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 |
| 3 | Depression | Irritable, moody trouble sleeping, increased appetite | My insurance would not cover the namebrand. I am on the generic version. I liked the increased energy I had during the 1st 2 weeks. After that, I felt "annoyed" a lot and cried at stupid things. I feel like eating all the time! I am going to keep on it another month and re-evaluate. | F | 40 | 2 days 150 1X day | 7/24/2011 | 2 | Depression | At first it gave me energy but I had terrible side effects such as difficulty sleeping, agitation and headaches. The sides effects mostly resolved except for the headaches and over time I noticed that it seemed to affect me hormonally (irregular periods) and I became very tired again. I tried increasing to 300MG but the side effects were too bad (listed above) to continue. | I would not take this medication again. | F | 30 | 11 months 150 MG 1X day | 7/2/2011 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | I've been getting some headaches that make it difficult to do anything productive. I do get the motivation the increased dosage was intended to give me, but the migraines and fatigue stop me from getting far. | I'm actually taking the generic, but I couldn't find the XL version for bupropion. | F | 25 | 3 weeks 300 MG 1X day | 6/15/2011 | 4 | Depression | On the generic I had quite a bit of anxiety and also experienced some hair loss | Wellbutrin worked great for me, saw a dramatic improvement in my mood and energy level. First tried the generic but had an issue with side effects, so now I only use the brand medication. They have a coupon on their website, which helps keep my costs down. | F | 39 | 2 years 300 mg 1X day | 6/9/2011 | 5 | Depression | recently upped from 450 1x day to 600 1xday. Experienceing shakes, nausea, headache, can't fall asleep at night, confused, hands are fumbling, feel like I'm on way too much caffiene. Not myself. Wondering if anyone else has had similar problem at this high dose or when increasing dosage? Thank you to the responder to my question. I appreciate the help and your being so open regarding your experience. Unfortunately 600mg is too much for my system. My BP drops, Pulse goes really high and I feel like I'm going to have a heart attack. I tried it for 3 weeks but nothing changed in mood other than made me more aggitated. It just messed with my body. I'm doing good right now and if I get into a funk again Doc says we'll try an additional med. I'm not real interested in that as I take several meds for migraines. I feel like a walking pharmacy. | On the 450 1xday for 9 years. Its worked wonderfully, a real life saver. Only side effects are dry mouth and occasional aggitation. Upped dosage due to a seasonal funk. 6/1/11 update: Sticking with 450mg due to side effects. Saw my therapist for a few sessions. I'm doing good. Hoping I I don't hit a tolerence level because this is the only med that has really worked w/o super bad side effects. | F | 47 | 600MG 1X day | 6/1/2011 Patient History | 3 | OCD thoughts, Anxiety, Panic | Dry mouth Edginess in the moring for several ours makes me uncomfortable | By the afternoon I feel like I could take on anything. I dread the mornings though...just the thought of that edginess drives me crazy. I do have Klonopin to take at night to sleep and to take during the edginess time but I don't want to take it. Too many medications. | F | 46 | 15 days 300 xl 1X day | 5/31/2011 | 4 | Depression, Mood Swings, Perimenopa | Dry Mouth | So far I love this drug. I am taking the generic. I was surprised that this drug is allowing me to sleep throughout the night for the first time in a months. I typically suffer from insomnia, and with insomnia being a side effect I was worried. However, it's done the opposite for me. I don't feel zombie like. I do feel a little calmer, but it's only been 10 days. I will say this, I have seemed to lost a pound or two. I'm on the higher end of normal bmi. I've always struggled keeping myself from becoming overweight. I also have insulin resistance. I weighed myself today and I was right at 139, at 5' 4". I haven't been under 140 for at least 2 years even though I try to eat correctly. So far, I'm happy with the drug. I'm taking it for the depression and mood swings that I'm getting now that I'm in premature perimenopause due to a surgery. | F | 29 | 10 days 300mg 1X day | 5/26/2011 | 5 | Depression | Just a little nausea during the first couple days. | I was pessimistic and relentlessly negative before taking this drug; now I'm not. That's impressive. | M | 34 | 4 months 150 1X day | 5/14/2011 | 5 | depression | none | I want to thank the person who suggested the web site for obtaining my medication at a VERY reasonable price. THANK