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 |
| 1 | Quit Smoking / Mood Swings | My hands started to swell so i took Benadril to stop it and it worked. Woke up one night and was not able to breathe. Got hives on my legs and went to the ER and they gave me some meds. Was fine the next day. Woke up and had a seizure and the hives came back all over my body, had to go to the ER again and have an IV in me for 5 hours. | Do not take this. Not worth the side effects, let alone the ER and medicine to fix it expences. It stays in your system for atleast 10 days, im on day 2 right now of not taking it and i have 8 more days to look foward to which 2 docs have told me i could relapse a third time. | F | 23 | 1 weeks | 7/31/2005 | 1 | Cognitive deficits caused by CFIDS | Mild headaches - dizzy/spaced out - mild itching - muscle twitching | Initially the drug helped memory, concentration and fatigue. After 2 weeks I began to experience an increasingly intense spaced out feeling, concentration problems and itchy, crawling skin sensations. The literature mentions this drug has a boatload of downstream metabolites that build up over time that may reach higher levels than the active ingredients themselves. IMHO: Probably not the best thing for anyone that is even slightly sensitive to medications. | M | 40 | 35 days | 7/30/2005 | 3 | Depression | after being switched to 300mg i experince Severe headaches, drowsiness, dry mouth,neck and back pain, stomache discomfort, sensetivity to light and lack of motivation | So far the ups to this medication is that ive lost 4 pounds and kept it off, which is great because i gained 20 pounds in one month due to my depression, i also have no desire to smoke a cigarette, in fact when i smell one i get sick. i dont think its helping with my depression because the headaches are so bad im not able to do anything. hopefully if i decrease the dosage i'll got back to feeling ok | F | 19 | 6 weeks | 7/20/2005 | 2 | stop smoking | anxiety, dry mouth, general irratibility, general skin itchiness, insomnia, severe difficulty breathing. | i'm in good health and don't generally go to the dr. very much -- been a little depressed lately so decided to quit smoking and try a mild anti-depressant to take the edge off. i took one pill at lunch yesterday and by 3 a.m. i was totally convinced that i was going to die. The biggest issues were insomnia, anxiety, and breathing problems. insane. i've never experienced anything like it. i threw the bottle away this morning -- i'll get some nicotine gum. thanks for all of the input, though -- at least i know to quit taking it now before i get hives. the only reason that i'm rating it a 2 (and not a 1)is that my mother has been taking it for two years and calls it a miracle drug. she's never experienced any side effects. | F | 29 | 1 days | 7/15/2005 | 3 | Depression | Extreme hair loss. Crying and tremors. | Took for 5 months - had crying jags, slight tremors and extreme hair loss - not sure if it was the Wellbutrin but quit for 1 month. Now trying again to see if the crying and hair loss was from the Wellbutrin or not. I would like to lose the 10 lbs. I have gained on Lexpro. Did lose weight when I was on Wellbutrin before. | F | 53 | 10 days | 7/5/2005 | 4 | Smoking cessation | Intense dreams, nervousness, and this strange up and down feeling. Giddy then upset. | Still smoking but much less. Gives the cigarette a horrible taste and you just don't want to smoke it. | F | 38 | 4 days | 6/30/2005 | 2 | headaches, head pressure (as if my brain was being squeezed), irritability, negativity, fatigue, increased libido and sensitivity for the 1st 3 days and then slight decrease today. also noticed a heavier depression when drinking | First day was like a stimulating coke high w/out all the extraneous nonsense (i.e. drips, making brunch plans with losers you've never met). I was smiling, laughing, yapping away, complimenting everyone and had a bright and beautiful outlook on the future. The next day, the excitement died, like an inevitable come down. Very aggravating since I was so excited about the initial effects. My prolific doctor girlfriend says I need to stick it out for at least a month. That the side effects will subside and the drug will kick in. I'll give this bullshit 3 more weeks, and if i'm not singing to the moon and laughing at garbage cans, i go back to fish oil, exercise, and percaset champagne. | 4 days | 6/30/2005 | 2 | bipolar depression | headaches, head pressure (as if my brain was being squeezed), irritability, negativity, fatigue, increased libido and sensitivity for the 1st 3 days and then slight decrease today. also noticed a heavier depression when drinking | First day was like a stimulating coke high w/out all the extraneous nonsense (i.e. drips, making brunch plans with losers you've never met). I was smiling, laughing, yapping away, complimenting everyone and had a bright and beautiful outlook on the future. The next day, the excitement died, like an inevitable come down. Very aggravating since I was so excited about the initial effects. My prolific doctor girlfriend says I need to stick it out for at least a month. That the side effects will subside and the drug will kick in. I'll give this bullshit 3 more weeks, and if i'm not singing to the moon and laughing at garbage cans, i go back to fish oil, exercise, and percaset champagne. | M | 27 | 4 days | 6/30/2005 | 1 | depression | I used to take this medecine in the morning, I felt good and calm, but by the end of the day, I got nervous, and I was scared to be alone and sleep in my apartment. In three days after stopping taking Wellbutrin Xl, I got depressed as never before in my life. Yes I did was deperessed, but my soul's never hurt so bad as right now. I has been crying the whole day of pain, of pain in my soul. | Once you start taking, it is difficult to stop. because if you quit it, you feel worse as never before. This is how people make money on us, making us getting to used to antidepressants, making money on other people's problems. | F | 20 | 3 days | 6/15/2005 | 1 | migraines/depression | weight gain! more than usual dreams, feeling jittery and withdrawn at times | I had never taken an antidepressant in my life until about a year ago when my migraines got so severe and frequent. I have been taking 300 mg. of Wellbutrin XL and am glad that so many people have lost weight on it; however, I could look at food and gain weight. When I first started on it, I felt like someone must feel on crack cocaine -- it was horrible, but I thought I just needed to get used to it. It also made me quick to anger and that feeling never went away and did nothing whatsoever to ease my depression or help with migraines. I had tried Prozac for a few months, which did help wonderfully with depression, but I didn't like the side effects, which is why my doctor tried Wellbutrin XL. I may as well have been eating a chocolate truffle and enjoying it instead of taking the Wellbutrin -- it would have made me feel better than that overpriced, overrated junk! My doctor has now prescribed Cymbalta and if it doesn't work, I'm not trying another antidepressant. My depression isn't that severe anyway and I'm now going to a neurologist who is trying other medication to control my migraines. | F | 42 | 4 months | 6/11/2005 | 3 | bipolar II | aside from lithium, i was taking 200mg of zoloft, and my depression persisted while the hypomania was controlled. wellbutrin was added, and i've been on 300mgs for a week now, and am feeling some positive effects. we're trying to back down the zoloft b/c of the continuous tremors. | F | 22 | 7 months | 6/9/2005 | 2 | ppd. and hostility | excessive sweating,very vivid dreams, headaches,stuttering,teeth grinding, bruising easily, and severe irritability. | It did not seem to help any problem I was supposedly taking it for. | F | 28 | 4 months | 6/9/2005 | 2 | depression | I have only been on the drug for 2 weeks. But, I am more depressed than I was before. In addition, I am forgetting things. I have never had memory problems until this medication. Also, I feel like I am in a zombie state. Like many others, at first I was doing alright, then all of a sudden this feeling hit me and I can't shake it. It appears that it just increases the problems that I took it for in the first place. My mouth is dry and my body has been itching terribly. I don't know if I can hang in there, but I will certainly discuss this with my doctor! | F | 44 | 2 years | 6/8/2005 | 4 | Feeling sluggish/lack of motivation | Some insomnia, lack of appetite. | This is my 3rd day taking it, and at 3AM this morning, it hit me. I feel like I have a rocket pack strapped to my back. I lied in bed, trying to fall asleep again but meanwhile, all I could do was think about anything and everything. The good thing was I could direct and focus my mind on anything I wanted. So I tried to think of the most boring thing possible, (creating a new cover letter for the job hunt) and I created it all in my head in a matter of 5 minutes in bed!!! I used to sit in front of my computer for hours trying to design a new one! Anyway Im liking this stuff, and I feel a productive day of work ahead of me....aaahhhhh!!! The only thing that concerns me so far is the inability to sleep for more than 3 hours a night. Otherwise its doing EXACTLY what I want it to do. | M | 30 | 3 days | 6/7/2005 | 5 | anxiety depression | Headaches but only on increasing from 150 mg to 300mg; mild increase in arthritic joint pain but only on increasing from 150 mg to 300mg; and very mild | Given the side effects I've had on going on other anti-depressants in the past, those above are very, very mild. And the positive effect of appetite control is fabulous. Even if it doesn't last, I'm grateful for any help I can get on this long journey to better health. | F | 61 | 1 months | 6/3/2005 | 1 | depression/anxiety | increased anxiety, suicidal thoughts, agitation, increased sweating | DO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG!!! I have taken prozac, celexa, paxil, zoloft, and effexor in the past. I've been on lexapro for a while and wanted to switch due to feeling fatigued. My doctor raved about the benefits of Welbutrin XL and urged me to try it. I started at 150 mg for 2 weeks and have been on 300 mg for 2.5 months. I haven't had a major depressive episode in over two years. I have been suicidal and EXTREMELY anxious and agitated. Get as much info as you can before you decide to take this poison!!!!!!!!! | F | 26 | 3 months | 5/31/2005 | 4 | Depression and Social Anxiety | 2 weeks: Sudden, intense headaches. Irritability. Strained breathing (felt as if I could not take a full deep breath). 3-4 weeks: Now at about 275mg (I cut my pills into portions, so i dont take too much too fast) Slight irritability, but wearing off. Weight loss, approx. 6 lbs so far. Decreased appetite | I started out very slow with this medicine. I had bad experiences in the past with other meds, so i wanted to start at a low dosage and move up slowly. I started at 1/4 of the 150, and moved up by 1/4 about every four days. After about a month now, I am at 275mg. My side effects have definitely faded. I experience occasional irritability. My appetite has remained smaller, and I've lost about 6-8lbs. I am already feeling better. More motivated, more energy, generally happy and satisfied. I would like to see more improvements though on my social anxiety. But, so far, I am very satisfied! | M | 19 | 1 days | 5/27/2005 | 4 | no libido | heavily pounding heartbeats | my libido returned, but i feel like my heart is pounding so strong i can almost hear it. | F | 29 | 30 days | 5/25/2005 | 3 | Depression | Jittery for first several weeks but that subsided. Great energy, weight loss, HUGE increase in libido. | Definitely helped depression, but threw me into mania, which of course I loved for a bit, but then it got worse and really messed up my life. Now on Zoloft and Risperdal for Bipolar and I don't like this combination. | F | 37 | 5 months | 5/22/2005 | 2 | stop smoking | anxiety, frequent urination, vivid dreams, spaced out feeling, depressed | I am not sure this is even working for me, I have not experienced anything positive yet. I have to pee CONSTANTLY, and am feeling very depressed, which is weird because this is an antidepressant!! | F | 31 | 10 days | 5/4/2005 |