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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Anti-depressant/stop smoking | Ringing in the ears, loss of appetite, headaches, feels like the room is spinning sometimes, constantly tired | The tiredness may not be from the wellbutrin, but it seems like since my dosage was increased to 300 mg I've been extremely exhausted by the time I get off work everyday. I don't have any desire to smoke any longer, even around other people who are smoking. My mood swings and general depression are getting better, I have less bad days then I did before I started on this. | F | 25 | 4 weeks | 11/10/2005 | 3 | mild depression and anxiety | jittery, lack of sleep, cloudy, and increased sensitivity. | The first day was wonderful. I was full of energy, I was excited about my job, I cleaned my entire house; I had so much energy and was relatively happy. Today I went the complete extreme. I'm sad, lonely, depressed, anxious, a bit paranoid, confused and somewhat sensative. This my first experience playing antidepressant roulette. It's not fun. I switched from Paxil to effexor to Wellbutrin in a matter of a month. Paxil and Effexor KILLED my libido. I'm optimistic about Wellbutrin. | F | 23 | 2 days | 11/8/2005 | 4 | moderate depression | TINNITIS! Otherwise, I notice less despair in my mood after only 2 weeks. Actually want to get out of bed. Minor effects: dry mouth, vivid dreams (both bearable) | I can't believe there's only one other post mentioning ringing in the ears. By evening it's almost unbearable, followed by headaches (but I was already prone to them.) MD added Lamictal for mood swings and says it should help with the headaches. We'll see... | M | 42 | 2 weeks | 11/7/2005 | 2 | Depression/irritability | I felt TERRIBLY unwell while on Wellbutrin. Constant headache, chronic, overwhelming fatigue and constant nausea. I took myself off of it. It almost felt as if my brain was pulsating. Just awful. Like my head was going to blow off. | The nausea was to the point of being debilitating. It never went away. | F | 41 | 40 days | 11/7/2005 | 2 | smoking cessation | Major insomnia and energy during first week with somewhat decreased appetite. Vivid dreams. | Cigarettes started to taste very bad within the first 2 weeks but not enough to make me quit. Even at 300 mg I still have the desire to smoke. Also feel on the verge of passing out/falling asleep a lot and very lightheaded and unable to concentrate. Still have incredibly vivid dreams and sometimes scary. Major libido but in the end I didn't quit smoking (or lose any weight) so I'm going off. | F | 37 | 2 months | 11/6/2005 | 4 | slight depression/quit smoking | headaches, lack of appetite, dry mouth, slight insomnia, increased sex drive, anxiety, annoyed/angry | i have been taking this for about a month and most of the side effects have susided except the increased sex drive (i mean waaay increased---i was alright in that dept to begin with but now it is distracting---dreaming of sex, wanting it ALL THE TIME)and decreased appetite. i have to remember and force myself to eat, once i start to eat i am fine. i have also noticed my memory has gotten bad. but besides that i have increased energy and overall happy with the effects. if my memory keeps getting worse, i may stop, that freaks me out. in the first 2 weeks i must say i wanted to stop b/c of anxiety and out of control anger and crying bouts. i had two episodes of this at my dosage increase, but after that i have been good. i have not wanted a cigarette since day one, and alcohol doesnt appeal to me either. | F | 27 | 30 days | 10/31/2005 | 3 | depression | Headaches first 2 days, marked tiredness after increasing dose and some jittery feelings. No problems sleeping, no increase in libido as of yet. | Started at 150mg and just increased to 300mg two days ago. After increasing, last two days I've gotten really tired in the middle of the afternoon. I'm still feeling as depressed as before, haven't really noticed much of a change in mood yet. I was irritable before from the depression and I don't think it's gotten worse, but not gotten better either. I don't think I've lost any weight (no scales to check) and I do seem to still have my same appetite. I'm hoping to see some positive effects soon. First time I've taken anything for depression. Don't know if it makes a difference, but I'm taking the generic form. | F | 27 | 8 days | 10/29/2005 | 5 | Major Depression | Anger, Decreased desire to smoke | I like wellbutrin a great