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 | Anxiety & Depression | heightened anxiety and nervousness first few days but all SE were subdued at 10 days. Quit tobacco on day 12 (yesterday) and so far so good. Plan to stick with XL brand 300 mg per Dr. orders. Dr. knew generic was suspect so skipped this evolution and get brand from Canada for less than insurance co-pay! So ha! | Does depression cause anxiety or anxiety cause depression?!? I have struggled with this question for years and never felt medication was an advisable treatment option. I am recovering drug addict so scared by any type Rx treatment. BUT I felt immediate relief the first day! Started at 150mg for first few days and then jumped to 300mg on day 4. Day 4-7 was rough in the anxiety department as it was definitely heightened but I just stuck it out. On Day 10, all SE diminished and felt like I was in the groove. Plan to give it at least 90 days... | M | 47 | 13 days | 7/1/2008 | 5 | moody and get angry easy | constipation | The only side effect I have experienced with WXL is constipaton. I took 150mg for 1 wk then started the 300mg. Did not have constipation with the 150mg but did with the 300mg. I really do not want to have to stop WXL. It has really helped with my moodiness and feeling angry all the time. My kids seem happier because I am not getting angry over little things (like a wet floor after bathtime). I was leaving work everyday with a headache and since starting WXL I leave work with no headache and a smile on my face which is very unusal for me. I really do not want to stop WXL!!!! | 4 weeks | 6/29/2008 | 2 | yes | I was very shakey, irritable, sour mouth, dry, and nausea. I felt like my heart was racing....couldn't sleep...I gave it 10 days but couldnt' handle it anymore...back to prozac. | F | 44 | 10 days | 6/28/2008 | 3 | anxiety/depression | jitters, stomach pains, insomnia,spacing out, lack of focus, dizziness, vivid dreams, agitation. | I started at 150XL for a week and now am at 300mg. This is my first week on the new dose, and today is the first day I actually feel okay. The first two days on 150mg there were no side effects. I am now taking the generic brand and i am beginning to think that the more expensive drug is the way to go. I am going to keep trying this drug for the next month and see what happens. I think 300mg's is to much, but my doctor says it can take up to two months to see the benefits. No more caffeine, don't need it. Still smoking but is drastically less, some times it makes me naucious, down to three or four a day. It has been a rollercoaster but today i have a feeling of hope again for the first time in a year. Maybe the side effects are worth it. | F | 31 | 14 days | 6/25/2008 | 2 | anxiety | I too had wierd chest feelings / twitches in the right side of my chest and very gastric stomach. I also agree that his medicine is more for depression as I tend to be quite anxious and was extremely so for the past three weeks. Had terrible feelings of dread. I had been on Lexapro for a few years and wanted to try something other than sSRi's ... needless to say it is back to something else. Hope prozac helps with anxiety. | F | 55 | 4 months | 6/19/2008 | 2 | Depression | Tightness in throat. Anxiety. Jumpy. Tense. | F | 43 | 7 days | 6/16/2008 | 4 | Severe Depression | Insomnia at 300mg. some sweating, a bit hyperactive, a little irritable | doc prescribed this last August but I was scared to try it, the side effect list freaked me out. Seizure was on everything I read. I already have tinnitus didn't want worse. SSRIs have done nothing other than make me feel tired and spaced out. I decided last week to give this a try. Doc didn't start me on 150mg which is normal before going to 300 and I was edgy all day,(took it about 10AM) couldn't sleep that night. Didn't make it to work until noon. Called Doc and he dropped it to 150mg.I skipped a day then took the 150 and had little side effects. I've only been on it 4 days so I can't give an accurate report yet. Insomnia always been a problem anyway, I took 1mg of Xanax at bedtime last night and slept fine. Took the WXL150 this morning and felt nothing good or bad. I'll rinse and repeat so to speak. I have to stay out of town for work which stresses me when starting a new med. I probably shouldn't jump up to 300mg. My doc just said see how it goes. He's