WELLBUTRIN XL Reviews (BUPROPION)

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WELLBUTRIN XL  (BUPROPION):  This medication is used to treat depression. It may also be used to prevent seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a type of depression that occurs each year at the same time (for example, during winter). This medication can improve your mood and feelings of well-being. It may work by restoring the balance of certain natural substances (dopamine, norepinephrine) in the brain.   FDA Approval Date: 2003-08-28 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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RATING  REASONSIDE EFFECTS FOR WELLBUTRIN XLCOMMENTSSEXAGEDURATION/
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 3  Depression added to effexor xl 1 days
4/6/2014
 5  Depression F 31 1 years
300 mg
3/31/2014
 4  I have a Mood Disorder NOS Blurred vision and intense suicidal thoughts . M 21
300MG 1X day
3/29/2014
 5  Atypical Depression Headache for the first week, and some insomnia. It curbed my appetite. The insomnia hasn't really bothered me since I was going to bed at 8:30 p.m. and now I go to sleep around 10 p.m. I would wake up around 2:30 a.m. and it would take a half hour to go back to sleep. It helped to increase my energy level. F 37 14 days
300 1X day
3/19/2014
 1  Depression Irritability, anger, violent outbursts, headache M 20 1 months
300 MG 1X day
2/16/2014
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 1  Stop smoking. Caused a 'Prolonged QT Wave' in the heart, which was potentially fatal. Although the QT was present, we did not know this until a syncope episode sent me to the hospital by ambulance. End result 10 days later was an ICD/pacemaker. Wellbutrin caused an additional Prolonged QT and could have resulted in death. Be sure to check all side effects and drug interactions along with your current health conditions. Had the Neuro consulted with the heart Dr before prescribing this medication, it would not have been allowed due to danger it can present to heart patients. M 57 5 months
75 mg 2X day
1/28/2014
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 1  Smoking cessation Extreme increase in sex drive. Odd, powerful, and sometimes scary dreams. Aided in weight loss. Did not help with smoking cessation. Withdrawal effects included "brain zaps," flu like symptoms, and all these side and withdrawal effects of this supposedly "safe smoking cessation med" we're then misdiagnosed as one of the "life long, incurable, genetic mental illnesses." What a nightmare it was dealing with psychiatrists not intelligent enough to read their own DSM, where it clearly states that if a person's symptoms were the result of a prior drug, then it is a misdiagnosis to claim the ADRs are a "life long, incurable, genetic mental illness." I understand the US psychiatric industry has committed this same malpractice (misdiagnosing the ADRs from antidepressants as bipolar) in over a million children so far. I'd like to see this massive psychiatric malpractice end soon, US psychiatrists, please. F 36 1 months
12/6/2013
 3   1 days
12/1/2013
 2  anxiety/depression Anger, insomnia, easily agitated, headache, nausea, headache F 28 7 days
300 mg 1x
12/1/2013
 3  Depressio Exhaustion while exercising, nervousness around people, insecurity for no reason, rapid heart beat. M 40 6 years
150mg
11/12/2013
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 4  Depression/Anxiety Practically none. Initially I had slight loss of appetite, but it went away. It's the ONLY antidepressant I've ever used that I did not suffer side effects from After years of trying Zoloft, Paxil, Pristiq, and several others, this was the first drug that ever significantly helped my depression. Even better, I was able to lose some weight, it did NOT kill my sex drive, and it helped me cut back on smoking. Miracle drug as far as I'm concerned! I even went off it entirely for several months, and I had zero withdrawl symptoms. F 27 2 years
300 1X day
9/19/2013
 2  Bi-polar and depression 1st day: full of energy and calm. 2nd day: dizzy and nautious all day with a headache. 3rd day: the same as say 2. 4th day: I still had a bad headache and was dizzy and nautious, but I also got so irritated, annoyed, aggravated, angry and aggressive very easily and snapped on people. 5th day: all same side affects, but even worse. 6th day: I was all over the place. Having angry little outbursts where I was rude and then I randomly started crying then laughing then I went back to angry. The past 2 nights I woke up at 3 and couldn't go back to sleep. Last night couldn't fall asleep. Day 7:(today) I felt nautious and dizzy with a headache. I've had those 3 symptoms every day since I started it. I almost feel like I'm pregnant with morning sickness. It's a terrible feeling that I hope goes away soon cuz my heads gonna explode and Advil does not work. I don't see it helping me at all yet. F 28 7 days
150 mg
9/11/2013
