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 | anxiety | very groogy. The feeling when you just wake up, except I have it all day long. Spacy, light headed, very fatigued. I hate this feeling! | So far I am not very happy with this. I am getting married and instead of being excited, I just feel like Im in a dream, not quite all here. I am very close to just getting off of it. | F | 23 | 7 days | 4/20/2006 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety/Mood Swings | Weight Loss/Dry Mouth | AWESOME DRUG! This is my miracle drug, I always thought I was going crazy because of the way I felt everyday untill I started taking WXL. I was on Paxil and gained 25 pounds in 2 weeks. I started on W XL and lost it plus more. It curbed my mood swings, And I generally feel GREAT! i highly recomend. | F | 22 | 3 months | 4/18/2006 | 2 | Depression/smoking cessation | Irritability, symptoms of heart problems, weight gain, not very beneficial to mood or cigarette cravings, tremors in my hands, back pain, headaches, bouts of dizziness and lightheadedness, inability to concentrate, little gold orbs in my field of vision. | Used to take SR, DR accidentally switched me to XL so I figured what the heck? Same drug, just releases differently, right? NOPE. Tried it for 3 months and just went back to SR. Not sure why there's such a big difference, but the SR does exactly what I want it too - eliminates depression and the need for smoking with NO noticeable side effects (for me anyways). I've lost 5 lbs since I stopped taking XL a week ago. Also, XL seemed to strengthen my sex drive, but orgasms were very weak and disappointing. | M | 32 | 3 months | 4/16/2006 | 5 | anxiety | feeling buzzy, sort of distanced from the world, anxious, spacey, having trouble staying concentrated on my schoolwork, but have tons of energy (want to go to the gym a lot). | hey, i've been taking this for about 5 days now, and the side effects seem to be changing every day. it seems to make me energetic and agitated but not very able to think sharply and concentrate on my schoolwork. this effect seems to set in earlier and last longer each day. i haven't taken any antidepressants before (just xanax occasionally and trazodone to sleep) so i'm wondering if these effects are what WB is 'supposed' to do, or whether they are side effects that might go away. my anxiety's mild so if i'm always going to feel weird like this, i'll stop taking the drug. would love to hear from anyone who has had these effects and been on the drug longer.... | M | 26 | 5 days | 4/15/2006 | 1 | Depression | Made me VERY dizzy. I missed work and could barely function sometimes. I felt horrible in general from this drug. Loss of appetite also. | F | 30 | 15 days | 4/6/2006 | 5 | Anxiety | As I read these comments, I decided to cast away any anticipation of side effects. I kept an open mind & remained neutral as far as pinpointing any side effects. I have noticed only one that bothers me. I grind my teeth occasionally, or my jaw will clench now and again. | I had very positive effects with this medicine. After going down the list of SSRI's, this was my last hope. I was most recently on Lexapro for two years, which was wonderful for anxiety. Bad for my sex life. That was the main reason for the switch. After doing so, I had numerous other benefits from it. I came back to life, not realizing how lethargic I had become. I, too started anticipating the mornings like never before. This medicine helps us people with addictive personalities! I recommend anyone who is addicted to anything to give this medicine a try. I think it balances the pleasure center of your brain, so you don't have to substitute other things. I know it has curbed my binge eating, and I really have enough energy to exercise now! Good luck to newcomers! Hang in there! | F | 33 | 6 weeks | 4/5/2006 | 4 | Smoking Cessation | Dizziness, Spacey, blurry vision, frequent urination, muscle ache, constipation, metallic taste in mouth, shortness of breath, sleepy during the day, hard to fall asleep at night | I have smoked for 13 years and So far seems to be working for the smoking: cigs taste pretty bad, and I am smoking way less. Having a hard time with the oral fixation and am physically wanting to HOLD a cigarette - which is better than smoking. The spacey-ness is getting in the way as I am usually very energetic, but it appears this will pass. Also am waking up earlier than my alarm which is nice because I am a heavy sleeper. Will try taking at night to see if I perform better at work. | F | 30 | 5 days | 4/3/2006 | 1 | depression associated with menopaus | anxiety and insomnia, near panic attacks, racing heart, felt like I was losing my mind | I had taken Wellbutrin 150 for several years with no problems. Then was diagnosed with breast cancer in July 05. I had surgery, & then 4 months of chemo (Taxotere, Cytoxan, Adrimyacin). After last chemo, started having anxiety, shaking, insomnia, etc. I hadn't noticed that my rx had been changed to XL. Thinking that a larger dose would help, asked my dr. for 300. That's when the anxiety got really bad. Put 2 & 2 together & figured out that Wellbutrin was the cause. With blessing from a psychiatrist, went off of it completely. I don't even need sleeping meds any more, and I'm not depressed. I wouldn't recommend XL to anyone! | F | 58 | 8 years | 3/31/2006 | 1 | Depression and ADHD | initially only mild dizziness, no weightloss but some increase in libido. after 6 months developed headaches, dizziness, sensory disorientation on side of face. It was almost like spells. 