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 | Depression/anxiety | First couple of weeks hard time sleeping (took Imovane/Zoplicone) worked great. Headaches first couple of weeks. 2nd to 3rd week had itchy feeling in feet and hands, went away at one month. Sleep is fine now but occassionally I take Valerian (natural). Lost about 5 pounds. No effect on loss of libido. | Been on 150mg, don't want to up it. At one month, I can honestly say I am feeling back to normal. My energy is back, I am focused and not so anxious about everything. Depression is gone. In the evenings sometimes I find I still need 0.5mg of Ativan if I feel a little anxious. Tried Celexa for 2 years after post pardem and didn't like it, gained 20 lbs too! This is far superior. I took one day of 37.5mg effexor and my body felt so weird, not for me! | F | 36 | 1 months | 1/16/2007 | 5 | Depression | Horrible diarreah. Sleepiness, Fogginess. Nausea and loss of appetite. | I'm not sure where the diarreah is coming from. I was weaned off of paxil in the last 4 days so the combination of starting wellbutrin may be the cause. Nausea is bad and probably is the cause for loss of appetite. Vivid dreams are unbelievable. Even tiniest details are remembered and they are WEIRD! God help me if I have a nightmare anytime soon. Too soon to tell if WXL has made any positive changes. No sexual stuff yet. Not married or attatched so I hope not! | F | 39 | 1 weeks | 1/16/2007 | 5 | Severe Chronic Depression | itchy skin, jitters, trouble breathing, racing heart, dry mouth, stomach pain, agitation, moments of deep depression and constantly crying, vivid sometimes violent dreams, but worst of all of these, I feel like I have electrical impulses racing around inside of me all day long - very disconcerting. | I'm switching from Cymbalta to WB and have only been on it for a matter of days. While I've had moments of extreme clarity and productiveness I haven't felt the contentedness I did on Cymbalta. However, unlike Cymbalta, I've expreienced no nausia or exhaustion (the opposite effect has occured). But I'm overwhelmed each evening with extreme emotional responses to everything. And has anyone exprienced this electrical twitching? Please tell me that stops soon. | F | 39 | 5 days | 1/16/2007 | 3 | Major depression/anxiety | I'm only on my 4th day of 150mg. I am not a happy camper right now. I feel absolutly horrible. I am also being weaned off of Paxil which may be causing the sick feeling. I have a non-stop headache, sleepiness and severe diarhea and nausea. I cant keep food down and I just want to crawl into a ball on the floor. | I really want this to work but at the moment I'm not feeling the love. | F | 40 | 4 days | 1/15/2007 | 1 | Generic Wellbutrin | Well. Severe dizziness at some points, Hives, extreme head pain, Severe ear pain/ringing, Sensitive ears, adversions to certain foods, loss of appetite, heart palps, sweating, fever, abdominal pain, fatique, and sleeplessness | F | 31 | 2 months | 1/14/2007 | 1 | depression | weight loss, hillusinations | i took it for about a month and a half..and i hated it..i lost 12 pounds, that was the only good thing..but other wise..i started hearing things and that was not cool at all. i would never take this med again. | F | 18 | 1 months | 1/14/2007 | 5 | ADD | Have had no side effects other than ringing in my ears. | I've been on Wellbutrin for 9 days now and the ringing hasn't stopped. Anyone else with this problem? How long does it last? | F | 34 | 9 days | 1/13/2007 | 5 | BiPolar-mood disorder, depression | lucid dreams where don't know if I'm dreaming or not. Some agitation and restlessness. Constipation and dry mouth. Feeling off balance. Fuzzy thinking. some of this goes away. | Having gone thru zoloft,lexapro, paxil and prozac, this drug is a wonderful surprise. I now have the energy and interest to be active and get things done. I am on a mood disorder drug so the highs and lows are somewhat even. However if you are bipolar and more at the manic end I would not recommend it bec you could have a manic episode. XL has taken away my appetite and given me the opposite of depression. Highly recommended! | F | 63 | 4 months | 1/12/2007 | 4 | to quit smoking | insomnia, nausea, vivid dreams, hyper | I started this drug to help me quit smoking. I have noticed in these winter months that it is helpful with my mild SAD symptoms. Overall, I'm happy with the effictiveness. I feel a little different than my usual self though and that is difficult to deal with. | F | 27 | 2 weeks | 1/12/2007 | 5 | depression/anxiety | Not sure...I have a very congested nose, whether it is a cold or side effect I do not know. | I started taking this WXL this week in addition to my 100mg of zoloft. The zoloft was amazing, except for gaining so much weight. My doctor said the 2 work great together, my reason for asking for something else was because i felt i couldnt socialize or have fun in life anymore. I am worried about the alcohol effect...what does it do to you when you drink? Is anyone else on both zoloft 100mg and WXL 150mg? Please feel free to contact me. | F | 21 | 5 days | 1/9/2007 | 5 | depression and quit smoking | Major increase in the big "0" - (Female)! Fabulous dreams, loss of appetite, tons of energy, fabulous self esteem! | This is amazing, I'm visiting this website because of my sudden increased libido. I've only been on 300mg for 5 days,and I'm having "very sexual satifying" dreams! After a month on lexapro, and prior to that a month on 150mg xl. This morning when the dreams started again, I thought it might be because I started wellbutrin xl... Long shot, but was curious. I can't believe what I'm reading. Hooray for us! Even a couple months ago, it was happening, but not on lexpro, which made me sleep and feel lethargic and gain 10 pounds. My dr. swithched me when I was not feeling better and had not stoppped smoking ,and recommended lexpro. Wasted 30 days on lexapro. I did not taper, just started 300mg of