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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | depressed | sleep interruptions, tiredness after 4pm | I was on Lexapro for 2 month, gained a lot of weight. It made me feel lethargic. Wellbutrin XL 150mg daily helped but not completely. I am still spacey sometimes. No effect on my appetite at all. I am still taking 5mg of Lexapro daily. Could that be the reason for not loosing any weight? Or I should take 300mg? Thank you. | F | 48 | 3 days | 3/11/2007 | 1 | yes | I was on this drug for 5 days and ended up in the ER with intense head pressure and head buzzing. It is now three weeks and 6 doctors later and I have a cycle of one day, left ear ringing, next day some improvement but minor ringing, then full bakc of head buzzing. Does anyone know how long this lasts? I will walk daily, meditate, cry when necessary, see an accupuncture specialist, do anything but go on another antidepresant. I had tried Effexor (evil drug), Cellexa, Zoloft prior with bad side effects, but this ringing is awful. The drug companies and doctors need to become more responible and educated before trying people on these dangerous substances. Enougn said. | Do yoga, meditate, pray, lay in bed and rest before going on any of these hell-sending drugs. Doctors hate prescrbing valium but for me I'd stay on it daily rather than risk what I already did. My life may never be the same. Who knows how long this will go on. | F | 49 | 5 days | 3/11/2007 | 4 | depression | Weight loss, loss of appetite, high sex drive, insomnia | I've been on Wellbutrin XL for about 2yrs now. I started at 150 for about a year and changed to 300. At first I loved this drug! Weight loss and a high sex drive are side effects I can handle! Even the insomnia isn't so bad because I tend to sleep a lot. The issue I've been having lately is that it seems that once a month I've been going into depression. More so lately as I've been unemployed for a little over a month. I'm concerned because this did seem like a miracle drug. Has anyone else felt this way?? What about upping the dosage???? Has anyone had success paring Wellbutrin with another drug??? Any comments would be appreciated | F | 29 | 2 years | 3/10/2007 | 5 | Bipolar Disorder | Loss of appetite, excessive thirst, trouble falling asleep, dizziness | Weight loss a big plus - over 150 lbs. Have to drink a lot of water and urinate a lot. Take temazepam for sleep so that effect is countered. Nothing else has ever worked. Life saver for me. | F | 29 | 2 years | 3/9/2007 | 5 | Major Depression | nervousness, shaky hands, increased heart rate | Suggestions? Today is my third day on Wellbutrin XL 300mg. This is the first antidepressant I've ever taken. I'm not sure what to expect. Will I wake up one morning and want to actually get out of bed? I don't feel any differently than I did a week ago. (Rating 5 -- hope it will work) | F | 28 | 3 days | 3/9/2007 | 3 | Major Depression | Severe headaches mostly located behind eyes,photosensitivity,severe nausea,dry mouth,awful taste in mouth,dizziness,episodes of severe anxiety to the point of panic, crying at everything, | I lost 7 pounds the first week I started wellbutrin, I felt much better with a boost in energy, I got out of the house more, and occusionally felt like me ( the person I use to be ). I had minor symptoms till the 3rd week when all the severe ones started. In the beginning I felt like I had finally found the right medication. Now, I'm back to square one. I can't take the severe headaches and nausea. Guess I'll have to keep looking. | F | 57 | 21 days | 3/9/2007 | 5 | Severe & Manic Depression | Dry mouth, mind feels "spacey" at times, dry eyes, increased energy, loss of appetite. | This drug is helping me so far. I'm on 150mg, and go to 300mg in a couple of weeks. I had a few rough days, cause my doctor took me off zoloft & on wellbutrin the same day. I have been taking zoloft on & off for years...but it just seemed to stop working. My husband says he can tell a difference in my mood. I dont seem to be carrying as much anger. I believe today is the first day in years that I have waken up & felt "glad" to be alive... instead of cussing God above for allowing me to wake up again! So, thats a BIG plus!! I'm having a lot of appetite loss, & when I am hungry, I cant eat, because it starts making me very sick at my stomach.I've found out that I can tolerate fruits with-out getting sick, but I haven't eaten a "real" meal in about 4 days. I'm hoping this drug will continue to get better, & continue working for me. | F | 37 | 11 days | 3/6/2007 | 4 | Depression | light but constant headache for several days, stomach aches (better after a few days), loss of appetite due to minor but constant nauseau and a little dizziness but nothing I that distracts my daily routine too much. | I