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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Depression | Dry eyes, vision blurring, increase in libido, weight loss | My depression has lifted and I don't feel as "down" as I did. I have more patience. I used to freak out and stress about little things. Now small things don't bother me so much. I am much more calm and even tempered, but I still "feel" things, if that makes sense. I just don't freak out about them. My husband has noticed a marked difference in my mood, and I feel so much better. I would feel panic/anger coming up inside of me before, and now it's manageable. I hope Wellbutrin continues to work, and doesn't peak. The eye dryness is annoying, but it's well worth it. I had a high libido before, but it has now gone through the roof. My husband can barely keep up... I'm having a much higher frequency of sexual thoughts. It's a bit much, but my husband is enjoying the benefits... Feeling more adventurous... I think I've lost a couple of pounds; decrease in appetite. What a great benefit! | F | 35 | 21 days | 2/1/2007 | 3 | depression, anxiety | 4 months | 2/1/2007 | 5 | Stress, Anxiety, Depression | The first month, unbelieveably vivid dreams and very interrupted sleep. Some high higs and low lows and a disconeccted feeling during the day but by night time I feel great. Loss of appetite and dropped 30 lbs. Appetite is coming back slowly and no desire to overeat. | I hope the disconnected feeling gets better with time. It's not good during the day at work. At night around 5:00 pm I start feeling like i did before i had depression (Very Normal). Is this the medication wearing off or is it the extended release kicking in? Other than that the loss of appetite and weight is not bad. For me, this med does nothing for controlling stress. I guess i'm on my own at that point. Anyone want to email to share stories, please do. | M | 41 | 1 months | 1/31/2007 | 3 | to quit smoking | first week- heart palpitations, troubles sleeping, nightmares, second week - happy and focused, very confident, increase in energy, upset stomach off and on, but get set off easily/angered easily, third week - can sleep a little better but still angry/set off easily, headaches, cramps in hands, lightheadedness, frequent urination, very dry mouth, also feels like its affected my vision. Had started on the 300 mg. | I have to say, mainly the headaches will not subside as for being normally a non headache person. I am particularly having increased bad taste in mouth/dry mouth and still lightheaded off and on. THIS HAS THOUGH TAKEN THE EDGE OFF OF CIGARETTE CRAVING. Although I do have a little stress as the average person does experience, this med seems to be a little hard to cope with - especially not having felt like this prior to taking these meds- am going back to doc to discuss these meds further. | F | 35 | 25 days | 1/31/2007 | 1 | To Stop Smoking | Fisrt day 150mgs twice 8hrs apart, 2nd 150mg. Dizzy Spells,nausea and vomitting, Major anxiety attack lasted 2 hours, uncontrolable stuttering and ticks, managed these symptons with 1mg xanax, tick and stuttering recurred the next day, probably as the xanax left my systom. | This may not be the case for everyone, it seem that my body chemistry and welbutrin do not jive, also I overdosed my self, it turns out that I should have started 150mg per day for the first 3 days before upping the dose to 2 times a day. Waiting to see how long this lasts. | M | 28 | 2 days | 1/31/2007 | 5 | Anxiety/Panic | I need some help! I am having itching/burning sensations, bad bouts of crying in the evening, headaches, and irritability. Tell me this goes away! | Honestly, this is my last resort. I have tried all the SSRI's plus Effexor and this one is the last straw. I really want it to work but I need the support of someone who has been there. I am now on 300 mg. | F | 34 | 2 weeks | 1/30/2007 | 3 | depression | weight loss which was an absolute plus...followed by HAIR LOSS,,lots of hair loss,,upon stopping wellbutrin,,Hair grew back in about 3 months,,Also very vivid dreams,,and insomnia | Meds did help me feel better ansd I also had more energy,,,If my hair did not start to fall off I would have definitely continued wellbutrin. | F | 29 | 11 months | 1/30/2007 | 5 | depression anxiety anger | tremors, insomnia, itching | Many of the side effects posted here may in fact be side effects of coming off of some other anti-depressant drug. Especially the electrical twitching and shocks. Wellbutrin twice a day on the SR dosage has been very stable for me, although it is a strong stimulant for me. I have to take my second dose by 3:00 pm