WELLBUTRIN SR Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.5 (997 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WELLBUTRIN SR with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN SR | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | Anxiety & depression | Out of all the SSRI's this was the one that was the gentlest. | Unlike other SSRI's this one did not generate issues related to sex drive but it also didn't seem as effective addressing the reasons for taking medication in the first place. | M | 52 | 6 months | 1/10/2008 | 3 | Depression/anxiety | Dizzy, blurry vision, general foggy feeling, ringing in ears, drowsey | The day after I took my first dose felt like the best day I have had in a LONG time....nothing bothered me, i felt great, had TONS of motivation. I did immediately felt lightheaded/dizzy...and still do after 7 days. The dizziness hasn't gotten any worse, but I a lot of the times when i blink its hard to focus my eyes on things. I feel like I'm in a cloud...and the ear ringing doesnt help. Orgasms might feel a bit better, but wouldnt say I have much (if any) increase in libido yet...still feel pretty indifferent towards sex. The feeling of motivation didnt last long. I actually feel more tired that I did before starting on the drug...and haven't had difficulty sleeping, but i still find it very hard to get out of bed in the mornings. I may be less irritable and angry. I've also experience cold symptoms...not sure if it was an actual cold or caused by the meds. Hopefully these bad side effects go away. I would love to have the weight loss and increased libido though! haha I've t | M | 26 | 7 days | 1/10/2008 | 3 | Depression and Bipolar II | gas, bloating, tremors all over body | F | 21 | 5 months | 1/8/2008 | 5 | chronic severe depression | weight loss (70 pounds in 3 months.. but I was also going through a divorce at the time which could have had a great deal to do with that), possible memory loss (this may have been caused by the lithium carbonate that was previously erroneously prescribed to me) | It has really helped me. I am almost always in a good mood. I have more energy. No more bad/suicidal thoughts. I love this stuff! LOL | F | 24 | 3 years | 1/7/2008 | 5 | depression and SAD | dry mouth, increased energy, forgetfulness | For me personally, Wellbutrin SR has been such a relief! More energy & pep than I have had in several years. I do suffer from anxiety also, so I balance 300 mg of Wellbutrin with just 5 mg. of Lexapro. Haven't noticed any appetite/weight change | F | 37 | 9 months | 1/6/2008 | 4 | depression | insomnia | F | 32 | 6 months | 1/3/2008 | 5 | Anxiety & Depression | So far, nothing except for vivid dreams and somewhat escalated sex drive (this is incorporated into my dreams). I am not sure if this is a direct result of the Wellbutrin (generic) but I suspect that it is. | I do feel a slight increase of energy and not so gloomy, but will wait until my dose is doubled to 300mg the day after tomorrow and see if any new side effects and/or results turn up. | F | 25 | 3 days | 1/2/2008 | 3 | depression | loss of consentration at first,drifty floating dizziness | was on paxil at first but could not handle the side effects, ie nitemares,paranoia,loss of limbido..switching over to wellbutrin sr at 150mg at nite with meals tried to increase to 300mg 2xdaily but its very diffacult as i have to opperate heavy equipment so im back to just 150mg at nite and 38mg in morning..do not drink strong coffee with pill, use a low decafe and eat something,try to increase excercising to warn off side effects too ..feeling a lot better not as hungry and a bit at eas | M | 48 | 2 days | 12/31/2007 | 3 | Depression | weight loss, ringing in ears | I was on Celexa for about a year and then stopped taking it because I had gained 30 pounds! I slipt right into my next depression after a break up and started to take Wellbutrin SR. On day 4 I felt as good as never before. I was in the best mood I could imagine. After that, the depression got worse. Today was one of the worst days and my doctor upped my dose from 200mg to 300mg, starting tomorrow. I am hoping for an improvement. On a good note: my appetite has changed and I lost 8 pounds in the last 22 days. | F | 29 | 22 days | 12/31/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression/Smoking | Gas (I think this is a side effect, but with the holidays and all the stuff I've been eating, I can't be sure). My libido has returned. Got monster headaches the first few days, but they stopped by day 4. I forget to eat until my hands start shaking. | The first couple of days on this stuff, I smoked about a half a pack more than usual because the cigs just weren't doing anything. Right now, I'm at about 1/3 a pack a day. The cravings are just going away like magic, feels like. As far as depression and anxiety, I was on Zoloft before. Wellbutrin's effects aren't nearly as straightforward and pronounced. I feel more relaxed, though, not terrified of social interaction like I usually am. I've also been doing more laundry. No real complaints with this one. | F | 32 | 8 days | 12/27/2007 | 3 | depression | memory loss, nausea, blurred vision, vomiting, severe headaches, feel jittery and anxious, insomnia, trouble concentrating, loss of appetite, sore throat | I feel very torn about this medication because it has helped lessen my depression (I now get up easily in the morning, feel more positive, have more