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 |
| 1 | Depression | decreased appetite, inability to control my anger, severly increased irritability | When I took this I noticed that I could not control my anger. I felt like a pressure cooker, I had to let it out. So I would hurt myself. I became very violent and took my frustration out on myself. I had bruises lining my arms, gouges out of my legs and head. I was also incredibly irritable. | F | 34 | 4 months | 8/17/2007 | 1 | Anxiety, depression | HORRIBLE INSOMMNIA!Extreme moodswings,crying uncontrollably, wanting to die,anorexia | Wellbutrin pushed me into full-on mania. I have never exprienced anything like it before. I didn't sleep for three days and still had energy. I crashed after that and yet I still could not sleep. Dangerous drug. Make sure your doc starts you off on the lowest dosage possible and that there is no chance you might have bipolar disorder. This drug was intense and scary. | F | 25 | 15 days | 8/15/2007 | 3 | depression | major insomnia, dry mouth, anxiety, intense itching. | Just when I started to feel better and was actually able to get a few hours sleep, I am now plagued with intense itching that began on my head and neck, but has moved to my hands and other parts of the body, no rash per se, just an overall itchiness that is unbearable. | F | 45 | 21 days | 8/14/2007 | 3 | Bi Polar Smoking | Extreme Virtigo, Does not mix well with Caffine. With caffine push over top like what I imagine crack or speed would be. Body jitters, tingles all over, disorientated, memory loss, cannot drive, virtigo, and blurred vision, extreme highs laughing, floating feeling, almost felt like hallucinations when close eyes. Saw rainbow colors. Realty flickered in and out. Felt like my old college days. | F | 37 | 35 days | 8/13/2007 | 3 | depression/adhd | nausea, increased anxiety and panic attacks, weight loss, eye twitches, high blood pressure | I feel less irritable and cranky and generally more pleasant. But I am much more anxious and these side effects only increase my anxiety levels. I have really high BP and that worries me. It is helping somewhat with the ADHD but not as much as I'd like. I took Strattera a few years back and that seemed to work a lot better with the ADHD. | F | 25 | 3 months | 8/13/2007 | 2 | depression | Can't catch my breath!!! Happened last year when I was taking wellbutrin, too. Thought it was from too much work stress, but now that it's happening again after a break from wellbutrin - I AM POSITIVE it is Wellbutrin. I'm on 150 sr 2x day. ANYBOBY HAVING THIS SYMPTOM IS NOT CRAZY. I also am quick to anger on it. That's another horrible side effect. I noticed that stopped when I went off Wellbutrin - so I know that's not just me. There must be a middle ground between complete paralyzing depression and feeling somewhat more functional with these side effects. Very, very frustrating this drug. And this life. | F | 38 | 1 days | 8/13/2007 | 2 | Anxiety and depression | Stomach pain, sleepiness, agitation, increased depression, weight loss. | I've been on this medication for 2 months. I was taking Zoloft, which worked great, but I had no libido and gained 25 lbs. I'm currently taking 150 mgs and wondering if I should go up in the dosage? My depression has hit an all time high, I haven't been this depressed since before I took meds. I'm really worried and I just want to feel better. Any advice? Conversely, I have a bit of a libido and I've lost 10 lbs. Catch 22. | F | 37 | 2 months | 8/11/2007 | 4 | menopause | M | 51 | 30 days | 8/8/2007 | 2 | depression | minimal side effects; however i started at a low dosage of 1/4 of 150mg for 4 days then to 1/2, and so on..... | At 150mg two times daily of SR for 3 weeks there are no side effects and correspondingly, no beneficial effects of any kind. For me this has been a disappointing experiment....... | M | 63 | 3 weeks | 8/4/2007 | 2 | Depression | Insomnia, inexplicable crying, irritability, anger, outbursts, unable to focus, unable to speak clearly | First time I was on Wellbutrin XL, I lasted for about a year taking 300mg but it was elevating my blood pressure and causing horrible headaches. i was switched to Cymbalta and the BP & headaches improved, by I was sweating constantly. My moods were stable on both meds so even though the depression / irritability was in check, the side effects were unpleasant. My dr had me