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 |
| 5 | depression | Some lose of memory (I just now couldn't remember my side effects...) and tremors. It's hard to get the coffee mug to my mouth without spilling some. | I finally feel like myself again. I have energy and can laugh again.I do notice I get a little teary when I think about my sons and other sentimental things,but it's the good kind of tears. I haven't been on too long, and just up the dose to 200mg, but I think I have finally found something that will help me. | F | 61 | 11 days | 11/4/2007 | 3 | undisclosed | Lack of focus,suicidal thoughts,tremors,interupted sleep,memory loss,drowsiness,panic attacks,sensitivity to smells/noise,high blood pressure | I have mixed emotions about this drug. It makes my issues easier to deal with, but then I have panic attacks that make me want to die/cut && Ill feel better like 2 secs later. Memory loss is scary, what freaked me out was when I can't remember how this guy got me to his house and how things turn out dream like, as in they never happened. This "sex drive" ppl kept talking about led me to lose my virginity to some asshole who ditched me which then led me to a panic attack/suicide attempt later on. I get real drowsy @ work, I rarely have a eurphoric state of mind, I can't sleep,nightmares,I've become blunt/mean,taking risks I've never considered EVER. I tried going off it for a day and I flipped & tried killing myself,spacing out tons, dilirum like feeling.ughh | F | 18 | 1 months | 10/21/2007 | 3 | depression and anxiety | twitching, spacey, back pain, loss of appetite, helped to balance zoloft where I was always sleepy and tired. I'm taking 37.5 mg zoloft and 150mg Wellburtin SR. | F | 32 | 9 days | 10/13/2007 | 3 | Foggy feeling in my head so far | F | 36 | 5 days | 10/12/2007 | 3 | depression | Excessive embarrasing sweating | It took me a long time to figure out it was causing sweating. I can't take SSRI's because of excessive sweating and this is what the doc put me on! So I didn't suspect it and so began to think it was all just me. | F | 52 | 3 days | 9/30/2007 | 5 | PTSD & Major Depression & Anxiety A | It was like they added Viagra to the Medication, not trying to be funny, but I take 450 MG Daily, I don't know if all males experience this side effect, but throughout the day and without any thoughts about it I would get erections on their own it often happened in public & at times at the most embarrassing time, some increase in blood pressure/heart rate | I would wake up or have trouble falling asleep so the Doctor has me take 12.7 MG Ambien CR, the key is to make sure you take no sooner than 10 or 15 minutes before you go to bed, they are extended release the coating helps you fall asleep fast, and then the Ambien gives me between 6 to 8 hours sleep with no hangover effect in the morning & I don't wake up during the night | M | 32 | 3 years | 9/26/2007 | 4 | Smoking Cessation | A little slow today. Trouble focusing and digesting information; otherwise, everything is good. The taste is already starting to get to me. | I have just started taking Wellbutrin SR to quit smoking and am tracking my journey at: www.nicotineguillotine.blogspot.com if you want to follow my progress. | F | 25 | 1 days | 9/26/2007 | 5 | major depression | none | has kept my head above water for 4 yrs; tried many other antidepressants and ECT before Wellbutrin SR. It has worked very well. Only recently added Zoloft & Deplin because some symptoms of depression were returning. | F | 49 | 4 years | 9/20/2007 | 4 | depression, binge eating disorder | The first 2 weeks I started taking this I had some really bad headaches and ringing in the ears and an overall anxious feeling. That has completely vanished now though. Weight loss, dry mouth for the first month, slight memory loss that could or could not be related to the drug, tremor sometimes a couple hours after taking a dose. | I'm overall pretty happy with my progress on Wellbutrin. I've lost 20 pounds in 2 months without trying that terribly hard. The only bad side effect that seems to be ongoing is a slight tremor when I speak sometimes. I notice it a couple hours after taking a dose occaisionally. If it gets worse I'm going off the drug. | M | 21 | 3 months | 9/20/2007 | 4 | To relievesymptoms of hypothyroidis | Some insomnia. inability to sit still, clenched jaw sometimes, more energy, lack of energy most of the time especially combined with caffine. | I am taking this to counter the symptoms of hypothyroism. I was diagnoised a 3 weeks ago and am always sleepy and gaining weight. I am startimg to get down b/c of these symptoms. I do not know if I have lost any weight but the increase in energy is nice. | F | 23 | 5 days | 9/15/2007 | 2 | Mild depression, lack of energy | Headaches, insomnia, hives | The first week I had headaches and insomnia but then they subsided. Then Day 19 I got hives. I'm trying Benadryl to treat the hives. I don't know whether to see if the hives subside or just quit the Wellbutrin. Overall no positive effects except perhaps a little more energy. | F | 30 | 20 days | 9/15/2007 | 3 | Depression, to increase energy | Metallic taste in mouth, increased sweating, increased and strange smelling body odor, vivid dreams/nightmares, "brain zaps", experienced near manic episodes while drinking...be careful with alcohol and this one (coupled with lexapro)...hit a euphoric state and then broke