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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Depression, anxiety, OCD | Wellbutrin XL doesn't seem to work at a steady rate. At times, my tendency toward exaggerated anxiety and OCD breaks through. At those times, I try to control myself with an inner monologue. I also sometimes lose a sense of time and/or space. That is, I'm not sure what time or day it is and I bump into things. | It does suppress appetite and the desire to drink alcohol. I've lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks without really trying. I'm working on losing the 30 pounds I gained being on Lexapro for 18 months. Wellbutrin seems to work by speeding you up as opposed to Lexapro which really slows you down. My mind is much clearer with Wellbutrin. | M | 52 | 2 weeks | 4/11/2007 | 4 | Anxiety and moodiness | Not feeling great and still having lots of anxiety. | HELP, could someone please tell me how they reacted to adding Zoloft to their Wellbutrin XL. Today I added 50 mg to my 300mg of Wellbutrin XL and I'm feeling a little weird. I'm looking for information on side effects, how long did it take you to feel better, did your anxiety go away, what dose are you on? I would appreciate any help. Please e-mail me at [email protected] with comments. THANK YOU : ) | M | 36 | 2 months | 4/11/2007 | 3 | depression and anxiety | none | F | 28 | 8 years | 4/11/2007 | 5 | severe depression | neck pain, increased head and hand tremors, blurred vision, decreased appetite, dry mouth, nausea, ringing in ears, shakiness, jaw clenching, anxiety, smoking half as much | most of the side effects i've experienced have come and gone. i was very concerned at 3 weeks on wellbutrin xl 150mg that i was getting worse--i was sobbing horribly and planning my suicide daily. i stuck it out because i'd heard that it would pass, and it did. i'm now on 300mg of the generic along with 10mg of lexapro to battle my anxiety and things are improving for me. i'm no longer in a deep dark hole with no hope in sight. it seems that it took about 4 weeks or so for my body to absorb the drug. i may switch to the brand name at some point to see if my anxiety and shakiness lessen, but for now i'm alive and wellbutrin can take some credit for that. it may not be an easy ride at first, but give it some time to work if you can. | F | 33 | 41 days | 4/10/2007 | 5 | Wellbutrin XL 150 | The only side effect I have noticed so far ( its only been 1 week) is I keep getting a rash. It comes and goes and it is on my neck. Some ringing in the ears. | So far I am really satisfied with this anti depressant. Im starting to feel like my old self. I have a better out look on things and seem to be happier. Im not sleeping all the time and Im starting to look forward to things. I dont feel like Im in that black tunnel anymore. | F | 42 | 7 days | 4/10/2007 | 4 | Major Depressive Disorder | Better Mood, less emotional eating, better concentration, improved libido | I started on 150 mg and today went to 300 mg next week to 450mg. So far so good! I was on Zoloft and this is my first go round with Wellbutrin XL, I am already starting to feel better. I have not had any suicidal thoughts and am better able to handle stressful situations and not flying off the handle, but I stil feel like I am in control (unlike on Zoloft) I hope this continues to work for me. | F | 31 | 8 days | 4/10/2007 | 3 | depression, PMS, irritability | dry mouth, headache, jittery, difficulty going to sleep | I went on the 150 for a month. I haven't cried as much, don't seem to let things bother me as much,don't think about death as much, and have been laughing more. I had more energy and seemed more motivated and interested in socializing. I thought, This is great! I felt a lot better, but not totally, so my dr. suggested trying the 300 for a month. It was weird, I felt like I regressed when I went on the higher dose. The irritablity, depression and crying have started to return. I thought this was strange until I read the comments here. I was given the generic at the pharmacy-didn't notice until I got home. I definitely think something is up with the generics. My feelings seem to differ from day to day, not as stable. I have 2 weeks left and I don't know if I can stand to finish them. I don't care if I have to spend more for the brand name next time. | F | 43 | 6 weeks | 4/9/2007 | 3 | Anxiety/Depression | Vertigo (type of dizziness) | I was first interested in Wellbutrin after learning that it wasn't an SSRI, like most anti-depressants. Virtually every person on my Mom's side of the family has had/has depression. I'm a college student. I have GAD...I basically was anxious throughout my entire life. Though, depression started kicking in this year of college. Based on my family history, the docs said i should be prescribed on something. The first couple days on the medicine (150 mgs) i felt aggressive, but i liked it. When i bumped up to 300 mgs, i felt like i could concentrate VERY well. I could focus on all aspect of school work (probably from the high dopamine levels the drugs makes). Though, my anxiety wasn't really going away....most likely because this medicine doesn't affect serotonin, which relates to a person's anxiety (It still helps many people with anxiety). I experienced vertigo. Whenever i looked at a computer screen, it would sometimes feel as if it was moving and i would get nausea. I a | M | 20 | 3 days | 4/9/2007 | 3 | Depression, uncontrollable crying | Migraines for 11 days, disconnected feeling for 10 days, awful stomach pain (still ongoing) | First 5 days, decreased appetite(gone away), no trouble sleeping at night, I am on 150 mgs. I was hoping the decreased appetite would stick around, but thankfully I am not depressed, but I feel more like me again. The crying was bad, and I am sure most of it was due to my husband gone in Iraq again. I do not want to be on this forever since my stomach feels like a hot sword is being stuck in it after I take the meds. I have never taken anything like this before. I am still tired, and wish I had the energy that others talk about. I am a very positive person normally so not sure if the tiredness if ever going away. | F | 37 | 40 days | 4/9/2007 | 5 | Bipolar disorder | Extreme panic attacks and anxiety | I had been ramped up to 300mg, but had received the generic. These attacks and extreme anxiety did not start until I started on the 300mg generic tablets. I have dropped my dose (name brand WB XL 150) for the interim until these side effects go away) and will titrate back up. I didn't have these symptoms on the name brand when I took 300mg. I agree that there's something rotten in the generic Denmark. | F | 43 | 4 months | 4/6/2007 | 1 | quitting smoking | Insane doesn't even cover it.......I was very angry, wanted to hurt muyself, crying, really mentally off the mark....unfounded extreme anxiety, completely out of control, absolutely out of it. | Our pharmacist said, however infrequetly, certain people react poorly to certain drugs. After doing some on-line reading, I am doubting that it is not all that infrequent.. I also (some time ago) was prescribed a sleep aid, that kept me up for days,amitriptyline. I think Wellbutrin is evil and would never encourage anyone to take it, If my husband had not been wih me I never would have known it was the drug. I couldn't think clearly enough to have known to even suspect the drug. | F | 50 | 4 days | 4/6/2007 | 5 | Depression | I occasionally get some headaches and i "shake my leg" alot lol like a little jitty but It has helped alot | I was taking Lexapro10 to 15 to 20 the sleepiness only got worse i would nap all the time Im a full time nursing student so it was interfering w/ school I was put on WXL like 3 weeks ago at 150 along with lexapro 20mg and extreme difference I am so motivated focused and just happy not so lazy and sluggish like I would be happy i guess but so tired and lazy it made me unhappy I just went to 300 today so I hope it only gets better some of the side effects i read ppl had scare me | F | 21 | 3 weeks | 4/4/2007 | 3 | depression | photosensitivity, rapid heart beats, insomnia, increased energy, decreased appetite. | have been on 20 mg prozac for about 7 years. I slept all the time and experienced memory loss that worried me. I had no sex drive. Didn't care about much. This is making me a bit agressive and jittery. I cannot sleep at night, but it's good to be more active during the day and actually want to leave the house and be social. It's only been 2 weeks on 150mg a day. I will see what the future holds. