WELLBUTRIN Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (1230 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WELLBUTRIN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Depression | I went out to dinner and had a glass of red wine and within 20 minutes was covered head to toe in a rash. The doctor then took me off the medication | I really enjoyed Wellbutrin and have not found an antidepressant that works for me since. | F | 27 | 60 days 75 1X day | 6/21/2011 | 1 | depression anxiety | symptoms like food poisoning severe stomach cramps and headaches | did not help anxiety made it worse actually | F | 29 | 30 days 1mg 1X day | 6/19/2011 | 2 | depression & anxiety | Night sweats, slight nausea. | Did not work. If there was any effect it was very subtle. Switched to valium 10mg, twice per day and the VALIUM WORKS great. | M | 41 | 2 months 150 mg 2X day | 6/9/2011 | 5 | ADD, Depression, to quit smoking | Insomnia at 1st, loss of appetite.. I've lost 25lbs in 2 months!! at little anxious at 1st, sweating at 1st... but 2 months later, NO SIDE EFFECTS.they all passed with time.... | OMG! This helped me quit smoking within 2 weeks of taking it, I didn't want cigarettes Because they tasted like raw fish! I take way more than the recommended dose... I've been on Ritalin for 10 yrs and now all i take is wellbutrin! I think that's wy my tolerance is extremely high. My Dr. went from 150mg 1st wk, than up to 300mg than about beginning of 2nd month up to 450mg, now I'm at 600mg a day!! Sounds crazy right?. I gotta start getting my kidneys checked monthly though....... BUT I've never felt better! I want to sleep at night, and wake up in the morning, I'm way more social, lost weight, quit smoking.... and NO stimulant drug like Ritalin, or adderall. I'm EXTREMELY happy and excited about this drug WORKING SO WELL! I never thought life would be this fun again.... Kudos to the makers....!!!! | F | 30 | 2 months 600mg!! 1X day | 6/1/2011 | 4 | Depression, mainly in winter months | Initially had severe night sweats with it but changed schedule and do not take it late at night anymore. When I ifrst took Wellbutrin, I took Brand Wellbutrin and it worked for me. When I lost my job and had no insurance, I could not afford the Brand, so I took a generic buproprion (Teva) and I had multiple TERRIBLE side effects with the GENERIC. If I had not had BRAND Wellbutrin before, I would have rated Wellbutrin as a terrible drug. I gave up the generic by Teva and so dd several of my friends, with the same reactions of inappropriate rage, short temper, panic attacks and strange dreams. I think this site should make a CLEAR distinction between Wellbutrin and generic Buproprion for purposes of reviewm and the Brand Wellbutrin and the various generics should be reviewed separately. I don't know if any other generic buproprion exists or would be better. There was no pharmacist in our entire city area that used anything BUT the Teva brand generic. | I got the plain tablets, not extended release, because I do not always take the same dose. I start about Labor Day with 1 75 mg. tablet a day, going to 2 tablets as days get shorter and 3 tablets through the darkest days of winter. Oddly enough, although one would think it would be a stimulant, if I forget to take my suppertime dose, I slip into a comfortable insomnia and can stay on the computer most of the night. If I take the Wellbutrin at dinner as I am supposed to, somewhere around midnight my body just announces it is sleepy time and if I don't give in and go to bed, I will fall asleep at the computer. | F | 67 | 2 years 75 3X day | 5/4/2011 | 3 | Severe depression and ADD | DROWSY | I could sleep all day on this stuff. I've been on Prozac (still am), Lexapro, Zoloft, Prestique, Cymbalta, Paxil, Effexor. I'm sorta running out of options here. I have Major Depressive Disorder, ADD and PMDD. Oh. I forgot PTSD. I've tried Adderall and Vyvanse. Both work great until they wear off and I feel suicidal. I don't know what to do. Psychiatrists are so expensive. The free ones don't care. | F | 30 | 3 days 150 1X day | 4/24/2011 | 1 | Depression, weight loss | Severe allergic reaction; hives. Doctor put me on 40mg Prednisone for a week. Also dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia, heart palpitations and anxiety. Appetite was suppressed. Felt jittery. Stopped taking this drug. | F | 36 | 10 days 300mg XL 1X day | 4/6/2011 | 3 | anxiety | none | Started Wellbutrin 3 days ago. Just taking the 150 SR in early morning just once a day so as to avoid insomnia. I think its already working but doc says it will take a month. I also take Lexapro everyday but alone it was starting to lose its helpfulness. I will keep you updated as I get deeper into its effect. | M | 56 | 3 days 1X day | 3/30/2011 | 4 | Depression, social anxiety, | 1st two weeks - insomnia, headaches, felt like it couldn't get a deep breath, slight panic attacks when mixed with too much caffeine, alcohol or over