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 |
| 4 | Depression, Lack of energy, Anxiety | Tends to cause fight or flight (noradrenaline or norepinephrine rush) if not taken with benzodiazepine like clonazepam or SSRI like paxil. Tends to make you more awake and alert, and able to work more or better, but may cause increased anxiety (seems to be dose related and also related to the time of day you take the med and what you took before. | I am currently taking Wellbutrin to augment paxil. Paxil fixes a lot of my anxiety problems (panic attack, obsessive thoughts, driven nature, hypercritical nature (finding fault) and a number of other problems that seem related to hypervigilance and anxiety in general. Wellbutrin helps counter the sleepiness or lethargy and also weight gain that seems to come with paxil. I am sensitive to meds- I take 5 mg of paxil in the morning and then 100mg of Wellbutrin SR a few hours later. This combo has so far worked well for me. There may be something better, but changing meds is a painstaking process. Wellbutrin, I have found, also has a pronounced effect on appetite, it takes away cravings and often you don't feel like eating, although you can eat if you want to and make a point of doing it. I am concerned about possible effects of both paxil and Wellbutrin on short term memory. Wellbutrin may make OCD worse at times, also tends to undo some of the effects of paxil, so if you are taking both you have to be careful how much you take. | M | 49 | 90 days | 6/6/2003 | 1 | Quit smoking | within 2 days became abnormally agitated (had not quit smoking yet..so not the lack of causing it!) Upset stomach, reduced appitite. | for quiting smoking go with the patch!! | M | 31 | 1 months | 6/4/2003 | 4 | Depression | fatigue | Worked very well with the Paxil I was taking. Didn't notice any side-effects going on it. Now that I am off the Paxil & only taking Wellbutrin, I've been very tired. | F | 35 | 4 years | 5/24/2003 | 1 | | 5/21/2003 | 5 | clinical depression | bad taste in mouth, very slight tremors especially in the hands, depressed sexual function (delayed orgasm), increased sensitivity to warm temperatures (prefer cold rooms). | Did a wonderful job pulling me up from the pit. Within a few months I was back to normal, and able to cope with life's little and big bumps. | M | 61 | 18 months | 4/30/2003 | 3 | stress and depression | slight dry mouth; jittery if I had too much coffee; slight nausea when dose was increased to 150 mgs. | I started at 100 mgs for a month, then increased to 150 mgs. Although I wasn't at the full dose of 300 mgs, It still worked somewhat. I didn't want to take two a day, so I switched to celexa. | F | 46 | 5 weeks | 4/24/2003 | 4 | anxiety/depression | unbelievable sweating attacks;started about 3 months after I started the sr version. I was on 150 mg | The results for my problems were excellent, but the sweating was so drenching I could not function in public. The severity and the frequency increased over time, and decreased when I dropped temporarily to 100 mg. The lower dosage, however, did not help my anxiety/depression. Went back to the 150mg, and then switched to another medication because of the sweats. Hated to quit the Wellbutrin, but.... | F | 62 | 11 months | 4/16/2003 | 5 | depression/PTSD | really no side effects. Have to start taking zoloft with wellbutrin. | M | 46 | 8 months | 4/15/2003 | 4 | depression | agitation, rush, decreased appretite (the first 3 weeks), nervous twitches/spasms, sweating, troubled sleep | I discontinued Wellbutrin because of a seizure. It is an uncommon side-effect. Although the drug helped me (energy, positive mood, released my anxiety), it caused me alot of twiches, uncontrollable muscle moves that culminated into a seizure. Other benefits: quit smoking and decreases cravings. | F | 21 | 6 months | 4/7/2003 | 3 | Smoking | Serious insomnia | It's already starting to turn me off against cigarettes but I cannot continue taking it because I cannot sleep at night. I used to be a great sleeper but I cannot fall asleep and/or maintain sleep since being on Wellbutrin. | F | 40 | 1 weeks | 4/4/2003 | 3 | depression | iritable, horney :) and a chronic cough. anyone else get this? | pills smell funny. did help depresion somewhat. | M | 30 | 3 months | 3/25/2003 | 5 | Depression | None | M | 40 | 8 months | 3/8/2003 | 1 | back pain/fatigue | Hands itched, could not swallow solid food for about 6 hours but was able to swallow liquids... | 2nd day @ 150mg got a very big (artificial)boost of energy and hands itched. Was a lot more active which increased back pain. 3rd day increased to 300 mg, could not swallow solid food (no sore throat though) for about 6 hours but was able to swallow liquids...Dr. had me discontinue for 2 days and start again @ 150mg. Within an hour started vomiting & could not swallow again...Be careful with this med., even if perscribed, since it may mix poorly with other meds you are taking, in my case Wellbutrin, Lortabs, Paxil, Celebrix, Ultracet... All under same doctor's supervision. Also was not told this is same as Zyban. Since I smoke and have no desire to quit, this was not a good choice of med. | F | 41 | 3 days | 3/7/2003 | 3 | Extreme Depression and Anxiety | confusion, shakiness, vivid intense dreams, jittery feeling,insomnia, shortness of breath, itchiness, sweating, panic attacks, anxiety, increased libido, | I have been taking SR for about 3 months it has helped, but i feel spaced out a most of the time, short term memory horrible, the vivid dreams beginning to piss me off, i usual can't sleep, feel confused a lot of the time, It is very effective in stopping nicotine cravings i have almost quit smoking, It has more side effects than positive things it does but it works, it doesn't let you dwell on things that make you feel depressed. | M | 17 | 3 months | 3/5/2003 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression | Sweaty palms, sometimes difficult sleeping, loss of appetite. | Working my way off Paxil CR. Very difficult getting off Paxil. Made me extremely irritable, and caused major | M | 31 | 6 weeks | 3/4/2003 | 3 | depression | headache (frontal) almost a weird pressure, anxiety- very anxious, heart racing, trouble falling asleep, flighty thoughts talking rapidly at times- felt like I was on speed. Oh and itchiness all over my entire body as well as my head, no rash, no hives, just itchiness~especially the higher dosages | Helped with my depression at higher doseges, but had severe side effects. Good side effects was the sex, and able to orgasm and good orgasms at that. | F | 33 | 8 months | 3/4/2003 | 5 | to compliment Lexapro | For the first 3 weeks, dry mouth and insomnia. | Wellbutrin is great in erasing the Lexapro's side effects on me, such as decreased libido, impotence and delayed ejaculation. | M | 38 | 6 weeks | 3/3/2003 | 4 | depression | F | 20 | 4 months | 2/28/2003 | 2 | Depression | spacey, dizziness, anxiety, feel light headed sometimes, heart palpitations | Was on Lexparo, which worked great, however, it was impacting my sex drive. Switched to celexa, and then finally my Dr. decided to switch me to Wellbutrin-SR. I am taking 100mg/day. Sex drive is back to normal, however, I feel spacey, less focused and agitated most of the time. Not sure if I want to stay on it. | M | 40 | 2 weeks | 2/18/2003 | 1 | | 1/14/2003 |