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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Depression, Lethargy | 1st month - Headaches, weight loss (went from 148 to 117 lbs in 6 mo.), constipation, sweating, insomnia. Now, no side effects, unless I forget to take it, I get very sleepy and the next day I feel hung over. | I've tried many anti-depression meds before with bad side effects. I've been on this med for a year and a half. I have much more energy, am more alert, and can concentrate at work. I do get depressed and anxious when I have PMS, but it's not terrible. No sexual side effects. Maybe too much weight loss and lack of hunger, so this med isn't for anorexics. Helps more with energy than anything else. Highly recommended for those who can't get out of bed (me), but not recommended for people with anxiety only. I'll probably be on this life long. | F | 28 | 1.5 years | 2/28/2008 | 4 | Anxiety, Seasonal depression | Waking up 3-5 times a night, Increased urination, and Vivid dreams. Was yawning a lot but that went away. Cannot have an orgasm!!! | I was hoping for some information from users. I am currently taking 300mg with no crazy side effects. I feel pretty much normal except for the side effects I listed. I had taking Wellburin in the past and felt great, wanted sex and could have an orgasm with no problems (which were intense), but I decided to wean off them for a bit. My doctor recently put me on Lexapro 20 mg but the low sex drive and difficulty having an orgasm was driving me crazy. So my doctor added WB XL and nothing changed. So I weaned off the Lexapro and am only taking the WB XL but I am still having difficuty having an orgasm and still not feeling much better. Does it take a while to get that sensation back? I've been taking it for 3 weeks. | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 2/28/2008 | 2 | Chronepression, social anxiety, GAD | Clenching jaw, tension, headache, increased irritability, constipation, dry mouth, tremors--especially after exercise, dizzy and weak spells, decreased sensitivity during sex. | Wellbutrin XL was added to 30mgs Celexa when my depression intensified due to messy interstate move, period of unemployment, and adjustment to motherhood and new location. Seemed to work at first, but now after 3 months it seems like I am taking nothing but Celexa. I cannot increase Celexa dose because 40mgs made me dizzy and sleepy all the time. Appears only to have affected my social anxiety, as I seem to be able to act naturally without agonizing over whether I looked or sounded like an idiot. I do, however, want to feel a whole lot happier than this--I have nothing to feel unhappy about. My pdoc wants to put me om effexor instead, but I am planning on discussing celexa as an option as well--however, I would like to hear from those of who have had similar experiences. | F | 42 | 3 months | 2/28/2008 | 4 | depression | lack of sleep, trouble staying asleep,weight loss | started on 150mg and my doc gradually brought me up to 450mg which was WAY to much.(I lost 60lbs in 1 1/2 months) Went down to 300mg and its working great. I feel like I can actually get out of bed in the morning. | F | 25 | 3 days | 2/26/2008 | 4 | depression & smoking | nausia, stomach upset, heartburn, missrable for the 1st week. | really helped with smoking. Did not do much for depression. | F | 26 | | 2/26/2008 | 5 | Migraine headaches | The only side effect I experienced was dry mouth/throat which was quite uncomfortable, but much more tolerable than the daily migraines I had been having for years. Took a few weeks to help headaches -- they are completely gone! (Also taking Nadalol 30 mg. and Flexeril 5 mg. daily with the Wellbutrin XL). There are special toothpastes, mouthwashes, sprays, and gums for dry mouth that help lessen the discomfort. I am taking 300 MG daily of Wellbutrin XL. Tried MANY other medications and doctors for help with my migraines and NOTHING worked. Wellbutrin XL worked for me and gave me my life back. | F | 47 | 10 weeks | 2/24/2008 | 5 | depression, SAD | At first very vivid dreams, and continued energy have been on for 3 1/2 weeks, no other side effects. Weight loss | This has helped me so much. I was on prozac before and I was always tired, no energy and slept all the time, plus my sex drive was gone could not have an orgasm. Since I have been on Wellbutrin I