deal, and life is much different when taking it. My fiancee, however, states frequently that I seem "mad", "mean", or "angry". For this reason I will stop taking the drug every 4 or 5 months for just a little while. But, I always go back to it, because the way I feel off wellbutrin is too much to take. | F | 18 | 3 years | 10/27/2005 | 2 | depression/anxiety | ringing in ears (but this may be suggestion--I studied the side effect profile before beginning the drug and was particularly wary of tinnitus. Didn't notice anything for a few days until I remembered to check and now I've been hearing it since. Could very well be my own hyper-awareness and vigilance rather than a real side effect). | I've been on 150 mg xl for about 10 days. For the first 5 days I actually thought I was feeling better. But the past 3 days I have been getting more depressed and anxious. I'm not sure whether it is the drug or the current stress in my life. I would think 150 mg would be too little to affect one way or the other. | M | 51 | 10 days | 10/26/2005 | 4 | depression fatigue | decreased appetite, slight weight loss, vivid dreams, dry mouth, sweating, mild anxiety, decreased desire for smoking, insomnia | This has helped me a great deal with my anger and depression. Some slight appetite decrease and weight loss (but not enough). At first, the intense dreams were freaking me out and I wanted to discontinue but these have quit (after approx 2 months on). Not noticed any libido change. One problem was that if I missed a dose I would immediately experience increased symptoms- rage and a general horrible mood, so I am now careful to never miss doses. Has not been as effective as it was previously and so am going to ask for an increased dose. Am currently on 150 mg Wellbutrin XL | F | 24 | 5 months | 10/22/2005 | 3 | to quit smoking | lightheaded, euphoric (day 1), agitation, quick temper, mood swings. | I took Zyban 3 years ago to quit smoking and loved the results--I lost weight and felt great about the change I was making in my life. I picked up smoking again last year and thought that I could just go on wellbutrin and quit gracefully again but the first few days have been tough. I find that I'm having mood swings and for the first time in my life I have a really short temper. The temper thing sucks because after I get angry, I get really sad that I hurt the person's feelings, thus the mood swings. I'm going to give it another couple of weeks though because I can tell already that my desire to smoke is gone--I just miss feeling like me. Ironic that an anti-depressent has made me such an emotional basket case... | F | 27 | 3 days | 10/21/2005 | 5 | Depression,anxiety | Wellbutrin (available in Australia only as Zyban) 150mg Lexapro 5mg - both taken in the morning. Imovane 3.5 at night for sleep. I am now moving into my third week on this combination and am extremely pleased with the effectivness of these two antidepressants in preventing a ppotential slide into a major depressive episode. I have had few side effects from either one. The Lexapro at 5mg assists with potential anxiety and the Wellbutrin has improved my overall sense of well-being, energy, clarity and focus. So, after a number of years battle with depression, I feel very good at present and that is directly attributable to the Wellbutrin and Lexapro. It is still early days and I will need to get into week 6 -10 to fully know the overall effectiveness of this combo. I would certainly not hesitate to recommend that you consult your doctor about using Wellbutrin and Lexpro. | Improved libido. Energy and focus. No serious insomnia. No obvious side effects at all (week 3). I think it is critical to try and have as positive an expectation as possible of the potential benefit that an antidpressant drug/s may potentially provide. If you are negative and expecting that you will have every side effect possible and receive no benefit, that is likely what you will experience. I have had almost 10 years experience with the antidepressant roulette wheel and I have been very fortunate to rarely experience any extreme side effects. The MISTAKE I did make with some of those antidepressants was not BEING PATIENT and giving them the time necessary to achieve full effect. THEY TAKE TIME, call it resetting brain chemicals, marinating the brain, whatever you like, but it takes time. The antidpressants allow one the opportunity to begin a process of loosening up and taking action in other areas of your life: exercise, relationship nurturing, spiritual