if I plan to sleep at night. I have found taking it with a beta-blocker like Inderol to be very helpful at eliminating a constant tremor that I developed. So much so that I can actually take mild stimulants, like caffeine, as in a single cup of coffee or espresso, and not be a total space case. Yes, it does have a small but significant dis-affect effect- that is, I feel slightly disconnected, and I don't have the intense happy rushes I used to get. The feeling of disconnectedness does diminish over time, though. I think that I didn't reach a true stability with this, or any other drug- until past 6 months on it- well beyond what the doctors were saying. So hang in there- it | M | 39 | 5 years | 1/29/2007 | 5 | to stop smoking, no weight gain | None, that I am aware of. | I would recommend it to anyone trying to quit smoking, who also feared weight gain as a side-effect. | F | 62 | 3 months | 1/29/2007 | 3 | Anxiety, Mood Swings, Depression | Only on for 4 days. Feel like i've drank 12 cups of coffee which is causing some slight anxiety. Headache that feels like i'm congested. Fuzzy sight. Hard time waking up and falling asleep. | I was on 100mg of Zoloft for about 8 months, it worked great for my anxiety depression however it made my libido non-existent. I heard Wellbutrin is good for increasing your libido and that it's a little calmer on the side effects. I've already noticed an increase in libido, maybe not from the wellbutrin, but because I haven't taken the zoloft in a few days. I have a lot of energy, but some anxiety as well. | F | 24 | 4 days | 1/29/2007 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | agitation, insomnia, alittle disconnected | I am glad i decided to go back on a anti-depressant. I am able to handle stress at work. Wanting to be more social. More energy. I have been on Zoloft, Serzone/Wellbutrin and Lexapro and now back again on 150 mg or Wellbutrin XL by itself. The side effects seem minimal and i like that i don't feel like overeating. I am more focused. I have never been diagnosed with ADD but i think i might have some symptoms of that and i feel this medication helps me to keep my attention. | F | 42 | 6 days | 1/28/2007 | 5 | mod depression and anxiety | I just started taking this today, I'm not judging it yet because it's too soon. I don't feel a surge of energy so that's good because I was worried about sleep. | Will somebody taking this for the same reason PLEASE email me and let me know what to expect. I'm very nervouse about this because I'm stopping Zoloft for this due to weight gain and sexual side effects. | F | 25 | 1 days | 1/24/2007 | 4 | Depression | Rapid weight loss (4 pound a week), inceasing sweating, hostile and agressive, panic, bipolar disorder. | I had been on Zoloft for 6 months and I was happy with it but my friends and relatives said that I was too hyper. Then I took Effexor for a year and gain 15 pounds though I was a healthy diet and exercised 7 days a week. After quitting Effexor, I was worse than before I took it. I couldn't focus on anything. My doctor put me on Paxil but Paxil made me sleep all day. Then he switched me to Wellbutrin XL 150 mg. I was so happy, energetic. I was suprised why I didn't get insomnia by Wellbutrin. But, I got bipolar disorder. When I was up, my mind was so sharp and I was able to solve all of the problem in my life and at work . When I felt down, I was worried about money, future, work, ...I was bothered the most by the anger increasing uncontrollably inside me. I would be upset with everyone, everything in my life. I was happy the most with the weightloss. I am down to zize 4 now . | F | 35 | 30 days | 1/24/2007 | 5 | SAD | I'm on the 150 mg SAD dose and won't be going up to 300. Headache and flu symptoms the first night. Vivid dreams. Super increased energy and focus on whatever I'm doing. Paradoxically this focus produces a kind of "out of touch" feeling. House is VERY clean. Marked appetite decrease, a sense that I've had enough so I should stop eating, definitely a plus when SAD mkes you feel ravenous and CRAVE fatty, carby foods. | Does the kind of disconnected feeling diminish? If it does, I think I'll like this medication. I was not severely depressed, more SAD but long term stress had produced a flat feeling that sometimes shifted over to depression. I have definitely noticed since starting the medication that I have a super intense focus on whatever I'm doing. This is good, but I'd prefer if it wasn't so intense. Does the focus balance itself out in time? Does the sense of being diconnected go away? I'd like to feel joy again. Don't want the "good" emotions dulled, just get rid of the physical