WELLBUTRIN XL Reviews (BUPROPION)Average Rating: 3.4 (1462 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare WELLBUTRIN XL with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Depression | Feel nauseated but take gravel every so often & it stops the nausea for a couple days. I can't sleep much..4 hrs a night. With a sleeping pill I get about 5-6hrs. Hoping these side affects subside. | F | 38 | 2 months 300 | 11/10/2012 | 4 | Depression | Diarrhea and increased sex drive | F | 38 | 2 weeks 150 | 11/6/2012 | 3 | Depression | Bad sleep first night -switched to taking in morning -all okay Slight increase in anxiety for day 3 on. I will update after two weeks of use. | Using this as a supplement to Lexapro 20mg since it affects different brain chemistry. I live in Canada and SAD is a big depression trigger for me October to January so I am hoping this will help. Too early to fairly rate the drug. | M | 59 | 5 days 150 1X day | 11/2/2012 | 3 | Depression-Anxiety-(ADHD) | Developed a studder, loss of short term memory for basic things. Sore throat (I'm a smoker) part of the reason why I chose to start Wellbutrin XL was to eventually stop. Loss of appetite. Difficulty falling asleep/ staying asleep. | M | 28 | 2 weeks 150MG | 10/21/2012 | 4 | Depression, GAD | Initially (first month after every dose increase): anxiety, nervousness, insomnia, loss of appetite, weight loss, ADD-like symptoms. It has helped my depression tremendously, though! ***Long-term: I don't think many people list long-term side effects, so I want to warn people of my experience! Wellbutrin XL was great for losing weight INITIALLY. However, after being on it for 2.5 years, I now notice a severe increase in appetite, and slow weight gain....(see additional comments) | I am not taking any new drugs whatsoever, so I can't attribute this appetite increase to any other drug. It may be because I am on a high dose (450). At first the increased dose made me lose 10 lbs, but now my appetite is strange! I eat a full, balanced meal, and the next hour I am starving again. I haven't gained that much weight, but I am eating way more now. So odd! I'm going to see my doctor next week. I may decrease my dose. | F | 22 | 2.5 years 450 MG 1X day | 10/19/2012 | 5 | Depression | I take it for about six months with another six months to a year in between to manage my seasonal depression. | This medication has been a miracle pill for me! I never had suicidal thoughts, but lost my desire for basically anything and everything. I could manage to slap on a happy face for my kids, but nothing else matters. Wellbutrin XL pulled me out of my slump fast and the only side effects were loss of appetite. | F | 31 | 6 months 300 MG 1X day | 10/10/2012 | 1 | Depression | Seizures | F | 51 | 30mg 1X day | 9/28/2012 | 4 | Depression/Anxiety/Panic Attacks | I sometimes have a slight headache, dizzy spells | I was on Cymbalta 30mg, and it didn't seem to be doing enough at the needed times. I also got bad stomach aches,consipation (which had alot to do with the my nerves), gassy, bloated feeling constantly. My OB Dr. put me on Wellbutrin 150XL, and I have already been a happier person. I don't have alot of emotional breakdowns, worry, or racing thoughts that my anxiety causes. I have a more positive outlook on my life and can function in my day to day schedule. My kids can tell I am more in tune with them and not fatigued like usual. | F | 35 | 2 weeks 150mg 1X day | 9/25/2012 | 5 | Major depressive episode | Muscle jerking, waking earlier than I wanted and short intense bursts of anger slight wave of dizzy rarely though. | F | 39 | 7 months 300 | 9/22/2012 | 3 | Depression and panic attacks | When I first started taking I wanted it to work instantly but it didnt It took @ 3 months before I really could say it worked. Helped depression and have no more panic attacks. Losing 10 lbs definitely helped the depression. But now I'm noticing weird side effects. | My side effects were foggy minded. Can't focus and word retrieval is bad. But the forgetfulness has effected me the most. Leaving my phone and purse. Forgetting important meassages that really makes me feel stupid:( | F | 44 | 1 years 300 1X day | 9/21/2012 | 4 | Depression | Faster heart beat at times Slight tremor after caffeine consumption Heartburn Constipation HAPPINESS EXCITEMENT IMPROVED SOCIAL SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS | First off, I am a med student and know a good amount about antidepressants. NO ONE should be commenting on how bad this drug is before they have taken the drug for 6- 8 weeks. This drug, as many other antidepressants, take many weeks to take effect. The drug has to build up in your bloodstream and level out, becoming consistent before you start to feel positive effects. There has to be a consistent level of drug that you are taking in and that you are excreting. SO - do not listen to the reviews that say after 1 day or 3 weeks that the drug was awful. Everyone is different, antidepressants are known for their shitty side effects, and it is a FACT that you have to wait for them to work. This is not a fast food restaurant - you don't get what you want right away. These are neurotransmitters and receptors that are being altered in the brain. That does not mean that it will work for everyone after those first 8 weeks, however those people who are posting negative comments after 1 day or a week are just scaring those people who maybe want to try this drug. SO, I had awful side effects when I started this drug. Insomnia, panic attacks, jitters, palpitations...you name it. However, by week 2 or 3, the side effects slowly started to go away... and after two