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 |
| 4 | Depression | Dizziness, blurred vision, headache, anxiety attack, rash. | Irony: The meds helped me be more focused but I'm allergic to them now that I'm willing to try drugs after 12 years of managing without them. Was on 150mg SR/day and was fine. Broke out with both a rash and horrible acne after stepping up to full prescription of 300mg SR(150mgx2/day). My MD ordered me to immediately stop taking this at first sign of rash as it could have been Stevens-Johnson syndrome. If you have a rash from this med *talk to your doctor immediately*! | F | 37 | 3 weeks | 1/8/2007 | 5 | Depression | Very fast heartbeat when starting on Wellbutrin. Headaches that feel like a clamp on the left side of my head. These seem to come and go and are much worse if I drink coffee. Alcohol also increases the frequency and intensity of the headaches, even in very small amounts. | I have tried all the SSRIs and hate the side effects. 10 years a go I tried Wellbutrin and had great results. This time when I tried to go on Wellbutrin I had terrible side effects - rapid heart beat, insomnia, inability to remember things. I was going to give up and live with depression and all my suicidal thoughts when I finally found a patient psychiatrist and he suggested that I go on Wellbutrin very slowly to avoid the side effects. I went on Wellbutrin by making in into a 1% solution (crush the tablet and disolve it in 150 ml hot water) and then going up 1 ml at a time (1 mg). It took me 6 months to get up to my current dosage of 15 mg per day. This allowed me to get on the drug and to take the right amount which for me is 15 mg a day - 10% of a "normal" dosage. My depression has dramatically improved, I no longer sleep all the time or have suicidal thoughts. My doctor tells me he doesn't know of anyone else taking such a low dose, but if it works, go for it. | F | 48 | 6 months | 1/4/2007 | 5 | Depression & Bipolar Depression | weight loss & slight tremor of hands at beginning | combo of 1000 mg Depakote @ pm, 2 Wellbutrin 150 SR (1 @ breakfast & 1 @ lunch), & 1 20 mg Lexapro @ am-MORE FOCUSED, MORE ENERGY, NO FREQUENT NAPS, NO LITHIUM, & HAVE A LIFE | F | 56 | 4 months | 1/3/2007 | 2 | depression | high blood pressure, heart racing | not sure if this helped me very much. i took it for about a month, and i had to stop taking it because my blood pressure skyrocketed whereas it had previously been low - i am 24 years old and a vegetarian. it did help me have more energy though, but i had to switch to zoloft due to the side effect of high blood pressure caused by wellbutrin. | F | 24 | 4 weeks | 1/3/2007 | 4 | Smoking cessation | when taken properly just memory issues (started a to-do list so I wouldn't forget things). Accidentally took WB (300mg) one day and forgot that I took it and took it again. WOAH!!! Ringing in ears, headache, shaking like a leaf. | Smoking since 14, at least 1 pack a day and a social drinker (weekends mostly) and don't do either anymore and no anger or feelings of having to have them. I don't care about them anymore. I was the type of person to hang out alot but now I stay home more. | F | 32 | | 1/2/2007 | 5 | Depression | Stuck in some sort of daze. Insomnia. Decreased desire to smoke, which I'm not complaning about. | About two days after I started on 150mg SR I felt I would go into some sort of daze, but that disapeared a few days later. I'm noticing that I have a lot more trouble sleeping, but I don't feel tired in the morning. I feel happier and more focused, and I've almost quit smoking because of this medication (cool!). It working great for me. | M | 32 | 2 weeks | 1/1/2007 | 2 | depression | bad headaches & neck pain. Nausea. Light headed feeling & dizziness. Blurred vision. Over sleeping assocaited with feeling so bad (when you're nauseaus and your head hurts all you want to do is sleep)and a dry unproductive cough that is very annoying. I have high blood pressure and take lisinopril, since taking wellbutrin my blood pressure has been higher. | Bad thing is that my doctor thinks the headaches, cough and higher blood pressure are not related to the wellbutrin but are separate. I know my body and I am convinced he is wrong. I want to stop taking it immediately as my quality of life is worse. | M | 34 | 30 days | 12/29/2006 | 3 | Depression | Headaches,awakening vivid dreams,heightened hearing especially when getting to sleep,increased libido | I had been taking Paxil 20mg/daily, but was very concerned about the weight gain,eliminated libido as well as the void of emotion. I have been switched to Wellbutrin 150mg/daily, anticipating changes with the negative effects of the Paxil. However I am finding the dosage may not be enough, as I have reverted back the symptoms which got me on the Paxil in the first place. Hopefully an increased dosage will set me straight again. | F | 36 | 2 weeks | 12/27/2006 | 4 | I have schizo affective disorder | I am told by my doctor that the chronic headaches aren't caused by the Wellbutrin but I am pretty sure - they started about the time I started this med. I also take