the counter cold medication. full month - cannot mix any caffeine, antihistamines, sleeping medication etc. Triggers slight panic attacks, irregular heartbeats, tunnel vision, etc. These side effects have not subsided. | Had crappy common side effects the first two weeks; headaches, insomnia, etc. Also, I can hardly have any caffeine or take any time of sleeping medication with this drug or over the counter antihistamines etc.. It triggers mild panic attacks. Also, alcohol is a no no on this drug for me. If I get drunk, I'll have irregular heart beats the next day, have mild panic attacks, etc. Definitely not worth drinking heavily on this medication However, I was able to get back to a fairly regular sleep schedule about 2.5 weeks in to taking the medication. I rarely get headaches now... but occasionally at the end of a work day I will get a slight headache. I definitely focus more and am able to bust out some serious projects at work in half the time it took me before. I definitely feel lots better (and felt better almost instantly). Way more motivated to be social, hardly irritable at all, focus on thins better, not as fidgety, and generally just have feel better about everything. I was on lexepro before and had no sex drive, couldn't get off and felt almost manic. Here's my issue. I cannot mix ANYTHING with this. I took a generic day quil one day for a cold and got angy, agitated and wanted to bite someones head off. After two hours, I was back to normal. Caffeine is a no no (at least in large amounts), it triggers mild panic attacks. I didn't even realize I was having panic attacks because i had never had them until now. Has anyone experienced crazy drug interactions | M | 26 | 1 months 150 XL 1X day | 3/28/2011 | 3 | Anxiety/Seasonal bipolar | Loss of breath, increased blood pressure, chest tightness, dizziness, loss of appetite, weight loss, menstrual changes, panic attacks, sweating episodes | My doctor started me on 150 mg to try out and all was great the first few days. I had so much energy and nothing bothered me at all. After about a week, my menstrual cycle started 2 weeks early and now I have it again when I'm supposed to get it (I am on birth control too) and I also felt like I hit a wall. I couldn't get up the stairs and once I did, I had to stop and catch my breath. This is not normal for me since I am a zumba dancer and can handle intense cardio workouts. I called my doctor immediately and she decreased the dose to 75 mg. The lack of breath isn't as bad, but I am still lacking energy. Nothing seems to bother me, but I also don't feel like doing anything. I had one panic attack on the higher dose and have not had one since. I am still sweating at random times during the day, mostly at night though and the lack of taste is something I can deal with. I am giving it a few more weeks and hope it is worth my time. My body is way too sensitive to these types of meds and I hope this one does work out. For now, I carry around a bottle of Inderal, Xanax, and an inhaler for desperate times. It scares me too many people are having bad reactions, but for those it helps, gives me some hope. | F | 26 | 3 weeks 75mg 1X day | 3/22/2011 | 1 | depression and anxiety | anxiety, depression, agoraphobia, panic attacks, paranoia | My first shrink put me on this drug. When I started taking it, I felt fine - then the side effects kicked in. For 2 years I was completely agoraphobic. I could NOT leave my house to do something as simple as getting the mail from the box on the side of the house. I begged my doctor to take me off this drug - he REFUSED - he just prescribed Valium and told me the side effects would be tolerable over time. LOL!!!! I lost 30 lbs in a month because of the valium. Anything I ate came out immediately afterward. Being young (23 y/o) and uninformed, I did what I was told. I lost 2 years of my life because of this drug.I had 2 small children at the time and I missed 2 years of their childhood!!! It wasn't until I found a new shrink that I was finally taken off of it. It was then that I finally got a medication that worked and no side effects! I will NEVER listen to another doctor or take this medication ever again! | F | 43 | 2 years 200 1X day | 3/14/2011 | 5 | depression | None | Restored my initiative, lifted that sense of doom, made me smile again. | F | 71 | 7 years 100 mg 3X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | Anxiety/depression/panic disorder | When i first started taking the medication it would feel like i was high, i had no emotions and worsened panic attacks, i figured i would give it some more time for my body to get used to and what a mistake that was, now im having 4 or 5 panic attacks a day, irregular heartbeat, night terrors, im having bad thoughts about my son and husband being hurt and yesterday while driving down the road the thought popped into my head that i wanted to drive my suv into a swamp.. When i was on prozac i had never had a thought like