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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 3 | depression & anxiety | Lack of appetite (lost about 8 lbs in 11 days), complete insomnia, some feelings of anxiety, heightened energy, increased libido | I was on Lexapro 5 mg for about 5 months before I switched to Wellbutrin. The Lexapro made me lethargic and I could sleep all day if I wanted to. The Wellbutrin has done wonders for my energy, but I do wish I could sleep just a little bit while taking it! People I've talked to who have been taking it for years say that you just have to get used to the insomnia. | F | 20 | 11 days 150 mg 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 5 | depression | The only side effects i've had is when I tried to take the generic of Wellbutrin. I've tried the generic twice... XL once a day then 100mg twice a day. Within a week I was could tell I was going back where I didn't want to be. IT DOES NOT WORK!!! | The makers of the brand Wellbutrin have made it impossible for me to continue taking it after 10 years. My copay is up to $400.00 for 3 months. I can't afford that. Its a shame that Americans are having to pay such high copays to make up for what the rest of the world is getting free or almost free. If I lived in Canada I could this same medication for $90.00 / 3 months. | F | 53 | 10 years 150mg 1X day | 3/5/2011 | 1 | Depression | Anxiety, tired all the time, emotionless. | Tried all the antidepressants, thought I would give this one a shot. Increased libido,'but no antidepressant effect. After trying 25 antidepressants, my doctor put me on 5 mcg's of Cytomel. After 15 years of depression, it went away in one day with Cytomel. It was like someone turned on the life switch. My thyroid tests were and are still normal.'I don't think big pharma has depression quite figured out yet. Try Cytomel!!! Read the testimonials on here, they are the same as mine. Start low and go slow (5 mcg's - 10 mcg's). No more than 10 mcg's per day.'You will feel like a dead plant come back to life! No generics! | M | 40 | 6 months 150 1X day | 3/4/2011 | 2 | anxiety and panic attacks | since decreasing to 150mg of Wellbutrin XL...I do not have the drive I had before...want to sleep all the time | I was on WellbutrinXL at 300mg for a yr...but I was starting to have way too much anxiety...I could not handle it..panic attacks were coming back..and I felt so much anger at everyone..and that is not my nature at all....so the doc cut it back to 150mg of XL...but in these first 2wks...I could sleep and sleep...wonder if anyone else has experienced this when the dosage is reduced? | F | 60 | 1 years 150mg 1X day | 3/2/2011 | 3 | major depressive disorder | Start of week 5 still having mood swings, crying episodes etc. Seems to have turned me from normal flat emotions into bipolar | At meeting with shrink on start of week 5 he got scared and took me off the Wellbutrin. Apparently he was very worried about the mood swings. We are now trying Lexapro plus a mood stabilizer. Feel a bit better after just 2 days now. I was prepared to stick it out with the wellbutrin a few more weeks, but the shrink was highly resistant to that notion. | M | 37 | 4.5 weeks 150 1X day | 2/24/2011 Patient History | 2 | Depression | Few days in felt edgy and kinda spaced out. Monday night(2-21) I felt confused, out of my body, lost, had slight head pain(worried I was having a stroke), started freaking out, crying, so I called my doc and never received a return call. Once morning rolled around I still felt strange, so I called the emergency line and she finally called me back and said since I have only been taking it a short while I could stop taking it, so I did. Later that day I had crying spells and had to watch tv to keep me from trying to think about stuff. Today, wednesday, I have episodes of feeling scared, freaked out, blank, loss of memory, body aches, sense of going "crazy", keep thinking something bad is going to happen to me(like I have a brain tumor or I am going to end up in a mental hospital). I am Trying not to freak out and remain calm, but I it's so hard. I keep telling myself the doc said I should feel better by Friday. This sucks, I have no idea what is going on. I called the doc beca | I took WBXL 300 mg for about 2 years. My Husband and I were ttc so my doctor moved me down to 150 and I was fine and then once I got pregnant in Feb. of 2010 I stopped taking the medication. 3 months after having our baby I started to not feel "right" and I feared the depression was returning so I went to the doc and they put me back on 150 mg. I never had any problems while on it before. I am unsure as to why I am experiencing such negative side effects this time?!? | F | 30 | 9 days 150 1X day | 2/23/2011 | 5 | depression | Miracle drug for me, depression gone, I feel normal now. I make better decisions. Best of all it has enhanced My sex drive and My Husband is being treated like a king. | F | 39 | 2 months 150 2X day | 2/18/2011 | 2 | chronic depression | Chest tightness; chest pain; shortness of breath. aggitation; emotional upset | Chest tightness is so severe that I have to switch to a different antidepressant. I also became so aggitated, that I went into rage at work. I had no prior incidents, but may lose my job of 13 years. | F | 51 | 2 months 150 mg 1X day | 2/16/2011 | 5 | Axiety & Depression | weight loss !!!! | I'm a 17 year old female and suffer from axiety and depression. I've always been lucky in life and have had a great family and basically everything a child could ask for. Although, I've had some tramatic experences in my childhood my parents where in the process of getting a divorce, my father committed sucide when i was nine, and i had to move 3 years later due to expensive living in New York. After i moved to the south it was a major culture shock and sunk into a depression. I was always a bigger taller girl which affected my self esteem, when i was 13 i weighted around 135 lbs and was 5'4. Over two years i gained 60 lbs and 3 cup sizes and am now 5'7, thankfully i still had a shaply hourglass proportion. Finally when i was around 195 lbs. i was severly depressed and though "how did this happen" and "why did i let myself go" Everyone said you look fine your a beautiful girl. Thankfully not to toot my own horne, but i am an