WELLBUTRIN SR Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.5 (997 Ratings)

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WELLBUTRIN SR  (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used to treat depression. It can improve your mood and feelings of well-being. It may work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (dopamine, norepinephrine) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 2002-06-14 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 2  Panic Attacks My Doctor prescribed Wellbutrin for "panic attacks"...turned out I had Arrythmia which needed to be corrected by an ablation procedure. Wellbutrin caused many side effects and did not help my arrythmia. I would caution those who think they have panic attacks that it may be arrythmia which is completly different although the symptoms are the same... M 43 1 months
8/4/2006
 4  Depression First few days I felt strange and had terrible headaches, but stick with it because they go away. However, I still have the agitation side effect and a constantly anxious feeling, as well as the ringing in the ears that everyone talks about. Although they say it makes you lose your appetite, and I am eating much more but not gaining weight yet. The depression has absolutely lifted, but I agree that CAFFEINE is terrible with Wellbutrin. Today I finally figured out that the agitation is very correlated with caffeine intake. The days I don't have caffeine, I feel much better. F 23 1 months
8/3/2006
 3  depression Felt somewhat better but had memory loss and that really bothered me. I was taking 150 mg. daily. F 49 2 months
7/31/2006
 2  To even out mood swings/weight loss Only side effect has been horrible itching/rash/hives I started with 150 mg. once a day for the first week, then moved to twice a day. Mood swings evened out and I've been sleeping great, but sadly, appetite was unaffected as was sex drive (which wasn't bad to begin with). After two weeks, I got super-itchy bumps on my left ankle which I thought were bug bites until they started spreading. My arms also itched horribly after every shower, but I didn't make the connection to the medicine until yesterday, when I started itching all over my body. Now I have a rash all over the place and hives everywhere I itch (ribs, breasts, arms, small of back, groin, neck, behind ears)... I can't stand it. Of course it's Saturday and the Dr. isn't it, but I'm stopping it NOW until I can talk to him Monday. F 40 18 days
7/29/2006
 1  Depression, Vague Anxiety The first 3 days were golden. I woke up with the energy of a beast and my libido was through the roof. I woke up feeling like I could scale a mountain or shotput a tank... But after less than half a week, things reversed and I felt very VERY down, edgy, anxious, teary, and exhausted. Things got so bad I was forced to go off the drug. I had to go off because the mood swings were getting too much. The same medicine may work well for someone and very poorly for another. People respond differently to different medicines because we are all different, each of us with a unique brain chemisty. This medicine happened to work very POORLY for me, but that's just me. If you try it and you don't like it (after giving it a reasonable amount of time) then STOP. Try something else. Don't be afraid to see a doctor and experiment to see what works for you. and... Take care of yourself! M 22 21 days
7/22/2006
 5  PMDD, anxiety The first 3 days were ok, day 4 and 5 were weepy, angry, uck! Days 6-8 major eye twitching. The last 2 days (10/11) have been awesome! I am ready to face the world when alarm goes off and productive throughout the day. I noticed once when I turned to check oncoming traffic that my eyes kinda twitching but nothing like earlier in the week. I almost quit the Rx on day4 but we found this website and read all entries and then were encouraged to stick with it. I am so glad I have because now I can see that it will make life so much better for me and the family! F 37 11 days
7/20/2006
 3  Depression feel jittery inside, headache (one day), crying more, hard time coping, no appetite at all, MAJOR short term memory loss I contribute these side effects to the fact that my system needs to adjust to the med. Despite the side effects, I feel as though my depression is lifting, although I have had my emotions on a whirlwind with crying jags since taking the med. The short term memory loss is the worse side effect, but this will subside. I experienced the same thing when I started Lexapro and it did eventually go away. Lexapro made me tired during the day. With Wellbutrin, I have NO daytime sleepiness at all. Will keep you informed when I've been on it a little longer. F 35 7 days
7/19/2006
 5  Adult ADD None Had to go from 150 to 300 after a couple of years, still no noticeable side effects. F 37 7 years
7/14/2006
 2  Depression Itching, irretibility, moodiness I started taking Wellbutrin Sr 150mg for pms and depression. I have had terrible mood swings. This medication has made it worse for me. I am crying all the time and my husband tries to hide from me. I want to stay on it a little longer, but how long can the husband hide from me! Any suggestions? F 39 4 weeks
7/13/2006
 4  Depression No negative side effects WB XL has helped, I am not nearly as depressed and angry at everything and everyone as I was prior to taking WBXL. The suicidal thoughts have decreased from almost constant (4-5x/hr or more) to perhaps only 8-10 times a day. I am currently on 300mg/day. My wife also thinks the WB XL has helped, she said I am starting to act more congenial like I was when we married and also redeveloping my long lost sense of humor. I feel better than I was, but have a long way to go. Psychotherapy starts in three weeks, doc says it will help in addition to the WB Xl. I hope so! Anyone else seeing a benefit to psycotherapy? M 46 4 weeks
7/7/2006
 5  Anxiety/Panic Disorders initially, dry mouth, lethargy, loss of appetite, but once drug was in system, felt fantastic! having some problems with memory but not sure if it is due to drug or not LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!!!! I forgot what a panic attack felt like and what hopelessness felt like. Would recommend it to anyone! F 24 2 years
