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 |
| 4 | Depression | Insomnia, VIVID dreams/nightmares, an | I have been virtually unable to sleep for 4 days. I have only been on Wellbutrin 300mg for 2 weeks, so I hope these side effects subside. The odd part is, I do not feel exausted from the lack of sleep. I felt wide awake this morning despite only a few hours sleep and a terrifying hallucination in the middle of the night. | F | 29 | 2 weeks | 11/5/2004 | 1 | anxiety | Visual hallucinations, Itchy skin, bad body sensations, speech inhibition and an inhibited feeling. Couldn't stand it. | Didn't work for me. | M | 23 | 1 days | 11/4/2004 | 2 | Major Depressive | Insomnia, shaky, lack of appitite (good thing) sudden mood changes. | I've only been on it a couple of days..I've been reading other peoples ratings and it seem it gets worse when they up the dosage. My doc wants to up it in 3 days. I hope I don't get all weird. | F | 20 | 4 days | 11/1/2004 | 5 | Do not take this drug! (Depression) | Do not take this drug, it might fry your brain. | Prescribed for depression in 1999, though my (then-undiagnosed) ADD had helped from it. In the summer of 2000, after a really depressing event (a relationship break-up), I started getting periodic spasms that tended to get worse as I got more fatigued. I stopped taking the drug. 2.5 years later, it started to come back. These days, fatigue or anxiety makes the problem much worse. It is so severe that, if an episode occurs when I'm standing, I'm liable to keel over.) | M | 32 | 18 months | 10/26/2004 | 1 | Do not take this drug! (Depression) | Do not take this drug, it might fry your brain. | Prescribed for depression in 1999, though my (then-undiagnosed) ADD had helped from it. In the summer of 2000, after a really depressing event (a relationship break-up), I started getting periodic spasms that tended to get worse as I got more fatigued. I stopped taking the drug. 2.5 years later, it started to come back. These days, fatigue or anxiety makes the problem much worse. It is so severe that, if an episode occurs when I'm standing, I'm liable to keel over.) | M | 32 | 18 months | 10/26/2004 | 5 | Stop Smoking / Depression / Anxiety | At first, I had horrible stomach cramps and even barfed once, but in retrospect, probably could attribute that to one-a-day weightsmart vitamins, which contained those speedy ingredients that cause that. Once I stopped the vitamins, the stomach pain stopped. The only real side effects, then, were increased sex drive & satisfaction and weight loss (which are very welcome side effects!). | Have not had a single cigarette in 23 days! Have not obsessed over them, or the variety of other things I used to obsess about over the course of the day. I feel like a normal human being for the first time since childhood! I have also taken Paxil and Celexa for depression, and this is by far the best solution for me. This is a miracle drug for my purposes, and I couldn't imagine not having it now. | F | 27 | 1 months | 10/21/2004 | 4 | smoking cessatation | WOW! Started taking Wellbutrin 1 1/2 weeks ago to quit smoking. Was taking it in the morning. I became Satan... I was restless, irritable, teary eyed, depressed and wanted to smoke so bad, but didn't. I knew something was wrong, because I tried to quit cold turkey and was never this upset, or mean. My husband read up on it ont he internet... and decided that instead of taking the medicine first thing in thr morning, I needed to take it at night. VOILA! I am not really thinking about cigs.. tried one and it tasted like crap... I go a couple of hours and go WOW I didn't think of a cigarette. SO I think it's working. Thanks [email protected] | F | 34 | 1 weeks | 10/18/2004 | 1 | Stop Smoking/depression | Took one time to try out, xl at 150mg. felt like I was on speed, started to develop a few hives/ no biggie/ Quit date started taking 150mg every day for 10 days/ huge rash/pink puffy ichy bloches developed from my stomach/ went down my torso/arms/legs/ looks like the second stage of sypilis/freaked me out . The first couple of days felt euphoric and happy, able to concentrate, later on just felt ''high'' and trippy and medicated. did stop cravings for cigs. stop taking it after 10 days because the rash was too much. still have it 3 days after stopping. Smoking again!! | I just stopped taking it 3 days ago, the rash is too much, it covers all my torso and runs down my legs and looks awful other than that, the first 4 days were a lot of fun, laughing and smiling. other than the rash/ichiy head, tounge is swolin to twice the size. | M | 35 | 10 days | 10/12/2004 | 2 | Depression | Shortly after taking Wellbutrin XL 150, I felt like I was on speed. I couldn't sleep and it seemed like everything was moving too fast. Considering I had pretty severe depression, my doctor kept upping my dosage to 450mg. I honestly believe it did nothing to help my depression. I was able to work through the problems myself, and after my doctor suggested I | I've been stepping down very slowly with this medication-it's very important to do that with all anti-depressants. | F | 22 | 6 months | 10/11/2004 | 3 | depression | Increased libido, weight loss...hey, what more can you ask for? | Can cause irritibility. Don't take with any ephedra drugs (like Sudafed) or you can become a bit manic. | F | 44 | 6 months | 10/7/2004 | 2 | moderate depression; smok cessation | Here's how it went: first week I felt good, renewed energy. Second week about the same, with a little drop in energy level. By the end of the second week, beginning of the third, I was experiencing chronic, severe headaches, requiring Advil at a minimum of every four hours. Then the joint and muscle pain began - which was like nothing I have ever felt. My Dr. told me to stop taking it immediately, and now three days later I am still feeling major joint and muscle discomfort and am worried it is not going to go away. | This is my first time taking an anti-dep, and I didn't like it. The side effects were much worse than any depression I had exp'd prior. I'm glad it works for some people, but it sure didn't for me. I have never felt so out-of-sorts. Funny thing though: I have a history of insomnia, but the Wellbutrin made me so sore and fatigued