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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Depression/loss of focus | constant headaches, my eyes feel strained and are always red, emotional rollar coaster, loss of appetite, slight increase in libido, more focus, more energy, pain in neck, I'm always shaking my legs when I sit, restlessness, irritability some days, sleeping all day sometimes or not able to sleep much at all other days. | This is my eleventh day. The first week was fine, I actually liked cleaning, had more focus in school, I used to doze off in class, but never imagine doing that now. The first week I had trouble sleeping and had racing thoughts while lying in bed. Trazodone got rid of this completely. I highly reccommend it. When I started the second week, I had really frequent headaches and my eyes hurt. Two days ago (about the 9th day) I couldn't stop crying, and that weekend I slept all day and did not feel like going out or studying. Before the meds I freaked out if the apartment was dirty, and now I don't care at all. When I first started the pills I cleaned a lot, but now after 11 days I don't do anything productive. I feel like I'm on an emotional roller coaster, and I don't know what to believe anymore. Do I have insomnia or do I sleep too much? It it constatly changing everyday. Why do I not feel like doing anything some days and then wanting to do it all on other days? I guess I just have to | F | 20 | 13 days | 12/3/2006 | 3 | Depression/loss of focus | constant headaches, my eyes feel strained and are always red, emotional rollar coaster, loss of appetite, slight increase in libido, more focus, more energy, pain in neck, I'm always shaking my legs when I sit, restlessness, irritability some days, sleeping all day sometimes or not able to sleep much at all other days. | This is my eleventh day. The first week was fine, I actually liked cleaning, had more focus in school, I used to doze off in class, but never imagine doing that now. When I started the second week, I had really frequent headaches and my eyes hurt. Two days ago (about the 9th) I couldn't stop crying, and that weekend I slept all day and did not feel like going out or studying. I'm hoping the headaches will go away, or else I will have to try another medication, for it is really unbearable. Around 5-7 days, I had trouble sleeping, my mind was racing with thoughts and ideas that I had to write down. I took Trazodone whenever I experienced this and now I sleep fine. I only have to take it once and the rest of the week I don't have trouble sleeping at all. After the day I cried all day and then slept all day, I felt "okay" again, except for the headaches. Before the meds I freaked out if the apartment was dirty, and now I don't care at all. When I first started the pills I cleaned | F | 20 | 13 days | 12/3/2006 | 3 | Depression/loss of focus | constant headaches, my eyes feel strained and are always red, emotional rollar coaster, loss of appetite, slight increase in libido, more focus, more energy, pain in neck, I'm always shaking my legs when I sit, restlessness, irritability some days, sleeping all day sometimes or not able to sleep much at all other days. Please email me about your side effects, or chat, my aim is yanajuana. | This is my eleventh day. The first week was fine, I actually liked cleaning, had more focus in school, I used to doze off in class, but never imagine doing that now. The first week I had trouble sleeping and had racing thoughts while lying in bed. Trazodone got rid of this completely. I highly reccommend it. When I started the second week, I had really frequent headaches and my eyes hurt. Two days ago (about the 9th day) I couldn't stop crying, and that weekend I slept all day and did not feel like going out or studying. Before the meds I freaked out if the apartment was dirty, and now I don't care at all. When I first started the pills I cleaned a lot, but now after 11 days I don't do anything productive. I feel like I'm on an emotional roller coaster, and I don't know what to believe anymore. Do I have insomnia or do I sleep too much? It it constatly changing everyday. Why do I not feel like doing anything some days and then wanting to do it all on other days? I guess I just have to | F | 20 | 13 days | 12/3/2006 | 3 | Depression/loss of focus | constant headaches, my eyes feel strained and are always red, emotional rollar coaster, loss of appetite, slight increase in libido, more focus, more energy, pain in neck, I'm always shaking my legs when I sit, restlessness, irritability some days, sleeping all day sometimes or not able to sleep much at all other days. | This is my eleventh day. The first week was fine, I actually liked cleaning, had more focus in school, I used to doze off in class, but never imagine doing that now. When I started the second week, I had really frequent headaches and my eyes hurt. Two days ago (about the 9th) I couldn't stop crying, and that weekend I slept all day and did not feel like going out or studying. I'm hoping the headaches will go away, or else I will have to try another medication, for it is really unbearable. Around 5-7 days, I had trouble sleeping, my mind was racing with thoughts and ideas that I had to write down. I took Trazodone whenever I experienced this and now I sleep fine. I only have to take it once and the rest of the week I don't have trouble sleeping at all. After the day I cried all day and then slept all day, I felt "okay" again, except for the headaches. Before the meds I freaked out if the apartment was dirty, and now I don't care at all. When I first started the pills I cleaned | F | 20 | 13 days | 12/3/2006 | 2 | weight loss & anxiety | Insommnia, agitation, anger, tinnitus, loss of appetite, dry mouth | At the same time I began Wellbutrin, I also discovered I was 4 weeks pregnant. I alternately felt