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 |
| 3 | Anxiety | Weight gain, loss of emotions, Erectile problems, my family said I was mean. Meaner than normal. I was on the drug for 18 months. | My anxiety seemed to disappear. My teenagers didn't get under my skin anymore | M | 56 | 18 months | 9/24/2007 | 3 | Low self-esteem w/ abusive hudband | dry mouth, racing thoughts, dream-like fantasy-type state, constipation, felt like a mouse on a wheel | WB 150 XL in am. I did lose a couple pounds and my mood was elevated enough to climb back to the better self-esteem I had. Began taking CoQ 10 and a multivitamin and practicing EFT and stopped using it. | F | 39 | 4 months | 9/22/2007 | 5 | anxiety, low libido, depression | None that lasted more than 2 weeks | This drug has changed my life for the better. I have had a history of anxiety and depression extending back 25 years into my teens. I have been on several different meds over the years and was not looking forward to going through it again; dealing with the side effects, then all the drugs to counteract all the side effects. I also had a very low libido which was really killing my marriage. I started at 150mg a month ago and the few side effects that I did have: too much caffeine feeling, stomach ache and constipation went away after 2 weeks. Now tell me why I couldn't have the weight loss too! I feel better, I can think more clearly, I can leave my baggage at work, I can prioritize what's really important and focus on family rather than work or my hobbies. I don't feel like everyone is pulling at me at once and I can relax enough to spend time with my husband again. I am at a much better place than I was a month ago. Thanks Wellbutrin XL | F | 39 | 32 days | 9/20/2007 | 3 | depression | CRAZY dreams and nightmares. I wake up and I am not sure if it was real or not. Sad the first few days. I just couldn't stop crying, but I am also coming off Zoloft so maybe it is just a combination of new meds and withdrawl. Seriously on edge as well. Everyone makes me mad. | I am switching from Zoloft to Wellbutrin SR. I am still having the brain snaps from withdrawl so I just don't know how much is a side effect of wellbutrin or all the crazy stuff that comes with quitting zoloft. I am taking more xanex to calm my temper and help me sleep but I am sticking it out for at least two months(that is when everyone seems to start singing its praises). I can handle the tears, and the temper, but the nightmares have got to go.If I have to cry all day and be mad at the world, I need some sleep. I feel like a walking sience experiment. | F | 32 | 14 days | 9/19/2007 | 5 | ADD Depression Cronich Fatigue | First two days I had head ache , but I was trying to stop coffee at the same time... Agitation and aggression for two days and then that stopped. | First two days I had a light head ache, irritability and aggression... After those two days I was much more fucused and although I thought I might be having a slower response time and less ability to think str8 do to it slowing my add down... I actually won every video game I played vs. others on the internet and seemed to actually think better. I can focus and my depression has gone. I will be going up to 300mg in a month, but if I had to stay at this 150 it would be a god send. | M | 36 | 7 days | 9/18/2007 | 3 | long term chronic depression | dizziness,memory loss,vivid dreams, spaciness | My major concern is the memory loss. I am just starting a nursing assistant job and have been thinking this is going to mess it up. I feel like I have dementia. My vocabulary has diminished severely. Does this side effect go away after a while. I am also taking celebrex and wondering if that has been interacting in a bad way. Other then that I think my mood is stabilizing. | F | 14 days | 9/18/2007 | 4 | DEPRESSION & DECREASED SEX DRIVE | Hand tremors, dry mouth, increased urination.... I'm waiting for the increased sex drive everyone is talking about! | Took 150mg of XL for 2 weeks and then started on 300mg. I am taking Cymbalta for depression. My psychiatrist put me on Wellbutrin to help with the non-existent sex drive. I am feeling more positive in general. I have more of a lift in my step and feel like getting things done. With the cymbalta the majority of the depression symptoms were gone, but I never really felt uplifted or like laughing. My sex drive disappeared over a year ago and my marriage was suffering so my doc added Wellbutrin. 4 weeks in and so far the side effects are tolerable. But I'm really waiting for this increased sex drive everyone is talking about! | F | 32 | 4 weeks | 9/12/2007 | 1 | PPD | Aggression, violence, irritability, mood swings, headaches, panic, anxiety | I will advise every woman I know to stay away from this drug. I became a person I woudn't want to know. | F | 35 | | 9/12/2007 | 4 | depression | insomnia, slight headache, decreased memory, hard to concentrate. | I have been on the medication only 4 days now but already feel my mood is better. I work nights and unlike other antidepressants this one allows me to stay awake at work. I haven't had any nausea like I had with zoloft and celexa. So far my libido seems ok. With the others it was dead. I hope the headaches and fogginess go away after a while. | F | 4 days | 9/7/2007 | 2 | To quit smoking | Blackouts | If you take this drug, do NOT drink any alcohol. Even a small amount caused me to blackout. | F | 35 | 6 weeks | 9/7/2007 | 1 | Depression | First 2 weeks - in late afternoon & evening - difficulty taking a deep breath, feeling of complete helplessness. | After 3 weeks symptoms had pretty much gone away, stayed on the pills for 60 days. Felt worse overall on the pills and quit taking them. Gained weight on these pills, never felt right. Have been off them for 1 week and feeling a bit better now. | M | 40 | 60 days | 