that while I was taking it I slept like a baby for 9-10 hours a night! | M | 32 | 3 weeks | 10/1/2004 | 4 | depression/smoking cessaton | I feel very energized, almost to the point of mania! I awakened the other night itching. I had no visible rash until I scatced ab area then welps and hives appeared wearever I had scratch. My Dr. made me discontinue use and I am going to protest. I think I am having a mere side effect and not an allergic reaction. | Very hard to sleep. No omore than four hours a night. At least I don't feel hopeless anymore. | F | 46 | 6 weeks | 9/29/2004 | 3 | Depression | I have been on 150mg of WB XL for almost 3 weeks and so far, this has been the progression: First week, I had energy and felt pretty good, like I could accomplish anything. Second week, still feeling fairly energetic, but not like the 1st week. End of 2nd week - beginning of 3rd week, feeling pissed off at the world, angry, anxious, and just miserable. My libido has not decreased, but my appetite has which is fine. I have also been experiencing severe headaches and body aches. My doctor said to give it at least 3 weeks and then we may increase the dosage. If I don't feel better after 4th week, I'll have to try something else. I hate feeling so angry. | F | 34 | 3 weeks | 9/24/2004 | 3 | depression | 1st few weeks - increased depression, depersonalization, increased desire to smoke. After 3 weeks, all these side efects were gone, I felt great mentally - but started getting huge hives, itchy rash, itchy scalp and red swollen tear ducts. | Looks like I am not alone here...my first few weeks were rough with increased depression, dizziness, fatigue and appetite loss. But I have been on other antidep's before and knew that this can happen & toughed it out. Sure enough, after 3 weeks those side effects subsided and I really enjoyed the drug's effect - one of the mellowest I have been on (I have switched around a lot trying to find one that did not effect libido. I have noticed a sight decrease, but it was nothing compared to Paxil and Lexapro, which killed it entirely). Anyway, I was so disappointed to wake up two days ago itching from head to toe - both my elbows, back of knees, butt and inside of thighs were covered with large hives. I am going to the dr today to make sure it is a wellbutrin side effect but after reading this board I am pretty certain it is. Damn! also have itchy scalp and corners or eyes, which are also red (tear duct inflamation?) | F | 30 | 4 days | 9/16/2004 | 5 | depression, add, anxiety/panic | At first, I took Wellbutrin XR at 150 mg as a free sample from my Dr. After two days, I discontinued due to unsettling nervousness/shakiness and disturbing anxiety. After trying a couple of Wellbutrin SR versions from a friend and finding it to be quite different, I decided to go back and get the regular pill. After a month or so, I settled on Wellbutrin XR 300 mg daily. | I'm a small person so probably metabolized the initial XR much too quick upon first ingesting. The 6-8 hour pills caused me to have no initial side effects at 75 mg/day, but helped my depression only minimally. At two pills per day, I felt a lot less depressed without the suicidal thoughts and had more energy, yet felt more anxious - like I just had too much coffee, or as if I didn't want to talk to people because I was so tense. However, I felt that being depressed in itself makes me less anxious. At three pills per day, my depression was totally eliminated (unbelievable). However, in addition to the aboe, I experienced dizziness and fatigue, especially when working the 12 hour shifts - I just felt exhausted after only a few hours on my feet. It's a paradoxically energized, odd fatigue as if you want to keep working because you're | F | 23 | 3 months | 9/12/2004 | 4 | quit smoking | Where should I start? The first three days I experienced depression, which is odd considering I am normally a very happy person. The next few days I had anxiety,an insatiable craving for a smoke, and experienced depersonalization. However, these horrible side effects subsided (gradually) within a week. Now I am just itchy (no rash..just raw skin from continuous scratching)...I would like to rub a cheese grater on my skin. I am sure (hope) this is just another | I am not going to lie...the side effects were/are no fun! But..It really does work. I was driving in my car one day and realized that smoking no longer pleased me (never thought that would happen)..I threw my cigarette out the window and I have not smoked since. I used to smoke a pack a day (religiously) but now I have only passing thoughts about smoking.I can even sit right next to people who are smoking.. and still.. I don't need one.It is not a miracle drug, but if you really want to quit, and you are willing to deal with the side effects, it really does work. | F | 23 | 1 months | 9/2/2004 | 3 | depression | I have only been on Wellbutrin for 3 weeks...300 mg...I started itching a couple of days ago. My dreams have been so VIVID...not bad, just out-there. The first week or so I was a total space (slow response time) & I was pretty cranky (told a perfect stranger to F. off...never in my life have I done anything like that before) but that has gone away, mostly. The itching though, that's a bummer. | I don't feel as horrid as I did before, but I cannot say that I have noticed a huge change in the depression. It's funny though, time does not matter as much as it used to. If I were running late before, I would get so jacked-up, but now I could care less...really about a lot of things that used to bother me. Also, colors appear brighter. | F | 32 | 3 weeks | 9/2/2004 | 5 | depression and ADD | none | I've been on a few different anti-depressants. Wellbutrin has been the best so far. No side effects, and best mood stabilizer. Also some improvement of ADD symptoms. | F | 34 | 9 months | 8/31/2004 | 3 | depression/panic | after three weeks on the med I broke out in huge hives all over from my neck down, the itch drove me crazy let alone being dorked out on Benadryl. It's sad because I felt absolutely wonderful on the drug, the best I had felt in years. | F | 34 | 21 days | 8/31/2004 | 3 | depression | feel a little spacey | time will tell i guess | F | 45 | 3 days | 8/23/2004 |