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 3  Anxiety/depression I've been taking 150 mg a day for a total of 5 days. I take my dose in the mornings. I've experienced a couple of reactions during these past 5 days, none of which bugged me too much. First day energy and focus. This is my first time taking medication of this kind, but before it I never wanted to get out of bed, I was sensitive, angered and irritated by everyone and everything easily and had no motivation. Day 2 I had less energy. Day 3 I flipped out on my boyfriend and was experiencing sensitivity to lights. Day 4 I had giggles and then felt no difference. I still have the same thoughts of worthlessness, I still don't get up and do anything. I'm not sure if its too low of a dose or I just haven't been taking it long enough. Last night I did experience some insomnia. I woke up at 2 am and didn't go back to sleep until 4:30 am. I'm not on any other medications so I'm hoping for the best and I will be giving it a few weeks. F 23 5 days
150 mg
8/9/2013
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 2  Smoking cessation Have had monthly bouts of laryngitis to the point of having 2 throat scopes to find very swollen vocal cords. Steroids used and acid reflux meds. I'm down with it again for the 7th time. I quit taking Wellbutrin XL 3 days ago as I cant be with out voice and painful swallowing. I gave also noticed no libido, easily agitated, irritable. Sleep is an issue. Weight increase. Have not decreased cigarettes smoking even though tried. F 37 7 months
150 in AM
7/28/2013
 4  PTSD Slight Tinnitus, Insomnia, Anxiety I really dislike taking meds. I have tried so many , I can't remember half of them. I always look at reviews until my doctor said I needed to stay on Wellbutrin XL if I wanted to get better. I've started and stopped WB many times but this time I stuck with it. I have gotten past all the side effects and I do feel better. I have some energy, work full-time and so far it's working for me. The only problem I have is that I have lost 45 pounds since January , I think most of it is diet change but I also think some of it has to do with WB. From 170 lbs to 125 lbs now. I'm hungry, buy food to fix and end up not eating it. F 64 8 months
150 MG 1X day
7/14/2013
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 2  No joy, can't focus, concentrate F 68 1 weeks
300mg
7/13/2013
 2  Chronic Anxiety and Depression Much worse anxiety and depression. Slight insomnia. Pleasant Vivid dreams at first. Extremely lethargic - couldn't even watch TV. Sky high libido but too lazy to do anything with it. I started out on 150mg XL (Generic - Par) in the morning then titrated after a week to 300mg XL (Name brand) per day. I was so filled with anxiety and depression that I had to go on short-term disability at work. THEN the doctor titrated the Name Brand to 450mg XL once in the morning. I was a nervous wreck, couldn't think, too lethargic to do anything. Please keep in mind, I was also on 6mg (yes, 6mg) of Xanax XR even before taking the Wellbutrin XL. Well the 450mg dose made me a non-thinking, non-productive, shuttering shell. The doctor dropped me to 300mg and I still feel AWFUL! I have no Bi-Polar or any other condition but he is going to add Abilify to the Wellbutrin. I'm already insulin resistant, 50 lbs overweight and petrified of permanent Tardive Dyskinesia, Diabetes and extra weight on Abilify. Please offer some advice. Thank you much!! M 49 7 weeks
300mg 1X day
7/12/2013
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 3  Depression(stress/cfs/fms) (namebrand)2 150mg wellbutrin xl iAM for yrs, but with recent new order nervousness, sleeplessness, muscular burning/clenching spasms, sob and gastro complaints similar history with generics tried. . have appt for dr to evaluate first available F 54 7 years
150mg 2X day
6/11/2013
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 3  Postpartum depression I have been on 150 MG of Wellbutrin xl for a week now. The only side effects I gave noticed are loss of appetite, light headed (almost passing out) even after a full meal, and slight nausea. My dr switched me from 50 Mg of Zoloft after my complaints of no energy, and slight weight gain. Anyone else experience light headed symptoms? F 33 7 days
150mg
5/20/2013
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 5  Depression, Anxiety, Extreme Stress headache for the first day or so, joint pain (although that's common with a hyperlaxity disorder) increase in sexual libido (no complaints) ... falling asleep and/or staying asleep is the worst - currently 7am and Ive been awake since 2pm yesterday. ..... I am finding issues with short term memory at times .. but that could just be the hundred things I have going on at once. I work in the medical field and deal quite a bit with medications. Other than clonaz 3mg/day, I don't take other meds. I researched and researched this drug, I even discovered a co-worker and a friend have been taking it for awhile and they had nothing but great things to say about it ... plus it helped them stop smoking, something I have been trying to do for a year, as well as lose weight. -- so far so good ... appetite is decreased ALOT ... Im not hungry therefore have trouble deciding what to eat .. but once its infront of me, I will eat. Smoking, no change (esp at work!!) ...... looking forward to seeing whats to come from this ..... the reviews have been fantastic so I am very very hopeful and look forward to the "new me" M 29 2 weeks
300 1X day
5/18/2013
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