User Reviews for Wellbutrin oral

Prescribed XL 150 MG. I noticed after only a week - a decrease in depression and anxiety, and a little more energy. However - made me hungry (I actually gained some weight), did nothing for me for smoking, increased problems sleeping, sort of a slow-burning anger was building, and increased cold-like symptoms (coughing, allergies, bit of problem breathing). SIde-effects outweigh the benefits for me. The only thing I think that has worked for me -helped me overcome a couple of major depressive episodes) was Zoloft - but had to take 200 MG of this- which I think is max dose.Read More Read Less

In the process of a divorce and my doctor was so patient listening to my broken heart. He prescribed This medication 150 mg but the anxiety and depression were to much to handle after a year. He increased the dose from 150 to 300 and I couldn’t have felt better. This pills has helped my through the years.

Wellbutrin is the only medicine that gives me any relief from my depression. After trying Prozac and Lexapro for many years, found a new doctor that has me take Wellbutrin along with my Lexapro. Not sure why, but he said they work well together. Amazing results. I feel like I have my life back and I don't find myself so pitiful. I'm healthy and happy and just wish someone had given me Wellbutrin earlier. Also - the side effects do go away... constipation, tremors and dreaming were pretty bad at first. Now, after two to three months, they are all gone. Keep trying with this med. it may not work for everyone, but it sure did for me. Read More Read Less

Took initial dose (37.5mg) and within an hour I started vomiting. Vomiting lasted nearly 2 days. Doctor called it an allergic reaction and agreed that I discontinue taking. I only took the one dose.

This medication has been a God sent! I started taking it for low energy levels which started impacting my work and my relationship because my energy was drained by 2pm every day and I'd be on the couch by 5pm. I've only been taking it a week now but the effect was immediate - Now I'm up at 7am and good until about 11pm. No other side effects other than a lack of appetite so I just have to remind myself to eat.

After around 6 months use, my smoking almost stopped.

I was fine on this medication along with cymbalta until covid I am out of control with anxiety my nerves system is shot I want to be off but my dr will not agree. My kids say I am out of my mind canâ??t sleep canâ??t sit still and my lip is quivering I am changing dr

I recently added wellbutrin to zoloft, which I have taken for years. I feel better re: mood and energy. However, the side effects: constipation, edginess, confusion, anxiety, inability to concentrate are significant. I would like to know if the side effects lessen over time.

Did relieve my depressive symptoms but I was then left with raging, uncontrollable anxiety. I’m not one for panic attacks but with Wellbutrin, I was very panicky. Furthermore, I experienced a bit of a brain fog. After the 6 weeks, my anxiety was worse than I had even experienced and I couldn’t hold a conversation without forgetting the topic after about a minute. This medication did not work for me, and completing the loading dose just furthered my anxiety and brain fog.

I felt compelled to write a review for this medication because it literally changed my life. I spent most of my adult life experiencing severe bipolar depression and was hospitalized for suicide. After starting wellbutrin - about a month in, I just... got better. Whatever chemicals in my bran that were not functioning correctly, the wellbutrin was the answer for me. I combine this medication with Lamictal to stablize my mood as well as a fairly healthy lifestyle, which I think is another big factor. These medications work differently on everyone, but for me wellbutrin was a complete life saver. I feel like I came out of a fog and can finally live my life again. Read More Read Less

After being in Lexapro for years, I felt as though it wasn�t doing anything anymore. My doctor switched me to Wellbutrin XL which made me almost manic/weepy. I also felt like I had �zaps� in my brain. I took it for 3 weeks then asked if he�d switch it to Wellbutrin SR after reading some reviews. Some people felt that the SR version worked better for them. I�m on my second day if the Wellbutrin SR. I feel more energized, but I�m worried after reading all of the side effects from everyone. I have the ringing in the ears( will this go away?) and have been weepy and short tempered. Should I keep taking it for a little longer to see if the side effects subside? I�m just confused on what to do.Read More Read Less

Worked at first. I found relief in a week. I should have known that was impossible to work that quickly. Maybe it was the placebo effect that gave me the initial boost. Now, after about 3 months, I'm back to my "before" me at my worst. Very sad indeed. Back to that "eternal" chalkboard of still seeking something for relief. I don't think relief on any drug is possible in the long term -- just glimmers here and there. Best to be realistic and settle.

As a young single mother, I suffered a traumatic car accident, I was prescribed everything under the sun including xanax which is the devil, I became addicted and then i went through a dry spell and didn't trust any meds, antidepressant, or anxiety meds, i changed doctors and told him i can't be living this way anymore and he finally introduced me to 150-300mg wellbutrin and I take klonopin for the anxiety, within a weeks time frame i feel happy and i have actually been getting my ass out of bed. And doing more around the house...i am so pleased. Remember not every medtication works for everyone but I am a huge fan of wellbutrin, if you name a drug I've probably tried it and had the worst experience. So I do say give it time and maybe eat with it in the mornings...take in the mornings only!! If you can't sleep take melatonin or benadryl, as for me I have to take klonopin. Hope this helps! Read More Read Less

I have ADHD that meds have not been able to treat successfully (I was diagnosed at 29). I also have anxiety and depression. My biggest symptom that was causing the most stress was my irritability. I would feel irrational and my mood was not great. I would be upset easily and critical with my young kids and husband. Felt trapped in a spiral that I knew was going to wreck my life. Thank goodness for Wellbutrin. A month after I first started it I remember one day feeling strange. A feeling I hadn't felt in a long time. I realized that constant sense of nagging worry and nothing to live for was gone and I was feeling happy. When I tried to increase to 300 mg o had to try 3 times because at first I would get irrational and grumpy again and feel awful. Eventually I got up to 300mg and felt the most change. It's been two years now and I now am on 150mg and doing good. I've tried to go off it before but I always get irritable and just aren't as good as a mother or wife. I become so critical and never like anyone when I'm off, which is a horrid feeling. Another unexpected side effect that I LOVE is that my **sex drive** increased. I was always once a week at most and didn't really love sex. Now I enjoy it more and actually have a drive. In that way alone my relationship has become better with my husband. I'm sad that I need a medication and worry it won't always work. It didn't cure my ADHD or anxiety but it helped a little. Mainly helped my depression. I still have bad days but I'm thankful it has helped. Read More Read Less

