Reviewer: violetflame83, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I already take 120mg of Cymbalta but kept relapsing with my Depression. I went and saw a psychiatrist instead of my primary care physician who knows nothing about mental health. The psychiatrist first started me on 150mg of Bupropion and advised me to continue to take the Cymbalta as well. The first week I could feel a major difference. I had a hard time sleeping at night but that went away after ... Show Full Comment

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I already take 120mg of Cymbalta but kept relapsing with my Depression. I went and saw a psychiatrist instead of my primary care physician who knows nothing about mental health. The psychiatrist first started me on 150mg of Bupropion and advised me to continue to take the Cymbalta as well. The first week I could feel a major difference. I had a hard time sleeping at night but that went away after a week. But my feelings and moods were changing and I felt so much happier. Within the first month of taking 150mg, my appetite decreased, my energy INcreased, my moods became much more pleasant...and I was becoming a more positive person. But I was still feeling a few signs still of my Depression. My bed is my "safe haven" and where I go when I am depressed, I nap. I encountered about a handful of naps in that one month. I was still feeling like a worry-wart and had irritation issues. So when I saw the psychiatrist again after those 4 wks, he increased my dosage to the 300XL while still taking 120mg of Cymbalta. This is now my 2nd week taking this medicine with the increased dosage... and I feel absolutely amazing. I feel as though I have woken up from a deep sleep. I have so much energy. I can exercise because I have motivation. I am so much more pleasant with people at work and just in general. I can think rationally and be positive. I feel absolute love for myself. I no longer feel like a worthless, ugly, ashamed individual who could never leave the house. I feel A L I V E. I could literally hug my psychiatrist for listening to me and not over-medicating me. This medicine has helped me so much, you have to give it the full 4wks to feel the effects but wow. It has changed my entire life.
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Reviewer: Tiffaroo, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have high anxiety, my doctor gave me this a week ago and I feel more calm and relaxed. I get 8 hours of sleep & don't wake up in the middle of the night. I have also noticed I've been focused more on important things and not letting the little things bug me. I also smoke and have been for 7 years and don't need to smoke as much as I have been.

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I have high anxiety, my doctor gave me this a week ago and I feel more calm and relaxed. I get 8 hours of sleep & don't wake up in the middle of the night. I have also noticed I've been focused more on important things and not letting the little things bug me. I also smoke and have been for 7 years and don't need to smoke as much as I have been.
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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Gave me stability I needed and continues to do so..... side effects minimal, but definately makes me feel edgy and I am short tempered. Its a trade off, but its worth it.

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Gave me stability I needed and continues to do so..... side effects minimal, but definately makes me feel edgy and I am short tempered. Its a trade off, but its worth it.
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Reviewer: little2red, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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After taking this drug for several months it seems to have lost it's effectiveness. Now all I want to do is cry

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After taking this drug for several months it seems to have lost it's effectiveness. Now all I want to do is cry
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Reviewer: iliveinmyinbox, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)

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Do NOT take this poison! It is a high-grade amphetamine. Don't let any doctor lie to you about it. I took it 5 years and have been off it 3 years, taken off this poison by a nonAmerican doctor who doesn't buy into the "give-a-pill" theory of medicine. Wellbutrin has changed my brain permanently. I was never angry before. Now I live every day very angry. My life is hell filled with anger. ... Show Full Comment

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Do NOT take this poison! It is a high-grade amphetamine. Don't let any doctor lie to you about it. I took it 5 years and have been off it 3 years, taken off this poison by a nonAmerican doctor who doesn't buy into the "give-a-pill" theory of medicine. Wellbutrin has changed my brain permanently. I was never angry before. Now I live every day very angry. My life is hell filled with anger. This medication is poison. Please, don't do this to your life and your brain. Run very far. I would give anything not to have taken this poison. I'm very sure my Medicare paid for the mags on my first doctor's Porsche. Eat right and exercise. Do not surrender to the "medicines" Rx companies give you. They don't care what it does to your brain. They only care about their profits. PLEASE, PLEASE take this seriously. Or you will be awakening every morning irrationally filled with hate and anger when you never were before. That's where I'm at now. I don't know when it will end. If ever. My brain chemistry is permanently altered.
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