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 |
| 3 | major depression/anxiety | heart palpitations!!some trouble sleeping. irritibility and anger. | I have tried a number of meds. Wellbutrin has really helped with the depression. I take only 100mg of SR, can't tolerate any more... puts me in absolute mania/hyperactivity. But my heart is skipping beats more and more, and my legs seem to be fatigued while on it -- so, finally, I have decided tghat it has to go. But if you can stand the side effects it can be helpful. | M | 49 | 7 months | 3/5/2006 | 3 | Major Depression/ADD | I've taken pretty much every form and dosage of this med. No side effects when I took it 3 years ago for about 18 months, and with celexa it worked great. Was put back on it over the summer, and within one week felt like I was trying to claw my way out of my own skin. The inability to breathe was unbearable. I became insanely cranky and irritable. The dosage and type were changed twice, but it just stayed terrible. | My doctor thinks that the Wellbutrin threw me into a "hypomanic" phase, and wants to treat me for bipolar disorder. Why did this happen now and not the last time I took it? Does this ride on the mental illness express ever end? | F | 35 | 2 months | 3/2/2006 | 3 | ADHD | Dizzyness, headaches, sensitivity to light, rolling feeling like i'm on a bad roller coaster ride. Increase sweating, lip numbness,falling back asleep, vivid dreams, a bit more emotional than usual. I feel zoned out at times. | Has helped me concentrate better, increase sex drive and life changing orgasims... definatley a perk. I figure it'll take awhile for my body to adjust. | F | 20 | 2 weeks | 3/2/2006 | 2 | mild depression, low energy, add | feeling very spacey and forgetful. also feeling achy. no signs of depression releif yet. will give it time to see f side effects go away and depression is relieved. | F | 34 | 5 days | 2/26/2006 | 2 | penile problems, smoking | pooping ALOT, peeing CONSTANTLY, gave me dry mouth, i kept feeling like i was getting tickled but nobody was there, my amount of erections INCREASED TOTALLY, made me want to smoke so bad that i would actually light another cigarette before i was was done with one, i had a strange habit of scratching my genitals, and VERY BAD ANGER PROBLEMS | Well, first i must tell you mwhat happened to me after taking wellbutrin for about 3 1/2 weeks. I was in the conference room where i worked(as in past tense) and i was giving a presentation. but everyone was acting very wierd and looking at me. well, i slightly noticed where they were looking and then i looked down. i had an erection. when everyone knew that i noticed my problem, they started to laugh(even my boss!!!)so i covered it up with my presentation papers, yelled at everybody(i was just screaming and yelling!)so 2 minutes later my boss told me to leave and to come back when i werent such an asshole. thats when i thought "this is the line", so i walked up to my boss, lit up a cigarette, and blew the smoke in his face. thats when i was laid off. | M | 28 | 5 weeks | 2/25/2006 | 5 | ADHD | Increased sweating | Has helped me to focus much better then any other treatment I tried. It has also elevated my mood. | M | 38 | 1 years | 2/24/2006 | 5 | ADHD | Increased sweating | Has helped me to focus much better then any other treatment I tried. It has also has elevated my mood. | M | 38 | 1 years | 2/24/2006 | 1 | depression | horrific allergic reaction - ended up in the hospital 3 times in 4 days. Hives and swelling and itching. Couldn't breathe. | F | 47 | 2 weeks | 2/24/2006 | 5 | moderate, reoccuring depression | increased sexual desire and performance. A little "hyper" right after taking it in the morning...I don't always need a cup of coffee now. | I have been on Lexapro for 2 years and my sexual desire and ability to perform was gone. I was constantly fatigued and very dull headed at work. After one week, I have gotten my sex drive back as well as a HUGE erection. I'm no longer fatigued all day long and I feel very sharp at work. I'm loving it! | M | 39 | 7 days | 2/23/2006 | 5 | anxiety, anger, depression | No side effects on Wellbutrin XL 150/day. The anxiety is nearly gone, anger-much less: hard to get me going now, however, sometimes it comes out of nowhere. The depression is much less, however, it is still there. Previously was on Lexapro which was a wonderful drug with regards to its desired positive effect. However, the sexual side effects were absolutely terrible. Nearly non-existent labido, was