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 | smoking cessation | Rage, Anger, Weight loss, Sleep depravation | I have taken wellbutrin for almost 2 weeks now. The first few days I thought it was great, I actually didn't want to smoke, but then day 4 I started smoking like I always have, and my mind became very cloudy, at times I couldn't understand what people were saying to me, I am normally a very easy going guy, but this drug made me feel so much anger that I actually felt like beating someone up, that has never happened to me before, I called my doctor and he said come off the drug immediately, serious fits of rage and anger are the worst side effects in some people for this drug, and should cease taking it if it continues.. | M | 44 | 13 days | 3/12/2007 | 5 | depression from quiting smoking | the only side effect I have had is an itchy rash on the backs of my hands and on my forearms | I quit smoking 5 months ago on my own but found myself getting more and more down. I wanted just a little help to get me over the depression from quitting. The medication is wonderful. I feel great and have noticed many changes in my disposition since being on it. I really am concerned about the itchy rash. I've had the rash for about 2 weeks now and am hoping that it will go away. I really don't want to stop taking the medication because I am having such great results. Does the itching go away? If anyone has any info, I would greatly appreciate it. | F | 27 | 30 days | 3/8/2007 | 5 | depression | Occasional dizziness, 10lb weight loss! | I've been on wellbutrin for almost 4 months now. I used to have migraines everyday and ever since I've been on this medication I've had 2 migraines. Sometimes I feel a little loopy but overall my movtivation has greatly improved. I have so much more energy and don't find myself crying every night! Not sure about the sex drive like everyone elses because my boyfriend is in the military! haha...but I'm just glad I found something to get me back to myself!!! | F | 21 | 4 months | 3/8/2007 | 5 | Depression | I have the ringing in the ears and the dry mouth. Some jittery feelings but those went away. Not sure if I have the stomach flu because the nausea started 9 days after taking the Wellbutrin. | I am so happy have finally found something that helps. I can deal with most of the side effects. I will take them over being depressed. The only one I can't handle now is the nausea - but not sure it is from the drug or stomach flu (living on gravol now). I hope stomach flu because I really want to keep taking it. I would really appreciate any comments that anyone has about the nausea. | F | 36 | 14 days | 3/7/2007 | 4 | ADD, Depression | Dry mouth, constipation, insomnia, joint pain, agitation, increased frequency of urination. | This drug commonly requires 4-6 weeks to achieve full effect. Until then, the side-effects seemed to outweigh the benefit. All side-effects except for joint pain have ceased. For me, this is a wonder drug. I have been taking it for over a year, and it has changed my life. | M | 49 | 18 months | 3/7/2007 | 4 | Bi-polar depression | Jitters, insomnia, pounding pulse in head and neck. | I had taken it in the past, but obviously never at a high enough dose. Finally my current Doc got it right. I am more energetic - physically and mentally - though still fighting symptoms. But now the fight is to change behavior, not to gather together enough energy to face the day. I save a significant amount of money buying 3 months worth at a time from Jandrugs.com in Canada. | M | 56 | 3 months | 3/7/2007 | 3 | Anxiety | Dizziness, | I took Wellbutrin XL 300 mg for about a year until last October. I got off of it under doctor's guidance for about three months. At the end of December last year my anxiety and panic attacks returned and I got back on the medication. Slowly first 150 mg, then after about 4 weeks 300 mg. The problem is that I can't stop being dizzy,agitated, anxious. I sort of fell like I have too much med in me but 150mg is not enough. If anyone else is having similar problems please email me. I am pretty despondent. | F | 40 | 65 days | 3/7/2007 | 4 | depression | Wild and vivid dreams were the first noticable effects.I believe this inadvertently caused a mild case of insomnia. An increase in an already healthy libido. (My poor wife who has no libido is feeling left out). Some loss of appetite also. | I have never been on anti depressants before. Mine is not a severe case , just an aggravating period on my life.I have only been on 150 mg. for 13 days and I hope these side effects subside. The wild dreams are a pain in the butt and the increased libido is wild. I already had a crazy one to begin