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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 1 | smoking cessation | had my first panic attack on this drug. shortly after starting it was diagnosed with high blood pressure (at 28) | F | 37 | 3 months | 8/2/2008 | 3 | Depression, to concentrate better, | bad teeth grinding at night, combined with alcohol or ritalin was not good. Combining alcohol would create a sever bout of depression in the morning. More pleasurable sex drive. You lose weight which is great. You also feel tired in the evenings. Insomnia is pretty common. | My girl-friend could not keep up with my sex-drive and it contributed to a break-up in the relationship. I have joint, muscle pains, and fatigue now and they may be psychosomatically related to getting off of wellbutrin. Strangely as it sounds, joint pains are a common side of anti-depressants. Because the pain is actually over-active circuits in the brain. Is this something I would always have to be on to avoid joint pain or is it a coincidence? Of all the anti-depressants this gets good marks, but I wish I never took these. I think my mind has never gotten used to not having them. | M | 34 | 10 months | 7/31/2008 | 3 | depression, anxiety | nausea, light-headedness, insomnia | All of the side effects went away after a few days. Kinda of scary at first but it gets much better, unlike the SSRI's which just continue to suck (for me at least). I've been taking 200 mg for a couple of weeks and I have more energy and slightly better mood. I'm still depressed but I'm encouraged by the results so far. | M | 36 | 14 days | 7/29/2008 | 2 | depression/anxiety | extreme agitation and increased anxiety. | I take 150mg in the morning and it seems to be making me extremely irritable to the point that friends have mentioned to me that "whatever you are taking for your issues you might want to consider quitting because it's making you go off the deep end." If you suffer from anxiety you might want to discuss this possible side effect with you physician or pharmacist. | M | 46 | 6 months | 7/13/2008 | 5 | depression | dry mouth, increased urination, a little uncoordination, heart beats faster, mind races more, | This drug has also saved my life. It's pulled me from WAY down to NORMAL. I have lots of energy, can converse; it has been 6 wks and sex drive has recently gone THROUGH THE ROOF! I went through the pain of no orgasm with other antidepressants. It's really liquid energy. Took 150 mg. for months and it helped, but went to 300 and now I can't get to sleep. I can't take a nap either, can't close my eyes, but it's a trade off. The most improvement I've noticed, other than you don't feel dark and hopeless, is now if something does bother me (depression still there sometimes) I can KEEP from crying. It's like a stopgate for the flood. If I do cry, it's just a little and I can control it. Real depression you cry and cry and cry and it gets darker and darker. I have the most problems a week from my period, and I don't know if it has helped that yet, or if it will. Doesn't help with anxiety, it's not supposed to. :-) You are more "on" and so is your irritability....... | F | 44 | 1 years | 7/12/2008 | 5 | depression | none. THIS DRUG GAVE ME MY LIFE BACK. THIS IS HOW I UNDERSTAND HOW THIS DRUG WORKS FOR ME. this is a completely unique ANTIDEPRESSANT. picture a stereo equalizer (your neurons) all out of whack. all this medication does is line the equalizer all back up in a straight line (put your neurons all back into whack). it doesnt manhandle the chemicals/hormones/etc like the other meds out there faking chemicals. if the problem in your head is with the neurons being all out of whack it just realigns them. IT PUT ME BACK TO ME, THATS IT. | This Drug Enabled Me To Feel Again. I was told it will take a minimum of 2 weeks to kick in and I SWEAR it started working in a few days. Previously I tried 2 different meds for depression before this one, they gave me horrible headaches, I threw them out. I think the people that would benefit from this medication are those people who find their main problem is being unable to feel any pleasure in life. You may laugh at a joke someone tells or be out with friends (if you even have any friends at this point, but you get my drift), but the happiness/humor that is on your face isn't reaching your heart. You are unable to feel true joy. You are sad/numb? Your lack of happiness and constant "weewaah" about your life/problems to your friends to the point where they don't want to be around you and you don't want to be around them. The reason I am