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 | Depression/irritability | I've been taking it now for 4 weeks. I've had a dull headache every single day since taking it. Been chewing Advil like candy, but it only eases it slightly - never goes away. I've had nausea and a lot of lethargy. All I want to do is sleep. | I'm praying that these unpleasant side effects will lessen over time. I do love how my libido has picked up! | F | 41 | 4 weeks | 11/3/2005 | 2 | Depression and Anxiety | I was on Wellbutrin (regular dose) for 8 months. I pretty well felt like a zombie or an alien from another planet. It caused me to sleep more (my depression takes that form anyway, hence it was enhanced). It did not help my social anxiety. I didn't like it. | F | 44 | 8 months | 11/2/2005 | 4 | Depression | First few weeks but went away: photosensitivity; "brain shake"; extremely irritable; increased need to urinate. Ones that have stayed with me: insomnia (treating with another drug); short term memory problems, especially finding words; some mental confusion/difficulty concentrating; dry mouth occasionally | Wellbutrin has been great for my depression. But it has really dulled my mind. I make "stupid" mistakes frequently that involve mixing things up, i.e after I've made the mistake, I look back and think "why in the world did I mix those things up???" Difficulty concentrating--I feel like I have to work twice as hard to do simple mental tasks. Can't remember the most obvious words. Can't remember names of musical artists that I've loved all my life, etc. etc. | F | 35 | 12 months | 10/26/2005 | 2 | Depression | The first month I would be having a conversation & then lose my train of thought & I was very irritable. | My memory is very poor. It is very difficult for me to remember anything. | F | 27 | 5 times | 10/20/2005 | 5 | Depression / Smoking Cessation | Some constipation, difficulty sleeping, muscle aches. | Have taken just about every kind of SSRI over a period of 10 years, and believe they almost killed me. Wellbutrin is the very best -- absolutely wonderful! Don't feel like a zombie, more energetic, able to get things done, feel human, and much happier in social situations. Totally takes the edge off of my supersensitivity. Still smoking, but decreased by one half and believe will eventually be able to stop with the help WB. Plan on long term use as maintenance for depression. Started out with 150 mg, went to 300 mg after two weeks. | F | 57 | 4 months | 10/5/2005 | 3 | Depression and anxiety | I have had a sore throat, itching (not bad), gas, feel like I am in a fog and feel like something is in my throat. I take 150 mg of Wellbutrin XL daily. I bump up to 300 mg on day 5 and couldn't stand the amount of medicine. I can't tell if it is working. | F | 44 | | 9/30/2005 | 4 | Schizoaffective Disorder/Depression | I had terrible headaches when I first started this med. | My dose had to be tinkered with a little because I am on Risperdal and the two interacting were bringing back some of my psychotic symptoms such as voices and hallucinations. Other then that it has really helped to lift my depression. | F | 23 | 3 months | 9/29/2005 | 2 | Depression | Made me extremely angry. | I yelled at a stranger for the first time in my life. | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 9/29/2005 | 5 | Major Depression | I've only been taking Wellbutrin for five days now, and I have a migrane like headeche the second day, and each day since I feel spacy. (However I am not sure if this is the drug causing this, or I am hyper sensitive, because I am focusing more on my day to day feelings). | I was on Paxil for major depression. I took it for eight months then decided to quite, b/c of apathetic feelings. I felt good, ambitious, euphoric, totally what I wanted, but I started to realize that I was feeling much to 'un-attached' to my feelings towards others. I also had sexual dysfunctions, high libido, but major impotency problems. I read one persons comments on "memory recall", and as you can witness by my 'poor' spelling, I too find my 'witts' to have flattened out, as well. I will be sure to up-date again after 6 weeks, when the effects (positive and negative) start to surface more. | M | 26 | 5 days | 9/19/2005 | 1 | Sever Depression | Dizziness (to the point that I can't walk straight), drowsiness, dry mouth, loss of concentration, shaky, agitated, tense, basically EVERYTHING I have read from this site thus far! I get really angry over the dumbest things; I am constantly yelling at my husband and child then go crazy emotionally because I know how I am acting is wrong! | I can't decide if the side effects are worse than the depression. I know I am only 4 days in but I can't keep a rational though in my head. Family, friends and co-workers have noticed a tremendous change in me (for the worse) and I am afraid if these symptoms continue I will end up alienating my husband and daughter. I am very emotional too; my poor husband doesn’t know what to do with me. Somebody please tell me these side effects will go away or I will just have to give up! | F | 27 | 4 days | 9/14/2005 | 5 | major depression | dry mouth, constipation, night