with, now I'm off the charts.Will these side effects decrease? I am suppose to double up on the dosage in a couple of days and who knows what is going to happen. I'm gonna try to enjoy the ride. By the way my depression seems to be improving. I have slowed down and I feel its easier to get through the day. I am just curious about these side effects. | 55 | 13 days | 3/5/2007 | 3 | Depression, Social Anxiety | First couple of days were okay. Mild Headaches and muscle tension since then. Sleeping fine though and no sexual side effects. Have had periods of extreme irritability. | I've been a little less depressed, it sort of cuts out the low end, so where you would have been really depressed, you are just bummed. I had no desire to quit smoking but have cut back considerably as I don't crave cigarettes as much, and they are much less satisfying when I do smoke. I am not overweight at all but have lost about 7 pounds over the last week and a half. I primarily wanted something for social phobia though and it had not helped at all in that regard. | M | 24 | 10 days | 3/5/2007 | 4 | Depression | headaches still, insomnia, need sleeping pills (but have always had difficulty with sleep, rapid heart beat, nausea, weight loss, increased libido | I have been on wellbutrin for about 2 and a half months. I have been fluctuating between 37.5, 50, 75 and 100 mg. Also between the regular WB, the SR and the XL. I have experienced depression most of my life and have taken Prozac in the past with good results but a completely dead libido. I really like some of the effects of the wellbutrin but can't seem to get the dosage right. If I increase the mg I seem to be too jittery and experience nausea. But when my dosage is lower I'm not sure it is that helpful other than increasing my energy level. Another issue is that I seem unable to meditate on WB. I feel my heart pounding and my eyelids fluttering and it doesn't seem to go away. My psychiatrist has prescribed lexapro in addition to the WB or to replace it. But the last thing I want is to add another medication. I do a lot of work where I need to feel into my body and I feel the medication so heavily that it makes my work difficult. I'm not sure if I should add lexapro, disco | F | 36 | 2 days | 3/4/2007 | 2 | nonspecific moderate depression | Persistent extreme hunger 24/7. Constipation. Highly emotional.Confused.Dizzy. | The 100mg Zoloft I had taken for 7 yrs was losing its effectiveness, 100 mg Wellbutrin 2X daily was added . Day 1: upbeat/hopeful HUNGRY. Bowels stopped dead. Day 2: not as happy. irritable, HUNGRY, had fight with husband (unusual, we've been together 18 yrs), bowels dead to world. Day 3: HUNGRY, vowed not to argue with husband. But had 2 vicious arguements - and impulsively asked him 4 divorce! Shocked at myself & now estranged from husband; spent PM alone, crying - asking why am I doing this?!?? HUNGRY. No BM. Day 4: Stopped Wellbutrin - med impacting my life SO negatively. Day 5: Feel MUCH better again.. | M | 57 | 4 days | 3/4/2007 | 2 | nonspecific moderate depression | Persistent extreme hunger 24/7. Constipation. Highly emotional.Confused.Dizzy. | The 100mg Zoloft I had taken for 7 yrs was losing its effectiveness, 100 mg Wellbutrin 2X daily was added . Day 1: upbeat/hopeful HUNGRY. Bowels stopped dead. Day 2: not as happy. irritable, HUNGRY, had fight with husband (unusual, we've been together 18 yrs), bowels dead to world. Day 3: HUNGRY, vowed not to argue with husband. But had 2 vicious arguements - and impulsively asked him 4 divorce! Shocked at myself & now estranged from husband; spent PM alone, crying - asking why am I doing this?!?? HUNGRY. No BM. Day 4: Stopped Wellbutrin - med impacting my life SO negatively. Day 5: Feel MUCH better again.. | F | 57 | 4 days | 3/4/2007 | 4 | depression & mild bulimia | ringing in the ears, insomnia, sore throat, major forgetfulness, reduced appetite, photosensitivity, increased sex drive | the first time I took it, I got two UTIs in 6 months. I also noticed that every time I ate unpasturized cheese, my glands would blow up and I could make myself reallly sick. Its initially helpful, though.I am not going out, eating and scarfing down a box of laxatives, and I just feel better | F | 23 | 9 months | 3/3/2007 | 1 | depression/anxiety | After 6 weeks on this med, high blood pressure, tremors, highly agitated, shaky, edgy, heart racing and palpitations, no sense of calm for six weeks, not able to concentrate, forgetful, extremely jumpy, tightness in chest, feeling like lump in throat. Basically-super high anxiety. The worse ansgst I have ever felt. All my nerve receptors are awack. Also, uncontrollable outbursts (thankfully when alone). My depression