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| 1 | Depression & Anxiety | Tremors in arms & hands. Heart racing. Emotional and crying episodes. Dry mouth. | I have not done well with this medicine. The doctor recommended it as a "kicker" to Effexor - which seemed to be diminishing in effectiveness. I have noticed that the side effects are worse than any benefit. I am stopping it today. After scanning most of the posts below, it appears the medicine is best to stop smoking, not much else. | M | 42 | 3 weeks | 12/31/2007 | 5 | Chronic Fatigue, Low Libido, SAD | Day 1 so far. Slight jaw clenching, slight spaciness. I am titrating very slowly to avoid shakiness and heart palpitations. I am doing Wellbutrin 75mg, half a pill in the morning and the other half 8 hours later, for 20 days and may increase to Wellbutrin SR 100mg, once a day, from there if needed. | I am also on Lexapro 20mg and have been for two years. It has helped tremendously with my moods swings and irritability but has killed my sex drive and does nothing for my chronic fatigue. Now that winter has come and SAD has set in, I decided it was time to try adding Wellbutrin to the mix to increase energy and libido. It would be nice to drop the 12 lbs I gained from Lexapro, as well. I plan to document my progress. Email me if you are in a similar situation! | F | 31 | 1 days | 12/28/2007 | 4 | bi-polar flat affect | None | I was on Zyprexa and Lithium and feeling flat...not happy, not sad, didn't smile, didn't laught, etc. My psychiatrist recommended me to try Wellbutrin, although I had tried it years ago and it did nothing. This time it picked me up, a comfortable and acceptable manic-like level. I feel like my old self again. (The Zyprexa has been dropped because of the diabetes issue.) I do take it in the morning and will continue to take it as long as no side effects are present. | F | 59 | 1 years | 12/25/2007 | 4 | Anxiety | Bad taste in my mouth at the start... | I started taking this 2 weeks ago for anxiety. I was having panic attacks all the time, hard to sleep and restless thoughts.I used to smoke occasionally when out with friends and having drinks..I have not had a smoke since I started this..I also do not want to drink very much when enjoying a cocktail. The anxiety is gone and I feel much better. I also can pay attention much better at work. | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 12/21/2007 | 2 | Anxiety/mild depression/mild OCD | all my severe sypmtoms of Aniexty came back, there was the shortness of breath or feeling like an elephant was constantly sitting on my chest, there was panic attacks, racing heartbeat, paranoia, the obessive thinking came back, difficulty swallowing when eating, constant panic and then there were some new ones like clenching my jaw without realizing it, no appetite, feeling of hopelessness and like I would die at any moment, feeling like there was a lump of food in my throat all the time that wouldn't come out, feel like I drank a lot of coffee. BUT...I already felt an increase in libido and wetness down there (which was what I got on this med for) | So, from what I read below, I am going to keep trying this medicine, though I already stopped it per my doctor's orders after just the first 4 days because after just that short period of time I had all those side effects I just mentioned! I freaked out. But then again, my doctor did not warn me about any of these side effect and she did not ween me slowly onto this medicine. I jumped right in at 150mg. Clearly, that was too much too soon. So I am going to try again, only very slowly and with a small dosage, increasing it by 50 weekly and see what happens. Maybe my body just needs to get used to it. I hope that's the case. I really want this drug to work because I see other people are thriving with it. I am also on Zoloft (after being on Paxil for 5+ years) and both those drugs make me have NO sex drive. I got on this to counteract that, but it is worth all these crazy side effect? I'm not sure. Please contact me if you have a similar experience or advice. | F | 23 | 6 days | 12/20/2007 | 5 | tiredness from Lexapro I'm taking | dry mouth; hair loss | I was put on Lexapro for depression. The Lexapro has worked wonders, but it made me very, very tired. The doc suggested 150 mg of Wellbutrin during the day to counteract the tiredness. Holy moly! I've never had so much energy in my life. I also have fibromyalgia, and the aches and pains are gone! I swear, I have never felt so normal energy-wise. I can actually get through a day w/out dragging. I am prone to anxiety attacks, but Wellbutrin does NOT give them to me. Now, I don't know how Wellbutrin would be on its own, but combined w/the Lexapro, I'm feeling really good! | F | 43 | 21 days | 12/15/2007 | 5 | Major Depression | I did experience the rash (hives) so many people are describing here. For me this could be completely controlled through the use of antihistamines like Claritin or Benedryl. They go away on their own after a few days or weeks, but there is no need to suffer. | So far, Wellbutrin has helped my depression a great deal. I am more active, ambitious confident than I have felt in years. The hives were a little alarming at first, and were certainly uncomfortable, but they're not dangerous and antihistamines took care of them completely. | M | 29 | 30 days | 12/13/2007 | 5 | Major Depression | In the beginning, around 6 years ago (Wellbutrin SR 150 twice daily at the time), I had (for about a month) the heightened anxiety, angry outbursts, and insomnia alot of people here describe (this was made worthwhile by the increase in