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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | bipolar depression | *Dry mouth, slight tremors (hand) for a couple days, a few times difficulty *swallowing, *constipation first week. | I drink 12 glasses by 6 pm to combat side effects*. I think it works. I am losing weight (8 lbs) which is a good thing. My depression has lifted, feel happy & ready to go back to work. I take Wellbutrin 150 2x/day brkfst & lunch, depakote 1000 at night, lexapro 20 mg a.m. I'm doing well. | F | 56 | 1 months | 9/11/2006 | 3 | Depression | initially dry mouth and slightly jittery, frightened and jumpy by noises like the telephone. Coffee severly intensified the side effect and have bad stomach pain for 2 days. Somewhat of an appetite depressant, not as much as i'd hope. | I began Wellbutrin because I was unhappy with Celexa and my suspicion that it was causing me to gain weight and I had severe sexual dysfunction. I have very lethargic depression (my bed was my best friend) so since I've heard this had a stimulant fact I wanted to try it. So far I haven't really seen any results and I am taking 300 to start with (2 150 xls in the morning). I have no insomnia and can still sleep like never be. I feel that this drug makes me on the verge of tears a lot more, and I feel like I'm alittle bit more unable to control my emotions. I wish I was more energetic, but I think since I take a mood stabilizer it may be counteracting the "manic" state that wellbutrin can have on people to give them loads of energy. | F | 20 | 5 days | 9/11/2006 | 5 | Anxiety/Depression | The first week I was on this medicine I thought my heart was going to jump out of my chest. I also noticed whenever I drank caffeine it totally intensified the effect of the caffeine in a bad way. | I called the pharmacist and the doctor during the first week to find out if the racing heart would end. They both said that it would and it did. I have not felt as good as I do with the prescription for well over a year. I am able to focus more at work. I do not second guess my self as much. My anxiety rarely shows up whereas it did all the time before. I can plan again which I was not able to do for over a year. I am able to fall asleep a lot easier (wish I could stay asleep though.) I feel way more at peace in my head. I have found I can not drink barely any caffeine but that is good. I have not lost any weight which I hear some do. I really like this medicine. | F | 44 | 28 days | 9/10/2006 | 4 | Depression | increased anxiety initially, some odd OCD type behavior, dry mouth | I was on zoloft for about 6 weeks and it was HORRIBLE...I felt like a zombie, tired all the time, no sex drive, weight gain. Was prescribed effexor, but read these boards and called my doc back before starting it, and asked for wellbutrin. So far, so good. My energy and motivation has definately increased, sex drive seems better..not sure about the weight gain as I havent gotten on the scale, but I do feel a bit better. I did experience a day of extreme OCD (which I've never really had), about 5 days into it, but that too has gone away. Has anyone experienced aching of the calves on this med? Overall, I'm pretty happy with this drug and hope it only improves. | F | 37 | 16 days | 9/10/2006 | 5 | Severe depression | For about the first 2 weeks, and perhaps a bit longer, during the 150mg stage and the transition to the 300mg, I would get random surges of energy, then comedowns in the afternoon, along with occasional suicidal thoughts, social anxiety, dry mouth, increased heart rate, and headaches. | After the initial phase, when I stopped feeling the effects of the drug, I was much better off and felt more positive and energetic. I started off with Prozac which was fine at first but turned bad quickly, then I switched to Wellbutrin XL which was rough at first and then got much better. It helped me a lot. | M | 20 | 10 months | 9/9/2006 | 5 | Clinical depression, major. | Increased dry mouth, increased dream intensity, mild increase in energy. Slight insomnia at first but that went away after a week or so and now sleep better than ever before. Sleep and feel much better if avoiding alcohol. | Depression is waning, feeling better every day. Don't feel like the world is so against me anymore, just coping with folks everyday is easier and a bit more relaxed. Wellbutrin XL has been very helpful in my life, I was on the verge of divorce or other devastating