I was only on Wellbutrin for about 2 weeks and I had to stop, it was increasing my anxiety so badly. I would wake up filled with anxiety for no reason at all. And it didn't help with my depression. I went back on cymbalta and feel so much better

So doing a quick scan through the reviews of Wellbutrin, I didn't see anyone else using it for the same reason as me. For the last 2 years I've been battling with a pretty serious methamphetamine addiction. Before I had ever began taking meth (R.O.A. vaporizing in a pipe) I had battled with depression of variable severity, for almost as long as I can remember. I was also diagnosed with ADD as a young kid and was prescribed Adderall as a fix, but only took it for a short period of time (maybe 3 weeks if memory serves me right). The first time I ever used methamphetamine I felt as if I was a normal person for the first time ever. It allowed me to think clearly, express myself more easily, gave me the greatly needed boost of energy and metabolism (have always been slightly overweight), reduced anxiety and boosted mood. But of course what goes up must come down (especially when you get arrested). So because of added scrutiny from probation and the court system, I became desperate to find something that allowed me to A.)Not crave meth (the mental withdrawals are awful,and you WILL be severely depressed for a long time) and B.) Provide some relief from my baseline issues. *Now please note* There is not clinical recomend treatment for methamphetamine abuse. But the few independent studies I examined listed Wellbutrin as one of the most effective M.A.T.'s. I am currently taking 40mg xR orally once daily, and by the 2nd day I instantly noticed a difference in my mental well being. Compared to how bad off I was and just completely unwilling to stop using meth, I would call this a miracle. And ironically the only other methamphetamine user I know that also has taken Wellbutrin reported similar success as myself, I would say it's criminal that they're not doing more research into using this or other similar meds to help curb methamphetamine addiction. Read More Read Less

Wellbutrin (and to be fair, my Drs negligent behavior) almost killed me. I have fairly severe C-PTSD with a lot of disassociation, flashbacks and I am prone to severe bouts of anxiety. I saw my psych when I could tell I was heading towards a depression spiral. I could feel all motivation slipping away, and as a college student with ADHD and finals next week she suggested that I try it. “It’s a super easy drug” she said; “it’ll be fine, what’s the worst that could happen?” I thought. Literally every side effect it could have caused it did— and I only took it for a week and a bit. I didn’t sleep for days at a time. I saw things I knew weren’t there. I had trouble going to gatherings because I got panicky in crowds (never happened to me before. A friend who isn’t me said it was reminiscent of being stoned). I got super paranoid and anxious, was incredibly confused and couldn’t focus, and I felt like I was going to drop dead from a heart attack. Multiple friends stopped me to ask what I was on and if I needed help getting back to my dorm room because you couldn’t see the color of my eyes. But by far the worst part was that it made me incredibly, indescribably suicidal. I have been suicidal most of my life and had attempted before then but Wellbutrin made it 10000% more horror movie-esque. Instead of thinking about normal (??!?) suicidal thoughts I was so out of it that I was seriously thinking/fantasizing about super graphic imagery. But just to humble brag, during the Welbutrin hell week I still managed to get all As in all my finals. Additionally an immediate family member tried Wellbutrin with eerily similar results. ****btw I want to make it clear that Wellbutrin works for many people, I think this horrible experience is more on the Dr than anything else. My next psychiatrist said it was “borderline malpractice” to put anyone on a new medication that wasn’t 100p necessary before a stressful time much less someone with my background.***Read More Read Less

Worst experience of my life. Increased my anxiety to the point of panic attacks. I have never had panic attacks in my life! I was dizzy constantly, had muscle aches in my neck and back, was stressed beyond measure! I’ve been off it for 10 days and still feeling anxious and panicky. This was just awful.

I have been on Bupropion since 2012. For the past 2 years I was on the generic, and have had a miserable time. I switched back to WELLBUTRIN an I am in an upswing again. Mylan Bupropion did nothing for me. It actually ruined my life for 2 years. Nothing worse than feeling like the world is super messed up. BUT now there is no Wellbutrin and they want me to keep on the MYLAN, this is messed up, COME ON WELLBUTRIN lets get a move on!!! Awake, energized, stable, secure, balanced. Seroquel at night to sleep and sometimes a low dose thyroid pill helps counter Read More Read Less

I was switched to Wellbutrin after taking Zoloft for 6 months. Zoloft helped my depression but I had terrible nightmares that worsened and turned into night terrors/paralysis couldn't take it anymore. I've been on Wellbutrin XR 150mg for 4 days and already seeing an elevated mood, energy increase, overall feeling like my non depressed active self again and it feels amazing! The downside is that every day so far, 2 hours after taking it, I puke a few times and am nauseous almost all morning. I'm not a breakfast person so the first 2 days I took it on empty stomach, thought that might cause sickness but yesterday and today I ate toast with my dose - didn't make a difference. Today I also noticed a metallic taste in my mouth not sure if that's a side effect though. I'm 5 feet and weigh 117 lbs so I'm not sure if the dose is too much taking all at once, my Dr said it should be a good starting dose so idk. I'll give it a few more days before requesting dose change, definitely not giving up on it bc it's working! Read More Read Less