WELLBUTRIN Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.2 (1230 Ratings)

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRINCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 5  smoking cessation, mild depression Just in last couple weeks my heart beats faster just in the evenings - rest of the day is fine. My apetite has increased since I've quit smoking too. I love it. Initially started taking it for smoking cessation and it works. Just lately have noticed increased heart beats in the evenings. Have continued taking Wellbutrin for mild depression. My dosage from beginning to now: 150 mg in the morning - that's it. Have felt no need to have dosage increased. I sleep great, eat more (I needed that but now I've gained what I needed to gain and it keeps climbing up!), normal dreams, normal mood, increased desire to be social again. F 49 3 months
9/6/2006
 4  Mild Depression Extreme Insomnia,Strange Body Odor, No appetite/Weight Loss, Clenched Jaw/Jaw Pain, Strange taste in mouth, Hand tremors, Paranoia, Memory loss, Constant Itchiness, Acne, Irritability, No motivation/depressed, Dry mouth/thirsty, Lethargic/foggy mind I got just about every side effect out there! I went through hell the first 2 weeks on Wellbutrin SR 150mg twice a day. I wanted to stop taking it, but I wanted it to work so bad that I perservered through my hell. I started reading up on the medication and found out that the INITIAL dose should be 100mg to 150mg ONCE a day, not TWICE a day. So I think I had a lot of those side effects because my doctor overdosed me!! Terrible. After 2 weeks, my doctor dropped me down to 100 mgs twice a day. My side effects pretty much disappeared after 2 weeks. I now feel really good and think this is working. I am glad I perservered! Make sure your doctor doesn't overdose you on this medicine when you start it. I believe it does work, you just have to get the right prescription and then work through the side effects. The side effects do go away, just have strength. F 29 3 weeks
9/5/2006
 5  post pardem depression None After my second son, I could not get a handle on what was wrong. After talking with my doctor I was diagnosised with Post Pardem Depression (3 months after his birth). Once I started on Wellbutrin XL, I really started to feel better. I was much happier, the anger that I had to everything and everyone seemed to melt away. I was more like myself. I was on 150mg for a week and then went to 300mg. After 6 months I went off the meds to see if my body and corrected is imbalance from the pregnancy. No such luck, so my doctor and I decided to put me back on for an additional 9 months. After the nine months I came off of the Wellbutrin XL and all is still good. It has been 7 months since I have been off it and life is still good. I know it has not worked for everyone, but it helped me out and for that my family and I are grateful. F 37 16 months
8/30/2006
 4  smoking cessation loss of interest/engagement in previously enjoyable pursuits (eating, reading, watching a movie, sleeping); inability to get particularly excited about anything (mad or sad); like being stuck in neutral all day; noticeably dry mouth If you want to stop smoking, this stuff definitely works. You begin by not liking anything about the cigarette when you have one and then end up not even craving them to begin with. I was a pack-a-day 15+ year smoker who's quit briefly several times before with no luck - amazed how quickly this took effect. Left me much less edgy and jittery than nicotine patches, which didn't take away cravings anyway. Of course I also didn't seem to care for much else I used to get pleasure from, but seemed small temporary price to pay considering the benefit. Once I felt I had a handle on quitting cigarettes (about a month of taking it) I quit cold turkey with no side effects. The mental detachment it seemed to be causing was beginning to freak me out. Now I just take it for a couple of weeks at a time if uncontrollable cravings come back (has only happened twice in last 2 years) F 37 30 days
8/30/2006
 5  depression imsomnia for a few weeks, forgetfulness, low sex drive, dry mouth F 19 1 years
8/29/2006
 2  depression/anxiety MAJOR INSOMNIA!! constant anger towards my family and anyone in my path! crying all the time, restless legs, and feeling just plain NUTS! took zoloft 4 years...loved it, except the weight gain and teeth grinding. tried lexapro for 2 months, bad, bad stuff....this isn't helping either. it's been almost a week, still feeling lousy. how long do these side effects last?? very scary right now, but trying to stick it out... F 30 7 days
8/28/2006
 5  Depression First month: Anxious, Horrible headaches, hyperactivity Long-Term: Memory Loss...I just blame it on age! Love the drug! It got me out of a hole and I rarely suffer from depression - maybe one, two week episode per year. And I did NOT gain weight and it did NOT affect my sexual drive at all ! F 40 2 years
8/27/2006
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 1  Insomnia and PMS insomnia, irritable, unpredictable (sometimes motivated, sometimes depressed) dizzy, anxious, impatient, angry. I weaned onto Wellbutrin within a week. Negative symptoms seem to be getting worse with the dosage. I ate like a pig the last 5 days and extremely impatient and angry. F 38 10 days
8/27/2006
 3  depression Biggest side effect for me so far has been racing heart rate, which makes me feel a bit jittery. Normal heart rate is about 60 for me, and it has jumped up to about 100-120, and higher with mild exertion. Insomnia was one of my major symptoms of depression and that hasn't changed at all - no improvement or worsening. Also occasionally some light-headedness or weakness. Have not noticed any increased libido or decreased appetite, which is too bad. I could use both! Started on 150 mg SR once daily six weeks ago and am now on twice a day dose, for the last week. I have not noticed much improvement, and actually got worse last week, so got the dose bumped up. I have had a previous episode of major depression that responded pretty well to Wellbutrin, but it took several months (weeks to notice improvement, months to get 'normal'). Reserving judgement on the effectiveness this time around - it just seems to take a while to kick in for me. F 39 6 weeks
8/25/2006
