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 |
| 2 | depression/fatigue | Severe allergic reaction resulting in rash/welts over most of my body. I took 150mg brand name Wellbutrin XL for 7 days with no noticeable side effects. Then bumped up to 300mg, which was generic buproprion XL (thanks to insurance. | Day 2 of 300mg dosage had slight itchiness on backs of knees. Day 4 noticed rash developing on insides of arms and neck, unfortunately had already taken another dose. By end of day 4 rash was all over torso--back, sides, stomach, chest, insides of arms, neck and upper thighs, backs of knees and ankles. Took Benadryl and used hydrocortisone cream for itchiness. Woke up day 5 and rash had turned into giant red welts all over my body, the worst place being my lower back which looked like one huge welt. Went straight to doctor's office and had never seen such a severe allergic reaction, though she had heard of Wellbutrin skin rashes. Was given a steroid injection and put on 10 days of oral steroids (prednisone). Returned unused portion of the 300mg to my pharmacist, who had also never seen such a severe reaction. Today is Day 5 and the welts/rash is a little better, still present all over but not as red or "raised" as yesterday. Hoping this will clear up in the next few days wit | F | 36 | 11 days | 4/10/2008 | 3 | depression | memory loss, though you probably won't realize this because you won't remember! | Pretty good in low dose. I find that L-TYROSINE is also helpful as a supplement. Your body turns L-Tyrosine into dopamine. Not enough dopamine I think can cause depression and ADHD. Complex carbohydrates are good for increasing your SERATONIN. So, I like to supplement my 150mg of w/b with L-tyrosine and complex carbs. | F | 44 | 180 days | 4/9/2008 | 4 | depression | agitation primarily... | I just wanted to suggest to those who have not been taking wellbutrin very long (shorter than a month)that it may get much better. I have been taking it more than a year, and it pretty much saved me initially .. and is still helping. I had very bad experiences with other medications (paxil, lexapro) but my doctor kept working with me. We have to realize that we are individuals and so it may be different for everyone, but for me things did not improve for a couple of weeks -- and then got much better. Talk to your doctor and people you trust. Good luck to everyone --- hang in there! | M | 57 | 18 months | 4/7/2008 | 3 | Quit Smoking/anxiety | Nausea, sweating, I go back and forth between feeling relaxed/normal and feeling jittery and anxious. | I have notice that the drug has significantly reduced my cravings for cigarettes, and when i do have them, i don't finish them. It has also reduced how often I think about the ridiculous things that worry me. Caffeine makes me jittery/anxious - I will phase it out of my life. Started with a week on 150mg XL and am now on my 6th day at 300mg XL. Am feeling it begin to work, hope side effects go away soon. | M | 22 | 13 days | 4/3/2008 | 3 | depression | aggitation, headache, insomnia | I became very agitated if I had coffee with it. When I stopped coffee, it was better & W/b does give me more energy and able to face things better and get more done, so I don't need the caffiene. It's been 10 days and now I have a terrible headache and am wondering if it's from the W/b? I don't sleep as well, but since I function better during the day, it's an acceptable trade-off. The idiot who thinks there is no such thing as chemical imbalance should've been w/me watching my daughter in the hosp from thyroid storm. She was totally dilusional till her thyroid levels normalized. Thyroid is a hormone/chemical. Wake up to the facts! | F | 50 | 10 days | 3/31/2008 | 4 | dysthymia; GAD | So far, none noticeable. | After a 4 month break from Lexapro, I resumed at half dose 5mg/day. The reduction helped but still major side effects - sedation and no sexual interest/anorgasmia. One week ago I switched to Wellbutrin 150mg/day; noticeable improvement re: energy; no sedation; still waiting for improvement on the sexual. | F | 40 | 7 days | 3/29/2008 | 5 | depression | none | It's sad that this site allows posts from such idiots that think they have a medical degree. He states that depression is not real but HIS ADD is. I've never heard of someone with such a superiority complex, ever. He's basically calling everyone here psycho, but to come on here with obviously NO knowledge about anything, makes him look like a crazy idiot. Are you a scientologist trying to convert people, or are you obsessed with Tom Cruise and want to be just like him? Get over yourself. Please everyone just laugh when you read nonsense such as this. | F | 34 | 2 years | 3/27/2008 | 3 | depression | dizziness at first....slight feelings of being numb after the first month...not in a bad way