life changes prior to starting this treatment, but life has definitely improved since starting W-XL. I do not ever want to return to my previous mental state of depression that I had prior to taking W-XL, suicide was the predominant thought process I had before this treatment. Becoming much less inhibited though, like to strip naked in house and in backyard (as long as offspring or neighbors are not around). WXL may or may not be the direct cause of inhibition, but I am much less inhibited nonetheless if that makes any sense. Kind of always liked the naturist/nudist movement. Enjoying sex much more now, and a definite increase in sexual desire. Orgasms are much more intense and pleasurable, Yeah! | M | 46 | 4 months | 9/9/2006 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety | Jaw Grind, Mild Euphoria, Decreased Appetite (The first is still here, last two have subsided) | Certainly the most positive side effects of any medication I've taken. The jaw grind can be annoying - when I notice it, which is rarely. Overall, *so far* (about a month) a good medication. | M | 31 | 1 months | 9/8/2006 | 1 | depression,chronic worry& anxiety | I'm a stay at home Mom of 4 year old twins and needed something to mellow me out and not make me so anxious! This drug gives me very high energy, I don't sleep at all (if I ever get to sleep it is only for a couple of hours), anxiety is higher than before, headaches and neck pain out of this world, temple and face tenderness from clinching my jaws, I’m very nervous and shaky, I seem to snap at my kids more easily and also have notices rapid heart rate. I have liver problems (not liver disease but tests show it doesn't junction properly) and my right side has been very tender and painful. I don't recommend this for anybody with any type of liver problems. I'm so fatigued from no sleep. Needed this for my anxiety and chronic worry - it DIDN'T help at all!!!! | F | 33 | 15 days | 9/2/2006 | 4 | Depression | No side effects | Works within the first week... so much faster than everything else prescribed. | F | 36 | 8 days | 8/30/2006 | 5 | F | 4 weeks | 8/29/2006 | 1 | stop smoking, more energy | fidgety,tightness in chest, difficulty staying asleep at night, crying episodes, nervous/anxious, itching, irritibility, anger, rage (had a violent episode) - also didn't help the smoking thing, I did better with that on my own. | Beware of this drug if you do not suffer from depression or anxiety, as it can in fact cause you to have these symptoms. My Dr. prescribed this to help me quit smoking and to give me more energy - even though he is sending me to a Hemotologist because of something he found in one of my blood tests. He is taking me off of the Wellbutrin and giving me Xanax to deal with the wild mood swings, crying, anxiousness, and rage. He wants to put me on Lexapro after a few days, but I won't be taking it. I don't feel like I should be given another antidepressant for energy when I otherwise am not depressed or anxious. Wellbutrin has made me act like a completely different person - one that I do not recognize or like. I had an episode of rage in which I almost kicked in a door in my house, and that scares me. I am generally a passive person, and have never lost control like that. In the midst of my rage, however, I felt like there was nothing wrong with me and that I was justified in the anger that | F | 31 | 3 weeks | 8/28/2006 | 4 | depression | I have been taking for almost a year. I started with 150 and I am now on 300. Ive been on the higher dose for about 4months. I really feel better overall. Much happier and great sex drive! I am still waiting for the weight loss thing to kick in (any day now- please:) I have over the last couple of weeks had a problem with dizziness followed by a headache. I am wondering if this could be realated to the Wellbutrin even though I have been on it for so long?? Anyone else experience dizziness after awhile? I take it now in the morning, but I am thinking about changing to bedtime to maybe avoid some of the dizziness- to see if that works. Please any advice??? | F | 37 | | 8/27/2006 | 4 | depression, some OCD symptoms | Awul drymouth at first (@450 mg), as well as decreased appetite and some increase in anxiety. Most side effects go away within two weeks. Sex drive increased, which makes (I think) this drug good to augment others that cause weight gain and decreased sex drive. Helped me quit smoking, too. Keeps me awake if I take it at