 3  Stop Smoking Good gawd! This stuff definitely worked for numbing my mind to smoking (I'm a pack a day for 20+ yrs.). But now, 7 days later, I've decided to quit this stuff after having such high hopes and now will go it alone with just patches. I started at 150mg a day then on the 5th day started 21mg patches. Well, in the meantime, I had a severe panic attack (day 2), I got so anxious & paranoid I couldn't leave the damn house (day 3 & 4, kept trying to talk myself into leaving, WTF!?), then 2 days ago I started 21mg patches with WB. Man....I can't even drive without being cockeyed and nervous. It's soooo not safe. I went to buy 14mg patches to see if that made a difference and it didn't. I wake tomorrow to just patches and hopefully, no leftover SE's of this stuff. My sister used this for smoking cessation and it worked like a miracle drug for her with no SE's. It does the same 'miracle' of making me not want to smoke. But the SE's are atrocious. I believe it also amplified a crisis situation we'd had here as well making me 100 times more depressed than I normally would have been (I even thought I shouldn't give this much a damn about this situation, but I did). It really is like someone made the miracle drug that makes you so jacked up while on it, you eagerly go back to dealing with sh*t on your own....like nicotine withdrawal.....OR what you THOUGHT was depressing before WB was nothing like slowly going crazy on this stuff. Glad it works for some of you though! M 38 7 days
8/20/2006
 5  depression insomnia is only negative side effect I started on Wellbutrin XL four and a half weeks ago. My first two weeks I had 150 mg and after that was increased to 300 mg. I noticed nothing the first few weeks, and then all of a sudden it hit me. I feel so much better. More energy, I laugh more, and am feeling like my old self after mild depression for last seven years. Additionally, my sex-drive has gone from non-existent to through the roof. I have NEVER known what it's like to have a strong libido before, EVER! Now my wonderful husband is on cloud 9 and so am I. I really have a hard time putting it into words. I ever expected this as a "side effect." Now my husband refers to my daily pill as my "aphrodisiac." One other thing to note, I have also been on 20 mg daily of Lexapro. My physician has kept me on it in addition to adding the Wellbutrin. She said I should cut down to 10 mg now, since Lexapro is known to have negative sexual side effects, and she said my libido will go up even more if I c F 36 33 days
8/19/2006
 3  depression at 150mg: dizziness, very shakey, feeling incredibly stoned and spaced out, dry mouth, mild nausea, loss of appetite, no more desire for smoking or drinking alcohol. at 300mg: same symptons but also severe insomnia, headaches. I was quite happy at 150mg until my doctor prescribed 300mg (saying that was the average). Now I'm just feeling depressed again and very emotional, while feeling "medicated". Not good. Just stay on a low dosage if you were fine with that. F 29 5 weeks
8/19/2006
 2  depression and smoking I have been filled with rage and have been lashing out like an insane woman. I am hoping this will end. I have been on it for six weeks. In addition, I have had insomnia and headaches. My friends are wondering what is wrong with me. Also , I feel a dissconnect to others. I have an anxious feeling that I cannot shake. I am not sure whether to stick it out or go off it. My smoking cravings have been minimal. For this reason alone, I feel like I should stay on it, as I have been unsuccessful for many many years when trying to quit. F 36 45 days
8/17/2006
 1  2 months severe anger, short fuse, headaches, bad breathe, insomnia, just constant irratiblity, loss of concentration, a diconnect from other people, horny (would be great, but am single at the moment, feeling TOTALLY CRAZY, feelings of hate. I have less of a desire to smoke. But this drug has made me INSANE!!! Before I was a little depressed and smoked, but sane. Now I am crazy! F 35 60 days
8/17/2006
 4  depression none excellent. I could be "happier" but I started on 200 mg/day and went up to 300 mg/day and noticed no difference. Should I go off it and see where I am at? M 50 5 years
8/16/2006
 2  depression/bipolar disorder shakiness, tremors, spaced out feeling, tingling in extremities, racing heart,dizziness (so much it is hard to walk) headache; like I had way too much caffiene and I am "high" I haven't noticed if it is helping or not, switched from prozac because of sexual side effects and weight gain. These side effects are driving me crazy, please someone tell me how long this lasts! F 32 7 days
8/16/2006
 3  with effexor for depression teeth grinding I was taking this with effexor to help with the sexual side effects of the effexor. I ground my teeth so bad I had to be fitted with a $400 night guard. When I ran out of wellbutrin, the grinding stopped and I realized that the med was causing it. My doc had never heard of this before. It didn't really help witht he sex drive, either. M 29 6 months
8/15/2006
 3  Social Anxiety, Panic disorder Extreme thirst, dry mouth, a tad spacy, a mild mania I started taking Wellbutrin extended release, 100mgs/day, 7 days ago. I also take Lorazepam, 6mgs a day. I read some of the other side effects that people are having and am relieved to know that 'thirst' is high among them. It's such a weird side effect. Anyway, I'm not sure if I'm going to continue on this medication or not, given the slight mania it gives me. I'll stay up all night washing dishes and reading and other (benign) activities. If these symptoms disappear in the next couple of weeks, I'll stay on it, however, since it's lowering my dependence on lorazepam. M 23 7 days
8/14/2006
 4  depression - dry mouth - shakey and anxious - fast heartrate - feeling really stoned and wired, but also really spaced out - staying up late - really crazy dreams I started on 150mg. I noticed that I no longer have cravings for cigarettes or alcohol. I've cut down on both immensely. I'm a bit more alert and I've noticed that I'm happier, but not abnormally happy. Just peacefully happy. I no longer feel really down and sad day to day. When I am sad, it feels normal. Overall, I feel like a normal person instead of a sad emotional wreck. I started taking 300mg daily (my doctor told me that is the average) so I'm curious as to what the next phase will be. F 29 4 weeks
8/8/2006
 1  Depression intense sleepiness, even after a full night's rest I was falling asleep at my cubicle at work. M 5 days
8/7/2006

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