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 |
| 3 | Depression/Social Anxiety | Weight loss, increased libido(Good...at the outset(150-300mg)just the weightloss and libido, but since going to 450 5 days ago, I feel fine in the morning , then by 11am I feel irritable, easily agitated,even more social anxiety, tremors,my thoughts race, but yet I'm tired at the same time. | I was on this last summer, and at 450 the bad side effects occured, so I went off of it after 5 days. I'm on it again, at 450, the same things occur(mood swing at 11, tremors, can't think straight,racing mind yet tired, major social anxiety). Please, someone let me know if these side effects will go away if I stick with it...my DR. is out of the country until August, and before I bother his stand-in, I was wondering if you guys could let me know what's up. Please, I need some advice! | M | 33 | 5 days | 7/8/2006 | 4 | major depressive disorder | Vivid dreams which I do not like.Increase in OCD. Increased agitation. Improved ADD. First day of use I was very groggy. By third day saw much improvement in depression and ADD. Even though I have some side effects I will continue because depression was so dibilitating. Also, a great appetitite suppressant. Joined Weight Watchers a week ago and have had no problem staying on reduced calorie diet. Have lost 4 lbs. in one week. Hope it continues to work, but I do not like the increase in vivid dreams and OCD. | F | 52 | 10 days | 7/2/2006 | 4 | major depressive disorder | Vivid dreams which I do not like.Increase in OCD. Increased agitation. Improved ADD. First day of use I was very groggy. By third day saw much improvement in depression and ADD. Even though I have some side effects I will continue because depression was so dibilitating. Also, a great appetitite suppressant. Joined Weight Watchers a week ago and have had no problem staying on reduced calorie diet. Have lost 4 lbs. in one week. Hope it continues to work, but I do not like the increase in vivid dreams and OCD. | F | 52 | 10 days | 7/2/2006 | 3 | chronic depression | I have lost 7 pounds in a month (which is wonderful)! However, this is the first week without taking any Effexor (as I was being switched from Effexor to Wellbutrin because the effexor had seemed to loose its ground). I'm not sure if it is the absence of the Effexor, the Wellbutrin's side effects, or just vertigo. (Which I have occasional boughts with) I stopped taking any of the effexor this Tuesday, and the vertigo began on Thursday. | F | 43 | 1 months | 6/30/2006 | 5 | Moods, libido | Intially I had dry mouth and some feeling of being very anxious. I cut back on the dose and gradually increased it from 150 mg to 300mg a day. Jumping from 150 mg a day to 300 mg was too much for me. I did 150 mg then 200, then 250 etc until I comfortably reached 300 without any side effects. | I've been taking this drug now for over one year. It has done incredible things for my sex life. My libido is back to where it was in my 30's - 40's. When I climax the feeling is very intense and doesn't just effect my genitals but my entire body. I also have very vivid dreams, which I love. | M | 60 | 1.3 years | 6/28/2006 | 5 | anxiety and depression | Insomnia for the first month. Over 300mg I had a period all month long but lowering dose to 300 fixed that. A little dry mouth at first. All the bad side effects went away after a month or so. I lost about 40lb, probably because I had so much energy. | It is a life-saver. I tried 5 other anti-depressents and was about to give up. I had forgotten what it felt like to be normal and wellbutrin XL helped. It is even worth the $1,000 out of pocket I have to each year for it. Try it before you give up. It also helps with my RLS symptoms. | F | 27 | 3.5 years | 6/28/2006 | 5 | Over stressed and anxiety | So far nothing!! | Wellubtrin XL is the first antidepressant that i have taken. i wanted to be superwoman and not go to the doc but it eventually got to be too much. I love this drug, great sex life and losing weight(which i can stand to lose about 80 lbs) so that is great!! | F | 25 | 15 days | 6/27/2006 | 3 | Depression | Very forgetful and foggy. Sometimes can't remember things I've always known. . .I also tend to feel melancholy, I'm not as bubbly as I've always been and I'm more insecure than on other meds. | I've tried Prozac, Serzone, Zoloft and Lexapro before - all of them, especially Prozac, took away much of my libido. It feels good to have a normal attitude about sex again but I miss having a brain. | F | 46 | 7 months | 6/25/2006 | 2 | Anxiety | Extremely anxious, heart racing, shortness of breath, felt like I was losing my mind | I gained about 20 lbs. while I was taking Lexapro and was feeling very tired, so my doctor switched me to Wellbutrin because she said it had the least amount of side effects. I was on it for only a few days and stopped because I felt more anxious than ever. It was horrible. | F | 34 | 3 days | 6/24/2006 | 3 | depression - try to get preg. | Severe headaches... everyday for majority of day. Very COMMON Sideeffect. | I was on cymbalta 30mg but am trying to get preg. MD told me to try Well XL. bc it was Cat. B, Cym. is Cat C. I liked the med. fine, but I would get a severe headache at least once a day. I could barely work. I waited to see if it would wear off, but it didn't. MD said that a large percent of patients would have this sideeffect. I gained weight, don't know if it was drug or not or just being misreable for 3 weeks straight. If you