respiridone and don't think this is the problem. They tell me now that I am experiencing migraines so they prescribe a beta blocker but nothing really gets rid of the headaches. | Absolutely no change in my sex drive and my weight gain was from the other medication. I generally feel happier than I used to except SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) - nothing seems to help me here. | F | 45 | 6 years | 12/16/2006 | 2 | depression | started with one pill per day (100mg) - seemed helpful but experienced euphoric bursts here and there - jumped to 2 pills (200mg) fairly serious short-term memory problems, confusion, anxiety, attention span of a gnat, real irration with everything and everyone. Taking with Lexapro. Scaled back to one Wellbutrin per day - much better but feel like I have been run over by a truck. A rough three weeks. | M | 43 | 120 days | 12/13/2006 | 3 | Depression | Headaches. Feel awful when I wake up. Cotton in my head. Poor memory | I had been on prozac but was soooooo vegetative. Wellbutrin makes me feel normal. I feel like I've joined the human race. But . . . the headaches are a problem. I have migraines. My zomig that usually helps me makes me feel horrible and my migraine won't go away. I have to be able to manage my migraines. This will be a deal breaker for me. I'm really disappointed because welbutrin has so much to offer. | F | 58 | 21 days | 12/12/2006 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | I recently changed from Paxil after 9 yrs of taking it to Wellbutrin. I was packing on the pounds with Paxil and couldn't get it off. Wellbutrin is the only anti depressant known so far to not cause weight gain. I've lost 34 lbs with diet and Wellbutrin. For the last 3 mos I've really been struggling to get the Wellbutrin dosages correct. I was initially put on 100 mg a day with no 'washout' period. This means apparently it wasn't necessary to slowly transition off Paxil and onto WB. I quit Paxil cold turkey. For the first few wks on WB at 100 mg a day (in morning) things were great. My sex drive was crazy and I felt amazing. Then it hit me....I crashed! All of a sudden I wasn't sleeping, I was having major anxiety attacks, and CHEST PAIN that I almost went to Emerg for. My Doctor increased my dose to 150 mg a day. If anything my condition worsened. I went into the Dr's office a wk ago in tears and ready to lose it. I hadn't had a full night's sleep in over 3 wks, and I co | but who wants to be a chubby and depressed! LOL. Hey, at least with Paxil I could sleep. In fact, my husband said I was a log! Problem is, i had no desire to interact and no libido! | F | 36 | 3 months | 12/11/2006 | 2 | Depression | extreme sweating | this drug made me feel like a zombie. i've been off it for 2 months and my armpits are still constantly sweaty. | F | 26 | 4 months | 12/11/2006 | 3 | dysthymia, major depression | tooth pain, disorientation, confusion, terror attacks (far beyond a panic attack and lasting for hours), fear, difficulty sleeping, nightmares, headache and sharp pain in head, woozy, dizzy, arm and hand tremors, jittery, nervous, crying outbursts. decreased appetite and increased libido. | Not everyone can take the drug cocktail recommended in the previous comment. Depending on what other psychological and physical health issues you have, taking some things might make you really sick or send you right over the edge. I definitely feel that bupropion is making me crazy in ways I never was before, but I'm trying to stick it out until the 2 week mark, at least, and my next psychiatrist appt. Hopefully the side effects will abate and I'll see some *improvement* in my mood. But just so everyone knows, it can make you feel all that stuff I listed -- and that really sucks. I rate it as somewhat satisfied only because I don't know yet whether it'll help me or not, and I had to pick a rating. I do know some people that it has definitely helped. | F | 27 | 10 days | 12/9/2006 | 5 | stop smoking, mild depression | horrible headaches and increased heart rate requiring me to dig out my old beta blockers from a previous illness. beta blockers kept my heart rate in line. | My main objective is to stop smoking. I am still smoking and show no signs of losing intrest yet. I am hopeful it is still too soon on this. However, I have mild depression due to several life situations that I have just kind of plugged along with and tried to cowboy up about. I decided it was time to drop the cigarrets and the depression and wellbutrin seemed like the logical choice. I am using 150mg once a day and let me tell you, the difference it has made in just 4 short days is miraculous. I feel like my old self already. I hope it lasts because going back to the darkness will be lousy after finding so much improvement. Now if it will just help me kick the cig habit, then it really is a miracle drug. I really like it. I have never taken an anti-depressant before so I have nothing to compare to. | F | 45 | 4 days | 12/8/2006 | 5 | Depression , Libido | Well I tried this med at 100mg Wellbutrin SR per day and felt results right away first few days. Was more