returned which had dissapated while on Zoloft. | Huge mistake on my part. I have been having all these symptoms for 6 weeks and could not figure out why. Nothing can calm me down or make my huge discomfort go away. Tried xanax and beta blockers, plus many natural items. No help at all. I am going to my Dr. and transition over to Zoloft again.I had to quit a new job two days into it due to my intense sense of anxiety. I wish I had known it was a stimulant. I can not even enjoy a caffeinated drink anymore. I do not smoke or drink. This has been a huge mistake for me and a major source of discomfort/stress/anxiety. It vastly heightend my anxiety levels which were high to begin with. I would never recommend this drug to anyone if they have any anxiety issues. Exercising is about the only thing that gave me a little peace but it was short lived. As I sit here, I can barely type due to the shakiness. Please take caution with this drug. I am on 150 mg 2x's daily. I did not know this was ZYBAN either. | F | 44 | 3 months | 2/28/2007 | 5 | Smoking Cessation | Insomnia, night sweat,sandpaper tongue, brain cloud, tiredness. | I am glad that I found this Website, it helped me to understand that I am not the only person having side effects.I am taking Wellbutrin 300 mg for 5 weeks and I am smoke free for 28 days.I smoked for 27 years, over a pack a day and never went a day without a cigarette. I can deal with the few side effects I am sure that they are less harmful than smoking cigaretts.I recommend this drug to all of those who want to quit smoking, but remember no drug can help you stop smoking . You have to be determined and willing to stop smoking. The best part about this drug is that when you start taking it cigarettes taste and smell bad. I still grave cigarettes but I am strong and do not let the cigarette control me any longer. | F | 43 | 38 days | 2/27/2007 | 2 | depression / anxiety | Tennitus in both ears | Stopped after trying 2 times to take the drug. Liked the way I felt - but the ringing in the ears is now a documented side effect but NOT when I started taking it. DRs still don't know tennitus is a side effect! Bummer. Scared now of these drugs and trying to get help to quiet my brain (ears) down! | M | 54 | 12 days | 2/26/2007 | 1 | depression | didn't want to kill myself anymore but wanted to kill everyone else. i would go into a screaming rage and I believe igf I still was on this I would have killed someone loss of appetite, lost weight, stopped smoking with out trying, sex dive went into high gear since I went off of paxil and on to this unfortunaletly had to change to a differen anti depressant | Only on for 5 months, been on many other antidepressants, nothing made me feel like this | F | 32 | 5 months | 2/26/2007 | 3 | Depression | Mild to moderate headaches, feeling out of breath at times, a bit spacey at times, sleeping less, today I had severe itching that started on abdomen, then tops of feet, butt, back of neck and wrists, some areas got huge welts. Guess it's time to take a Benadryl and call the Dr. tomorrow morning. | Have been taking 300mg of generic Wellbutrin XL once a day in the morning. Seemed to help with the depression but the itchy rash and welts is scaring me. Tried Prozac first but switched because I didnt like the effect Prozac had on my libido. It left me with no sex drive. | F | 39 | 3 weeks | 2/25/2007 | 5 | Depression | Headaches early on,night sweats, some brain fog early on . Definite increase in Libido. | Well folk I've been on this great med for over 2 months now and I'M DOING FANTASTIC! I get more done in all facets of my life because I'm more focused, have more energy, lighter in weight by 10 pounds and just feel better. Things that would overwhelm me in the past just don't bother me like they did. It's great. The headaches have gone away.I'm most definately hornier than ever! I'm glad this drug is out there. I switched over to the generic version of the XL and have saved alot on med expenses with no change in the results. | M | 53 | 60 days | 2/22/2007 | 1 | Depression/Anxiety/Stop smoking | Anxiety, irritability, shakiness, headache, increased libido, decreased appetite, decreased cigarette cravings. | I was prescribed it by a psychiatrist for depression and anxiety with the added benefit to help me stop smoking after an attempted suicide. I already have problems with being high-strung, irritable and anxious and this drug almost pushed me over the edge. For someone with true depression (feeling blah, oversleeping, no energy) it may be beneficial but if your problem is with anxiety and being stressed out it may pay to be cautious and get a second or third opinion. | F | 20 | 10 days | 2/22/2007 |