attractive girl and look very mature for my age but that didn't matter i felt horrible. In 09 my doctor prescribed me Prozac 20 mg and i didn't like the though of being on medicine so i didn't take it reguarly which is bad. It made my tired and it just did not work. My doctor was a prozac pusher lol. To make a long story short in October 2010 i wanted another advise and saw another doctor and he put me on WELLBUTRIN XL 150 Mg later uped me to 300mg. I though wow thats so much medicine compared to 20mg but he explained to me how it wo | F | 17 | 4 months 150 mg 1X day | 2/15/2011 | 3 | Depression | F | 38 | 6 days 300 1X day | 2/14/2011 Patient History | 3 | Experienced such drying of the sinus after continued use for 11 months...now I am going to try using only 150mg...see if that helps...completely drying me out...anyone else have this problem | F | 60 | 11 months 300 mb 1X day | 2/12/2011 | 4 | ADD | dry mouth, slight muscle twitching, feels like your head is being clamped or weight over the eyes. Can increase situational anxiety. Some insomnia (waking up to early especially). Still feel random bouts of brain fog and being zoned out. | I notice I've taken this medicine longer than anyone else I can find on this site which scares me a little. I've been worried about long term effects because I have obviously changed physiologically in that time. It was the only medicine that helped me focus more but I do find I'm foggy, zoned out, on a semi-consistent basis, I also think it can exacerbates anxiety, slight feelings of twitching, or like your head is being squeezed or clamped. Or like there's a weight over your eyes. i have dry mouth, no sexual side effects. I am going through situation anxiety now and may need to add something different. I literally thought I might die when trying to ween off of it... I was so dizzy and felt massively sedated. Also what felt like small electrical shocks zapping at my brain convinced me to not ween off of it. I figured being on it for 15 years maybe I'm completely chemically dependent on it. I do wonder what I'd be like off this drug. I cannot remember. If you have weening off advice im interested. | M | 34 | 15 years 300mg XL 1X day | 2/11/2011 | 2 | Depression | dry mouth, nausea, headache racing thoughts, sleep troubles | This drug was not for me. It made me have racing thoughts and made me quiet delirious. It was hard for me to fall asleep because of the fast thoughts and I ended up having very intense moments of delirium. | M | 19 | 7 months 1X day | 2/11/2011 | 5 | to quit smoking | Used welbrutrin to quit a few years back and was successful. picked the nasty habit again 6 months ago. Angry with self I went to a dr for script...he gave me the generic and within four days, had horrible migrains so stopped. Went to the Dr again Jan 1st with hope that it was the generic and so very glad a I did...it worked! 1 a day for four days then increase to 2 a day and on the 10th, drop them. It works!!! Chantix gave me serious headaches too... I highly recommend this drug to drop those nasty smokes. | Best drug to drop smokes but don't waste your time and money with generic. | F | 53 | 30 days 2X day | 2/8/2011 | 3 | Depression | Extreme daytime sleepiness which hits around noon everyday. I still have an increased appetite. So, far I can't see any benefits. | I seem to be having the opposite effect as most people on this medication. I started on 150mg brand name, then increased to 300mg generic. I am sleepy alot. The only benefit I think I have noticed is my edginess is decreased a little. However, I am still tearful. I have not noticed any increase in my libido either. I don't know what med to try next. I have tried everything and the BEST one I tried (which was wonderful) made me gain 30 pounds, and that was Symbyax. Good medication for people who don't care about the weight gain. | F | 50 | 300mg 1X day | 2/7/2011 | 5 | Depression | Dry mouth, headaches, decreased appetite, increased libido. | This medication really helped my depression. I used to be very tired all the time and just wanted to lay in bed. After only a few weeks I find myself wanting to get up early to start my day. I also have a more positive outlook and am more interested in trying new things. I actually feel hopeful now and a little excited about my future. | F | 31 | 30 days 150 1X day | 2/6/2011 | 5 | Major Depressive Disorder | Weight loss (which i dont mind), increased libido =) | I started off on the 150MG and it was working but not at full capacity. I recently switched to 300MG and I am already noticing a difference in my outlook on life. I also have an increased libido which my girlfriend and I are very happy about that because some antidepressants decrease sexual drive or the ability to orgasm. | F | 20 | 3 months 300MG 1X day | 1/29/2011 | 4 | Depression | some anxiety, edginess, possible stomach upset (not sure what that's from) | I was on Cipralex for a couple of years but effectiveness was fading, and was causing extreme tiredness and ED. Wellbutrin so far is very good. More energy, increased libido. NOTE: I take it in the morning to help with any difficulty sleeping. | M | 59 | 2 weeks 150 mg 1X day | 1/26/2011 | 5 | Depression | None | It saved my life and my marriage. I spent 40 years with occasional/frequent episodes of bleak "what's the point?", and haven't had one in years. I am sorry for all the folks it didn't help, because I recognized prior symptoms there. BUT: generics (can't remember name) were useless but have improved. | M | 49 | 4 years 450 1X day | 1/20/2011 | 2 | Depression | I cannot sleep at night - INSOMNIA which makes me feel very tired during the day. Strong and disturbing heart beat all day and night long | I had to stop takong Wellbutrin XL 150 mg /1 a day in the mornings, due to the side effects I have mentioned. I have visited my doctor yesterday and she told me to stop taking it starting form this morning and instead to start taking Zoloft 50 mg / 1 a day in the mornings. I have used to take Zoloft for more than one year before and I did not feel any side effect back then. The only thing I remember was that it took quite a long time for me to start feeling better and not depressed. I'll see what will happen this time... Good luck to all of us... Thanks. | F | 41 | 2 weeks 150 MG 1X day | 1/18/2011 Patient History |