YOU!! I can not afford the $400.00 co-pay my insurance company was asking. And to the person who suggested the 'tier option".. been there- done that..NO go... NO exceptions. | 53 | 10 years 150mg 1X day | 4/22/2011 | 5 | Depression and anxiety | Less appetite; sleep less | I have been on Wellbutrin XL in past years and it always worked well for me. I should have never gone off of it. Since then I have been on just about any medication out there and it has been awful. I've had hair loss, weight gain, all sorts of side effects from other medications but never with this one. My doctor has prescribed Wellbutrin XL as he states it will actually help me lose the weight I gained, has no sexual side effects, will give me more energy, and works on the norepinephrine and serotonin both which is excellent. In just a week I have already felt much better with more energy. I rise in the morning early and don't feel like lying in bed all morning like before. I feel more emotions than my last horrible medication (depakote) and am finally hopeful for the first time in years that my depression can be kept at a minimum. I feel like I have my life back!! | F | 44 | 1 weeks 150 mg 1X day | 4/17/2011 | 4 | depression | april 10th today started higher dose the 5th..no changes yet..in a month i will see i guess. | have been o 300 for a while..now under a bit more stress then i can handle some days.no focus at work..dose now 450..hopefully it will take edge off. | F | 40 | 6 days 450mg 1X day | 4/10/2011 | 2 | Dry mouth, Diarreha, increased sweating, focused, energetic, Bad Dreams, Waking up at night, light headed, sick | Ive been on it for 2 months, All the side affects I named happened to me. Which im still taking it, only to help be stop smoking. Taking this messes with your body a lot so be careful when on it. | M | 18 | 2 months 300 1X day | 4/10/2011 | 4 | Anixety, Panic attack , depression | Diarreha, dry mouth, increased sweating, focused, energetic | I've never had a panic attack before and when I did I thought I was dying. I was given xanax to help with my anxiety and it made me sleep but made my depression worse. I then tried paroxetine which made my depression worse and made me not want to get out of the bed everyday. Wellbutrin Xl worked for me on the first day, I was actually shocked that it did. Since I started taking Wellbutrin I leave the house more and feel myself mentally getting better everyday. | F | 30 | 30 days 150 1X day | 4/4/2011 | 2 | Depression, Anxiety | messed with menstrual cycle, headaches, severe insomnia, anxiety, only moderately effective for depression | Worked great for severe depression (was having suicidal thoughts), but side-effects became too much to deal with after depression remitted, so I stopped taking it even though my psychiatrist still writes the prescription | F | 27 | 1 years 150 mg 1X day | 3/24/2011 | 4 | Anxiety depression ADHD | Weight loss (which was so cool). Grand mal seizure. I was doing great on 150mg and then my doc upped it for some reason that didn't make any sense because the 150 was working. he started me on 300mg in the morning and 150mg afternoon. | Has anyone had a seizure on wellbutrin then reduced the dosage and been okay? I went on Wellbutrin and it was a miracle drug for me. Yes, the weight loss and increase in sex drive were both very cool but the fact that my anxiety all but evaporated (in other words I could handle things as they came at me and would seamlessly move on) and my mood stabilized and I was so productive made this drug a life saver. I only told two people I was taking this med but EVERYONE told me how easy and pleasant I had become to be around. And did I mention I was incredibly productive. Then my best friend committed suicide and for a week straight, our circle of friends all grieved and drank relatively heavily. I was crying all day and drinking like 3 drinks at night. I had no idea you shouldn't drink on this medication. The same week he died I had a grand mal seizure and woke up in a pool of my own blood. My doc took me off the medication that day. 7 years later nothing has worked as well and my life has never been as good as it was those 4 months I was on Wellbutrin. I just had a root canal for the tooth that was shattered during the seizure and I have a scar on my lip that has faded. I know it sounds completely crazy but I want to go back on the Wellbutrin. I feel like I'm living a shadow of the life I had when I was on this drug. I haven't had a seizure since that one 7 years ago and I feel if I was on 100mg/day and not a drop of alcohol I'd likely be fine. I am so upset the do | F | 32 | 4 months 450mg 1X day | 3/19/2011 | 5 | Depression, grief | In the first month I had headaches but those disappeared. I still have ringing