focused, happier, more confident etc.. However By day 5 I started having Drastic Mood Swings and a Mini Panic Attack First time in my Life! Now I realize that for Wellbutrin SR to work properly it needs to be combined with an SSRI. If you take Wellbutrin SR by itself it'll be good at first but eventually it's going to cause massive anxiety and panic attacks , insomnia. HOWEVER when you combine it with an SSRI like Prozac YOU GET MAGIC. Wellbutrin SR + Prozac you get MAGIC! All the side effects of wellbutrin are cured by Prozac and all side effects of Prozac are cured by Wellbutrin. PURE MAGIC. NEVER TAKE IT ALONE never take prozac or wellbutrin alone. Always combine them(Serotonin - Dopamine and Epinephrine) You need ALL 3 not 1 and not 2. ALL 3 OR NONE. | Well I tried this med at 100mg Wellbutrin SR per day and felt results right away first few days. Was more focused, happier, more confident etc.. However By day 5 I started having Drastic Mood Swings and a Mini Panic Attack First time in my Life! Now I realize that for Wellbutrin SR to work properly it needs to be combined with an SSRI. If you take Wellbutrin SR by itself it'll be good at first but eventually it's going to cause massive anxiety and panic attacks , insomnia. HOWEVER when you combine it with an SSRI like Prozac YOU GET MAGIC. Wellbutrin SR + Prozac you get MAGIC! All the side effects of wellbutrin are cured by Prozac and all side effects of Prozac are cured by Wellbutrin. PURE MAGIC. NEVER TAKE IT ALONE never take prozac or wellbutrin alone. Always combine them(Serotonin - Dopamine and Epinephrine) You need ALL 3 not 1 and not 2. ALL 3 OR NONE. | M | 25 | 30 days | 12/8/2006 | 3 | Severe Depression | Severe Dizziness and painful headaches. Decreased Apetite. | It made my depression more bearable but the side effects started effecting my ability to function. | F | 22 | 3 weeks | 12/8/2006 | 5 | Severe Depression | painful headaches, insomnia, loss of appetite, weight loss, distaste for most foods, mild shakiness, cloudy-headed, little anxious, slight difficulty breathing at times, minor panic attacks, dehydration, strange dreams, waves of happiness, muscle pain, mild memory loss (difficulty remembering recent events clearly), increased heart rate, mild paranoia | Just a bit of background: This is not my first time taking wellbutrin, I previously took it for about two years and quit to see if I would be okay without it-I wasn't. So I have started again, and adjusting to the medication, like last time, has been quite hellish. However, these side effects do go away, so it's worth it. Last time wellbutrin significantly improved my depression. I still had bad days, and suicidal thoughts, but they didn't preoccupy every waking moment like they had before. Wellbutrin also helped me quit smoking, I haven't had a cigarette in over two years. Before wellbutrin I had tried quitting so many times and always gave in. Wellbutrin is also great because it generally does not affect libido. I have taken paxil and found it was a sex drive killer, so I was relieved to know there was an anti-depressant that would allow me to enjoy a sex life. Some of the negative experiences here seem unnecessary. Like if you have only just started taking wellbutrin,of course you | F | 21 | 2 weeks | 12/6/2006 | 4 | s.a.d. and bulemia | The first week or so - slight nausea in the morning, flatulence in the afternoon (bonus!), mood elevation, clearer thinking, a slight rash that disappeared eventually, diminished appetite = fewer eating binges | In the past I've had really bad experiences with anti-depressants and have steered clear of them since. This drug was recommended for seasonal affective disorder by Dr. Norman Rosenthal (author of Winter Blues) so I thought it might be worth a try. I was especially happy that it cuts the appetite - because my s.a.d. symptoms include insane sugar and carb cravings in the fall/winter - which lead me into a cycle of binging/purging plus annual weight gain. I understand this drug isn't supposed to really kick in until 4-6 weeks has gone by. So far I think it's helping. I was on a subtherapeutic dose of 100 mg per day and am just starting at 150 mg. I think that a very gradual approach might reduce the side effects, because my body is extremely sensitive to meds. | F | 39 | 1 months | 12/6/2006 | 3 | depression | nausea, major watery mouth, sometimes dry mouth, headaches, swimmy, foggy, weird head... like i'm on drugs (go figure!), constipation, reduced appetite (the one good one) | i started on wellbutrin XL 150. the nausea got bad so i switched to wellbutrin SR 100mg twice a day (actually its the generic though). the nausea passed for a few days. i had two days in a row that were GREAT. then the headaches and fogginess started... weird headaches, some painful like migraine, others more like pressure between my ears. anyway the nausea is back now as well. but my mood has been MUCH better and i have WAY less fatigue! i hope the side effects pass soon. i would like to stay on this drug as opposed to trying others that sound even worse. | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 12/4/2006 |