WELLBUTRIN Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (1230 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WELLBUTRIN with similar:
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| 4 | Severe clinical depression | Doc just increased dosage to 450 mg and switched me to Wellbutrin xr from sr. I feel like my stomach is constantly in knots and I want to cry. On the plus side I have more energy and I am losing the weight gained on zoloft. Haven't had much libido, which is unusal. | 13 years on these kinds of meds and side effects still suck. What happens when the cure is worse than the illness? | M | 34 | 7 days | 6/27/2006 | 1 | Depression | Anxiety, exhaustion, anger, depression, sleeplessness, fatigue. | F | 28 | 21 days | 6/27/2006 | 4 | depression & increased sex drive | tinnitus!!! little desire to eat/metallic taste in mouth, vivid dreams, insomnia (went away, but now I wake up easily and have trouble falling back asleep). Weight loss | I have taken Wellbutrin in the past and my sex drive went through the roof. I was able to easily have an insane amount of orgasms. The side effects are noticable. All I hear is ringing in my ears and I am hoping that it goes away. I have little desire to eat, and I think that is tied into this metallic taste that I have in my mouth. Certain foods taste funny. I am down to my lowest weight in five years! Vivid dreams, dry mouth after waking up. I had trouble sleeping at first, but now I have trouble falling back asleep if woken up in the middle of the night. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 6/25/2006 | 1 | Depression | Hypermania, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts. | I was prescribed Wellbutrin while going through a divorce about 4 years ago. I had told the physician that I was down and finding it difficult to concentrate at work, and she recommended it as a 'mild' antidepressant, and the one that would be the best fit with my lifestyle. I am a pharmaceutical executive, ironically . . . not sure if that is relevant, but I think I'm pretty open minded and objective about side effects. Honestly, 4 years later, I'm still frightened and fascinated by what this drug did to me. Within a week, I was so anxious and so keyed up that I simply could not sleep. This led to a one of the craziest nights in my life, when I just laid in bed crying and honestly, truly, wanting to kill myself. I basically just went crazy. I went off the medication immediately, and within a few days was functioning fine again. This experience scared the hell out of me - I just came across this website and decided to post it, even though it's been 4 years. | M | 34 | 7 days | 6/23/2006 | 4 | mild depression | First and foremost, severe insomnia, not just the kind where you have trouble sleeping, but I don't sleep at all. There are other side effects like not being hungry, a little agitated (probably from the lack of sleep), racing heart-beat, dry mouth, etc, but its the insomnia that is crazy. | If anyone out there can tell me how long the insomnia is going to last for, I would really appreciate it. I have beeen on Wellbutrin XL for 2 weeks now on 150mg and will be increasing to 300mg soon, I can only imagine the insomnia will be worse. I asked my doctor for ambian or another sleep medicine and he said I have to "push through" the side effects and won't prescribe anything else. I have been taking OTC sleeping pills, but they don't help, I'm open for suggestions. (My e-mail is [email protected]) | F | 32 | 2 weeks | 6/18/2006 | 3 | depression | side effects are bad in the since that depression is worse dont really mind any of the other side effects | ive taken wellbutrin before and it got me through but it is hard for me to know if its for me or not i am very dissappointed in my doctors its like they threw threw the drug at me and kicked me out the door. i really feel like dieing | M | 40 | 6 days | 6/17/2006 | 3 | depression | angiety nervesness dry mouth insomnia consipation or diarrea feeling of totally lost | i have to say to be honest this my seccond posting and i hate for anybody to loose hope,i gettingclos if i havnt already ive taken wellbutrin off and on for a number of years this time ive taken it for 6 days and the depression seems to be worse i do feel like the doctors give me this drug and said dont let the door hit you on the way out and yea yea yea poor me i have no one to talk to about the drug or its consequences any suggestions go uder 5 and let me know | M | 40 | 6 times | 6/17/2006 | 5 | ADHD | Terrible headache until I adjusted to the dosage that works best for me - two 100's twice a day. I