have this prob. try Cymbalta. | F | 26 | 3 days | 6/17/2006 | 3 | Depression | Increased sweating, flushed, constant upset stomach, dry mouth & eyes, migraines, agitation, depression, very slight incontinance, increased libido, weight loss, constipation, NO SLEEP, vivid dreams. The weirdest one - in the dark, with my eyes closed, I see bright colors swirl around. It stays there even when I open my eyes. It's only happened a time or two, but still a little freaky. | I've only been on it for about three weeks, and haven't been able to tell a difference in my mood. I have heard to give it time, so I'm hoping it will kick in soon. | F | 25 | 3 weeks | 6/16/2006 | 3 | depression | WEIGHT GAIN(despite strict dieting), constant headache, muscle cramps, problems staying sleep | It did help the depression, but I have gained about 20 pounds in 2 months. I'm going to wean myself off. I can't stand this weight. I was already over weight slightly, now I am classified as obese! This weight gain is making me more depressed than I was in the beginning. Sex drive unchanged. | F | 29 | 2 months | 6/16/2006 | 5 | Severe Depression | A small bit of anxiety at first but it was tolerated well | Like I said I had severe depression for some time after life not being so kind to me from failed relationships romantic & friend wise to the sudden death to my mother with her being fairly young. My doctor prescribed me Paxil Prozac,Lexipro and all other junk SSRI's they have on the market. I started with a dose of 150mg which worked fine for a year or so but with me being 230 pound powerlifter I needed to up the dose to the 300mgXL which suited me alot better for my hectic lifestlye working in the soft drink industry which puts heavy demands from delivery off the truck. So if you need relief from dpression or other related problems skip the SSRI's the doctors like to prescribe it will just be a waste of money & time & give Wellbutrin a try. | M | 31 | 3 years | 6/15/2006 | 5 | depression | on and off again bouts with anxiety | I have been taking WXL for about 6 months now and it has had a wonderful effect on my life. Before I was so scatter brained and faught my depression daily. Although I still experience a little anxiety, which I had before so it might not be all due to the medication, I am doing really great. I am doing things that before would have not just seemed impossible to me but would have been. I also had tried Zoloft before this and was pleased with the way that medication effected me,and Lexapro but not long enough to really evaluate it. | F | 22 | 6 months | 6/15/2006 | 3 | Anxiety with secondary depression | Heart racing, increased anxiety, 'emptiness', slightly decreased appetite, no change yet in libido, don't feel quite as exhausted in the mornings | First two days off Lexapro [prev 3 years, with about 25lb weight gain] and feeling pretty twitchy and anxious, so I'll probably change to taking it in the evenings. | M | 38 | 2 days | 6/14/2006 | 5 | Post Partum Depression | Dry mouth, stomack upset | After 2 months of taking 300XL, it turned my life around! I was the happiest I had ever been, I had more energy than ever, I had started socialing a lot, I really felt pure joy in my heart. My self confidence rose and I had become most motivated than ever. I even decided to go back to school and get a post-graduate degree..... Oh, I was so happy that I wanted another baby! (Even though my depression was due to Post Partum!) After 6 months of taking it, one day it stopped working! I feel totally out of it, I don't want to get out of bed to face the day and I am unmotivated. I don't feel sad, actually I don't feel anything, joy or sadness. Even taking care of the kids has become a chore. I feel like Cinderella after 12 midnight! For couple of months I felt like I had become someone else (the person that I always wanted to be) then all of a sudden I was back to my down, depressed self. My Dr. is really puzzled about this. She said that this was not suppose to happen. She has now increase | F | 36 | 6 months | 6/10/2006 | 5 | Post Partum | Continuation of my response below. | I am the post partum person again. My response got chopped off! So my Dr increased my dose to 450 but I still don't feel any improvement. Is it possible to feel great again? If I continue will I get better? Has anyone experienced this? | F | 36 | 6 months | 6/10/2006 | 2 | depression | I am on day seven at 300mg after 7 days at 150mg. I feel good in the morning. But, by 4 pm, I am nausated, my neck is stiff, I have a horrible headache, buzzing in my ears, I have not confirmed this yet, but it feels like my blood pressure is up. | Don't think that this one is going to work for me. | F | 43 | 14 days | 6/9/2006 | 3 | Depression | Terrible rash on my chest and my face is puffy! I cant help but to stay up late every night and I'm wide awake in the morning, only thing is its hard to get going, once I do though, try to stop me! No interest in food. Metal taste in my mouth. | This is my 5th day and I love it, I feel like my goofy self again. I just had the best weekend, my thoughts where clear and my mind was cleaver. | F | 25 | 5 days | 6/5/2006 | 2 | Bipolar 1 anxiety no motivation | Throbbing headaches. Still no energy. I would prefer to sleep all day. Very dizzy and unstable. Cry about nothing. Irritable and unkind. Tension in my neck. Still cannot function or do "normal" activities. Falling dreams. :( | Please, help us! I have to get better. We have to get better. PLEASE! | F | 55 | | 6/3/2006 |