have my energy back, I don't take naps anymore and I have lost weight about 4 lbs. My sex drive has increased which is a plus. I feel happy about life and actually am excited to do things where as before I just wanted to hide under the covers all day. | F | 31 | 3 weeks | 2/20/2008 | 3 | depression... and one other unmenti | sadness, at first i couldnt eat enough, but now my psychologist has me taking 200 mil of it and i cant eat more than half a sandwich in a day, loss of weight, started at 119 then went to 112 now at 116, i guess its good lossing weight but that all happened in about 2 weeks,MOOD SWINGS, and more hatred toward people and myself, either i feel happier than ever or more depressed than before, and i feel even more hatred especially toward females, i spend way to much time with them and they bug me so i now only talk to my guy friends... changes feelings? | loss of wanting to do marijuana, quit a while ago but all cravings are gone for good, first they had me on a low dose of celexa and then they doubled it, then my psychologist put me on prozac then doubled that and put me on sleeping medication called trazidone, now they have me on trazidone and wellbutrin | F | 14 | 3 months | 2/19/2008 | 3 | Depression, unable to concentrate | For about the first couple of weeks, I had trouble getting to sleep and staying asleep, but still wasn't tired during the day. | I could feel that the medicine was helping then I felt like I needed a higher dose, so my physician increased my dose. After a couple months at that dose, I now feel like it's not working as well anymore and I need a higher dose again. I wonder if it's possible for your body to just get used to the medicine and it becomes immune to it? | F | 28 | 7 months | 2/18/2008 | 4 | post traumatic stress & adhd | headaches, smoking makes me miserably ill, cant drink alcohol without throwing up, loss of appetite but some bloating, really strange dreams, kind of feel medicated, MAJOR INCREASE IN SEX DRIVE | its definitely stopped the suicidal thoughts. my ability to pay attention in class is much better like I actually know what were doing now. I get a little hyperactive but its more easily channeled into being productive. So far i can't really complain. | F | 20 | 1 weeks | 2/15/2008 | 3 | Depression (with a side of OCD) | Complete loss of appetite and food tasted like sawdust. Increased libido and orgasmic potential! Increased energy and normalized sleep schedule. Increased anxiety. | After about two weeks, the light came on and I felt completely normal, not depressed... for about two weeks, then the depression returned with a vengeance. It might work fabulously for you, but it's not for me. | F | 26 | 3 months | 2/15/2008 | 3 | situational depression/anxitey | dry mouth, decreased appetite, some trouble sleeping | I have been on wellbutrin for 10 days now.. I feel it has helped me somewhat but have heard it really doesn't kick in for about 2 weeks. I am on 150 mg a day. I have had mild side effects but nothing major or bothersome. Dry mouth and trouble sleeping to name two. However, I have noticed a major decrease in appetite. I'm thinking I'm down about 7-8 lbs in almost 2 weeks. I am hardly hungry and when I eat I get full quick. I have also noticed that I do not crave anything sweet like candy, cookies or other sweets. The weight loss is always a plus but I can't afford to lose too much more. I'll post again in about a week.. | F | 36 | 10 days | 2/14/2008 | 5 | Depression, anger | trouble sleeping | I suffered from depression on and off for the last three years, and it had gotten much worse over the last year. it affected relationships at work, home, and with friends. Within days of starting it, I felt as if I had a million pounds lifted off of me. This is the first medication I tried, and it has changed my life. I can concentrate, I have an appitite, I enjoy work. I did not realize how much trouble I was in before I went on this medication. | M | 34 | 5 days | 2/13/2008 | 1 | depression | in 4 days of taking, had horrible insomnia, bad nightmare one night, sore neck 3rd day, severe back pain 4th day which turned into severe back spasms at the end of the day. On the 5th day quit taking it and also noticed ringing/buzzing in my ears, which I still have a little 2 weeks later. This drug is not for me! | Was also taking Trazadone in low dose before bed which