months of being on the drug I honestly could not be happier. I have never been excited about anything in my life, and I mean anything. I never celebrated birthdays, didn't care about presents, hated weddings, danc | F | 24 | 6 months 300 XL 1X day | 9/19/2012 | 1 | Major Depression | None | Is this drug a joke? I was reading through all of the reviews and it seemed that people were saying things like it helped with libido and increased emotions, which is exactly what I wanted because of my anhedonic/apathetic/low libido symptoms, but let me tell you, I was disappointed. I thought for sure it would work or I would at least feel SOMETHING, but unfortunately, it felt just like a sugar pill. Are you kidding me? What a wussy drug. I was taking it with abilify also, which was supposed to "work synergistically" with it. | M | 20 | 8 weeks 450 1X day | 9/16/2012 | 3 | Clinical Depression, GAD, ADHD | Lots and lots of nausea (on the verge of vomiting all the time) Dizziness and light headed | Apart from the nausea the wellbutrin is helping keep me focused on the things I need to do. I've asked my psych about the side effects; I think I need to give it more time. | F | 29 | 1 months 150 1X day | 8/31/2012 | 1 | Depression, And to quit smoking | Feeling Fuzzy, Anxiety attacks ( very bad panic attacks ), feeling zombiefied, Hullucinations ( fuzzyness ), suicidal thoughts, loss in appitite, | This drug is beyond me, and i honestly dont know why they would keep it on the market. Not only did i want to kill myself on it, but i felt emotionless. I know you see alot of rating on it, but my best advice is to stay away from it and try diet and excersize. The withdrawls were the worst ever withdrawls I have ever experienced. The panic attacks were horrible, I am feeling normal right now but still dont quiet have my inner self intact. Please dont let your child take this. I have tried most drugs in my life and this is like acid, coke, extacy all in one. Please beware | M | 21 | 7 days 150mg 1X day | 8/29/2012 | 1 | "depression" | Crazy. Acting completely not like myself. Just all around felt weird. Can't really explain. And when I drank (which isn't often. Once a week. I'm in college) I would go absolutely bat shit crazy. I punched my best friend even. That's when I started getting scared. And called my dr. She told me to stay on it and it would pass. It didn't. So I quit cold turkey one day ad will never go back. Turns out I wasn't depressed but had ADD and I feel better now. | F | 20 | 1 years | 8/22/2012 | 2 | SAD/anxiety | tremors, unable to put words and thoughts together, night sweat, headache, agitation, heart palpatations, no appetite | I live in the Pacific Northwest so I wanted something to ease the long winter depression and also day to day issues. I was told by my dr to take one 150mg for 3 days and then two 150mg a day thereafter (total 300mg). I was taking the generic. The first day I felt nothing much other than a slight annoying headache.Then the next day I took another and that evening got shaky, extremely agitated, unable to focus and put words together. My heart was racing and felt like it was coming out of my chest. My husband said it was like I was on speed. That night I woke up drenched from sweat. The next morning I could barely focus my eyes to work. They actually hurt. Head still hurt also and everyone I talked to, I still had to stutter my words out because I couldn't think of what I was trying to say. I had to try really hard to think and make sensible words. I decided that this was not for me. I didn't care to give it any longer. Today I was looking at the bottle and noticed that it said 300mg tablets. So if I had taken the prescribed dosage I would have been taking 600mg on the fourth day!!!! Guess its a very good lesson to read your prescription bottles before taking! Now I need to decide who is at fault. The pharmacy or the dr. Not that it matters because I won't be taking any dosage or anything higher. If I wanted to take meth I can get that anywhere and not need a prescription. | F | 41 | 2 days 300 1X day | 8/10/2012 | 3 | Depression | Binge eating, insomnia, anger, irritability, emotional outbursts | I was given Wellbutrin after I realized my 20 mg's of Lexapro we're seemingly not working. Since I started it Ive been binge eating, angry at minor daily situations, and severe mood swings (i.e. happy to blubbering depression) Ive also recently started having some anxiety. But the worst part I have to say is the insomnia and mood swings. I feel awful for bursting out at those who don't deserve is and I'm constantly on this emotional roller-coaster. My next psychiatrist appt. I am asking for a change. I believe three months is long enough to see that it isn't helping me but hindering. I just want to feel better. | F | 16 | 3 months 150 mg XL 1X day | 8/3/2012 | 3 | Depression | Decreased appetite. | I just want to know how long it will take for this to build up in my system. I was on Pristiq for a short time before this and I am still feeling the horriable side effects of it. I just want to get back to being ME again. | F | 41 | 4 days 150 1X day | 8/3/2012 | 1 | major depression | headaches, nausea, vomitting, restlessness, racing thoughts, anxiety, dry mouth, extreme weight loss, bitter taste in mouth, loss of sleep, loss of appetite, loss of concentration. | worst experience with an anti depressant I have ever had. It has not not really helped my depression at all and if anything has decreased my rational thinking and made me feel sick all day long every day. | F | 25 | 9 weeks 300 1X day | 7/16/2012 | 5 | Depression | Thirsty/dry mouth | F | 52 | 6 years 300mg | 7/14/2012 |