but just no emotion bad or good. slight desire to quit smoking but not enough to stop | seems like a good antidepressant...just depends on the user and how it affects them...no horrible side effects except the dizziness at the start. whoever is bashing ppl for taking this drug for an antidepressant is ignorant and needs to stfu if you say depression isnt a real illness than wtf do you think about being ADD. LOL@ YOU you obviously have no real idea about what your are talking about. makes me laugh | F | 22 | 1 days | 3/25/2008 | 2 | Depression | Became VERY emotional, somewhat worse than when I wasn't taking it. Had numerous instense outburts during the day, that disappeared as quicky as they started. | Have added Xanor / Xanol / Alprazolam to the mix which is helping greatly. Don't know if the Xanor is working or the Wellbutrin. | F | 38 | 16 days | 3/16/2008 | 1 | Depression | Short Temper, Irritable, Combative, Spaced out feeling, Counfusion doing simple tasks, Increased Libido which wasn't satisfied due to my moodiness. | Had alot of hopw when i first started taking Wellbutrin 30oXL. After 5 weeks and numeorus confrontations with almost everybody and anybody I had to stop Wellbutrin and return to Paxil. Wellbutrin made me more depressed. | M | 50 | 35 days | 3/14/2008 | 5 | depression | dry mouth, insomnia, slight anxiety but went away after one month | Has a stimulating effect which helps me to be able to get out of bed and function as a normal person. | F | 36 | 3 years | 3/13/2008 | 3 | Depression, always tired | Still tired, feel stupid. | I have been taking this for 2 weeks, and for the past week I have felt very stupid, and cant think clearly. And I don't feel any energy from it yet. But I am still hopeful as it takes 4 weeks to tell if it is going to work for you. | F | 49 | 2 days | 3/13/2008 | 3 | depression | headaches, increased suicidal thoughts, memory loss, cant sit still, takes 45 minutes and i feel out of control | Im gonna stick it out but its VERY tough. Any help from anyone is greatly appreciated | M | 21 | 3 days | 3/11/2008 | 4 | depression | The first few weeks were tough. "Speeding" feeling, anxious, and still depressed. | After about 3 weeks things started to feel better.After 60 days it seems to have helped but I still don't feel that I'm "there" yet. Does it get any better as the months go on? | M | 52 | 9 weeks | 3/9/2008 | 5 | None whatsover | All of you on here, with the exception of myself must be real nutcases or hypocondriates. There are NO side effects associated with Wellbutrin or any anti-depressant for that matter. It's all in your screwed up heads. Depression is not real, it's not a chemical imbalance it's a state of mind. You create your own happiness. Stop popping a pill thinking it's going to magically make you ALL better and start digging deeper into your soul to find out why you are the way you are. You probably screwed up somewhere along the line and now feel guilty well guess what? Everyone messes up - it's called life. Get over it. Stop looking for pity. I take this medication for ADD, a legitimate brain disorder and I felt no side effects at all. It's all in the preception of this drug. Power of suggestion. | M | 7 months | 3/8/2008 | 5 | depression | insomnia and weird dreams | I like it. I feel much happier and relaxed! | F | 31 | 4 months | 3/4/2008 | 5 | depression | F | 54 | 6 days | 2/29/2008 | 4 | tired | none | provided a gentler wakeup that provigil | M | 51 | 1 months | 2/24/2008 | 3 | Bipolar | decreased appetite, weight loss, agitation, anxiety | I didn't notice a difference in my depression because I was also on Lamictal at the time. I did however notice that I'd become less and less hungry thus making it easier to diet and lose weight. Later on, I started becoming extremely irratable and manic. As soon as I went off it and got on Lexapro, I gained weight. Wellbutrin was a dream for weight loss, but it made my maina worsen. | F | 22 | 9 months | 2/23/2008 | 4 | Depression | libido and ability to orgasm has decreased, which is surprising. Bad headaches, insomnia during the 1st 3 weeks. Overall increased energy, happier, but some jaw clenching, dry mouth, nauseated in afternoons and evenings, and I seem to taste foods differently | My psychiatrist added 150mg of Wellbutrin XL to my daily dose of 10mg of Prozac. Prozac makes me hungry, and she recommended adding wellbutrin so that my appetite might be decreased. I am still very hungry in the morning, but by lunch time, my appetite plummets. I don't seem to need coffee anymore because the well. does a fine job of perking me up. Actually, if I drink coffee now, I get worse headaches. I am hoping that my ability to orgasm during sex will return soon, otherwise, I'll have to stop taking it, and I like wellbutrin. I am a little frustrated. | F | 40 | 4 weeks | 2/21/2008 |