essentially impotent and when erection would occur, couldn't complete the task. Also tried a few other SSRI's however, ALL had the same terrible sexual side effects. The side effects are major and only make your life more miserable. | I noticed several comments regarding hives/allergy like symptoms. Be careful of manufacturer. I had been on Wellbutrin before, (different psych), and had terrible full body rash and horrendous itching after 3 days whereupon I had to discontinue. Long story short, got a new psych. who wanted to try me on Wellbutrin XL because of my experiences with the SSRI's. He wrote a Rx. was for the brand name: Absolutely no problems/allergy like symptoms, etc.. I thus have to attribute the side effects I experienced previously to something different in the generic version. | M | 42 | 5 months | 2/23/2006 | 2 | felt previous ssri's were not worki | First few days were nothing short of incredible! I felt like a new person. On the third day I knew I felt almost too good and that it couldn't possibly last, and I was right... Towards the evening things shifted and I felt INCREDIBLY depressed. The drug seems to be less effective each day and I just feel more and more anxious as time progresses (don't feel like talking to people, nervous, edgy). My libido went through the roof, but I feel as though that too is declining with time. I really don't know if this medication is right for me - I hate riding these emotional rollercoasters :( | Sexual intensity x 50. Woke up with a boner every morning for the first week. Had LOTS of energy waking up (it was really quite scary how energetic and raging horny I was). It seems as though after a week all of these things went away (sadly), and I feel more and more moody/anxious. | M | 21 | 14 days | 2/22/2006 | 3 | Brain injury leading to depression | Wow!! I am glad to have found these comments!! Trouble breathing, can't take a full breath...makes me feel anxious, like I can't breath. Sweating. | I even went to my doctor and she has set me up to check for asthma, because of family history. But now, due to seeing the same reaction in others, I know it is the Wellibutrin XL. I am wondering if the Wellibutrin sr would have the same effect. First time taking it, and would like to keep up, took 150mg for a few weeks, then took 1/2 of another 150, to go up slowly. Doc said don't cut them, because it disolves to fast, don't know if this is correct. It helped the depression a lot, increased desires, and generally feel better. I don't think I can live with the breathing thing though. How come my doctor doesn't know that this was a side affect and do something about it?? | F | 41 | 2 months | 2/21/2006 | 3 | maj dep/anx/add | swimming head,sick feeling upon awakening(goes away) | All right, whats going on here??? Firstly, I never had a rash or itch; Secondly, it HAS NOT raised my libido at all (i havent had an orgasm in 6 weeks--could that be the celexa i am taking w/it?)NOW HERE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT ITEM---I am a human dynamo at work, very sociable any where--as soon as i shut the door behind me__I GO TO BED!!!!on wekends i sleep ALL the TIME!-i will lay in bed for 13 hours if i hav the time--my house is a human bomb explosion--it is so cluttered i am utilizing only 10% of it. but i WILL NOT clean! will not do anything positive for myself...and this is all on 300mg WB and celexa. where is MY insomnia!!!? where is my ENERGY AT HOME!!!? | M | 54 | 6 weeks | 2/19/2006 | 2 | depression, anxiety | at first, dry mouth, blurred vision. headaches persistent throughout time that i was on it. Confusion and short term memory problems. I had to stop becasue i was worried about the heart pain and palpitations | for the time that i was one it, it made feel like couple a couple of days. I didn't notice anything for my depression expect increased energy. the heart palplitations and stupidity, I can't have in my life. | M | 23 | 11 days | 2/13/2006 | 3 | Smoking Cessation | Extreme dizziness and euphoria | Have been taking 150mg of Wellbutrin XL a day (minor dosage, first thing in the morning as directed by my doc) for 2.5 weeks to quit smoking. The good news: I'm no longer smoking; cigarettes taste awful; no cravings. The drug has done its job. Now the bad news: had to stop the Wellbutrin effective last night after a trip to the emergency room for extreme dizziness and euphoria. According to the ER physician, this type of side-effect is not only common but enough to warrant stopping the drug. The nurse, in fact, made a comment