was supposed to help me sleep. It didn't. Just made me feel drugged when I went to a whole pill from a half. | F | 59 | 4 days | 2/13/2008 | 4 | Depression | agitation, twitching, morning fatigue reduced dose helped immensely | Sometimes it's mostly about the dose with drugs. I rejected this drug for a year after trying it at 150 milligrams, due to highly unpleasant side effects such as high anxiety, dehydration, sleeplessness. It was the first and only drug I tried for depression. Finally, I tried again at 100 mg. What a difference! Then I went up to a second 100 mg. in the pm, but took it too late and it disturbed my sleep. Sometimes I take one around 4:00, sometimes I don't take a pm one. I still have twitching and some anxiety (I agree that caffeine needs to be reduced). Its not perfect all the time, but overall my life has greatly improved. No suicidal feelings, better focus on my work, much less crying. I hope to just take it for awhile, but that remains to be seen. | F | 48 | 4 months | 2/7/2008 | 5 | anxiety | trouble sleeping at first, loss of appetite, very high energy, and also have the very vivid dreams. | Started on the 150s then went to 300. I would recommend you give them at least a month. I almost stopped taking them because i didn't thank they were working. really started to feel great about 3 weeks into taking the 300s. | F | 32 | 2 months | 2/5/2008 | 4 | Depression | I feel good - I do get agitated, but I'm able to talk myself down (internally). What's killing me is this libido increase. I don't know what to do with myself. My boyfried loves it, but it's too much! | F | 32 | 4 days | 2/5/2008 | 5 | major depression disorder + anxiety | Weight loss, decrease in appetite, high sex drive, ability to wake up easily (was always a problem for me), hand "intention" tremors at 300mg, tinnitus at 300mg, | I recommend this med!! I am taking WXL 150mg 1x daily. could not tolerate XL 300mg dosage. formerly on original Wellbutrin and it made me unable to sleep and incredibly MEAN! Do not have these problems with WXL. caffiene makes me extra-jittery unlike before and it has not stopped my nightmares. I have taken nearly every SSRI, etc, out there and this is the only one I can take. For any episodes of depression, I have added a 12.5mg dose Zoloft for 2-4 weeks. This is menstrual or seasonally-related for me and the Zoloft readjusts everything properly and I'm back to normal on just the WXL. If I miss a dose, I do get the "cry" phase, so I just don't miss any! | F | 28 | 3.5 years | 2/4/2008 | 4 | I take it for depression and add | Irritable, still get the mood swings.. I eat more sumtimes then other times.. Otherwise i'm doing much better, then when i wazn't taking anything. | Sent e-mail message From: [email protected](~rich~) Date: Sun, Feb 3, 2008, 2:22am To: [email protected] Subject: wellbutrin xl... Hi...I take wellbutrin xl, 300 milligram and it iz working good... Yes the first 3 to 4 weeks yur body iz getting uze to the medicine, Dr informed me about this.. Same happened to me.. After about 4 weeks i noticed a big difference.... Yur body will get use to the medicine az i mentioned b4.. Hang in there.. It will get better after the 3 or 4 weeks. | M | 42 | 3 years | 2/3/2008 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety/ADHD | Initially: some dry mouth, insomnia, and hard time staying asleep. | I suffer from chronic major depression and have tried many antidepressants in the past 10 years but none of them seemed to help with my depression, except for making me feel lethargic and "numb". Though they did help some with my Anxiety. I have also taken many anti-anxiety or sleep meds but I didn't like having to take something to sleep every night and some of them had horrible side effects. I also have ADHD and have tried Ritalin, Focalin, Adderall, and Vyvanse; though I felt they helped with many of my symptoms, the side effects were horrible. So after all this, I threw it all out and tried Wellbutrin XL 150 2 weeks ago and I couldn't be happier. I don't feel like I did on the SSRI's (numb and just floating through life unable to cry) and actually feel like I can, and WANT to accomplish things in my life, which has never really happened before. As far as the ADHD, it hasn't helped as well as the stimulants, but I do notice that I can get things done more than witho | F | 24 | 2 weeks | 2/2/2008 |