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 4/4/2007 | 2 | Mild Depression | The negatives: Increase in blood pressure, Crying for no reason, Erectile dysfunction, Diarrhea, Loss of appetite, loss of sex drive. The positive: I did feel somewhat more normal and was very willing to get out and do things the first 4 weeks in. I also felt as if I had unlimited energy. Was nice to loose a bit of weight in the begging as well. But that was mostly waste weight as I am barely eating. However all of that seems to have subsided a bit and have started eating again. I'm very torn between stopping this stuff and just dealing with the depression or not. I'd rather be able to have a sex life with my wife than be happy all the damn time. Dosage: 150mg 2X daily. | I was hoping with all the positive feedback about improved sexual drive and lowered blood pressure that I would get lucky and have good side effects upon taking this. I was quite wrong. So far during the build up phase I've gone through a great deal of the side effects that they mention possible. The latest one after 35 days is constant diarrhea and almost total loss of sex drive along with the inability to get a good erection. This stuff made me feel a bit better but with all the side effects it counteracts the positive. | M | 29 | 35 days | 4/3/2007 | 2 | Depression | extreme sluggishness, dizziness, difficult to concentrate | Is anyone else taking trazodone and wellbutrin xl together? I have been on trazodone (50mg) for a while before the doctor had me take wellbutrin to increase my energy level. This is only my 5th day and I feel as though I may spend the rest of my life in bed! He wants me to increase the dosage of wellbutrin to 300mg (from 150 now) in a couple of days. I am going to stick it out to see if the results change over time. Anyone else going through the same experience? | M | 54 | 5 days | 4/3/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/mood swings | Ok I have not started taking welbutrin as of yet, my boyfriends sister takes it and we are a lot alike with our ways of anxiety and mood swings. I just wanted to get some feed back about this drug. I am on effexor and gained like 30 pounds now at 144 and 5 10" I am so unhappy with the weight gain that I need to find something else. The wellbutrin is sitting on top of my fridge, what do you think???? give it a go? | F | 23 | | 4/2/2007 | 5 | depression | Started with XR. Anger and irritation was over the top. Then switched to extended release and all side effects went away. Energy, more control in food choices, feel normal not drugged. Best AD I have been on. | F | 39 | 6 months | 4/2/2007 | 4 | Depression | No affect with 150 mg. Felt really good with increased dosage at first, but broke out with tinging itchiness day 5 after Dr. increased dosage to 300mg. | I thought that Wellbutrin would be the solution to my depression: at 150mg., I was feeling better, but not at 100 percent. My doctor increased the dosage to 300, and I itched terribly,breaking out in welts from scalp to sole. It started in my inner thighs and spread. I took Benedryl--it helped for about an hour, but not entirely, and it wore off quickly. Dr. put me back on 150 and Cymbalta. We'll see... | F | 45 | 4 months | 4/2/2007 | 5 | depression | relieved depression in about a week on the medicine,dry mouth,lightheaded and decreased appetite. All side effects has went away except decreased appetite. | started wellbutrin xl 150 mg for two weeks and then dr. increased to 300 mg. no more depression. | F | 51 | 4 weeks | 4/1/2007 | 4 | Major Depression | Muscle aches, headache, dry mouth, and frequent hiccuping | I've been on Wellbutrin XL for about seven weeks now, and I couldn't be happier with the enormous improvement in my mood and ability to concentrate. I still take 20mg of Lexapro also, as I have for the last two years. I know many other people complain about being too jittery on Wellbutrin, but my depression had sapped my energy completely, and a big boost was exactly what I needed. However, the weird side effects are annoying. I have been on 300mg for about two weeks, and my muscles are very, very achy. That's something I'm kind of used to, though, since I have fibromyalgia, and I can't be certain it was caused by the drug. Dry mouth is not something I've ever experienced before, and wow, is it ever uncomfortable when you're trying to get to sleep. A glass of juice now occupies a permanent space on my nightstand. By far the most annoying side effect (at least I THINK it's a side effect) has been the hiccuping. It happens several times a day and each bout last somewhere between 5 minute | F | 29 | 2 months | 4/1/2007 |