9/6/2007 | 1 | anxiety/ocd/lack of sex drive | My panic increased ten-fold 45 minutes after swallowing the pill. I had to take 2 mg of clonazepam just to calm down. It made my world a wacky, incoherent, scary place. | I've had friends with anxiety and depression disorders who have found wellbutrin to work wonders. I'm not trying to put others off. I was having an absolute lack of a sex drive and wellbutrin was given to me along with my celexa to increase my "sexability"- there was nothing sexy about it- I panicked. I know how scary these meds can seem, if it's prescribed & you're worried- maybe start with a low, low dose & work your way up. | F | 32 | 1 days | 9/6/2007 | 5 | Depression | A little trouble sleeping first few nights,after that no signifigant negative side effects noticed. | This drug helped lift me out of a deep, years long depression. Prozac only made me not care about my situation and feel apathetic. With Wellbutrin I feel so much better and back to my old self and energy levels. However I've only been taking it for about a month. | F | 50 | 1 months | 9/3/2007 | 4 | Depression and anxiety | After about a month, developed a tremor in my right hand. Actually made it difficult to write, to the point where I started having to type everything for lack of control of a pen. Extremely vivid dreams. Sometimes couldn't tell whether a memory I had during the day was real or a dream from the night before (I actually really liked this at first). Severe weight loss. I'm 5'3, and lost 16 pounds in 2 months. Am down to 109 lbs, less than I weighed in high school. Lastly, pretty severe short-term memory loss. I know it definitely has been affecting my job performance, but so far have been able to play it off. | These side effects aside (the worst being my short-term memory loss), Wellbutrin has changed my life. I can speak in front of others without sweating or turning red (an important part of my job), I don't feel like I need a "night cap" to go to sleep-- in fact, I haven't craved alcohol since I started Wellbutrin XL, and I've even wanted to get out and meet new people (cough, men), something I haven't been interested in in over 5 years, much to the dismay of my parents. I struggle with whether the decrease in my anxiety is worth the severe short-term memory loss though. | F | 29 | 2 months | 8/31/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | severe hives all over my body, increased anxiety, severe mood swings, tired, and loss of appetite and libido | My doctor changed my medication from paxil to wellbutrin when I complained that I had been steadily gaining weight, and having extreme difficulty loosing it while on paxil. I do not recommend this drug. | F | 42 | 21 days | 8/31/2007 | 3 | Depression possible Bi Polar | In the beginning I had hot flashes, and a lot of energy, now that my dosage has increased i am experiencing dizziness, loss of appetite, headache, uneasy anxious feeling, insomnia but i am hoping that they will go away in a few days like the initial side effects did. | This helped greatly with my depression when i was on 150mg. it took about 4 weeks to kick in. I started to feel great but then it all went away and i became just as depressed as i was prior to taking it. My doctor has doubled my dosage so I am now on 300mg a day. I am just hoping and praying that it helps. I took effexor for 4 days and the side effects were horrible. Through it all one good thing that has come out of it is that I quit smoking without even wanting to quit. I just never wanted a cigarette. | F | 31 | 3 months | 8/30/2007 | 2 | Depression | Being in a daze. | I gave it up after three days because I had my first car accident in many years. I came to the fork in the road and went straight. I've never just driven totally off the road because of not paying attention before. | M | 47 | 3 days | 8/30/2007 | 3 | Depression | A few nights ago I had a horrible nightmare which I suspected was caused by the drug. Then last night I had one of the most vivid, evil nightmares of my life. I kept drifting back into sleep and the same nightmare immediately started again. This happened 3-4 times. I am CERTAIN that this is a side-effect from Wellbutrin as I have never experienced anything like this before. Hopefully this will disappear over time (I am less than 3 weeks in) but if the nightmares continue then I am coming off the drug and trying something else. I have previously been on Venlafaxine but suffered sexual dysfunction, so wanted to try Wellbutrin as I heard there are no such effects. Also, I have suffered occassional headaches since starting Wellbutrin but these can usually be sorted with a couple of headache tablets. | On the plus side I think I feel my mood lifting at times. After leaving the gym last night my usual endorphin-rush seemed boosted and I felt a little skip in my step on the way home (most unusual). | M | 39 | 19 days | 8/23/2007 | 1 | depression | severe rash, nausea, sudden and severe onset of muscle and joint pain, frequent urination, severe migraine, severely dry mouth, nose, and eyes. | TERRIBLE DRUG! do not take this without being prepared for the possibility of awful things happening. i've reacted harshly to other antidepressants/mood stabilizers but never this severely. also wellbutrin takes a long time to clear your system so if there is a reaction to it, its hell for quite a while. | F | 23 | 6 days | 8/20/2007 | 3 | Stop smoking/binge eating | Been on 3 days now and I'm experiencing dizziness, severe insomnia, jitters (like too caffinated), slight headaches, slight stomach cramping, scatterbrained (can't concentrate), appetite loss, and less cigarette cravings. My husband says I'm irritable, and I probably am. | This drug is starting to do what I'm taking it for, but I hope the side effects don't last. I don't feel normal. | F | 33 | 3 days | 8/18/2007 |