and creative fullfill | M | 47 | 3 weeks | 10/18/2005 | 4 | Depression | Metallic taste and dry mouth, increased crying/depression for a few days then: headache, itching,nausea, anger/highly irritable,vivid dreams, increased sex drive,decreased appetite, hard to fall asleep. | I like the increased sex drive and decreased appetite...I can handle most of the symptoms, but the anger/irritability isn't fun at all...hope it goes away soon or esle I'll have to get off this. I have started itching the last few days, but I do feel like I have a lot of energy to get things done and I don't even think about crying or sadness...my mood is so even minus the high irrtability in the afternoons. Gonna give it a try for another month and see wht happens with that. Was on Lexapro for 9 months before, but it quit working. Lexapro made me grind my teeth so bad I had sores in my mouth and gave me fatigue-all gone now. | F | 31 | 20 days | 10/18/2005 | 5 | quit smoking | at first i noticed that i had no appetite and that i felt really happy and cheerful and energized, but i was still smoking a lot but after a couple of days i no longer needed to smoke as often, only once or twice a day and even then i didn't enjoy having a cigarette as much as i used to. now i have a tiny appetite and still feel great. the only thing is that i seem to have a heightened sense of smell as well as some breast tenderness which is odd because it is not listed as a common side effect. otherwise this is a great drug! | F | 23 | 5 days | 10/16/2005 | 4 | Depression | Dry mouth, very sensitve inside my mouth and on my tongue, anyone else get that? Mild constapation. | I have a very high tolerance for drugs so I jumped right in with the 300mg. Not had any problems at all so far, slight increase in sexual desire but havn't noticed any change in my disposition so far but still early days yet. | M | 41 | 2 weeks | 10/6/2005 | 2 | anxiety, depression | insomnia, itching, forgetful, weight gain, sweating, depression, | wellbutrin xl is not working well for me. I had such high hopes for this med. sooo disappointed. | F | 62 | 6 weeks | 10/1/2005 | 4 | anxiety | I have had the strangest dreams. wellbutrin is the only new medicine I've started in a few months so it has to be from this, maybe a side effect? anyone else? | F | 24 | 2 months | 9/28/2005 | 2 | Depression | Started feeling rushes of panic and light-headedness. Also broke out with acne all over my torso and face, which hadn't been an issue for me in 10 years! I'm still battling with feelings of depression, but hope that all of these things will work themselves out after another few weeks | I was taking Lexapro for several months, and it worked fine except for decreased energy and almost complete inorgasmia. I was perscribed Wellbutrin because it doesn't have those side effects, but be aware that if you are succeptable to anxiety and light-headedness then you may end up feeling even worse. I'm still just starting out, and may even be suffering some side effects from going off the other drug simultaneously. | M | 28 | 21 days | 9/26/2005 | 2 | mild depression, anxiety | I've been on this medication for 4 weeks and it's almost unbearable. Huge increase in irritability so much so that my partner mentioned it. Itchy palms, chest and feet started about 3 days ago. Previously on Zoloft and experienced much better results. | Is what I'm experiencing "normal" for this medication????? | F | 38 | 1 months | 9/25/2005 | 4 | weight loss/depression | Appetite/craving loss. Lost 10 pounds in about a month with no effort, had a lot more energy. Pretty bad headaches that stopped after about a week (I am on it again after being off for several months and have headaches again)This time around I have insomnia - the Animal Planet channel is great at 3am. | I was on this as I was waiting for the horrible birth control shot to get out of my system (it made me fat). Wellbutrin controlled my cravings and made it really easy to lose weight. I went off, and then went through a depression (divorce). Did not work for my depression, so dr. put me on Prozac. Now after 9 months I am switching back to Wellbutrin b/c I gained all the weight back on the Prozac. Initally lost but that was just anxiety related. When I didn't need it, I went from 150 to 140. With my situational depression, I dropped another 20lbs. I am now back up to 145 and hoping that the Wellbutrin could bring me down 10. I just can't stand the headaches but I remember from last time, they do pass. | F | 31 | 14 days | 9/23/2005 |