motivation, energy, and focus). The anxiety is much toned down nowadays, but still remains. Recently, about 3 weeks ago, my doctor upped my dose from 300mg XL to 600mg daily, and I have begun to experience 'itchy spots'--I always had one heat rash area on my thigh, but now it is constantly itching and bruised. Now I am noticing small rash areas appearing on my neck and arms, and I CANNOT stop sweating. I was always a sweater, but this is constant, and happens on pretty much every inch of my body. I think 600mg is higher than the advisable max of 450mg. Pretty convinced the sweating and rashes are due to the high dose, but I am also on BuSpar as of 3 weeks ago for the anxiety, and am not sure how this is affecting everything. | It saved my life. Despite the initial negative side effects, I went from an unfocused, inactive, self-destructive mess to a functioning and productive human being. As I age I think my metabolism has changed, leading to an increase in anxiety and occasional anger, but I firmly believe that stopping this drug is really not an option for me. I prefer this greatly to traditional SSRIs such as Zoloft, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, and Prozac (all of which I have tried and ended up causing lethargy and serotonin syndrome). If you feel that SSRIs are not for you, I think Wellbutrin is the way to go. I believe it is actually classified as a norepinephrine and dopamine re-uptake inhibitor (NDRI?), which indirectly affects seritonin levels, so if you are seritonin-sensitive like I am, it will not hit you like a freight train like all the SSRIs. I personally think of Wellbutrin as my depression medication, and as I age I have learned that I need a secondary drug to work on my anxiety levels. Nonetheles | F | 25 | 6 years | 12/11/2007 | 3 | depression possible bi-polar 2 | First week: Scary episode in which I freaked out,shaking,crying,hot flashes and then freezing cold and confusion. First 2 months: Severe short term memory loss,confusion,dizziness,feeling spacey,trouble forming sentences,concentration problems,feeling "slower". Past 2 months: Still all of the above but with some weight loss even though I eat like a pig.Over the last 2 weeks: Same but with severe insomnia,racing thoughts. | I used a substantial amount of drugs from about 15 to 20.Then the severe depression symptoms showed up. Over the next few years they got worse and worse. I was on drugs for so long that I was hesitant go on medication and all the stigma attached to it. After trying and going off of Zoloft (and wrecking 2 cars because it caused mini blackouts)I decided to try Prozac which sucked and only made me gain weight, cry and feel spacey (all of which is very unusual for me) Finally after I broke down and told my boyfriend (who was becoming very suspicious as to why someone who was so interested in sex before was becoming more and more repulsed by it and finally just stopped altogether) what I was going through and he made me an appointment with a doctor who put me on Wellbutrin SR 150mg twice a day. If you've done alot drugs you become very sensitive to anything (caffeine,sleep aids,alcohol,meds,ect.) being your system. I know these meds make me feel weird, have dulled my personality, make me fe | F | 25 | 4 months | 12/11/2007 | 2 | depression | sore stomach, bloating, sweating, tiredness | I have heard great things about Wellbutrin but it did not have a positive effect on me. I experience a sore stomach, loose bowels and extreme sweating pretty much from the start. I kept taking it it hopes of things improving but they did not. | F | 30 | 6 months | 12/11/2007 | 2 | Depression | headache, constipation, hot flashes, abdominal pain | Took 150mg SR generic for 2 weeks and then ramped up to 300mg XL generic. Did absolutely nothing for my mood. There were a few brief hours of relief but that only occurred once. If only that elated mood had stayed for the entire duration of my medication i would give them drug a 5. Some say that the name brand Wellbutrin works better but since my insurance only covers generic, I will never know. Good luck. | M | 34 | 45 days | 12/7/2007 | 1 | Depression Bipolar I | headaches, weight gain, suicidal thoughts, made me feel dark and lonely, actually made me smoke more than normal. | I started taking 300mg twice a day as a round of medications. When I first started taking it I could get over the side effects. I was fine until one day my thoughts got dark really dark. So dark that I woke up one day and decided that the only solution to life was to kill myself. I have ALOT to live for ( great kids mother and husband) so I knew it had to be something. Since this was the last thing I started taking I stopped had alittle bit of withdraw but the thoughts went away. | F | 25 | 4 months | 12/4/2007 | 3 | Depression | At first I had jitters for a few weeks & nauseous. I did start a diet prgram @ the same time & have lost 21 lbs in 3 months. Felt like I was on speed, talking really fast...going non stop | 3 months into my 150 ml 2x day - Which I now realise is a really high dosage...I have NO sex drive but more imporatnly I have NO emotions @ ALL..I can say I am no longer crying & depressed but I am not joyfully happy either...I do feel like I have memroy lost...& Now I think IT's affecting my work...