that she wouldn't take Wellbutrin either due to the types of side-effects cases they see in the ER. It seems to me, after reading all the comments on this page today, that others have shared my experience with Wellbutrin and our doctors did not sufficiently warn us about its potential side-effects. | M | 34 | 17 days | 2/12/2006 | 3 | depression, anxiety | I've pretty much just started taking the wellbutrin about two weeks now, 150mg to start and today I started 300mg a day... but initially I've noticed a general "stupid" feeling? feeling un coordinated, walking into things, doing or saying things I don't normally do, or almost some-what forgeting how to speak on occasion and now noticing that typing has become more difficult. Also feeling easilly irritated, and very short temper. haven't noticed increase in sex drive or decreased appetite, but looking forward to it if possible. | I was about to talk with my doctor about possibly trying another med, but upon reading the other comments it seems as though some of my side effects may subside after a few weeks, so I will continue for a month or two to see.... | F | 30 | 13 days | 2/12/2006 | 3 | anxiety/ celexa sde effects | initially- severe dizziness,increased anxiety and depression, ability to orgasm returned, loss of appetite, decreased desire to smoke, irritability, agression, hostility, severe nausea, increased desire to be alone | Initially I was ready to kick myself for switching from Celexa to WXL 300mg. I was wondering if ever having an orgasm again was important enough to feel like crap. The dizziness was unbearable as was agression, irritability, and hostility. Once those were gone, the nausea kicked in. Today is the first day I feel somewhat normal (for me). I can have an orgasm again, which is great. I am still waiting for my anxiety to be as subdued as it was when I took celexa 40 mg. I did feel increased depression and anxiety initially, which really pissed me off. I was ready to call it quits and then I read some of these postings and it made me feel better to know I wasn't alone. I actually am starting to feel better. If anyone is going through this and is feeling like it will never end, I have been there and in 9 days they are gone and now I can just sit back and let it do it's thing. I don't know yet if this is the medication for me, but at least I am feeling relief from the side effects. | F | 26 | 9 days | 2/11/2006 | 2 | Alcholism | Vertigo, Cluster Headaches and about after a week into starting I began to develop a rash under both of my arms. Thought I just needed to get past the initial adjusting. I continued to take it for a few more days. The rash got worse and I stopped taking it. A week after stopping the rash is still getting worse. Now all over my torso, down my arms, a little on my back and now starting on the back of my lower legs. Unbelievable. | Increased my sex drive like nobodys business. Liked that part of it. But unfortunatly, I'm allergic to it. It really evened me out though. The Dr. is having me take 300mg of St. Johns Wort, three times a day instead. I don't want any sexual side effects so we'll try this mode. He also gave me Campral to stop the Alchohol cravings. We'll see | M | 43 | 14 days | 2/10/2006 | 5 | stop smoking | vivid dreams, alcoholic beverages don't taste good anymore | Totally stopped smoking after a week. After smoking for twenty years, I don't ever desire a cigarette anymore. | M | 38 | 2 months | 2/5/2006 | 4 | Depression, Social Anxiety, BPD | Dry Mouth, Occasional Anxiety, Mood Fluctuation | First thing I did was stop drinking. I had a long time six pack a night (often more) habit. The doctor gave me librium for the insomnia and anxiety that come from the DT's, later switched to Xanax (Librium will put an elephant to sleep- too strong.) The Doctor put me on Paxil 25mg for the depression. She later said she uses Paxil first because it is fast acting. The Sexual Side effect had me back in her office 10 days later, when she gave me Wellbutrin 150mg XL. There is a noticeable change when transitioning off of Paxil and on to Wellbutrin. She also gave me Xanax to counteract the possible anxiety side effect of the wellbutrin. (Had one today, took half a 1mg Xanax and was cool again.) Wellbutrin takes a bit longer to kick in. 1 week so far and I only feel half as good as I did after 3 days of Paxil. I've been told it may take as long as 3 weeks to really start working. Staying 100% sober makes a big difference too, so I'm willing to wait it out. | M | 33 | 7 days | 1/28/2006 |