have slight hand tremors and some thirst. | The headaches went away and the other symptoms are well worth the results. I feel like it changed my life by making me able to keep track of things, pay bills, and concentrate on what I'm doing. Everyone is different but this really works for me. | F | 28 | 9 months | 6/14/2006 | 1 | depression | Extreme irritability and very agitated to the point that I snap at things that I NEVER snapped at; including my 19 month old son. I feel even more depressed at times and cry almost everyday since starting it. My poor little boy and husband have to deal with my moods and that's not fair. | I think a lot of people choose to take wellbutrin xl because it claims to have low risk of sexual side affects. I was taking Paxil CR for years with no problems at all; I felt great on it. I switched to wellbutrin xl because of the low risk of sexual side affects and because Paxil CR is not recommended for people that may or want to become pregnant; which I plan on doing. Wellbutrin XL was the worst anti-depressant I have EVER taken, and I would never recommend it to anyone. It's pretty ridiculous how someone would invent a med that could control depression but drive you crazy at the same time. ??????? | F | 34 | 2 months | 6/9/2006 | 2 | depression | moody, anger (rage) | weight gain, bloating | M | 34 | 1 years | 6/7/2006 | 5 | Smoking Cessation | I had no side effect whatsoever. | I would never have believed in a million years that a PILL could help me/make me stop smoking. I started smoking when I was 15 years old, quit during both pregnancies in my late 20's/early 30's and started up again. I was a two to three pack a day smoker and I have stopped and started so many times I don't even want to think about it. This, for me, has been an absolute miracle drug. Within just three or four days of taking it (300mg) I was losing my desire to smoke and cigarettes tasted absolutely horrible. I did not wake up in the morning and want one with my coffee. I did not want one while having a glass of wine or beer. I was smoke free within two weeks. You just don't think about, there are no nicotine cravings, no anxiety or obsession about not being able to smoke. I used to plan my day around when and where I could smoke and feel anxious if I knew I was going somewhere and would not be able to smoke. This is absolutely a Godsend for me. If you truly WANT to quit, this w | F | 44 | 12 months | 6/4/2006 | 4 | Depression | First Time(for a week or so): Nausea, Insomnia, Jittery Forgetfulness, which didn't seem to go away. SEX DRIVE!!! Second Time (Currently): Nausea + Jittery I can see how weight loss could easily happen. I can't afford to lose weight, so I made sure I ate. | I thought Wellbutrin was a miracle drug my first time around. After the side effects went away after the first week, I felt great! Even my sexual drive came back. I was so content with everything. I took it for 3 months and quit for no reason -stupid. I am now trying Wellbutrin a second time at the encouragement of family and it doesn't seem the same. I don't feel the happiness that I did before (so far). I may have a bit better sex drive. But it doesn't seem quite the same, which depresses me in itself! Has anyone else had problems a second time around? Please e-mail me! Otherwise I would encourage anyone thinking about taking Wellbutrin to give it time to work. Tough-out the nausea and sleeplessness. I really liked it! And anyone thinking about quiting, make sure you really want to... | F | 35 | 7 days | 5/31/2006 | 4 | Depression | Strange taste in my mouth--like I'm inhaling hairspray vapors. Spaciness and fuzzy thinking. brain buzz, and a tremor in one hand. All in all, quite bearable when stacked against the benefits. | Experienced immediate improvement: increased energy, more engaged in work, more interest in everything. Have a generally sunnier outlook. And no more sleeping in the middle of the day. I've found, however, that 300mg doesn't improve my outlook--but has increased the negative side effects. Plan to ask my doctor to let me cut back. | F | 50 | 60 days | 5/30/2006 | 3 | depression, stress | increased desire to consume alcohol, problems sleeping, huge mood swings, weepiness | Currently my doctor swithched me from Lexapro to Wellbutrin XL. I was on Lexapro for approximately 6 weeks and unable to sleep more than 4-5 hours a night (however, I'm the type that Benadryl doesn't make me sleepy either. I am currently experiencing unbearable stress at my job. I am also either going through perimenopause or due to stress at work it is affecting my menstrual cycle, since it is only