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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.
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Reviewer: kht7g, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After 2 weeks of beginning this medication, I developed severe hives, and pain and swelling of joints all over. It took over 4 weeks to get this medication out of my system- with help of predisone. Horrible experience
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Reviewer: pillz, 25-34 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Took it for SADD, also stave off another bought of depression. I felt great after the first week. The first week I had hives of my left wrist, right elbow, down the inside of a butt cheek. Then vivid dreams and one hallucination. My libido is still there which I'd why I asked for bupropion.
It's been good for the winter months but I can feel the anger and anxiety side effects. I have been on
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Reviewer: joyifuld, 45-54 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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I've only been taking this medication for 2 weeks. Though I am experiencing some mild side effects (memory issues, weird taste in my mouth, some muscle pain in my neck and restlessness at night) overall I do feel it is helping. Due to menopause issues, I was dealing with severe depression and anxiety. The anxiety is completely gone, even in this short amount of time! I still experience the depres
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Reviewer: Diana, 75 or over Female on Treatment for 5 to less than 10 years (Patient)
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Have used this for about 8 years and seem to need less now.
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