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 |
| 2 | Depression | COULD NOT SLEEP | I WAS NOT DEPRESSED DURING THE DAY BUT IT DID NOT MATTER BECAUSE ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS SLEEP AT WORK AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO SLEEP ALL NIGHT | F | 27 | 3 months | 5/11/2006 | 4 | depression | stomach aches | I didnt have any of the other side effects people talk about. Works very well for depression (for me). | M | 36 | 3 months | 5/10/2006 | 5 | Bipolar 1 | Initial week of diarrhea and grogginess as is to be expected with an introduction of a psychotropic medication into the body. | I have over the past 6 years since my initial DX of BP1 been on many combinations of meds. As Wellbutrin XL is known to be a "stimulating" antidepressant, it did exactly what was expected and I am happy with the results. My main reason for posting is that I am alarmed at the number of posts here from those with a DX of "depression" that say upon starting Wellbutrin XL, they became "superman", or "a basketcase", or "angry, agitated, wired beyond belief" (aka dysphoria). I would caution these posters to speak to their Dr's about and research the well documented and well known fact that someone with underlying undiagnosed bipolar disorder who is put on an antidepressant alone, WITHOUT the benefit of an adjunct mood stabilizer has a high risk of being sent into a hypomanic/manic state. Its the most common and telling test for a person who was misdiagnosed with depression when they actually have Bipolar. Someone with unipolar depression can | F | 38 | 1 years | 5/9/2006 | 4 | Depression/anxiety | Dry eyes/mouth, loss of appetite, mild paranoia, aggitated for no reason, lower back pain, clenching teeth, mild headaches | Someone plase help me understand this medication...I was hoping to get rid of the depression/anxiety but did not count on feeling paranoid and aggitated/angry is this normal, will it go away? My doc has me trying out a few things. I had been on prozac for 1.5 years and it slowly became less effective and I felt like crap again. I took lexa pro for 4 days, it made me too tired yet very happy but I can't sleep 12 hours every night so I switched to Wellbutrin XL and feel aggitated next I am to try Effexor comments, suggestions is this normal to feel this way will it level out? Please email me. | F | 30 | 4 days | 5/8/2006 | 3 | stop smoking | I stopped smoking, and have stayed stopped for 4 months, worked fast, quit 3 days after taking, but dr said to take for 6 wks, and I had to stop because I was crying all of the time. | F | 36 | 14 days | 5/8/2006 | 1 | Depression | Vivid dreams, terrible irritablity and mood swings, constant headaches, insomnia, dizziness, loss of appetite | I've only been on this for 7 days and I hope all these side effects go away. I don't mind the vivid dreams and lack of appetite, but the mood swings, headaches, and irritability have got to go! | F | 36 | 7 days | 5/8/2006 | 3 | depression | Bad: BEWARE OF OVERDOSE! elevated blood pressure, anxiety a little to a full blown anxiety attack, slight paranoia, bouts of weeping, teeth grinding, feeling breathless sometimes/ Good: curbed appetite, vivid dreams, increased sex drive | Week 1 on 150XL: Noticed increased energy from day one, sleep felt restorative, more interested in activities, felt more ambitious regarding my career, seemed to improve my relationship with my husband because of my better mood. My mood felt consistently good. Dr. had givin me samples for 1 week of 150XL and 3 weeks of 300XL. WARNING: Be careful with the 300XL! It was too high of a dosage for me! After 5 days on 300XL I was beginning to feel like I was going to freak out! I felt like I had no control over bursting into tears at anytime. I had a huge anxiety attack at work on day 5 which was very embarrassing for me! I went to the nurse at work and could just stand there crying in front of her before I could even say anything. She took my heart rate and B.P. Both were high for me. I had to leave work early because I felt like I could not stop weeping. I drove to my doctor's office. I stood at the receptionist desk sputtering and crying about wanting to speak to the Doctor w | F | 44 | 15 days | 5/6/2006 | 2 | smoking | great for smoking withdrawl, but after about 6 weeks I gained about ten pounds, mood swings, severely tired all the time, headaches, dry chapped lips, itchy patches on skin. | I was initially started on 150 mg and went up to 300 after about 5 days...just now went back to 150 mgs to wean myself off...i have no craving for cigarettes, because all i want to do is sleep all day! husband is also complaining how mean i have become... would never take again. | F | 31 | 60 days | 5/4/2006 | 5 | depression | irritability at first; also, sometimes I get a lonely feeling | The first week this drug made me irritable, but that went away. I was taking Prozac before, but I did not like the sexual side effects. Anyway, the Wellbutrin helps me to get through the day without feeling like I need a nap. At first it just felt like a strong cup of coffee, more of a stimulant, but the last week I noticed it acting more like an antidepressant. There definitely has been a period of adjustment. | M | 34 | 3 weeks | 5/2/2006 | 2 | depression | fast heart beat. vivid dreams. Does anyone have a tightness in their scalp? | F | 38 | 5 days | 4/30/2006 | 4 | Smoking cessation | It's odd because all of the potential side effects are pretty much the same as quitting smoking. The only major, unaccountable, side effect that I had was a feeling of extreme heaviness in my legs in the time where I was still smoking and on the drug as well. But this led me to quit quicker and it went away once I did. When I first started taking the drug, my stomach was upset almost every evening - this went away after about