trying to describe my symptoms is because this is a completely different type of anti-depressant than any others out there and therefore I | F | 33 | 1 years | 7/12/2008 | 4 | to fix Luvox sexual side effects | none | Wellbutrin has worked well to help remove the delayed orgams I experienced from Luvox. It isn't a perfect fix for everyday (ie. I can't orgasm 6 times in a row anymore or for 6 days in a row) but it has restored both my sex drive and orgasm ability! I love this med! LOL | M | 33 | 5 months | 6/27/2008 | 4 | Depression, general malaise | Loss of appetite late in the day and a feeling of bloating. A little agitation. | I have a mild to moderate case of Rheumatoid arthritis and take Arava and Hydrocodone 7.5/500 (5 per day). Also Norvask 10mg for blood pressure and Xanax for anxiety that comes on at night. The doc started me off at 150SR twice a day. I used to drink too much and had been cutting down over the past 6 months or so. Now I don't even feel like drinking but still have a couple glasses of wine at night - habit I guess. Also I used to smoke about 8 or 10 cigarettes a day and now I have no urge and am down to 2 or 3 - maybe I will stop altogether. I do feel better and the best way to describe it is that I no longer feel 'dark'. My dreams have returned to normal and I am getting up earlier. It seems as if I am getting my life back. I see the doc in a couple of weeks. I have no trouble sleeping but I take an ambien so that probably helps. I am more active and have been cutting down on the painkillers. Less alcohol, smoking along with a little weight loss is probably helping keep the | M | 52 | 16 days | 6/4/2008 | 2 | Depression | SEIZURE! | I took Wellbutrin for about 2 months. This past friday I had a grand mal seizure that lasted 5 minutes. I had never had a seizure in my life. The ER doctor told me to discontinue to the Welbutrin. This is a real side effect of this drug. I never would have guessed it would happen to me. | M | 34 | 2 months | 6/2/2008 | 4 | anxiety, stress | dry mount, increased sweats, inability were it not for my Ambien CR to get to sleep. | After taking Pexeva for 3 months or so, at first I though things were great. I could deal with dry mouth no problem. Then my dosage was upped to 150. I started feeling this sense that nothing had concesequences, at least in terms of purchases. Late nights on ebay, you find a kitchen set you want but it's only a single piece, so you get it, but then you find a complete set and you must get it too, and so on til you feel like you're hoarding the stuff. Oh forget about that little thing called money. So I'm tapering off pexeva (which leaves me dizzy if i go too fast) and onto wellbutrin 150mg 2x/day, I'm hoping that the weight i gained from pexeva will be countered by the wellbutrin (and my workout regime). | M | 30 | 1 weeks | 5/29/2008 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | Agression, anxiety, memory loss | My doctor prescribed Wellbutrin for me at a low dose (75 mg) to counteract the sleepiness I was experiencing from Remeron. I had tried Lexapro, Effexor, and Prozac but Remeron was the only drug that helped my anxiety without making me too jittery. I take the Wellbutrin in the mornign to wake me up.I have been taking the Wellbutrin for 2 weeks and my biggest problem is that while it increased my energy, it also gives me some anxiety. I have also noticed a slight memory and vocabulary loss (I am frequently at a loss for words). I would like to know if the Wellbutrin side effects go away with time. | F | 53 | 2 weeks | 5/27/2008 | 4 | Smoking cessation | I'm experiencing them right now and can't decide if I can live with them for three months, if they don't subside. I can't concentrate on anything, I feel like I can't think. I'm dizzy all the time, and nauseous. I have a constant headache in my temple. It's hard to tell exactly what it's from with the smoking, of course, because I'm going through nicotine withdrawal at the same time. | I don't have the urge to smoke very often. After meals and with coffee. I cut down drastically on my coffee, which probably has contributed to the headaches. I really want to stop smoking, and I think I can do it with this medication. But I don't know if I can feel muddled and sick like this for three months. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 5/25/2008 | 1 | depression following trauma | Rapid fire panic attacks as never before, feeling very agitated, muscle tightness in legs, difficulty breathing, foul taste in mouth and just plain unwell, crying spells yet numb.Rash, severe itching flushed face. | Feels like rat poison. Having a very difficult time clearing this drug from my system. Been vitamin c flushing, but cannot rid myself of this med and this after only two 75mg doses in two days,generic.Buzzing ears, numb fingers, a tobacco like taste in my mouth(I have never smoked)My concern is just how long does it take to clear this med from my system and will this numb sick panicky tired feeling go away. Not the right med for me. I broke into tears yesterday over loose mortar on my brick house, felt utter terror, unreasonable fears, cannot make it stop. Just grateful I took only two doses, very worried as to the inability to clear it out of my system after such a brief trial.I am happy others have found success with welbutrin. | F | 55 | 2 days | 5/25/2008 | 4 | ptsd/anxiety/add | very energetic, nausea | i've tried 7 ther medications and i think this will be the one. i take 150mg of wellbutrin and 25mg of lamictal. my husband saw a difference the first day. you could talk to me without getting your head chopped off. less angry, but so energetic i don't know what to do with myself. i can't sit still at all. | F | 27 | 3 days | 5/23/2008 | 4 | smoking/possible anxiety/ocd | The first week I felt a little woozy I think, can't remember much. Cigarettes tasted horrible and made me nauseous. That went away after a few days and I felt fine, continued smoking like normal. | I'm taking the generic. First week - 75mg. Second - 150mg. Third and forward - 300mg in the AM. The smoking cessation property is just starting to kick in after 3-4 weeks. This week my smoking has gone down from 15+ to 12,11,10, (a day) and today 1 cigarette as of now. | M | 25 | 3 weeks | 5/2/2008 | 2 | no motivation, no real happiness | The first few days I felt a little more awake, I'm also on Klonopin for sleep anxiety. I got bumped up to 300mg and I accidently took a second a few hours later thinking it was a vitamin. Right now my head feels half numb and there is no emotion in my body that I can detect whatsoever. I'm pretty sure anti depressents aren't supposed to do that during the first week of usage. | there was ONE day where I felt it working and it was like a euphoric rush of energy and the desire to converse. so it's worked once in i think it's been two weeks? | M | 25 | 2 weeks | 4/17/2008 | 4 | depression | Occasional nausea, insomnia, constipation, fidgeting. | It took almost 3 months for the side effects to subside, but it was worth toughing it out. I am less depressed and less anxious. | F | 41 | 4 months | 4/11/2008 | 5 | Depression | I have taken Wellbutrin for at least 6 years. In the beginning, it sent me into incredible panic attacks, but trusted my psychiatrist when he told they would pass. My dose has been pushed up over the years to 450mg per day. I have a drink occasionally with no side effects. Unfortunately, I was placed on the generic 300mg, which has caused a terrible rash and I have to discontinue this until the rash goes away. I would recommend this as a drug to take, just know that the side effects will go away eventually. For me, it had only positive sexual side effects! | F | 56 | 7 days | 4/10/2008 | 5 | depression | a few nights of insomnia and some anxiety during the day | Been on it for 13 days. Started at 25mg and titrated up every 4 days to 75mg in the AM and 25mg in the PM. Started noticing a stimulant effect the 1st day. Depression really started falling away on day 10 when I was at 75mg AM / 25mg PM. Feeling pretty great at day 13. Really surprised about the difference already. Was feeling hopeless that it wouldnt work even 2-3 days ago. Hang in there and it will work. It needs time to start neuron genesis growth factors in the hippocampus. Its not just a drug for increasing neurotransmitters simply. It really works by making your hippocampus gaim size again. | M | 42 | 13 days | 4/10/2008 | 4 | Major Depression | Upset stomach, headache, dizziness, ringing in my ear, | This is the first and only anti-depressant medication i've ever taken. It felt really strange on my first day because after just an hour, I felt a difference. I had a rush of energy and then after a few minutes my stomach started feeling funny and I started getting dizzy. I had a headache throughout the day but strangely enough it didn't bother me as much. I was also a bit spacy and loose track of time easily. today is my second day. I didn't a headache at all, my stomach gets funny when I get hungry but if have something light to eat, it goes away. My advice is eat something substantial and healthy before taking the pill to avoid upset stomach. | F | 27 | 2 days | 4/10/2008 |