have been on this for 2 weeks. Took Lexapro for 3 years but started gaining weight and had zero sex drive. This has helped with the sex drive a little so far and I'm hopeful it will help a lot more in the coming weeks as other suggest. I'm also hoping the headaches, nauseau and dizziness go away - was difficult to fly on an airplane for 4 hours without wanting to throw up. Feel very happy and stable, no change on that from the Lexapro. A fairly smooth transition if the bad stuff goes away soon :) | F | 26 | 14 days | 3/6/2007 | 3 | Depression | Feeling good, bad taste in mouth, lots of energy, rapid heart rate, dizziness, almost passed out | I have only been on Wellbutrin XL for 6 days now. I was on it about three years ago and had come off, experiencing depression again I am back on. I have had the usual side effects, dizziness, bad taste in mouth but I also get rapid heart beat, this afternoon on my way home from work I was freaking out because I felt like I had so much pressure on the sides of my neck I was worried it was my blood pressure or something, I felt as though I had a lump in my throat. I tried to call my dr and the office was closed and do not open until tomorrow afternoon, I am thinking of skipping my next pill tomorrw a.m. until I can talk/see him. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? It was so scary, he gave me a Rx for Xanax and I haven't taken it. The experience I had passed after about an hour and a half and I just had to keep myself busy to keep my mind off it. i am worried if i take teh pill tomorrow am it will be intensified tomorrow from after what happened today. | F | 27 | 6 days | 3/6/2007 | 5 | Depression, low energy | Gas that went away in a week. Dry mouth. Headache the first 19 days. Slight hand tremor in the first 2 weeks | I was on Lexapro. It helped but it made me sleepy all my life. I gained a lot of weight too. I switched to wellbutrin, 150mg for a month and then 300. I felt better immediately. My energy was back big time. My thinking became clearer. My mind and reflexes became quicker. My appetite went down drastically, my carb cravings are history. I lost some 30 pounds, I needed that. I will stay on this drug long term, it is more than worth it. My advice is to try this drug if you suffer from any of: -low energy b-excessive sleep, hypersomnia c-large appetite d-carb addiction e-foggy mind f-lethargy and indifference. All the above are symptoms of atypical depression, also called type 2 depression. | M | 42 | 4 months | 3/2/2007 | 5 | Depression, low energy | Gas that went away in a week. Dry mouth. Headache the first 19 days. Slight hand tremor in the first 2 weeks | I was on Lexapro. It helped but it made me sleepy all my life. I gained a lot of weight too. I switched to wellbutrin, 150mg for a month and then 300. I felt better immediately. My energy was back big time. My thinking became clearer. My mind and reflexes became quicker. My appetite went down drastically, my carb cravings are history. I lost some 30 pounds, I needed that. I will stay on this drug long term, it is more than worth it. My advice is to try this drug if you suffer from any of: -low energy b-excessive sleep, hypersomnia c-large appetite d-carb addiction e-foggy mind f-lethargy and indifference. All the above are symptoms of atypical depression, also called type 2 depression. | M | 42 | 4 months | 3/2/2007 | 3 | mild depression/anxiety | Some light-headedness, shortness of breath at night (feel like I am suffocating), insomina, incessant vivid dreaming. | I had been self-medicating with marijuana for 25 years and asked my MD for a legal way to help with my depression/ anxiety. Was concerned about psychological withdrawal from pot; on Wellbutrin I have had no desire to smoke and am better able to avoid the triggers that would cause me to smoke (like overeating). My jobs and commute are stressful and I have been working on a Ph.D, which aggravates anxiety to no end, and while I have not felt anxious, I have no desire to write and come home exhausted from lack of sleep due to Wellbutrin. While smoking pot (usually at night) I would fall right to sleep and sleep right through, usually dreamlessly; also had no trouble writing or doing quality peer-reviewed scholarship and research even after a few "hits" of the pipe...but now, although I no longer get that anxious feeling, I have no "edge." no desire to work...am also in excellent shape due to frequent and strenuous exercise, so there is no reason for me to have breathin | M | 43 | 10 days | 3/2/2007 | 4 | Bipolar disorder | Suicidal periods every once in a while but I've learned to know when to expect this and how to get through it. (I've been on Wellbutrin since age 16) | It's the only anti-depressant I've ever been on because it works so well for me, I don't want to use anything else | F | 24 | 8 