a week but I still get upset stomach on occasion. Also, I am pretty restless at night and have trouble falling asleep. This may have partially to do with the fact that I used to have a cigarette right before bed and my body still expects that signal to fall asleep. I am only staying up about 45 minutes later than I was before I went on the drug, however. There was also a small bit of fogginess and speaking fast/euphoria when I first started but this went away very quickly. | I really don't like taking drugs. I'm actually diagnosed anxiety disorder and was prescribed Xanax in the past (and as a child was on Ritilin). I had such a bad reaction to Xanax that I've chosen to be without any drugs to treat my condition for 12 years now. The Wellbutrin effects were so minor in comparison and has shut down the little "you need to smoke" voice in my head so much that it's been entirely worth it (I was able to quit after only eight days of taking the drug and the voice was shut down almost instantly). I've now had four weeks with very few urges to smoke. If I were prescribed it to combat my anxiety disorder I would stay on it indefinitely. Though I do have to say the "don't drink or you could have seizures" is a real annoyance. | M | 31 | 5 weeks | 4/27/2006 | 5 | depression | Increase sex drive ( yeah) , weight loss (yeah), occasionally burning in my stomach, (never had before) but rolaids gets rid of it quickly. Jaw clenching and teeth grinding, but it's definately worth the side effects. I take wellbutrin XL 300 mg/day. | I have tried Zoloft, paxil, amitryptolyne, and prozac. They all made me more depressed and I felt like I was drugged, it wasn't a natural feeling. I now wake up feeling that I am now the person I always should have been. "So this is what normal feels like". I still have some down days, but know I feel they are at a level where most "normal" people feel like when they are having a bad day. I have also lost weight, which is always a plus. I haven't had any sleep problems or vivid dreams. I used to have insomnia with the depression but it's gone know. Friends and family notice the differance in me. The best thing about it is I actually like people now, most importantly myself. I can't say enough good things about what this drug has done for me. I hope it works for all of you. | F | 47 | 2 years | 4/26/2006 | 5 | Anxiety / depression | The whole gamut: irritability, increase in OCD behavior, severe introspection, an increase in general worrying (about ridiculous things like my house being too dirty, about how I'll feel if my parents die), more social anxity but also WEIGHT LOSS and increased orgasm intensity. | I am unsure how to rate this medication... I have experienced pretty intense side effects - obsessive thoughts, increased anxiety, crazy introspection, vivid dreams, irritability and general grumpiness. HOWEVER i have also lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks! One third of the way to losing the 15lbs I gained on Lexapro (grr)Also, my sex drive has increased. But, I'm not sure whether the increased worrying and irritability is worth the flat stomach! Do these side effects ever go away??!!! | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 4/26/2006 | 5 | Depression | The first time I took it, I took it on an empty stomach. Made me feel speeded out completely. Started eating when I take it, now no side effects. | I love this pill. I feel the best I have ever felt in my life. I suffer from recurrent depression and will be on a mood stabilizer for life. I really hit the jackpot the second round. I was on Prozac first and felt no different. | F | 27 | 5 months | 4/25/2006 | 5 | To recover from meth addiction! | At first it was a little speedy and I had very vivid, colorful dreams. Today, I have no side effects at all... and it has helped me to recover from the depression that occurs as a result of getting clean from addiction! | NO ADVERSE SEXUAL SIDE EFFECTS - a plus in my book! | F | 43 | 15 months | 4/25/2006 | 5 | DEPRESSION | I seem to need to increase dosage after several months. | Worked so well for me. got me out of bed and living again. Two years of depression alleviated. I am not totally "un-depressed". But I can now function. | F | 41 | 2 years | 4/25/2006 | 5 | Depression | i've woken from a deep sleep...now i cant slow down...so much to do...ive never felt this good... | M | 1 months | 4/23/2006 | 2 | Stress and mild depression | Dizziness, mild nausea, mild headache which feels more like pressure around the temples, insomnia. | So far the only benefits have been increased libido and moderately higher energy. However, the side effects from this drug outweigh the benefits and I have stopped taking it. | M | 52 | 14 days | 4/23/2006 | 3 | Depression/Weigh loss | Headaches, dry mouth, acne, lightheaded, decreased hunger, restless sleep, occasionally irritable for no reason, eye strain later in the day. | The headaches are annoying me. Everyday at around 2 or 3 I end up with one. Acne, I haven't had since high school is now suddenly back. The decreased hunger is great, but I am really not feeling a difference on the depression front. I have been on it two weeks, so maybe I just need more time. | F | 35 | 2 weeks | 4/21/2006 | 3 | Depression/Weight Loss | Side effects I have experienced are headaches, dry mouth, some dizziness, hard time focusing, restless the first 3 days, insomnia the first 3 days. | My hunger has been curbed, but I have not felt the effects with regard to the depression. The doctor said I could increase the dosage to 300mg if I needed to. I may try that. I will give it another week at 150mg to see if it kicks in. I am hoping it starts to work for me on both the depression and weight loss as they seem to go hand in hand for me. (weight gain=depression; depression=weight gain) | F | 35 | 1.5 weeks | 4/20/2006 |