WELLBUTRIN SR Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.5 (997 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WELLBUTRIN SR with similar:
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| 4 | manic depression, suicidal thoughts | Only side effects were insomnia the first week and a half,then it stopped :) still have hives, loss appetite.i will request the non generic and hopefully the hives will subside.taking 40 mg of prozac in the am and 100mg wellbutrin around 11am.im alert and don't spend my weekends in bed anymore. I'm up by 8am on weekends, apply makeup (which I never did on weekends) I have energy and so far I haven't had suicidal thoughts which I had almost every day.ive suffered from depression and have had a low self esteem since i was a little girl.ive tried celexa, lexapro, seruquel, abilify,latuda and its been a nightmare.ifeel a little anxious some times but my doc will prescribe somethn 4 that.so far I'm happy with the meds just not the hives | F | 36 | 3 weeks 100 mg | 10/7/2014 | 4 | Smoking cessation | I did quit smoking. | M | 48 | 150 MG 1X day | 9/7/2014 Patient History | 5 | Mood swings, depression | Good results in general. I've had mood swings, was depressed for long time. The side effects were dry mouth, no appetite. I have lost a few pounds and very satisfied with that. The appetite came back after 3-4 month, but still it's much easier to control. | I was on budeprion sr first, then switched to bupropion sr. by my pharmacy. I found no difference, both work well. | F | 44 | 6 months 150 mg 2X day | 8/13/2014 | 3 | Depression, mood swings | F | 48 | 100mg 1X day | 6/15/2014 Patient History | 3 | depression(severe) | None,so far. | F | 53 | 1 weeks 150mg. | 6/7/2014 | 1 | Depression, anxiety | Stomach pain, rapid weight gain | F | 34 | 1 months 150 mg 2xd | 5/26/2014 | 5 | Depression, extreme fatigue | Strange tic when speaking (occasional), occasional constipation, occasional sleeplessness | M | 34 | 8 months 300mg x1 | 5/8/2014 | 2 | Anxiety | Pretty much any and all. Ringing in ears, dry mouth, fast heart beat, very moody, angry, irritable, no period, hives, bad acne, memory loss, bad dreams, isomnia, depression I never had before,anxious. | My doctor put me on this med even though I felt I did not need it. I had a health issue that I was concerned about and because I cried in his office he thought I was depressed. I was no where near depressed. I was just an extremly busy and overwhelmed professional. I guess his wife does not work so he has no clue what a motivated woman looks like! My family feels I need to see someone else and get of the meds before these meds do much worse. | F | 38 | 3 months 150MG 2X day | 4/24/2014 | 4 | Mood Swings And Depression | My Doctor who keeps up with the drugs very well says it's a well known fact that Wellbutrin Generic doesn't work as effectively as the name brand. After doing research I found that Watson brand releases in a very close way as the name brand. If you are having problems I suggest asking your pharmacy if they can get the Watson brand. Other manufacturers caused hives and itching horribly. The only down side to this drug is the increase in heart rate and blood pressure. It's the best!! Most anti depressants had horrible side affects for me. | F | 49 | 2 years 150 2x day | 4/21/2014 | 4 | Depression | When on 150 mg x3 d, no side effects. Changed to 200 mg x 2 d, sever gastritis Changed to 100 mg x 4 d, hang over | I do great on the 150 mg x 3d pills. For some reason, someone does not want the 150 mg pills used. So I was changed to the 200 mg x 2d pills. I experienced sever gastritis to the point two doctors said I needed to have my gallbladder removed. When back to the 150 mg pill and all was fine. Then changed me to the 100 mg x 4d, I have the worst hang-over, headaches I have ever had. Why and who does not want the 150 mg pills prescribed? | F | 51 | 10 years 150 3X day | 4/16/2014 | 2 | ADHD Depression | Diarrhea Headaches Dizziness Constant Mood Swings | On my first day i felt great super happy ready to take on the world and it just went downhill from that after the by the end of the first i was feeling irritable and i work in the food and beverage industry so that doesnt work well, i also felt like things people were telling me didnt compute in my head it felt like a tornado of information in head circling in my head looking for place to go but couldnt. The second week is when i started feeling the negative side effects dizziness diarrhea light headed and then at the end of the week i got a all the effects at once and it as not pretty. | M | 28 | 2 weeks 150mg 2X day | 4/6/2014 | 1 | Depression-Quit Smoking Aid | Weight gain, anger, binge eating, constipation, weird dreams | It did help take the edge off smoking, but the other side effects were too much. Plus I thought I'd lose weight but gained it instead and couldn't go to the bathroom and felt full of you know what all day.... | M | 39 | 18 days 150mg 1X day | 3/24/2014 Patient History | 4 | Depression, smoking cessation | Dramatically improves my depression. Improves my lethargy. Improves my sleep from being tired during the day and sleeping 12 to 16 hrs per day to sleeping normally and being able to stay awake all day. Side effects: zyban allergy (cysts under skin and rash on chin -- severity depends on dose), homicidal thoughts and aggressive actions, increased spectrum of feelings especially joy and anger, irritability and feeling of being out of control like yelling at service people over sometimes insignificant things, adrenaline rush, flushing face, crying when I wake up, tears when I laugh, burning pain in head when I'm startled, panic at the dentist, ready for a fight, sexual promiscuity and intense orgasms, fear of heights, overstimulation