well xl, after a friend quit smoking after a week on 300mg, I made the "executive" decision to ask my dr. for 300mg well xl instead of the previous 150mg that didn't work. It's working, even after five days I went from a pack a day to two cigs yesterday. A few years ago it | F | 39 | 5 days | 1/8/2007 | 3 | Depression | 300 Dose. Weight loss, feeling a boost in energy, shaky hands, palpatations, social anxiety, aggitation, increase in sex drive, moderate confusion when talking - forgetting words. | It gets me moving & out of bed - there was a time that I just didn't want to do that. I love the energy - weight loss - increase in sex drive, but the anxiety can get bad. Worrying about things I never worried about. The confusion is annoying too - sometimes I sound stupid like I don't know what I am talking about when I really do, I just can't find the right words. | F | 35 | 11 months | 1/6/2007 | 1 | Anxiety. | Extreme amphetamine effect, especially mid-afternoon, with agitation, heart racing and elevated pulse and b.p. Insomnia. Lack of appetite. Increased anxiety. Inability to concentrate or read for content. | I stopped after day 8 due to the side effects listed, which progressively worsened. They were intolerable and worse than the symptoms for which they were diagnosed. I did not feel the adverse health effects (especially elevated blood pressure, which is never an issue for me) outweighed whatever benefit I was supposed reap. | F | 47 | 8 days | 1/6/2007 | 3 | smoking and anxiety | weight gain, weight gain, weight gain | for anxiety i take cymbalta and klonipin, i was prescribed wellubritin xl mainly for smoking cessastion as well as anxiety. i had gotten down to 1/2 pack a day on my own and i'm still there, as far as the anxiety goes the combination of drugs is good, however the weight gain in unacceptable, especially since part of my anxiety is a fear of being overweight again.......... | F | 39 | 2 months | 1/4/2007 | 5 | Depression, Fatigue | Insomnia, but that can be remedied by stopping the medication for a day to get some sleep. | I was just marking time until thankfully my life would be over. I was always exhausted. After getting on this medicine, life is no longer a drag but a challenge. I see and want to develop the potential in people and situations at work. I have the stamina to keep going all day. I can cope with stress much more easily, and life is a gift to be thankful for. | F | 65 | 2 months | 1/2/2007 | 4 | smoking cessation, depression | Constipation (worst chronic side effect), temporary ringing of the ear, jittery hands | it really did help cut down on smoking- drastically, increases sexual desire & response, so far it's the best anti- depressant i've tried | F | 36 | 4 months | 12/31/2006 | 4 | depression/anxiety | Intense headaches, trouble focusing or concentrating on anything. Can't hold focus through a conversation. Consistently get 4-5 hrs of sleep a night. Lost baby weight quickly, but now, 6mo later I have been eating out of control and have gained 5 lbs (maybe its the holidays but I CANT control it) Formerly took Zoloft & hated it the whole time. | Just had a baby so contributed these symptoms to that. After reading what everyone has been experiencing I wonder how much is related to the med. When I forget to take med for a few days I fall into slump where I can not force myself to take care of my house, husband, or children That is depressing, but also motivation to continue taking the med. I feel GREAT @ work and feel amazingly well considering I like never sleep. | F | 27 | 6 months | 12/26/2006 | 4 | Depression | Itching/rash on the arms - hope it passes, I thought my wife may have changed detergents which caused the ithching but now it seems it is the medicine. I also am not tired until about 12pm, only sleep in 2-3 hour intervals. Tired a lot. Mind is racing but am constantly fatigued. Memory problems. | I just moved from 150 XL twice a day to 300 XL and then the rash started. I am going to ask my doctor if I can decrease to 150 XL and add low dose Prozac for balance. | M | 2 years | 12/21/2006 | 3 | psychotic depression/maybe bipolar | For the first week, fell asleep every night at 8:00 and woke up at 4:00. Could NOT get back to sleep. | Despite heightened energy, motivation, and concentration on this drug, I have had NO lift in depression as of yet with ANY of my tried medications, which include lamictal, celexa, lexapro, effexor xr, wellbutrin xl and risperdal (slight). Have done loads of research and have not been able to find a miracle drug that will ease depression regardless of brain chemsitry or condition. All antidepressants work for only a small proportion of people it seems. | M | 19 | 1 months | 12/21/2006 | 4 | Post-partum depression, OCD, PMS | Migraines the first two-three days, weight loss, loss of appetitie, lots of energy to stay alert, intense itching on scalp, rash on hands, itching/rash on back, hives on neck and small hives and itching on face | Excellent drug for depression and OCD and PMS symptoms. I've been on Prozac, Anafranil, and Zoloft in the past and nothing has helped me get out of that deep hole of despair like Wellbutrin XL (150 mg daily). It made me feel happy, the weight loss gave my self-esteem a boost (my being overweight was one of the factors contributing to the depression, once the drug started burning the fat off and making me look slim, I was on cloud nine) It quelled my monthly PMS symptoms, which always throw me into crying fits and make me go into "I hate my life, I wish I could die" self pity cryfests. Also, most importantly, it prevented me from yelling at my kids and getting upset at all the messes they make around the house. There is something in this drug that silences your ability to yell and freak out at your kids and doesn't let you get ticked off at little things. I don't think it is good for nursing moms, I waited until the kids were weaned to start therapy, but Wellbutrin is a go | F | 35 | 3 weeks | 12/19/2006 |