years | 3/1/2007 | 4 | Depression | Hardley any sides which is really cool | It's helped me with social anxiety, not quite getting full benefits I don't think. only been on it for 2 1/2 weeks and just moved to 300mg. hope it goes well. | M | 24 | 2 weeks | 3/1/2007 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | Increased libido, vivid dreams from time to time, sense of well-being after first few weeks. | I felt amazing after the first 3-4 weeks. At first I couldn't tell if it was working, then all of a sudden I looked back and realized I hadn't obsessed over everything, or felt mixed thoughts in a while. I took 150 mg/day for 3 1/2 months before I began feeling not so well again. My doc just prescribed 300 mgs per day and added lamictal. After reading the side effects of lamictal, I am really nervous to take it. I'm afraid of weight gain, loss of libido, increased risk of seizure, the rash! I suppose I'm just afraid of taking too much medication. Wondering if I should just "up" my wellbutrin xl dosage to 300 mgs and then see if I still need lamictal? | F | 33 | 3 months | 2/28/2007 | 4 | Anxiety/Depression | Increased libido, vivid dreams from time to time, sense of well-being after first few weeks. | I felt amazing after the first 3-4 weeks. At first I couldn't tell if it was working, then all of a sudden I looked back and realized I hadn't obsessed over everything, or felt mixed thoughts in a while. I took 150 mg/day for 3 1/2 months before I began feeling not so well again. My doc just prescribed 300 mgs per day and added lamictal. After reading the side effects of lamictal, I am really nervous to take it. I'm afraid of weight gain, loss of libido, increased risk of seizure, the rash! I suppose I'm just afraid of taking too much medication. Wondering if I should just "up" my wellbutrin xl dosage to 300 mgs and then see if I still need lamictal? | F | 33 | 3 months | 2/28/2007 | 5 | Depression | Insomnia, weight loss, increased energy levels | I've been fighting depression for a good decade, on and off meds. Lastly I was on Lexapro, and the sexual size effects were horrific; a 26 y/o with ZERO sex drive, and bad agression issues, so I stopped that, and started on 150 Wellbutrins. So far so good after a week. Just hope the insomnia isn't a common thing and foes away. | M | 7 days | 2/26/2007 | 5 | depression | i've been taking wellbutrin for several years. i really like it. aside from the initial side effects, well described on this forum, it's been a pretty trouble free ride for me. however, in the last six months or so, i've been bloating, retaining fluid, growing around my middle -where i've never particularly carried extra weight before. i also take an estrogen compound & adderall for ADD. | I don't know which is the culprit (nothing else has changed much in terms of diet, activity level, etc.), but would like to find a solution. | F | 43 | 5 years | 2/26/2007 | 4 | Major Depression | 150mg (1 week), then 300mg then 450mg for 8 days now. Dry mouth for first two weeks on the medication, with one day of EXTREME dry mouth before disappearing completely. Slight loss in appetite, moderate increase in libido. Dizziness/nausea for 2 weeks now, HOWEVER may not be related to WbXL. Fatigue/apathy/depression day after skipped dose. | WbXL is the first medication I ever had to be on. Refreshingly activating at 1st, but motivation and activation decreased w/ increased school stress. few weeks ago took zoloft for a week with 300mg wbxl: became extremely tired/shaky. Nausea started after zoloft but before 450mg wbxl, happens every day now, after eating so could be hypoglycemia (pancreas finally taking revenge??). Dreams? I've had vivid dreams every night of my entire life, and there's been no change in that. Def recommend coupling medicine with counseling. | F | 23 | 2.5 months | 2/24/2007 | 4 | depression | decreased appetite, at first/ weight loss/ crying more than normal, for several months/ increased sex drive/ ringing in ears. All have been worth it to get the benefits. | I took Wellbutrin for almost 2 years. I've taken Wellbutrin XL 300mg for about 6 months. In general, they seem the same. The most significant difference is during what would be PMS. I had a very hard time with PMS for about 10 years before I started using Wellbutrin. I was extremely irritable, everything upset me, and my skin tingled. I felt like I just wanted to crawl out of my skin. It was terrible. Those things don't happen anymore. Now the only PMS symptoms are just normal bloating and cramps. When I first started Wellbutrin XL, I seemed to cry more than normal, but that's pretty much gone away. I've also lost a lot of weight. I stopped taking it for 2 weeks, but had to start back. I experience ALL of the PMS symptoms described earlier. I hadn't done that in over 2 years. | F | 42 | 3 years | 2/22/2007 |