wired and exhausted. I was in a terrible mood and very irritable and aggressive. The biggest thing I noticed was that I was very revved up and super alert, to the point where I could not go to sleep at night. I would wake up with the most miserable cotton mouth. Normally, I fall asleep quite easily, but with Wellbutrin SR at 300 mg, I had to have complete darkness and silence...until the tinnitus started. Then I had to have background noise. The worst thing for me was that I had a hard time shutting down my thoughts due to the increased focus. Normally, I would not complain about something like that, but at a time when my body needs its rest, this drug was NOT working out for me! My appetite was shut down, which, if it was an appropriate time for weight loss, would not have been a bad thing at all. Quite frankly, I felt like I was on speed. While Wellbutrin may work well for som | F | 28 | 2 weeks | 12/3/2006 | 3 | reduce numbness from Celexa | Heart racing at night developed hives/rash intense itching after 2 weeks at 150 MG | F | 42 | 14 days | 12/2/2006 | 5 | Depression, Anger | For the fisrt week I was spacey & forgetful. I also had some problems with insomnia. Currently I am experiencing no noticable side-effects. | I can't believe the change 150 mg of Welbutrin XL has had on me. When I get depressed, it comes out as anger and my poor family has been dealing with me for almost a decade. :( I honestly don't know why I did not start this drug sooner. I still have days where I feel a little down (cold, grey days) but I am no longer ANGRY. My husband has noticed such a difference and I honestly feel like my old, sweet self again- not the raving, b!tchy lunatic I had become. I think some people might experience problem with Welbutrin if the increase their dose too soon. Honestly, I am going to try to stick to 150 mg as long as I can. | F | 33 | 1 months | 12/1/2006 | 4 | depression | A ton of nasty ones at first. I was so angry. Now not many, pretty much just nervousness and the feeling that I will never be able to stop taking it. | I don't feel like wellbutrin has worked as well as I could hope, I still get periods of horrible depression, but I am not always consistant in taking it. Am s'posed to take it morning and afternoon and sometimes forget the afternoon dose- but the periods of depression don't correlate with the missed doses. | F | 25 | 1 years | 11/30/2006 | 5 | seasonal depression | come and go headaches and drowsiness the first couple of days (could have been PMS), feeling a little hyper and a little spacey. anxiety/panic attacks but not enough to quit | i have only been on it a week, 7 days of 150 XL and 2 days of 300 XL. my mood seems sunnier, i seem to focus and be more motivated at work. appeitite supressed a little. first couple of days were rough but i am starting to like it more and more. i have waves of feeling "cracked out" like drinking too much coffee, but it comes and goes thru the day. | F | 26 | 8 days | 11/29/2006 | 5 | Could be mildly depressed. | None thus far. | My sister takes Wellbutrin right now and we have the same Doctor. I want to get on it because I think I might be depressed. Unfortunatly, my appointment to see my doctor isn't for another month and a half. I was wondering if it is safe to take 150mg samples of Wellbutrin before seeing my doc? Afterall, my sister just said that it took 1 minute for her appointment and that she basically asked her if she felt down, anxious, or nervous. Please write back! | F | 19 | 0 days | 11/28/2006 | 2 | anxiety,depression. | tight/sore neck, headache, bad taste in mouth, insomnia, acid reflux, tremor, a lot of twitching, slightly unsteady on my feet | I am also taking luvox for ocd. When I told my doc about the bad wellbutrin side effects, he suggested cutting back on the luvox as the combination of the two at the level I was taking was too much. (300mg of both) Now it's 200 mg of luvox and 300 wellbutrin. Hope this works so I can stop TWITCHING!! | F | 50 | 4 weeks | 11/28/2006 | 3 | ADD | Vivid dreams (nightly, but not in the negative sense. my dreams are a little wierd, but containt places and people I know, but out of context), hyperactive / overdrive (occasionally, but evening out), neasuea (daily), jaw clenching / tightening of jaw (at week 3, my current time frame), | I felt nothing my first day, then on the end of day two I started feeling a little "off." At the end of day 3, I started feeling very strange - my feet were sweating, my body went numb, felt like I was starting to roll. (wouldn't that be an interesting side effect?) This only lasted about 15 minutes and hadn't happened since. At the end of the first week, I noticed I was sleeping much better and able to wake up almost on time with out my alarm clock. I haven't been able to do that in years. I'm eating a little less than usual and I find myself not "grazing" as much as I used to. Now, at week, 3, my jaw is feeling tight and I'm clamping down hard on my teeth but don't know it until my teeth start to hurt. I hope this goes away soon, but I want to keep taking this medication untill it starts helping with my ADD. I've notice an increase in my ability to stay on target for increased periods of time. | M | 31 | 3 weeks | 11/27/2006 | 5 | Depression, Anxiety | A compulsion to check websites about the drug | If you have questions - PLEASE post your e-mail address, you might actually get an answer! | F | 5 years | 11/21/2006 | 5 | Major Depression, Anxiety NOS | Constipation, for which I take fiber pills & Fig Newtons. A little unsteadiness in my hands. Sometimes I feel a little too "hopped up," and at 400mg SR I felt irratable, and almost identical to the way I felt when I got sick and missed a few days of it. Cranky is the right word if you multiply it times 10. I strongly recommend tapering slowly in either direction. All in all, this med is the best as far as side effects go. It's great if it works for you, but it doesn't work for everyone. | I've been on and off for a few years at varying doses. I seem to think I can live without a med once I start really feeling better. Hmmmmm..... *I am wondering if anyone else has had an experience with camparing the SR vs. the non-sustained-release version.