depression. | F | 53 | 3 days | 1/23/2007 | 2 | FATIGUE & DEPRESSION | SIDE EFFECTS WERE STRONG FOR ME!! ***Tinnitus, nervousness, trembling hands, weight loss, difficulty focusing on thoughts, over stimulated energy levels, sadness | Started at 150mg and felt that I was "back to normal": great energy, very happy and clear minded. After a week increased to 300mg and things seemed stable for a couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I began to notice that some days I felt fine and about every 3 days I felt tired and sad. The doc suggested I increase dose to 450mg daily. It was a nightmare. I felt VERY drugged: heart racing, thoughts racing, sweaty (probably from talking and moving around so fast), trembling hands, confusion and the feeling that I was somehow detached from the people in the room around me. It scared me because I recognized that something was really wrong. I'm back at 300mg and I'm also back to feeling tired and somewhat depressed, which stinks. I did lose 15 pounds, though. | F | 39 | 5 months | 1/21/2007 | 1 | Chronic Depression | Improved sexual experience, extra energy, extreme anger explosions, crying episodes, anxiety, crazy dreams, unexplained "itchy" feeling in head. | This drug does NOT play well with others. I have been on XL for a few months, choosing to trade the irritability and anger for the sexual benefits. But when I had to have emergency gall bladder surgery, the anethstetic and subsequent vicodin for pain combined with this drug to drive me over the edge. I have never felt suicidal, yet I dreamed of my suicide in living color! Then the panic set in! It's just not worth it! I'm stopping now! I have taken Prozac for a couple years, then Zoloft for a few more. I didn't like the foggy feeling they gave me, but I'll go back any day compared to the urgent, panicky, angry feeling this drug gives. | F | 47 | 3 months | 1/20/2007 | 3 | Major Depression | First week on 150mg made me feel like I'd had too many cups of coffee, very anxious and easily agitated. I recently transitioned from Prozac Weekly to Wellbutrin because of anxiety side effects, and now it's just as bad. Towards the end of the first week, I am having uncontrollable crying spells, like I have a horrible bout of PMS. Today, I took my first dose of 300mg and cried on my way to work for no real reason. And it was like a sobbing, giant lump in my throat-type crying. Happened again at work when someone was rude to me. I feel like a total nut job. But it's only been 7 days, so I guess I should just hang in there. Also taking klonopin at night for anxiety and insomnia. Sex IS better though! | I have been on Prozac 20 mg for most of my depression career. Prozac makes me feel like a robot, not too happy, not too sad, just like a flat affect, also ruins my sex life, so I had problems "remebering" to take it everyday. Tried Prozac Weekly, because of med compliance issues, and had to stop because of total loss of libido and horrible anxiety. Tried Celexa too, didn't notice any major changes, which makes me more likely to skip doses. I just want to find the right drug for me. I know I have depression, and it's so frustrating to have drs just prescribe one medication after another. I would hope that because one medication doesn't work, it should tell them something about what's going on in our brains. I guess not. | F | 26 | 7 days | 1/19/2007 | 5 | Depresseion | The first day I felt like I drank 10 cups of coffe, the second felt like I drank 2 or 3... but after that, no ill side effects. Although I did forget my age the other day for a minute (scary!). Once excellent side effect is increased libido!!! I went from no drive to mega-sex-drive. I also have very vivid dreams. | I'm so glad I found Wellbutrin. I took Effexor for 2 weeks and that drug was the devil! I haven't had any weight loss yet (hope that comes soon) | F | 23 | 6 days | 1/18/2007 | 1 | Anxiety with mild depression | Flushing in the face, headache, difficulty sleeping, but worst of all, bad palpitations and racing heart | I am already on Tenormin for stress-related palpitations. I started taking the Wellbutrin XL a week ago, and the palpitations are getting worse and worse. I didn't realize it was the WXL until today when I forgot to take it in the morning. No palpitaions at that point. Took it at 2:30 and started the palpitations about an hour later. I'm stopping this medication tomorrow! | F | 40 | 7 days | 1/18/2007 | 4 | BDD/Anxiety | Spouts of dizziness, loss of appeite, LOTS OF ENERGY! | Helped me to control overeating as well as helping with BDD symptoms. I have so much energy and motivation to workout now! | F | 22 | 6 days | 1/17/2007 |