@ 1st it helped me concentrate better @ work...now I'm in a panic that I can't get my work done...axiety... in reading this site my side effect are similar to my age group.... thinking of weening myself off but I hear you have to do it slowly.. I did switch from the generic to the real dealbut Now I feel more anxious & awake far before my alarm clock...think my doage my be far too high for starters & my fiance is really upset about my lack of sex drive...THAT use to be fine of all things. | F | 39 | 3 months | 12/2/2007 | 1 | DHYSTHIMIA | Experienced severe insomia. Went back to taking Paxil now I can sleep at night. | M | 60 | 14 days | 12/1/2007 | 3 | Depression | Deep depressive episodes; severe premature ejaculation | The occasional "dark" feelings were more severe than with Paxil or Effexor--felt utterly hopeless, but would pass within a few hours. This was almost offset by fine periods of contentment and optimism. Hair-trigger sensitivity/ejaculation. Libidinous thoughts, however, increased. A curious situation: My interest in my wife's body rose above its usual high pitch, but since my "reaction time" was so fast, I wouldn't even bother with my needs, just focused exclusively on hers. She didn't mind at all, though it was still the usual scenario of man pestering woman for sex.... | M | 49 | 7 months | 11/29/2007 | 4 | Depression | Dangerously fun libido! Lots of energy and happiness. Some sleeplessness and nausea at first. Mania? I even had fun cleaning the house. | I had a blast when I was taking Wellbutrin... so much that I had to quit. My sex drive was over the top. Party girl central. I figured this would eventually end my marriage, and so I quit. I tried Wellbutrin again a year or so later and it never was the same. Total rage... | F | 36 | 4 months | 11/27/2007 | 3 | Depression | Shakiness, disturbed sleep, fatigue, achy, "uneasy" stomach, headache | I took Wellbutrin [300 mg] along with Prozac [20 mg] around this time last year. I got off the Prozac around January 07 because it made me really angry. I continued to take the Wellbutrin until March 07 and life was great. I weened myself off the medication because I didn't feel like I needed it anymore - plus, I was really opposed to these kinds of medications due to negative experiences with them a number of years ago. Well, things have been out of control on and off with my mood since the summer and I decided to go back on the meds. I don't remember the side effects being this bad. I feel hopeless. I feel like no one can help me. What if this medication doesn't work? What then? Another one? I've been so anxious. I'm paranoid when I shouldn't be and my heart feels like it's pounding when I walk for extended periods of time. This sucks because I'm an active person! My stomach has also been really uneasy...not quite nauseous but enough to affect my appetite [which is really bad for m | F | 18 | 1 weeks | 11/27/2007 | 4 | depression | Surge of energy for a day or 2. Then, short-term memory loss. I've also experienced a little insomnia and a much improved sex drive. | I am actually taking the generic form of Wellbutrin XL, Budeprion (300 mg). My problem has been very low self-esteem, lack of ambition, strong anger that comes and goes and very little motivation to do anything. I've been fighting this for probably 15 years. I've been on and off different antidepressants like Zoloft, Effexor and the last one I tried was Lexapro, which didn't seem to help me at all. However, I've been very slack about taking my medication regularly so that might be why it didn't help. Anyway, my doctor let me try Wellbutrin (actually Budeprion). At first I took 150 mg. and it didn't seem to be doing much. Then a little over a month later the doctor bumped up the dosage to 300 mg. and I decided that it was high-time for me to take my medication consistantly. I've been taking 300 mg. consistantly now for about 2 weeks and the best thing is my sex drive. It had been nearly nonexistant forever and all of a sudden I have one! It has been so great for my marriage th | F | 40 | 45 days | 11/23/2007 | 5 | To quit smoking | When I first tried to quit smoking, i took a friends Wellbutrin out as a trial period, I loved it, I quite smoking right away. I immediately had the most psychic experience I ever had in my life. I think Wellbutrin connects me with the more ethereal aspects of consciousness. I rushed over to my doctor to see if I could have a prescription for it, and I've been extolling it's virtues ever since. It certainly does not solve my mood swings at all. It's not meant to. It's really for depression, but for some reason it also helps me to concentrate,as if I were taking Ritalin. I go into a depression without it. I tell people this and they seriously don't believe me. I have to take other medications for my mental state, but I'm lucky to have a doctor that believes people can get depressed without their Wellbutrin, if that was what is working for them. I can't explain the ethereal state, and expanded thinking.......except I know it has to do with taking the Wellbutrin. If I haven't t | F | 44 | 2 years | 11/19/2007 | 4 | cyclothymia, anxiety disorder | decreased appetite, increased energy, very dry mouth, hand tremors, I feel sort of spacey & dizzy | I am also taking Zoloft, Lamictal, and Klonopin. I was hesitant to add another med to the mix, but Wellbutrin XL has been fine so far. A few years ago I was prescribed Wellbutrin that I took a few times a day. I felt great with it but developed horrible hives so I had to stop the medication. Now the once-a day Wellbutrin seems like it may work out. I like the burst of energy in the morning. I also like the weight loss--although I do feel my appetite returning to normal. I was a habitual painkiller abuser. Since starting the medication a few weeks ago I don't have any craving or desire to take them. It's quite amazing! I could understand how this med helps people stop smoking. | F | 40 | 14 days | 11/15/2007 |