that I would not recommened anyone to take this med. the side effects are scary!! | F | 25 | 40 days 150mg 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 3 | Bipolar | Not sure what is Zoloft withdrawel and what is Wellbutrin side effects: Agitated, headaches, nausea, body pain, spotting, stomach pain, tired,sleepy. Want to be alone and not with my family and/or friends - very weird for me as I am very much a people's person. | I've been on Zoloft for 2 years, which worked well but I gained alot of weight. Therefore my doctor changed me to Wellbutrin. Started with 150 first 10 days and now on 300 for about 4 days. I really want to give it a chance for the weight aspect but I am not feeling well. How long will I feel this way? I'm also using Epitech (generic for Topamax)my doctor has upped my dosage on this as well. Maybe it is all just to much for my body. | F | 31 | 3 weeks XL 300mg 1X day | 2/24/2011 | 1 | Panic Disorder, Depression, Anxiety | Insomnia, Nausea, Dizziness, Irritability, Felt very indifferent, was emotionless..didn't care about anyone or anything, had more frequent panic attacks than before, constant fast heart rate, sweating, confusion...actually stopped in middle of road because I thought I saw a stop sign on a familiar street, occasional hallucinations. | I have tried many different medications for depression and anxiety, and this one was the worst for me. It made me into someone I wasn't and completely effected my work and social life. I felt very sick when I didn't take it the first few days, but was always confused whenever I did take it, and had several panic attacks while on the medication. It made every symptom that I had that was supposed to be treated worsen, except depression, because I couldn't even think enough to be depressed, let alone drive my car properly. | F | 22 | 3 weeks 100 MG 3X day | 2/22/2011 | 5 | Depression | The first two weeks very vivid dreams, anxiety, heart palpitations, some unusual thoughs, weight loss (losed 25 in 3 months lbs but i needed it). After the first couple of weeks the side effects are minimal. Slight increase heart rate, some anxiety, occasional weird dreams. | My miracle drug! Lost weight that I need to, brought back my sex drive and no longer depressed... I can deal with the minimal side effects it causes. | F | 39 | 6 months 150 mg 2X day | 2/9/2011 | 5 | Bipolar II | Terrible insomnia, severe dry mouth, weight loss, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, memory retrieval, leg cramps, vivid dreams, night sweats and I often feel, as another person stated, "off". Only another person who has experienced this feeling knows what I'm taking about. | I have been on different drug cocktails for the past 4 years and I still have these symptoms. I expected them to linger for a few mos but they never went away. I ALWAYS have dry mouth so I just carry bottled water with me. Sleep has been a challenge but my main complaint is lack of focus & trouble with memory retrieval. The leg cramps are not frequent but very bothersome when I have them. This is what finally seems to work well for me: 450mg Wellbutrin and 400mg Lamictal, .5mg Clonazepam and Ambien for sleep. I've been using this site for years. I found it very helpful so I want to contribute back so other people can benefit from my experience. It was a relief to know that there were other people who experienced the same symptoms. I know the side effects can be discouraging but I would take the side effects any day to avoid one of my episodes of depression or having anxiety attacks. I've been suicidal for as long as I can remember but that feeling slowly dissipated over time. I no longer have a feeling of doom or helplessness. | F | 38 | 4 years 450 1X day | 2/9/2011 | 4 | diabetic neurooathu | none | Does indeed work better than the lyrica class of drugs and without the side effects. | M | 73 | 5 days 150mg 2X day | 2/8/2011 | 1 | Depression | Horrible anxiety attacks, pain in my legs, mild muscle spasms, major insomnia, find it hard to get that deep breath, VERY irrational thinking at times, loss of hope, very violent thoughts about killing for no reason, major headaches, loss of interest in things I once found very pleasing, Dizziness, increased sex drive, hard to keep focus on good thoughts, at one point I even convinced myself I was going physcologically insane. | M | 17 | 2 months 150MG 1X day | 2/4/2011 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety | none so far | Even though I have only been taking this medicine for a short period of time I have not experienced any of the scary side effects that I hope I never have to. I have noticed a slight change in my moods...I dont have as many bad thoughts,my crying outburst have lessened and for the first time in a while I feel hope. All of the other antidepressants I tried in the past made me feel jittery and worse than before. I hope I finally found something that works. | F | 27 | 5 days 150 1X day | 2/2/2011 |