sweats, | I would already be dead without it. The side effects lessened eventually, but i still have to take extra fiber. Every SSRI i've ever taken made me either devastatingly anxious, suicidal, and depressed, or completely apathetic. SSRIs = NO LIBIDO, i couldn't even remember why people cared about sex. Wellbutrin = Woo-hoo, mmm-mmm :) right back to normal, situation-appropriate sex and feelings. I also can control my food cravings!!! | F | 28 | 7 years | 8/29/2005 | 5 | smoking | metallic taste in my mouth;sudden headaches;loss of appetite; | small price to pay for the health benefits quiting smoking will give me.Needed to lose a few pounds..8 so far so not complaining | F | 34 | 14 days | 8/25/2005 | 4 | Depression | Dry mouth, shortness of breath,I am constantly puffing on my inhaler, spaced out all the time, I developed this wierd rash that welts up where ever I itch, in fact I cant remember a moment where I have not itched. Did I mention memory loss?Increased sex drive, a lot of energy, constantly hot. | This is the first anti deppressent I have been on. It has defintly helped the crying fits and anger explosions but Im not sure if the itching welts are worth it. If anyone has esperienced this itching does it go away? It drives me crazy.The Dr prescribed 10 mg of hydroxyzine(antihistamine) to maybe stop the itching but it does not!I am currently taking 300mg SR and I am thinking about decreasing to 150mg hoping the itching will stop. Somebody please help me!!!!Do these symptoms go away? | F | 27 | 7 days | 8/23/2005 | 5 | bipolar | none | M | 19 | 1 days | 8/20/2005 | 5 | Depressed, smoking cessation. | Short outburst of anger. | I'm at day four starting on 150mgs. I noticed a sharp increase of energy on day one. Today I had a short outburst of anger and broke a good Power Drill... I do notice that I am not thinking of cigarettes as much. I am supposed to increase dosage to 300 mgs in 3 days. All and all, I am feeling pretty good. The anger was short lived, and probably due to an increase in brain stimulation. I'm not hungry,but will force myself to eat healthy and regulary. I'm thin as it is and do not want to loss any weight. | M | 46 | 4 days | 8/14/2005 | 4 | Depression and irritability. | Initial light-headed in morning. Decreased appetite (which I liked), slept less hours. White blood cell count was a concern at last check up. | I'm now on Wellbutrin XL 150 once a day, more of a maintenance dose. Was on W. SR 150 twice a day before. It worked best when on Ritalin too. I discontinued on my own cold turkey once and had a panic attack 6 wks later, but I was still on Ritalin. Not sure if related to Wellbutrin. I want advise for tapering off it. Anyone tried doing that? | F | 51 | 3.5 years | 8/14/2005 | 3 | Dysthymia | Sweating, headache, dizzyness, nausea/stomach pain, rapid heartbeat. | I've only been on this 4 days; I'm hoping the side effects will go away, because I need more energy and need to lose the 20 lbs. that Zoloft caused. | F | 38 | 4 days | 8/8/2005 | 3 | Depression/social anxiety | small headaches- go away quickly, mood swings, weight loss already, chest pain first 3 days, irritablilty- (wicked road rage- hehe) but i have moments of intense happiness as well. Less nervous in social situations already. | I have only been taking 150mg for 5 days - i will be bumping up to 150mg 2x's a day in 2 days. I have already lost 5 lbs. I have been dieting, but it seems so much easier with the loss of appetite. I hope the weird irritability and mood swings go away. I was previously on Celexa 25mg- i gained tons of weight and had no interest in sex, I stopped taking Celexa without talking to my doctor and the depression/social anxiety got so much worse.- i even gained more weight. I'm just happy to be trying something new and seeing results so early. Its too bad my boyfriend and I broke up- he would have been very happy with my increased interest in sex!! | F | 26 | 5 days | 8/3/2005 | 4 | depression | At first, I experienced dry mouth, nervousness, and lack of appetite. It took a month or so for the dry mouth to become less noticeable. Some trouble sleeping. It has been 3 months and I am still more nervous and seem to sweat more when I am nervous. Also, occasional ringing in my ears and short term memory loss. I feel kind of flighty...a slight increase in BP and resting heart rate as well. | I was moderately depressed, dysthymic type. This is the first antidepressant I had tried and I reasearch others before choosing this one for lack of side effects such as weight gain and loss of libido. It has helped greatly- I started feeling better after a week or two. The side effects are still kind of bothersome, especially the memory loss and flightiness as it makes me seem kind of stupid sometimes, even though I am an excellent student. I'm not sure why they prescribe it for anxiety? It makes me more nervous, though I did not have anxiety problems prior to taking the drug. | F | 20 | 3 months | 7/26/2005 | 2 | anxiety | was put on Wellbutrin along with Effexor. But, after a year, went off Effexor and only stayed on Wellbutrin. Did not work at all---no side effects but not effective | M | 41 | 1 years | 7/18/2005 |