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Reviewer: 35-44 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: 19-24 Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Started on 100, bumped to 150, bumped to 300 then back down to 225. Been on this drug for over 7+ years. 300mg was too high- made me feel like I was on too much coke or speed. I like this drug over other anti depressants because it didn't make me gain massive amounts of weight and it didn't make me sleep so much! In fact it gave me extra energy and it suppressed my appetite- could be bad if you're
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Reviewer: Happy Again, 45-54 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Began with 100mg twice a day. Had many up and down days. sleep loss, increased anxiety, very dizzy and out of balance. Started feeling better at 5 weeks then the doctor moved me to 150mg twice a day and I am back to normal. My days are mostly all good now and feel I have my life back. I have seen other sites where individuals described a "honeymoon" period when starting the Wellbutrin (
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Reviewer: 55-64 Male on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)
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Recent Erectile disfunction after 3 years of taking this medication.
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Reviewer: 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Has caused severe nausea. Have to eat almost constantly to fight nausea. Gaining weight. Depression seems worse. Also feeling very angry/agitated with this med. If you've had success with SSRI meds then I would recommend avoiding this drug.
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