not a physc, he's internal M | M | 46 | 5 days | 6/15/2008 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression, Fibromyalgia | With my first prescription I got the Teva Generic for the 150mg Wellbutrin XL. That lasted for 2 weeks. The generic gave my a severe migraine and jitters. I had my dr represcribe the brand name Wellbutrin. The only side effect I have had with it is a dry mouth and a little weight loss. | Don't be a tightwad and get the generic Teva brand. I am just one of many that have had problems with it. It is not the same (buffering must be different, generic TEVA pill is HUGE in comparison.) Overall good drug with no stomach problems that other antidepressants gave me. | F | 34 | 2 months | 6/12/2008 | 1 | Depression | Angry and Hostile! I felt like I was going to explode and I felt like a hothead and control freak. | I have been taking lexapro for 10 days and I feel sane again | M | 45 | 3 years | 6/6/2008 | 4 | depression / anxiety | my only side effect, which started after taking it for about a month and my dose was increased, was that I had bouts of anger and rage. | This drug was so awesome but my dose was increased after about 3 weeks becuase it felt as if it stopped working on it's lowest dose. Doc said this was common. After a week on the higher dose, I would experience bouts of extreme anger and rage randomly with no reason. I was so upset becuase this drug eliminated my anxiety and depression and gave me so much energy! The other nice surprise was that unlike what I expected, I had an INCREASE in libido and my orgasms were so satisfying and intense. Great side effect..too bad I would want to rip someone's head of later. | F | 35 | 6 weeks | 6/4/2008 | 5 | anxiety | Minor effects. Dry mouth, occasional insomnia. Huge benefits... my confidence levels changed so much everyone has commented. I am far more motivated than I ever used to be and feel great all the time now. | I don't care what the FDA says but there is definite difference between the Wellbutrin XL and the generic. The generic gets absorbed much more quickly and then drops off very rapidly. It was a freak'n rollercoaster. The generic's price is better but definitely not worth it, on the other hand, since the generics came out, my insurance company increased the co-pay from $20 to $130. I split the difference and get the good-stuff from Canada now. say "Yes" to National health care. say "No" to being screwed by Insurance companies. | M | 55 | 3 years | 6/3/2008 | 4 | | 6/3/2008 | 3 | ADD | I have had a few sharp pains in my head, but they pass instantly. I have had an occasional outburst of anger. My focus is getting a little better, but I'm hoping it just takes more time. | I was on 150mg WellbutrinXL for 5 days, increasing to 300mg on day 6 and continuing at 300mg. The outbursts of anger are a bit shocking. The other day while driving I'm just fine, singing along with pod, and someone cut me off. I'll normally just honk and be annoyed, but I went into a swearing fit of rage. From singing happily to total rage. There have been a few other instances of outbursts as well. | M | 31 | 8 days | 6/3/2008 | 3 | no motivation, angry alot feel blah | Ive been on it for 14 days, and the past 3 days i've been itchy. Not sure if its something that will go away on its own, or if its a reaction and I should stop taking it. would hate to do that. | Im trying to keep an open mind on it working for me. I hope it does. I know it keeps me from reaching the big "O" as easily..and he itching sucks!! | F | 34 | 14 days | 5/29/2008 | 2 | Anxiety / Grief-induced Depression | Extreme agitation, nervousness, paranoia, insomnia, increased anxiety, foul breath/taste in mouth | I had a very bad reaction to Wellbutrin on 150 for 3 weeks. I think it is very important to note that my therapist believes I had the reaction I did because I had more of an anxiety-rooted problem than depression. Wellbutrin seems to be better tolerated by people with depression disorders rather than anxiety disorders, and acted almost like an amphetamine in my system. I am going to try an SSRI soon and hope that helps. The side effects I had are like nothing I have ever experienced in my life: I woke up every morning at 4AM on the nose in an almost manic state of anxiety. I felt very paranoid and manic inside, frightened all the time (not my normal anxiety). I almost