mild depression extra sweating, some aggitation, huge increase in sex drive. I started taking Wellbutrin XL, 150 Mg once a day because I told my Doc that I was irritated all the time, pissed off at the world and didn't know why. It started working for me in about five days and the black cloud of depression started lifting. I feel like my old self, I seem to be enjoying life more. I really increased my sex drive, which was a big plus. I like how I feel on the current dose, and will see the Doc again before the end of the three month prescription runs out to talk about staying on the same dose or increasing it. This has been a good experience for me. M 53 50 days
150 mg 1X day
8/17/2011
 4  Depression, Weight Dry mouth, no appetite I feel fine. I have other issues going on from a tick bite, and some other stuff, but the Wellbutrin isn't affecting me too bad. I have very little appetite, which is GREAT! and a dry, funny tasting mouth. Also drinking a ton but feeling a little dehydrated. I'm on the generic version. F 33 7 days
150mg 2X day
8/3/2011
 3  depression I had been on wellburtin, provigil, and various SSRI's for more than 2 years. My doc and I decided to wean me off my meds so I could try a MAOI. I got down to 150 mg wellbutrin QD and 200mg provigil QD before quiting them both cold turkey. That was almost 1 week ago. Besides extreme exhaustion, the major side effect of suddenly stopping that I have experienced is that I cannot stop eating CANDY.... seriously, anything with sugar. Non-stop. I even went out at 1am last night to buy candy when I had eaten all that I had in the house. I've never had any issues with food and I am in the low/average weight range. It's just a really odd side effect of sudden withdrawal, so I figured I'd share. Hopefully, the candy cravings go away soon, or my dentist is going to be seeing a lot of me. F 29 2 years
150 1X day
8/3/2011
 5  depression, dysthmia increased libido, increased enjoyment of sex, increased focus, hives took the generic extended release for three months and benedryl daily after the hives came after taking about a month. I loved feeling like my old self again and just enjoying my life that I tried everything to stay on this med. finally had to quit when the benedryl did not counteract the hives any longer. later tried the name brand to see if it would not make me itch, but it did as well. Have managed on Zoloft (not great for the sex life) and tried Strattera and Pristiq with no noticable change. currently not taking anything, but may try the immediate release as I am reading here that it may not make me break out. here's hoping... F 33 3 months
50mg 1X day
7/4/2011
 4  Deoression initial headache, lethargic Was on Zoloft for 3 years, became sick of sexual side effects, switched to Wellbutrin for 3 months, with good results. Then was given generic while on vacation. Continued on generic with bad results. Back on Wellbutrin XL. Feeling better, slowly. Wellbutrin and generic are NOT the same !!! M 48 4 days
300 1X day
6/26/2011
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 5  to quit smoking nausea, occasional carnival ride type feelings (especially while driving) the shakes, insomnia (not that it really matters because you have so much energy getting sleep doesn't seem important) sweating my dr. put me on wellbutrin at the time i was diagnosed with asthma because that obviously meant i had to stop smoking. i have been taking it for 5 days, and this is my second day on the 300 mg. i noticed a difference almost immediately. by the third day of the lower 150mg dose i was in a great mood and getting lots done. i am assuming i will level out at some point, but the first day at 300mg felt a bit like what i would imagine speed to be. i didn't know i was depressed, but suddenly i am so happy and have so much energy that i am kind of realizing i am. cigarettes and food: i totally feel like i could take it or leave it. i have zero cravings for anything and feel like i am making better choices in general. tonight i was like 'hm-- should i have an oreo?' and rather than marching right over to the oreos my next thought was 'nah'. i am extremely nauseous and have had to choke down something to eat more than once in the last two days to try to relieve it. food doesn't taste the same and i'm not hungry even when my stomach is growling. if not for forcing myself i wouldn't have eaten anything since taking 300mg/day. i haven't weighed myself yet (got tired of trying to lose weight and tossed my scale) but i have no doubts that its doing just that. the leaves are literally greener. i experimented with a lot of drugs in college but never pharmaceuticals and this is my first experience with antidepressants-- this one is kind of awesome. F 30 5 days
300 mg 1X day
6/22/2011
 2  PTSD Very high blood pressure ringing in ears Initially I liked the energy boost but my normally low BP has risen to 170/88. Dr. says high BP isn't a side effect but I'm not taking a chance. I'm going off them. And my neck feels very "tight", like something is wrapped around it. F 61 9 months
150 1X day
6/22/2011
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