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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | depression | WB has increased my energy, helped me focus and does not cloud my emotions. My only complaint is the insomnia which seems to be getting better | F | 53 | 24 days | 10/22/2008 | 1 | bipolar depression | irritability , short memory loss , anger , blurred vission ,CRAZINESS | DONT take this drug it is the legal alternative of COCAINE ! | M | 34 | 3 weeks | 10/15/2008 | 5 | Instead of HRT | The first week was a little odd, I had strange thoughts, lethargy and lack of concentration but, it passed. HRT did not work for me but Wellbutrin did and continues to. | I have been on W/B for just over 3 years. I was in the beginning stages of menopause & went through an assortment of HRT - what a waste of time & tons of $$$. The W/B has given me no side-effects except for that 1st week. I am not sure if the W/B has helped me lose weight but, I have lost over 30 pounds in the 3 years I have been on it. I don't feel it changed my libido at all. I enjoy life so much more now. I have tried going off of it because I didn't like that I felt I had to be on drugs for my family to like me but I was right back to the mood swings; crying one minute & raging the next. I went back on the Wellbutrin for MYSELF. | F | 50 | 3 years | 10/10/2008 | 5 | depression, social anxiety | None | This is the drug for me. I have more energy and less anxiety. I'm more able to deal with problems as they come at me. I'm happier. I work better. I've stopped grinding my teeth at night. I have better sex. I spent two years on SSRI's and quit because they slowed me down and damped down my emotions. Wellbutrin doesn't: it gets me moving and thinking and focusing on what's going on around me. I can't recommend it highly enough. | M | 39 | 8 months | 10/8/2008 | 4 | Depression and Anxiety | Tremors, nothing sounds good as far as food, but still hungry. I've noticed headaches lately, which could possibly be the meds. Acts as a stimulant for me. | I was put on it about 1.5 years ago due to physical illness that lead to depression/anxiety. Its helped a great deal for me. Lately it's been a little agrravating as far as the eating issues (nothing sounds good. But I sleep well and it keeps me level, but does seem to increase my anxiety at times. | F | 24 | 1 years | 10/8/2008 | 3 | Major Depression | Achy all over, No sleep, Crying, Upset stomach, increased libito, weight loss, more energy, dry and sore throat, ringing and headaches,no appetite, Suicidal Moments. | Only been on it a short time. Reading other's experiences helps in knowing not alone. Giving it at least 4 months to see. Only two weeks and lost 2lbs. and added bonus more SEX! So hopefully the truck thing will go away and I won't drown my kids. Ha! Ha! Look a sense of humor? Hm! Haven't seen that for awhile. | F | 46 | 13 days | 10/8/2008 | 4 | depression, loss of energy | jitters, lots of stomach problems, nausea, esophagus pain, ringing in the ears, insomnia | I went on wellbutrin after trying celexa for 7 weeks. Celexa killed my sex drive completely. It was stressful for both me and my husband. I started wellbutrin 3 weeks ago and overlapped it with the celexa for two weeks. My energy level increased quiet noitceably but my sex drive did not improve until I stopped the celexa. Currently my energy level is good. Rainy days do not make me want to shut down. However I can't sleep w/o ambien and my stomach is killing me. I can't decide if I should stick it out a little longer or stop it. Anyone have some suggestions? | F | 42 | 3 weeks | 10/2/2008 | 2 | depression | muscle pain,swelling,pressure headache,neurological symptoms muscle loss | Wellbutrin was like a wonder drug for my depression until I increased my dose and experienced muscle pain and swelling as well as severe pressure type headache. My reaction seemed to trigger my illness. I had the swelling the pain and the muscle twitching. I was a vibrant young women and am now on disability and have significant muscle loss that Dr.'s can't explain as well as multiple sclerosis symptoms with a normal mri. The Dr.'s are baffled. I can't say for sure if wellbutrin caused this but the reaction seemed to trigger this. Please contact me if you have heard of anything like this or if anyone has sustained long term health effects as a result of wellbutrin use. | F | 32 | 2 