night. Not good for anxiety problems...seems to make me a bit more anxious. | Seems to be a good med for me because I did NOT respond to SSRIs, and because I wanted to lose some weight, and because I take another antidepressant, so I wanted something to counteract the sexual side effects of that. XL worked much much better than SR for me. I take it in the morning, because it tends to keep me awake. | F | 29 | 2 years | 8/25/2006 | 4 | Mild Depression | Heart palpatations, heavyness in taking a breath sometimes, occasional anxiety on 150 mg. itchy hands/feet/neck after 111 days on 300mg. | Other then the side effects i felt better. Felt even tempered all day. Slept well at night. Aware and awake all day. I felt really great. Too bad i had to discontinue for the itchiness. | F | 41 | 22 days | 8/25/2006 | 4 | Depression | Anxious, nervous, jittery hands, pounding racing heartbeat | I wish I would get the loss of appetite and weight loss. I was really looking forward to that and the increased sex drive. I have been on this medicine for 5 days and the 5th day I had a panic attack. I am not as down and depressed as I was before taking this drug. | F | 44 | 5 days | 8/19/2006 | 3 | to get off EFFEXOR XR | Migraine headaches from Hell and I do not have headaches. Have to pee all the time, feels like I have a urinary tract infection. Abdominal pain like I have menstrual cramps and I am postmenopausal. | Gives me energy I never had on any antidepressant. Gives me libido that was extinguished on ALL antidepressants. Can get things done for the first time in years. WILL THE SIDE EFFECTS EVER END - I HAVE ONLY TAKEN 3 PILLS...? | F | 58 | 3 days | 8/19/2006 | 4 | Post-partum depression, unmotivated | Dry mouth, and the biggest side effect was that it affected my vision -- had to get a completely new prescription for glasses, caused some anxiety | I would definitely recommend it. Although sometimes I get irritated easily, I am also able to calm myself down much easier and let things go as opposed to before where I would just let things fester and blow up. It has helped me be open about my feelings and any issues that I have, which has helped my relationship with my boyfriend and kids. I don't blow up anymore. I can think rationally. Sex is GREAT! This is the only medication that I've ever taken for Depression and for smoking cessation and haven't gone back to smoking at all and don't plan to. However, when I drink, I have to be careful becuase I seem to get drunk much quicker. I can finally focus and not feel overwhelmed and take things in stride as opposed to before. It's great for me. | F | 29 | 1 months | 8/17/2006 | 1 | depression, sacroiliitis | I went to the doctor three times thinking I had a urinary tract infection. It didn't hurt to pee and all the urinalysis's and culture came up clean. The feeling was very intense and then the connection was made to when I started taking the wellbutrin. | I did feel like I had more energy. | F | 28 | 10 days | 8/9/2006 | 4 | Severe depression | Dry mouth, anxiety and racing heart, which all subsided (for the most part) after several months. A large caffeine intake can still get my heart racing again. The increased need to urinate seems to be sticking around. | I experienced good relief from depression and a decrease in appetite (and my road rage all but disappeared), but after two years, the effect seems to be wearing off. Moving up to 450 mg might help, but the side effects were scary and I'd prefer to be on no drug at all. Has anyone who benefited from it ever stopped taking this drug without the depression returning? | F | 43 | 2 years | 8/6/2006 | 5 | SevereGAD, clinical depression, PMD | At first, sore throat, anxiety through the roof, acne. All went away except the acne. | I was "thisclose" to quitting WB XL after one week because of the dramatic increase in anxiety, which had been quelled by Zoloft for 1.5 years. Luckily I read somewhere just to stick it out and it will pass. Well it passed and I feel 1,000 times better than I ever did on Paxil or Zoloft - SSRI's were always my first choice (except Lexapro - that made me sicker and sicker) because of the myth that Wellbutrin causes anxiety in people with GAD. Not true in my case and I have had the WORST GAD! I gained 60 lbs on Zoloft and have lost about 5lbs in 10 weeks without really trying. I only take 150mgs and I was on 125mgs of Zoloft - I feel that Wellbutrin is very strong. Good luck! | F | 33 | 10 weeks | 8/4/2006 |