under pressure (like while speaking in public). | Started taking this med for smoking cessation and did quit smoking. I've taken all forms: zyban, wellbutrin, and bupropion -- all the same. Stopped this med but started again a few times with no change in effectiveness. I took Prozac in the past which didn't help much. I only take Wellbutrin and no other medicines except vitamins. I'm normally a calm and mild-mannered person and never experienced such physical anger, hatred, or panic as I have on this medicine. Lowering the dose helps. The side effects go away when I stop taking the medicine, but my depression (sleeping all the time, feeling of overwhelming sadness) returns. People with any kind of violent or aggressive past shouldn't take it. People who are normally anxious probably shouldn't take it. | F | 40 | 12 years 100 2X day | 3/10/2014 | 5 | Major Depressive Disorder | Dry mouth, bad breath, sleep disruption, dizziness, ticks. | This drug really helps my depression. I've tried coming off it many, many times. Though I do succeed, within one month I'm back on it. When I do come off, I sleep much better and feel better immediately, but my sexual function declines and my weight increases rapidly and eventually the negativity and dark mood return. After cutting back to 150 mg. per day for 36 days I plan on increasing my dosage again tomorrow. This time I plan on cutting out the caffeine completely. Maybe that will cut down on the sleep disruption and the ticks. Unfortunately, it looks like I'm on this for life but am unsure about the long-term consequences. I just need to face it -- depression stinks, but it beats cancer, blindness, deafness, or going through life without limbs. In the end, Wellbutrin does work work for me. If I'm lucky enough that I can pop a few pills and get it under control it's best just to quit whining, count my blessings and do it. | M | 49 | 7 years 150 mg. 2X day | 1/9/2014 | 4 | 1 days | 12/15/2013 | 4 | depression. add. chronic fatigue | I know add and fatigue don't seem to relate. I don't have add but have symptoms, scatter brain, forget everything,etc. Anyways.. Very early. But I was looking for early side effects when I found this site (I have been on several different anti-depressants and know these side effects typically go away.) So far... anxiety. Insomnia. ZERO appetite (and I am a binger). headache. Shakes. Alertness. Yawns are gone! Frequent urinating, slight nausea (which could be because I can't eat!)... Will update review in a couple weeks! | F | 34 | 4 days 100 mg x 2 | 11/22/2013 | 4 | Major Depression | Initially: more energy, need less sleep, wake up a bit easier, slight loss of appetite. After a few days: a bit tense, a bit aggressive and easily upset, fuzzy head. The last time I took it and after I had stabilized: Almost no side effects. Maybe a slight increase in libido, slightly more easily agitated and this seemed to correlate with caffeine consumption. | This is my second time taking it. Last time I took a generic Bupropion XL at 300mg/day then 450mg/day when I was continuing to feel depressed. After my body stabilized on the dose I was very comfortable and I feel like the drug would receive a 5 rating. Right now, however I am readjusting to taking it and it's not a super smooth transition so 4 star for now. I am not sure if SR 1x/day is enough for me but I'm trying to start slowly even though I was in crisis with my depression as of 9 days ago. I may increase to 150mg SR 2x/daily (morning and afternoon) and might be interested in going to XL again at 300mg/day. I've heard it takes 2-3 weeks for your body to adjust to a dose so I'm trying to hold off making changes for the time being. I was really pleased with this drug the last time I took it which was from 2009-2011. I feel like I had the energy and drive to do what I wanted to do with my life then. The last 2 years have been a steady decline in my life. It's hard to tell if it was from being off the drug or from other life issues, both, or which caused which. I hope to be charging hard again and since this is about my 4th time having to take an anti-depressant I figure I might be a 'lifer' with drugs now. | M | 37 | 8 days 150 1X day | 11/13/2013 | 4 | Smoking cessation | At first, the drug is incredibly disorienting. You sort of feel like your in a dream, time passes slower, your face is fuzzy and although you can see what is happening around you, you can't really analyze the situation itself, leaving you confused as to what happened. Soon, you recover, the side effects wear off, and the results start to show. After only 5 days, I bought a pack of cigarettes but realized I no longer found pleasure in smoking. I didn't even finish the cigarette. I'm no longer fighting an urge to smoke because simply there's no longer a desire to fulfill. Best smoking aid I've tried; it puts nicotine patches and gum to shame. | M | 19 | 5 days 150 | 11/12/2013 | 2 | depression | I was taking wellbutrin xl @ 450 mg for a long time without really many issues. Then I ended up having my prescription refilled by another doctor who mistakenly prescribed wellbutrin sr @ 450 mg, one time daily. I was dealing with a major family crisis that was objectively getting a lot more difficult, so I just thought that I was more anxious than normal because of that. Go to a new doctor, and she recognized the error that I was taking pretty much 3x what I should be taking in one dose. It explains problems in concentration during work, and exhaustion at night. Feel dumb I didn't pick this up. More frustrated that the doctor didn't know to just do the most cursory check. | F | 3 months 450 mg 1X day | 9/25/2013 | 4 | Major depression | Headaches, insomnia, appetite loss, weight loss, heart palpitations | F | 20 | 2 months 300 | 9/21/2013 |