energy) but the side effects are awful. The memory loss is probably the worst side effect. This is my first time taking an antidepressent so maybe my body just needs to adjust to it. | F | 26 | 1.5 weeks | 12/21/2007 | 2 | SAD + to quit smoking | Very tired. Am sleeping all night and several hours of the day. Some vivid dreaming. | I started out taking 2 150 mg per day on the generic. First night I was extremely tired, but just laid in bed with my mind thinking weird thoughts. Second day until now I am still very tired all day long and am sleeping probably 4-6 hours during the day as well as 10 hours at night. So far has not had any affect on my smoking. I feel like I'm in a fog. I hope I feel better very soon. I've never been on any drug--ever. | F | 42 | 7 days | 12/10/2007 | 1 | depression, pain | Turned into psycho woman, anger, manic, increased sex drive, anxiety. | I switched from Lexapro to Welbutrin because I was tired of the low sex drive issue. I wished I would have never switched, it turned me into a mean terrible woman. The sex drive did increase, but my husband definitely didn't want any part of me because I was so psycho. When I switched back to Lexapro I was much happier. | F | 41 | 1 months | 12/9/2007 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Terrible headaches all day long, heart racing, possible blood pressure increase, emotional breakdown one day | I was taking 75mg (very low dose) of Effexor and was switched to Wellbutring 100mg twice a day... so far i am not sure if i like it... my doc took me down to 100mg once a day... everythign i read about this says hang in there... i will try to just that... | M | 39 | 12 days | 12/7/2007 | 3 | depression/anxiety | headaches, memory loss, spacey and forgetfulness, not feeling hunger until i get a headache, crying spells for the first week. | i am taking generic wellbutrin because lexapro was causing sexual side effects that i didn't want to have to live with. the transitional weeks were really difficult. i am still trying to catch up. i feel pretty happy, but i forget a lot of things and have a hard time focusing. i'll go across the room and forget why i went there. That makes me feel kind of stupid. | F | 26 | 2.5 weeks | 11/19/2007 | 4 | anxiety and depression | nausea, eating something right before taking meds and having crackers nearby has helped, headaches. | I do feel better and will up the dosage from 150mg to 300mg in two days. I do look forward to feeling better | F | 32 | 6 days | 11/18/2007 | 5 | Depression | Jittery, but mostly only with caffeine,crying jags, more talkative, and possibly severe dizziness and nausea. | I finally (after several years of various antidepressants)feel "normal" again. Alcohol doesn't bother me with this med, although I don't drink much anyway. Caffeine definitely gets me uncomfortably jittery. Main concern is I suddenly (after 5 weeks)developed nausea and extreme dizziness, but not sure if that's from Wellbutrin. | F | 60 | 5 weeks | 11/16/2007 | 4 | Depression/anxiety | Dry mouth, sweaty palms, maybe face breakout | My doctor prescribed this to help with my depression. I am only taking 150mg right now, but it seems to be doing the job at this low dose. I also take 150mg of Zoloft. The 2 seem to work well together. The side effects are not that bothersome. Hopefully they subside after my body gets use to it , but if not I'll deal with them. | F | 33 | 6 days | 11/11/2007 | 1 | Anxiety/peri-menopausal/quit smokin | anxiety, shaking both internally and externally, crying uncontrollably about nothing, paranoia, the feeling I could 'walk it off', ate the equivalent to 1 hamburger in 1 week,Lost 10 lbs in 6 weeks, dry mouth, didn't sleep in 4 days. , great fear of what was happening to me. Guilt for the way I was behaving, embarrassment, no thoughts of killing myself, - but thoughts of how nice it would be to go to sleep and never have to deal with these syptoms again - lost site of any hope. | make sure you have a friend/spouse monitor you when you try a new drug. Allow them to be your patient advocate when the Dr gives a new drug to you. new Doc didn't like that I smoked & took BC pills to ease peri-menopause. I had taken Prozac and Effexor in the past for peri-menopause (no problems but sleepiness)but wasn't on anything at the tim e. . She then prescribed Wellbutrin SR 200 mg and kept increasing the dosage when I told her of the side effects I was having. She did this 3 times in 4 weeks and then wrote script for prozac and xanax on top. My body couldn't take all this. she then told me I could be bi-polar and referred me to a psych . I knew I was FINE before taking Wellbutrin.My husband made me an emergency appt to my old GP who I had been to for years. He immediately began weening me from Wellbutrin. 24 hours later I was 85% back to myself. Not only do the drugs scare me, but the unacknowledged 'scientists' who are handing them out like candy/ don't know what to d | F | 41 | 6 weeks | 11/11/2007 | 5 | depression & bipolar type II | at first, very shaky, jittery, felt terrible when smoking cigarettes, distant, some sexual effects, all went away after about two months | Helped me tremendously but had to go up to 450 mg after a couple years. Tried to back down the dose twice with no success - each time I would lose it. However, I just got pregnant and stopped abruptly and withdrawl is pretty bad - shakes, insomnia, vivid dreams/nightmares. | F | 33 | 3 years | 11/10/2007 |