7/6/2006
 3  depression itching, anxiety, sleepy all the time, increased sex drive I don't really think this is doing anything for me, but I refuse to go back to SSRIs b/c of weight gain, so I'll stick to this for now. F 21 2 months
7/6/2006
 3  Major Depression Started period two weeks early and on bc pill??? Still crying and upset most of the time so don't think it's taking effect on depression yet. I read the #5 ratings everyday to try to convince myself that wellbutrin will work. I take 150 in morning and haven't experienced anything yet, nothing, natta. I am so desperate to feel like myself and hope that it kicks in soon, I can hardly get through the day at work and feel totally numb to the man I love more than anything. Any words of wisdom???????? F 28 8 days
6/27/2006
 2  Depression, Anxiety Extreme sweatiness, mild agitation, slight headache. Wellbutrin never really did anything for me. I mainly took it for a time so I could counter adverse sexual side effects of the SSRIs (Luvox, Lexapro), and while it did help somewhat for that purpose, overall the experience was not worth it. The SSRIs were not helping the anxiety and depression anyway, and as a cigarette smoker (not quite ready to quit, Wellbutrin-style), I actually found this drug caused increased appetite, as I could not smoke at all. Bottom line: stay away from SSRIs and Wellbutrin virtually serves no purpose and is quite ineffective. M 22 2 months
6/23/2006
 1  depression there were a few , dry mouth difficulty sleeping , but these went after a week. the main warning i have is about violence. this drug caused incredible amounts of extreeme outbursts violence and hostility....this is not me at all....you have moments of being clear where you wonder what the hell happened. but i really feel this drug could have lead me to do something serious.i have never been like this,,,while i considered that i was depressed and so am not acting well...this has made me act totally out of character. dont take it. M 27 6 weeks
6/4/2006
 5  Depression I don't think I had any. Girlfriend seemed to think I'm a little too restless, to the point of annoying her. ENTP personality, I've been annoying people for years, anyway. Well prozac did nothing for me. It seemed like concentration, motivation, and organization was better on all fronts. It took a long time to get what I consider in top form, maybe a year but it was noticable and sustainable. I've been on it 3 years and I would never go off. M 50 3 years
6/1/2006
 4  Long untreated low-grade depression Initially: insomnia, headaches, sore-throat, anxiousness (since the thought of using a psychotropic scared me). Loquatiousness. After a few weeks: CLARITY! More fore-thought and effective ACTION instead of REACTION. Absolutely NO anxiety. My libido has gone through the roof. I went from not really caring about sex, to wanting it twice a day...now I just have to find a girl with enough energy. Rediscovered the female race and found the time to catch up with a dear old friend I hadn't seen in a long while: my penis! I am a "funny guy", and usually make light of most things...apparently, I have an excellent sense of humor, though upon refelction it looks as though this has been a front for my ongoing low-grade depression which had been haunting me since I was about 16. I've had a habit of making jokes of just about EVERYTHING in life, if only to avoid comming to terms with my own inner-sadness and dissatisfaction with my life up to now. I have been a heavy beer drinker since my early 20s, though probably a rung or two below what I would consider an "alcoholic". Drank probably 6 beers a day, easy. Weekends were worse. I stopped drinking entirely when I started Wellbutirn, and have had absolutely no problems or desire to drink since. I am confident now I had been self-medicating, and I feel like a huge weight has been lifted off my back. I have much more work ahead of me, but I am grateful for Wellbutrin; it has really started to clear things up for me. M 38 6 weeks
5/31/2006
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 5  PTSD-Depression Vivid Dreams,minor night sweats Feel better, back pain which I've had for over three years is gone. Morning erections,erotic dreams. Good stuff.one week 75 mg. two weeks now 150 mg. M 58 3 weeks
5/29/2006
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 4  Severe Chronic Depression slightly anxious/hyper, clenching jaw, face felt hot, hand shaking, low level nausea decreases appetite, mental fog first few days: felt spacey at work, difficulty multitasking, took longer to complete detailed tasks; i am remembering my dreams more than ever before, which is nice because i never remember them! taking generic buprion SR- hopeful that side effects will go away after a few weeks, no sexual side effects (yet?), sleep seems normal so far, overall feeling less depressed than a week ago when i was feeling suicidal. but i am listening to calming music, positive affirmation cds, and i stopped drinking coffee (increases anxiety feelings); also in therapy (combination helps); starting to feel more optimistic and motivated. we'll see what happens! too soon to tell if it will help my social anxiety or severe pms symptoms. M 27 10 days
5/28/2006
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 5  depression major anxiety Ok, so I was doing great on Wellbutrin for 4 days then I had a HUGE bout of anxiety that lasted several hours. Racing heart, racing brain that I could not slow down, obsessing about something that means nothing (packing my lunch for work the next day), etc. So I was trying to figure out what was different about Sunday than any of the other days when I didn't have any problems and I figured it out: CAFFEINE. I had a major reaction right after I drank a Diet Coke. I got online and sure enough, Wellbutrin is listed as a drug that interacts with caffeine causing anxiety, racing thoughts, palpatations, etc. I didn't drink any yesterday and was totally fine. Just wanted to put this out there b/c it seems like lots of ppl have the anxiety side effect and for me, it was caffeine. Be careful. I will never mix caffeine and WB again! F 32 7 days
5/16/2006

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