in my ears but it doesn't interfere with my ability to hear speech or music. It takes me longer to fall asleep. | Really changed my life with increased focus and less "fragility". I used to be very sensitive, my feelings were easily hurt. Within a few weeks I felt MUCH more confident. The buproprion put things into perspective and I was much, much less inclined to obsess about sad or distressing things. It treated all the aspects of my depression: tendency to weep, lethargy verging on agraphobia, feelings of hopelessness and obsessive guilt. As I've added in exercise and started to rethink things, I feel as if my brain is being rebuilt. Physically I look very different - more fit, more alert. | F | 47 | 11 months 300 mg 1X day | 3/18/2011 | 5 | depression, anxiety | sweats ? not sure if related ,I QUIT SMOKING!,constipation, the SR gave me the shakes and felt like I was on speed the XL I swear changed my life! | Ive been dealing with depression on and off 10 yrs ,only medicated last 2 yrs .tried celexa worked good for a while so I thought..nope got off them last may ,thought I was ready...nope spireld down,pushed away friends.., had no interest to do anything,went into auto pilote to take care of my responsibilities,wasnt crying but I have anger issues..self pity party..Im a single mom of a child with severlanguage dissabilities no room to F*&%^ up !!realized my son was the one paying for it I wasnt the best I could be for him NOW I feel great, energy will to do stuff play with my son, go for walks with my dog,took on fixing finances which you dont watch in depression!starting to loose the 60 extra pounds i put on im 5ft went to 170 almost... and actually anxious to move on in life and have a great future with my son and show him the world and push him as much as I can its givin me the best results .me being ok mentally to be a better mom to my son with a will to stick in there and be the strong independent girl I know i am !!! reccomend it 100% if it works with ur body chemistry ps insomnia pff who cares depressed not depressed still no sleep either way...... but now im happy:)not the depressed friend who crys about her life ... good luck to all depression isnt a joke | F | 26 | 4 months 300 1X day | 3/16/2011 | 5 | Depression & Anxiety | Appetite Loss, Weight Loss, Dry mouth | I have been through a rollercoaster ride trying to find the right med for me and this is it, FINALLY!! I love this medication. It has definitely helped me and I don't feel "spaced out" at all like I used to on other meds. | F | 27 | 4 months 150 MG 2X day | 3/14/2011 | 1 | Depression, anxiety, A.D.D, OCD | Extreme agitation, mood swings, crying, weight loss, headaches, dizziness | I had been taking zoloft 100 mg for two years and my dr. switched me to wellbutrin 100 mg a day because of the weight gain from zoloft. In 5 days I have lost 10 lbs without diet modification. I am having very bad mood swings and out burst that are unlike me at all. I have also been very emotional. Does anyone have any suggestions because I can't take the aggitation? Does it get better? | F | 39 | 5 days 100 1X day | 3/12/2011 | 1 | mild anxiety | Major:Anger, paranoia, mania, aggression, agitation, crying, depression, severe changes in personality. Mild: dry mouth, change in taste, slight vertigo, occasional nausea | I was on Zoloft on and off for several years do to GAD. I was very stable and happy, but switched from Zoloft to Wellbutrin because Zoloft caused moderate sexual side effects and I was entering a new relationship. This was the biggest mistake for me ever. I started on 100mg "Watson" wellbutrin and gradually increased to 300mg XL daily in the course of 4 weeks. I became manic and had sleep issues but thought I would "ride it out". Once I was put on 300mg I immediately knew it was a mistake. I started becoming extremely agitated and started to have panic attacks (never had history of this). I could not concentrate at work and could not control outrage bursts (again, not a history of this). I stopped 2 days ago and I am extremely tired and have a migraine (have hx of migraine). I had to call my parents and have them immediately pick up my young kids because I was afraid I was going to hurt them (NEVER EVER HAVE FELT THIS BEFORE!). I think this drug can be very dangerous and I caution anyone who started feeling any of these symptoms to STOP immediately and call their doctor. I am a nurse and work in an ICU so I would not be able to have that job if I was like this "normally"...it changed my personality 100% for the worse. I went from calm loving nurse and mommy to monster in 4 weeks:-( I am very sad by all this. The worse is I am aware this is all crazy and med related, but cannot control it. | F | 33 | 4 weeks 300 1X day | 3/11/2011 |