down crying in public...both incidents were very embarrassing | I started wellbutrin sr to counteract the extreme fatigue that 20mg lexapro was causing. It worked and it gave me the boost I needed to start to exercise again after about 3 months of complete hibernation. However, I stopped taking the wellbutrin because some of the side effects were too much for me. Greatly increased sweating, strange body odor, strange taste in mouth, and a general "chemical" feeling it left. As a result I also quit taking my lexapro (No way I could use that without wellbutrin...lexapro taken alone makes me a vegetable!) Overall, I feel better now that I am on nothing than I did on lexapro+wellbutrin, however time will tell. Luckily, a few weeks of wellbutrin was enough to kick me out of a complete physical slump. | M | 22 | 3 weeks | 9/6/2007 | 5 | depression and add symptoms | Increased sex drive | I take 450 mg. per day and it has done wonders for keeping me from plunging into the depths of depression. I also take 40 mg. Celexa. The two types of anti-depressants work great together for me. Whatever sexual side effects the Celexa might cause are almost eliminated by the Wellbutrin. Still takes a little longer to reach orgasm but my sexual partners actually like that fact. ;) My ADD symptoms are also improved--I can focus on boring tasks longer and with keener concentration. The behavioral interventions for ADD are still the most helpful for me (time management, self-discipline, values clarification) but the Wellbutrin certainly helps. I read that 450 mg. was the ideal dose for folks with combined depression and ADD symptoms and my doctor agreed. Thank God I have a great family medicine doctor who knows more about psychiatry then some psychiatrists! | M | 47 | 6 years | 8/27/2007 | 2 | Anxiety/Depression | Awful itching, excessive weight gain, intense crying, heavy feelings of worthlessness, no self esteem whatsoever excessive overeating until I feel as though I'm going to pass out. Lost friends in a very short time because I'm so angry all of the time. What the crap was the doctor doing giving me this drug in the first place? I haven't been this angry in a very long time - On a scale of 1-10, 1 went from a 1 to a 20! | I'm going to stop taking this medication on my own and see a different doctor tomorrow. I was on Paxil before and was happy, at an ideal weight, no problems. | F | 48 | 14 days | 8/23/2007 | 4 | Depression | Slight headache at first, but that has gone away. Increased libido (good side effect). | I feel like me again. I was taking Celexa for so long I didn't realize how bad I was really feeling. I now feel social again and have energy! I even starting exercising. My libido has definitely increased and my orgasms are much stronger. No complaints here. | F | 38 | 2 months | 8/22/2007 | 5 | depression/fatigue/mild sucidal | Increased heart rate, racing thoughts, crazy dreams if I take meds too late, twitchyness/tremors , a bit of difficulty phrasing things (strange, I know). | Was on SSRIs. They made it difficult to emotionally engage. My wife noticed immediately when I switched. She said I was nice for the first time in 2 years(yikes!). Virtually eliminated lethargy, compulsive behaviors, and aversion to social situations. Nasty self esteem issues kept at bay. Willing to take "emotional risks" now. I feel like I am finally awake and part of life. | M | 28 | 14 days | 8/21/2007 | 4 | depression | At first, thirst and headache and weird urge to blink my eyes. These side effects went away. Memory loss is still disturbing. Decreased appetite is good. Overall, it helped my anger alot and also helped my depression somewhat. | In the beginning the side effects were uncomfortable-- thirst, headache, and this weird urge to constantly blink my eyes. But after a while they leveled out and now the only truly distrubing effect if a very intense lose of memory-- both long ans short term. However, Wellbutrin has made me a generally calmer person-- I still get depressed at times, but I'm definitely not so angry and tense, like I was for years. Also, the decreased appetite-- especially in the beginning-- has been nice. I work out a lot, but I know that Wellbutrin definitely helped me lose about 12 pounds in the past two-and-a-half years I've been taking it. | F | 35 | 2.5 years | 8/18/2007 | 4 | Atypical Depression, some SAD | none that I'm aware of | When I cried over the stress of choosing bathroom tile, I knew something was really wrong. I slept all the time, any stress sent me bawling, looking for parking gave me anxiety attacks, I couldn't get the bills paid, I ballooned over 200 pounds and I lost my best friends. Wellbutrin has made it possible for me to live again. I still have the occasional problem with crying or poor self esteem, but I feel so much better. | F | 36 | 5 years | 8/16/2007 | 4 | moderate/severe depression | I sleep a bit less and sometimes get shakes when I take my dose at the same time as Zoloft | This is a good med to take along with any of the SSRIs like zoloft because wellbutrin boosts the libido; the SSRI depresses the libido. I find wellbutrin has no bad side effects and helps lift the mood/energy level. I am taking 200 milligrams twice a day. | F | 51 | 5 months | 8/16/2007 | 3 | for depression & smoking cessation | none | I did not quit smoking, but cut cigarette use in half. Didn't make any difference in mood. | F | 55 | 2 years | 8/13/2007 |