weaned off the Cymbalta and then restarted on wellbutrin 2 weeks ago, and now I am having crying jags that I cannot control. In addition I am unable to sleep so I am exhausted during the day, tired by the time I get home in the evening, only to be wide awake at bedtime and unable to fall asleep and STAY asleep. My dr prescribed Ambien to help with the insomnia and all that seemed to do was give me nightmares. At this point I am ready to stop taking all of these meds and start from scratch. I cannot deal with the constant crying - that and my outbursts of rage are frightening my children. someone please tell | F | 42 | 10 days | 8/3/2007 | 5 | anxiety | loss of appetite, some weight loss, no emotions | wellbutrin has completely changed my life for the better. i can finally go out without being anxious all the time. i don't fight with my parents anymore. im less hungry. i would deffinetly recomend this for anyone with anxiety. | F | 16 | 6 weeks | 8/2/2007 | 1 | Dysthimia - Mild Depression | Severe Insomnia one night to restful sleep the next. Extreme anxiety and paranoia usually evening and night. Spent a couple of nights afraid I was losing my mind. Heart palpatations. During the day I was typically fine. Dry mouth, wide-eyed, almost vibrating at times. | This is my first time taking any depression medication. I've had great success with therapy. My experience with Wellbutrin has been horrible. My psychiatrist would now like me to try prozac but I'm considering ditching trying meds. Meds only came up due to recent severe self pity moments triggered by stress. I have A LOT of stress at the moment! | M | 35 | 2 weeks | 7/31/2007 | 3 | Major Anxiety/ Depression | For the first 3 days or so I felt very on edge like if someone scared me I would jump out of m skin feeling, tremors, heart racing at times (But get that with my anxiety anyway). Appetite loss, foggy mind at times. Angry spurts. | I know not to read these things but I feel like it does help a bit knowing other people feel the same. I have major anxiety with obsessive thinking which causes my anxiety and depression. I feel like I have not been myself. I was on Lexapro for 6 months and gained 30 pounds! I was off meds for 4 months but then went crazy again. When I first started taking the Wellbutrin I felt like I had supersonic hearing and was on edge a lot more and would have thoughts of yelling at people cuz I would get angry easy. I still am not hungry and feel like I kind of have to force myself to eat. My Dr said it can take awhile to work so I am going to stick with it because I heard this drug helps you loose weight and will work over time. Hopefully it works. For others- stick in there. Give it time. Dont get upset if this is not the medication for you. Trial and Error sucks but you have to deal with it to get yourself back. Oh and remember anxiety and depression can do weird things to your body so it migh | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 7/30/2007 | 5 | depression, fatigue | No bad side effects, but the key is to adjust gradually. I took 150 for almost a month, and then upped it to 300. (A while back I had a lot of bad side effects when I went from 150 to 300 in only 4 days.) Before taking Wellbutrin I was bone-tired, but on the 5th day (150) I began to feel more energetic. I felt more alive, but during the first couple weeks I also felt a bit more anxious. The anxiety gradually went away. My libido, which I thought was dead, has returned, and my appetite for food has decreased. I take it in the morning, and occasionally it takes me a little while to fall asleep in the evening. Occasional slight dizziness, but only very occasionally. | After being on 300 for a few days I felt like the sun had come out. I still have the same worries and concerns, but they are no longer all-consuming. I don't feel jittery, I just have sustained energy and have been getting a lot done. I used to procrastinate doing everything, and now I look for things to do. The worries don't go around and around on the worry track, and I feel more at peace, but not in a sedated way. My emotions do not feel flattened. I just feel so normal. I want to do things now. (Celexa (low dose) took the edge off, but slowed me down. Higher dose Celexa was like a sleeping pill and I gained weight on it because I didn't want to work out. Cymbalta soothed my emotions, but made my heart race and made my legs hurt (circulation??) I've kept a journal since I've been on Wellbutrin and I just feel so much better now. A counselor and healthy lifestyle helped, but it was a physical thing...I just felt like I was spinning my wheels, stuck in a rut, and now I f | F | 57 | 6 days | 7/29/2007 | 5 | depression | none on the reg release, hives on the SR. Enjoyed the SEs of the SR of increased energy and decreased appetite. | I adored the SR - within 2 hours of taking the first dose it was like the sun rose. I loved it's side effects and was bummed when I discovered I was allergic. A few years later after a cancer diagnosis I wanted to retry it because it had worked so well but was afraid of the SR. I take 100 mg of regular release (I call it homeopathic) and it works great. Energy is good. Unfortunately, it doesn't decrease my appetite! If I take two I get kinda jittery but not bad. Overall, I love it. | F | 50 | 8 months | 7/29/2007 | 4 | mild depression, sadness | profuse sweating. | i feel less depressed. more even, not constantly sad. am on 150 mg once a day. am afraid to up dose due to possibility of seizures. am not prone to seizures but why take the chance. | F | 59 | 45 days | 7/29/2007 | 1 | moderate depression, anxiety | I have had increased anxiety, memory loss and confusion, difficulty speaking, irritability, and a sharp increase in suicidal thoughts. | I've been on this for one week and it's been terrible. I work in public relations, have to do live interviews and think quickly. I'm afraid I'm going to lose my job or humiliate myself because of wellbutrin. I am not used to taking medication and wonder if my dose is too high: 150 mgs, I'm 5'8 and 140 lbs. I've been on the verge of throwing up, laying in bed sweating and shaking, and crying hysterically in a taxi cab for no reason, thinking about killing myself. I feel much worse than I did before. I skipped my pill for one day and felt so much better. My doctor told me to stick it out for 4 weeks. I'm supposed to double my dose today, but I can't even handle the 150 mgs. Advice? | F | 32 | 8 days | 7/29/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | The first 3-4 days were hell. I was crying, over emotional. Dizzy, Couldn't think straight, very agitated. I went straight from Effexor to Wellbutrin, so I thought some of these side effects could be Effexor withdrawal? | The past 2 years I have been on Lexapro (stopped due to weight gain), Prozac (wanted to sleep all day and did somedays) Effexor (more weight gain and tired). I just started 300mg of WB today after 150mg for 2 weeks. Over the past two weeks I have been a bit more agitated. Today it has been extreme. I'm yelling at the kids, my husband can do nothing right. I'm not sure if I should keep going with WB, but cannot deal with the weight gain and tired feeling of other meds. Right now I feel like I'm experiencing my regular anxiety plus 100. Will it get better. Can't keep going like this, but can't gain any more weight either. | F | 40 | 14 days | 7/28/2007 | 2 | depression/anxiety | headaches, eye problems, dizziness, nausea | I haven't given up on it yet, but I'm not sure how much longer I can suffer these side effects. | F | 35 | 1 weeks | 7/28/2007 | 5 | major depression, bipolar 2 | Initial side effects (subside after 1st few weeks): insomnia, hypomania symptoms. FEW LONG-TERM SIDE EFFECTS: hands tremble, less interested in sex. | Wellbutrin has worked quite well for me in keeping symptoms of depression at bay. For several years, it was difficult to keep taking it when depressive symptoms broke through. Now I take it in combination with another antidepressant. I've stuck with the SR formulation of Wellbutrin once daily in the morning. I think the XL stays in my system too long, raising peak blood levels too high each day. The unfortunate truth is that it should take MONTHS (at the very least) to determine if an antidepressant drug is the right one for managing YOUR chronic or recurring clinical depression. Fine-tuning your medications requires a great deal of patience, a skilled psychiatrist, and your continued commitment to your own care and healing. You must be prepared to WORK in partnership with your psychiatrist to pursue all the best treatment options available to you: find reliable information in books and on the web; try support groups, workshops, group therapy, individual therapy. People really do | F | 31 | 6 years | 7/26/2007 |