* I have given myself the notariety at my clinic of being "non-med-compliant," but I am always safe, and always give what they have to offer me a good college try. Zoloft sent me the wrong direction, as did the Lamictal and the Zyprexa. Lately the Wb 200mg SR hadn't been great, but I really noticed when I went off becuase I got the flu and couldn't keep anything down. It was bad news even when the nausea et all subsided. I took a few more days worth. I ran out and started taking my backup non-SR 75mg/3x day (225mg) for a few days, and finally felt like my gears were oiled again. Has anyone experienced a difference between the SR and non SR? How about SR vs. XL? | F | 38 | 9 months | 11/21/2006 | 3 | for depression | nausea, and an intangible discomfort (lightheadedness,bleariness) | i'm taking 150 mg of wellbutrin XL; was on 10 mg of lexapro for about 4 years and wanted to get off it because of weight gain, disturbing dreams and other side effects. i like wellbrutrin because it's energized me, helped me act more social, restored my libido somewhat, BUT I find myself feeling more vunerable and apprehensive and emotionally very raw. there's a bad job situation contributing to this, but i'm in a rage frequently and worry i'm acting like a deranged person - cursing when I miss a bus or train. i think i might have to start taking lexapro again because i need the protection it offered. also, i always know when I've taken W because I don't feel right immediately afterwards. I also feel its ebb and flow during the day. maybe the non-time release version would be better. | F | 59 | 2 months | 11/17/2006 | 1 | mild depressoin | worked at first, felt great, then had increased anxiety and irrational thoughts. | I began taking Wellbutrin about 4 months ago for mild depression and because I was trying to quit smoking. The medication worked great at first. In the past two weeks I have had increased anxiety, irrational thoughts (thoughts that just didn't make sense or weren't common sense), inability to focus and feelings of being withdrawn from my family. These side effects came on suddenly in relation to how long I had been on the drug. I have now been prescribed Zoloft and my primary care doctor and therapist feel this is the best route to go. I have never in my life felt the feelings I felt lately and they are sporadic and come one without warning, then I am completely fine again for several hours or even days. These feelings (mental and physical) absolutely scared me and I can't wait to get this drug out of my system. | F | 36 | 4 months | 11/17/2006 | 3 | Quit Smoking | Anger. Anxiety. | I have been feeling angry and hostile for weeks. The anger has been completely irrational and I've felt as though I can't control it and I have to lash out and throw something or rip something in order to release the rage. This is a very, very frightening feeling. I have never been like this before. I thought it was because I quit smoking and my blood sugar was out of wack but I changed my diet. Now I know it's the Wellbutrin. I am going off of this drug tomorrow. I'll have to research whether I can just quit altogether or if I need to wean off. I would recommend this drug to quit smoking because it really did help with that. But if you start to feel irrationally angry, irritable, moody, or anxious I would immediately take a look at Wellbutrin as being a possible cause. | F | 32 | 4 months | 11/14/2006 | 4 | depression | The only side effect I can detect is I am irritable. It is not like me to shout at my grandchildren. I lose my patience too fast. | I love the way it helps with the less confusion of many of antidepressents. I am taking with prozac also. I see some people had some problems being irritable. Any advise? Will it go away? Anything I can do? Does anyone think this is due to combination of the prozac and wellbutrin together? I have been on prozac by itself but I am trying to lose weight and be less confused and asked for wellbutrin. Any advice? | F | 50 | 30 days | 11/12/2006 | 1 | anxiety/depression | hyperactive, irrational thoughts, suicidal thoughts, dry mouth, tremor, insomnia, extreme hair loss, major mood swings/crying episodes | I was prescribed Wellbutrin from my primary care doctor because I had gone to him with symptoms of anxiety and depression. Unfortunately it was the WRONG drug for my anxiety (which was the primary issue) -- the drug made me super hyper and just completely miserable. I felt like I was on a speed-like high all the time but couldn't concentrate or remember anything. I couldn't sleep and had several crying episodes a day where I just felt absolutely desperate. This drug made my anxiety much worse -- it should never have been prescribed to me! I'm on Zoloft now and am totally back to my normal self. Please be cautious when using Wellbutrin -- it's a scary, scary drug. | F | 26 | 14 days | 11/6/2006 | 3 | Anxiety, Seasonal Affect. Disorder | On 150mg: Weight loss (about 10lbs) On 300mg: So many! Jittery, heart palpitations, insomnia, ringing in my ears, memory issues, confusion, possibly MORE anxiety than before. | I am definitely switching back to the 150mg dose. I thought I would experience better anxiety relief on the 300mg dose, but there are so many side effects I just can't continue taking it. I really loved the 150mg dose - no side effects, really! I have tried about every other anti-anxiety/depression pill out there, and Wellbutrin is definitely the best. Just don't go too high on the dosage! | F | 23 | 2 months | 11/5/2006 |