about 14 days, then mences onset for 10-21 days and then off for another 14 days. Progestin shots did not result in regulation of the menstrual cycle, therefore my doctor thought to attack the stress and depression issues to see if it relieves the irregular cycle. So far, I was seeing better results from Lexapro than Wellbutrin, except for the lack of sleep, but its still early in the game, so I will continue for the next 4-weeks until I see my doctor again. Now I'm able to get more like 6 hours/night rather than before. I do feel a bigger lack of energy than I did with the Lexapro. | F | 41 | 10 days | 5/27/2006 | 5 | Moderate Depression | Racing heart, increased energy, headache for first week, and increased thirst. | I've been depressed off and on over the past 8 years and most recently after the birth of my daughter, who is now 3 years old. So I figure now its no longer post-partum and just my old problems returning. The medicine keeps me going all day--no longer come home and sit on the couch exhausted and too insecure to go out. Used Serzone years ago, and Paxil. Hated both and stopped taking them because they made me feel heavy-headed and mentally slow. Wellbutrin is a God-send as I am able to control my appetite more and have a decrease in social anxiety. The worse sympton I listed is the racing heart. It feels like my heart is "falling" in my chest about 15 times a day, and my resting pulse is no longer 65, but around 75. But I do feel like I can get things done faster than before, but I wouldn't classify it as a manic sensation as I don't want to do things that are illegal or stupid! At night, it's like my batteries have been taken out and I sleep the entire night (I take it at nig | F | 33 | 4 weeks | 5/22/2006 | 3 | depression | really bad headaches for the first week, not like regular tension headaches or migraines -- but then they went away | I think it probably stopped me from getting worse (which was the trend before I started taking it) but didn't make me any better, plus I was always nervous about the potential for seizures. Took Serzone with no effect for several months, and Zoloft made me super agitated, violent, and scared (I actually considered getting under the bed). Still looking for the right medication for me. | F | 32 | 3 months | 5/22/2006 | 4 | PMS | The first few days I had intense energy (that's waned as I've gotten used to the drug), a bit of sleeplessness and dry mouth at first. Vivid dreams (not a good thing, since my dreams tend to be pretty stressful), weight loss (I like this part), nervous stomach at times. | I take 150mgs for two weeks out of the month...almost completely cures my really intense PMS symptoms--something that Zoloft and Serafem couldn't do. Helps me focus a bit too. | F | 34 | 1 months | 5/19/2006 | 3 | Depression | Better ability to orgasm, jittery feeling, loss of appetite, extreme mood swings, get angry easily and it's difficult to control, anxiety, and in general not feeling like myself. Also, feels like the depression has gotten worse. Hoping everything but the increased ability to orgasm will go away soon! | I am on my 2nd wk of Wellbutrin XL, 150 mg/day. I took Paxil for 9 months before, and although it worked well to alleviate the depression, the side effects eventually became intolerable (extreme somnolence, weight gain, inability to orgasm). Decided to take Wellbutrin because I heard good things, and no sexual side effects. I must say that at the present moment I'm hating Wellbutrin because of the mood swings, anxiety, uncontrollable anger, etc. I feel like I have gone from being depressed to Manic-depressive!! I read that these can be normal in the beginning and should go away after taking the drug for a longer period of time, (I experienced something similar when I started Paxil that I had chalked up to the depression, but now suspect it might have been an initial response to the Paxil), so I am hanging in there for now...will let you know how it goes. | F | 22 | 12 days | 5/18/2006 | 3 | Depression | Unlike others I experienced a rapid weight gain. Vivid and frequent dreams most unpleasant. Only a mild effect to alleviate depression. After taking paxil and then effexor which eliminated entirely my libido that fortunately has returned | I am going to try going completely without any anti-depressant drug as the side effects of each are worse than my depression. | F | 48 | 3 months | 5/18/2006 | 2 | depression | Insomnia, nausea, vivid dream, fatigue | This drug did not work for my depression. I had alot of nausea and was tired due to insomnia. I felt spacey and out of it. | F | 43 | 7 days | 5/18/2006 |