years | 9/30/2008 | 4 | Depression, excessive sleep. | The only negative side effect I have experienced is dry mouth, but it is no big deal. | I love that there is actually an antidepressant that does not cause me to gain weight! I am actually able to stay at 105 pounds. Wellbutrin is fantastic. It has helped my sleep disturbances dramatically. I would definitely recommend any one to try Wellbutrin. | F | 29 | 13 months | 9/18/2008 | 4 | depression with a touch of OCD | Constipation, dizziness, inability to speak without fumbleing my words, lightheaded | I have been on Zoloft for about a year. I had lost all sex drive/ability to have orgasm with partner or alone which was my number one complaint. After just a week I already feel labido getting better. | F | 37 | 7 days | 9/17/2008 | 2 | Dysthymia, Anxiety, Stress,Insomnia | Generic, NOT XL or XR-Jaw & fist clenching, tremors, no sleep, visual issues similar to slight hallucinations. Overall stimulation-felt constantly agitated like a buzzing feeling, but not aggressive or angry. The 1st week I had Xanax (1mg) for sleep, but not for the 2nd week. On the 11th day I did not sleep one minute and for me this is hell. On the 12th day, I was so fearful of not sleeping due to my constant agitation, I resorted to drinking until passing out. The next day I couldn't work, was twitching, and felt like I was coming off LSD--complete with psuedo-hallucinations--light had a green tinge and patterns were slightly enhanced. The drinking is not my regular behavior, and it scared me. I stopped taking WB that day and it took 3 days to feel normal again. | I had my first episode of depression in 2001 and treated it succesfully (10-20mgs prozac/day & therapy for 2yrs). I've managed w/o drugs since then (4+yrs). This year anxiety became a problem and lead to another depressive episode. I had to consider drugs again. The Dr suggested wellbutrin because I had strong sexual side affects (zero orgasm) with Prozac. He said even with my anxiety and insomnia WB might be OK. It wasn't. From reading other people's experiences, I think my dosage was too much too quickly, and I wish my Dr had recommended differently. I started with 100mg/day and ramped up 100mg every 3 days-reaching 400mg at day 10. The Dr said to ramp every 3-7 days. I was eager to feel better, and it was OK at first, so I ramped every 3 days. The hand/jaw clenching and agitation came first at 200mg, and then everything got worse. My one day on 400mg was awful, I only took 200 the next day, but there was too much in my system and it nothing improved. I then stopped because I w | F | 35 | 12 days | 9/17/2008 | 5 | Situational Depression | mild nausea (goes away if you eat while taking the meds) and mild anxiety | My therapist recommended that I start an anti-depressant to help me deal with my divorce. I fought this suggestion for a while until my GP encouraged me to try this medication. I can not speak highly enough of this medication. I am now able to handle my emotions much better and feel much more positive about my life. I have experienced increased energy level, and sex drive. My side effects were mild at best. I would highly encourage anyone that is considering this medication to give it a try. It's been amazing for me. | F | 28 | 3 weeks | 9/15/2008 | 3 | smoking cessation | worked well for smoking cessation; also caused depression, irritability | Any time I have tried to quit smoking I have had extreme mood swings, from teary sadness to lashing out in anger. When I use wellbutrin, these moods swings do not happen, which is great. I would consider it a huge success when it comes to helping me to stop smoking (haven't smoked in 3 months and counting!). However, now at the end of 3 months, I am feeling extremely depressed, to the point even of contemplating suicide--very unlike me. I also have bouts of extreme almost uncontrollable anger. I have read others here on this site who tell of how they have broken out in rashes--this too is happening to me, and it has never happened before. Are the depression ,anger, and rashes due to the wellbutrin? Who knows? Bt I'm going to stop taking it anyway. I think it has done what it can to help me quit smoking. | M | 44 | 3 months | 9/9/2008 | 4 | Depression | Increased sweating,short term memory loss,decreased ability to concentrate,ringing in ears,tremors,dizziness,some decrease in libido,constipation,dry mouth | I have had mood problems for as long as I can remember but didn't seek treatment until a couple of years ago. All of my life I never knew if I was going to wake up to severe, uncontrollable irritability, crushing sadness, or extreme apathy. It got to the point that I could no longer cope and it was affecting my professional and personal relationships. I had forgotten what it felt like to be happy. I was to the point that I was so sick of myself that I did not care if I woke up or not. I am a psych nurse and I was beginning to act and feel more like a psych patient than a psych nurse!Even though I have to cope with some annoying side effects, I would not go back to the way I felt before getting on the Wellbutrin. I honestly did not realize what an angry, unhappy, negative person I had become until I got on Wellbutrin and the symptoms improved. I still have bad days but who doesn't? With the Wellbutrin, the bad days are manageable. | F | 33 | 2 days | 8/22/2008 | 4 | severe depression & no libido | Severe nausea, general upset stomach, unpleasant taste in mouth on waking, raging headaches on waking (and continued most of the day), ringing in ears, some dizziness (very mild), hand tremors, lack of appetite, weight loss, big increase in libido :) | I initially took this as my psych told me it is faster acting and has less side effects than most other anti-depressants, and is renowned for increasing libido. I started taking 150mg SR twice a day, and after 2 days had raging headaches every morning and debilitating nausea sometimes all day. Also hand tremors for the first 2 hours after waking, ringing in ears (mild, only heard when I was in total silence). After a week I cut back to one 150mgSR in the morning and added 20mg of Prozac at night. Side effects lessened a little, but still terribly nauseous. If anything makes me stop this med, it will be the nausea. I see other people reporting agitation and insomnia, surprisingly it has HELPED me sleep as it would normally take me 2-3 hours to fall asleep at night. No agitation or noticeable energy increase, but my husband says I am much less grumpy and 'down'. I lost about 5 pounds in 2 weeks, according to the scale, but I see no difference in my actual body, like... di | F | 36 | 4 weeks | 8/21/2008 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety | loss of appetite at first | I have been on Wellbutrin for about 3 months now and I am taking 350mg. At first it helped me a lot as I have tried many other meds and none of them worked. I feel like it isn't working anymore and I can't get going. My doctor has put me on a 10mg dose of lexapro as well taken in the evenings. That hasn't done anything yet other than make me tired. | F | 24 | 3 months | 8/20/2008 | 3 | Dysthymia | Occasional bad headaches. Some dryness in mouth but not too serious. Some inattentiveness. Muscle stiffness. Causing big problems with visual acuity. | It has helped slightly with mood. The biggest benefit, and the reason why I have stayed on it for a year, is that I have no interest in alcohol which was my way of self-medicating depression. | M | 48 | 1 years | 8/18/2008 | 4 | depression | Fast heartrate first couple of weeks, irritable and decrease in appetite | This is my third time trying this drug. I usually end up taking it for about a month or two and get tired of taking a pill everyday and hate being reliant on something. recently thought about actually sticking it out on this stuff and see how it goes. So far just some irritability and decreased appetite. Mood seems to have lifted up a bit and seem to start feeling a bit better and focused. Get distracted easily. Taking the 150mg generic. Wanna see how things go with sticking with this dose. | M | 24 | 14 days | 8/9/2008 | 5 | depression | sore joints but increased sex drive. | Works so well for my depression and energy levels! | F | 32 | 4 months | 8/7/2008 | 3 | Depression, anxiety | Dramatically INCREASED libido and orgasmic capability, increased anxiety, depersonalization, jitters/increased energy for the first week or so. | For the first month or so it was great- it was like a light had come on and I was free from the awful depression. The dramatic effect gradually passed and it seemed like the drug stopped working for me. I'm doing better now on Celexa, but I do miss the libido boost and extra energy I got from the Wellbutrin. | F | 27 | 3 months | 8/5/2008 |