felt like I was losing my mind. I thought I was literally going insane, the anxiety and agitation was so severe. I did lose weight and curb smoking but it wasn't worth the suffering of the side effects. I highly recommend questioning this prescription for anxiety rooted problems as opposed to depression. | F | 36 | 21 days | 5/27/2008 | 2 | anxiety, increase in sex drive | I take clonazepam for anxiety and was told by my doctor that clonazepam is extremely addictive when taken alone, so he also put me on Celexa. Celexa took away my sex drive completely, so I switched to Wellbutrin about a week ago. I didn't notice anything the first few days. At around day four I started to experience numbness in my face and random feelings of extreme weakness/dizziness that lasted about two seconds. I'm on day seven right now and am experiencing extreme exhaustion. I walked up three flights of stairs earlier today and felt like I was going to collapse after. I'm hoping these side effects go away soon. I'm also irritable and feel like hitting people when they speak to me. | F | 28 | 7 days | 5/26/2008 | 1 | Depression | Constipation, no orgasm | When the pharmacy change my Rx to generic, within 4 months, my depression was back as if I wasn't on any drug. I had used it for over 4 years and suddenly it stops working? I think it was the generic. | F | 55 | 4 years | 5/21/2008 | 5 | Depression | Modest weight loss, renewed interest in sex | This drug has truly saved my life more than once. I cannot tolerate SSRIs or MAOIs, and Wellbutrin literally gets me out of bed in the morning. It has brought back motivation I had lost due to depression, and I am able to view problems more realistically. Have never had a thought of suicide while on this medicine, because it lifts me up so much: it makes me ME again. No other antidepressant has been able to match Wellbutrin XL's lifesaving effects. My doctor mentioned that I should never try the generic because studies have shown that it doesn't work as well as the name brand, so now that the generic is often substituted in American pharmacies I buy this from a pharmacy in Canada. Canadian cost is 1/3 the price of how much I pay with insurance in the US! Every once in a while when the medication at 300mg is too much, my doctor reduces the amount to 150mg and vice versa if I'm needing more medication. I could not live without this medicine, and I truly believe that I am still alive t | F | 27 | 8 years | 5/11/2008 | 3 | Depression/Anxiety | Increased energy, some decrease in appetite, randomized trouble sleeping (couldn't fall asleep or I would get up 2+ times a night sometimes w/ a tight anxiety like feeling in my chest), weird, intense, and sometimes very vivid realistic dreams, again random. | I'm not really sure how much I care for Wellbutrin XL, as I haven't seen a huge difference in my moods, but I'm also not a very depressed person, as my moods vary and I was hoping this would help that out (Somedays I felt like all I could do was sleep, no matter how many hours, other days I felt like superwoman). However, I was started at 150mg for a month and have been on 300mg for about 3 months now, and I feel that my insomnia got worse with a higher dose, but then there are other nights where I could sleep like I was in a coma and woke up well rested. I highly suggest trying Trazedone, Klonopin, or some other sleeping medication if this starts to be a problem, because it does help a lot, but then you wind up having to take additional stuff, and at some point, enough is enough with the pharmaceuticals. Overall, I would give this a try, but if you honestly don't feel it is working for you, then after a few months def. give it up and try something new, but it does help you become | F | 22 | 4 months | 5/6/2008 | 4 | Depression | I've only been on Wellbutrin for about 2 weeks. After 10 days, a constant spasm in my right chest muscle developed which lasted for about a day and 1/2. I also had a really strange feeling once which lasted about 5 minutes. I can't even describe it other than I felt really weird. Experienced agitation too. Side effects seem to have passed. | I've had occasional erectile dysfunction over the last year or so. Taking Wellbutrin has been like taking Viagra. My erections are now much stronger and last. I've also gotten my sexual desire back. | M | 46 | 2 weeks | 5/2/2008 |