2 or 3 times a day, night sweats,teeth grinding. | I had unexplainable symptoms of lightheadedness, dizziness, facial headache,teeth grinding clenching, extreme dry month, sweats sometimes, chills others. Symptoms came as spells 2 or 3 times a day 4 out of 7 days a week. What was initially diagnosed as cluster migraines is now being called a reaction to Wellbutrin XL. I have weaned myself and have been off 3 weeks. Still occasionally happening, but mildly. Neurologist says meds woke up an area of my brain and is causing these sensory seizures. Not sure about diagnosis, anyone else have any of these experience. Not sure the drug did that much for me anyway. | F | 60 | 9 months | 3/30/2006 | 5 | depression | over-drive | noticed the difference after 3 days. had taken SR (400mg) for 5 years, then weaned myself off of it, experienced recurrance of depression, decided to try again. feel like my normal self again, more emotional but i think its just because i was afraid to deal with my feelings before, i was afraid of my own suicidal thoughts that inevitably followed serious ponderings. now i cry and express myself and feel alive, real, normal. as others have said "fog is lifted", but do i have to take this the rest of my life? a bit worried about that. my only other qualm is that sometimes (even on 150mg) i seem hyper compared to others, do too much, dont take normal rests or down-periods. | F | 20 | 5 days | 3/28/2006 | 4 | quit smoking | I started with 150mg for the first week,for the past 3 days i've been taking 300mg,I am experiencing pressure in the upper chest area,heartburn, shortness of breath, and headache.Im hoping the side effects will lesson.One thing is its helping me with the urge to smoke,I cut down to half a pack with the 150mg and havent had a cig in almost 24 hrs with the 300mg | F | 44 | 10 days | 3/27/2006 | 3 | GAD/SSRI side effects | First 2 weeks: extreme dizziness and flashes of dizziness (could be from Celexa withdrawal), anxiety, sadness, decreased desire to smoke cigarettes, increased libido, ability to orgasm again. After that anxiety, constipation (taking stool softener helps), agression, anger, hostility, irritability, and mild and sporadic insomnia. | Took XL 300 to counteract sexual sides effects from Celexa 20mg. No major side effects except anxiety, which sucked because that was why I was taking meds. Also I went from being very easy going on Celexa to being very hostile on Wellbutrin. (I am switching to Buspar 15mg tomorow. Hopefully that will work.) Overall not a bad medication, just not right for what I need. PS every medication is different for everybody. If you are reading these posts, don't let the negative comments scare you. Give the medicine a chance before you decide if it works for you or not. Just because WXL did not work for me, does not mean it won't work for you. Your body will let you know. | F | 26 | 2 months | 3/27/2006 | 3 | Depression | First 3 days: dry mouth, hard time sleeping, and headache. Fourth day: previous side effects as well as severe nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, stomach cramps. | I was actually feeling pretty good the first 3 days. Even started to feel my spirits lift. But when the 4th day hit, it knocked me out for the day. My mother-in-law had to take my two toddlers for me. I considered that it may be a virus, but have a hunch that it is the medication. I will go off of it for a couple of days and see how I feel, then reconsider what to do. Tried zoloft for 3 months previous to this. Major complaint was dry mouth and I felt like I was "in a zone" most of the time. No feelings, emotions, etc....just neutral. | F | 33 | 4 days | 3/27/2006 | 3 | Major depression | Ringing in the ears, panic attacks, fear of having a heart attack or dying, chest pain, problems with vision. | I have been on Wellbutrin XL for 5 months, I started out on 150 mgs and have been on 300 mgs for 2 months. I was very happy with the level of change when I first started taking it, but now I am getting a little concerned about being on it for a long period of time. I am getting some strange side effects now. | F | 50 | 5 months | 3/25/2006 | 4 | Depression, Anxiety | Far less than I expected - Very little nausea, brief mild headache. Some dizziness, and now 5 days in I'm hitting some insomnia and weird sleeping | I've lost about 3lbs in 5 days, but I'm not sure that can be attributed to the drug since my appetite is still about the same (unfortunately). Lexapro made me gain 15 lbs, so whatever, on the right track. Wellbutrin on the whole will keep you pretty wired, so my dr wants me to take separate meds for anxiety as XL does nothing for it. Don't feel gloomy anymore though! | F | 23 | 6 days | 3/20/2006 | 1 | depression | dissociation, nervousness, hypomania, still very depressed | this did NOTHING for my depression. I lost weight initially but gained it back in a few weeks | F | 20 | 6 days | 3/18/2006 | 5 | Depression | None known. | Since starting this medication in 1993 I have stopped taking it a couple of times, once for 6 months, I always came back to it. I've tried SSRI's like Lexapro, zoloft, etc. & they knock me out. I do have some OCPD like thinking patterns but that's okay. The final thing is I have other addictions that aren't being helped by this but I am not depressed. | M | 51 | 13 years | 3/15/2006 | 5 | severe depression, suicide attempt | -trouble thinking- not concentrating, but have just been thinking more slowly. doing horribly on tests, especially long ones. -Dry mouth is a big one. You get used to it, though. -Trouble sleeping, but started taking trazodone and am fine -extra energy, a great thing! | does anyone else have problems thinking quickly? | F | 18 | 12 months | 3/13/2006 | 4 | Depression | Extremely anxious and agitated at times. Disturbing dreams and hard time to fall asleep again if woken up. Some weight loss. Dry mouth. | Switched to this drug from being on prozac for 9 years. Prozac felt like it wasn't doing anything and for the last year felt suicidal. This drug helps me focus, but I feel cranky and tired in the afternoon. Still feel down though, and negative about life. Don't need as much coffee now. | F | 30 | 4 months | 3/13/2006 | 5 | Depression | Strange pressure in the heart area and a little dry mouth. It also dulled my emotions. | Helped my anxiety quite a bit. | F | 62 | 9 months | 3/12/2006 |