Wellbutrin information?

My doctor is considering different medacations and I want to be as edcuated as possiable
he said Wellbutrin as a possiable choice

anyone whos on it what are the side effects and anything really you can tell me about it from your experence im scard to google it ahha

thanks xx

One of the sites that a lot of people find helpful is www.crazymeds.com a lot of people like this as it gives first person accounts of what the medication is like from people who actually have tried it.

Wellbutrin (generic bupropion) is by far the best antidepressant there is with the least side effects! For starters it's the only one that does not make you sexually dysfunctional! Also, since it's a stimulant you will lose weight!It won't do very much for anxiety or mood swings, but will surely take away the blues without making you feel like a zombie!

meds affect everyone differently, but here's my personal anecdote:

after really bad experiences with an ssri and an snri, wellbutrin actually didn't have a negative effect on my emotions, which was great... it just sort of leveled me out, which was nice. however, it made me extremely shaky.... my hands ALWAYS shook, and if I leaned my head against a wall, I'd feel it vibrating. it also made my ears ring... ALL the time. after 11 weeks of persistently having these side effects with so sign of them even tapering off a little bit, I went off the wellbutrin because I simply couldn't deal with the constant shaking and ringing.

if I remember right, it also left me with very little appetite, which for me was a bad thing, as I'm naturally thin with a fast metabolism and will lose weight very fast if I don't eat enough and can never manage to gain it back after losing it.

You can easily forget to eat. For me a good thing. No shakiness or ringing ears here. Some people can't take it because they can't fall asleep on it. I can but with some difficulty. I'm on the max suggested. I'm glad it's doable for me because there are not too many antidepressants like this. I hate SSRI and SNRI. I prolly wouldn't do any if it wasn't for bupropion.

Hey, I've been on Wellbutrin XL since January of this year. I have experienced no side effects and have responded well to it. My diagnosis is Mood Disorder NOS, Borderline, and severe PTSD. However, I just found out two days ago that people who have or had a seizure disorder. How interesting that after 7 months of being on Wellbutrin, my pharmacist said as a temporal lobe epileptic I needed to get off of Wellbutrin. Other than that I've never had any side effects that I'm aware of from Wellbutrin.
Hope this helps.

I love Wellbutrin and wish I was introduced to it decades ago. It would have saved me a lot of pain. I think we should remember that we are all different and respond differently to meds. I am more then happy to provide my own personal experience with Wellbutrin. If it was not for it I would be a total wreck as I can not take SSRIs. So naturally I love it! The only side effect I ever noticed was occasional constipation but nothing serious. I was actually introduced to it to help me stop smoking years ago lol. It was then I noticed wow, I have not felt this good in a long time! And yes it also helps curve nic cravings. And food cravings too. This year my doc wanted to try it for me first for ADHD, and I said, I'm already taking it for depression. He said great let's double the dosage. It does nothing for me to help ADHD. But Even better for depression at max dosage! Let us know how you like it!

Looks like its been 6 months since there was a post on this subject. As I am currently on it, maybe this will benefit somebody in the future.

Last year I was on Bupropion 150mg twice a day, and was doing session with both the psychiatrist and psychotherapist, got tired of the groggyness in the morning, and the desire to want to sleep all day. So I quit cold turkey and stopped the sessions. Had what I think was w/d about 5 weeks later which resulted in an emotional snap decision to leave my wife and kids at family function about 11 hours away from where we lived. But that was it.

Been back on Bupropion for about 10 weeks, did the first 9 weeks at the 300mg dosage (150mg twice a day). Really didn't do much for me, and with extra stressors piling up, suicide was becoming a viable desire. This is really why I was on Bupropion in the first place. Was recently upped to 450mg daily, and it has been a little bit of a roller coaster ride. Still have no desire to eat the foods I used to crave, I believe it contributes to constipation, I was having headaches before the increase in dosage, and it still continues. Usually happens right after I take my dose, the temporarly lobe will ache, like I have a sinus headache, but don't. This headache goes away right before I take my next late afternoon dose. It makes my anti-orgasmic sexually meaning, I last forever, and sometimes loose interest before having an orgasm. When I do finally make it to the end, the climax isn't as powerful as I remember when I wasn't taking Bupropion. I have really vivid dreams. I was never one to have these types of dreams till now. Usually these dreams are sexual in nature. After the higher dose was intiated, I felt really good about two days after, and would wake up happy and one morning had a smile on my face upon waking. I've been told all my life that I'm a serious guy, and am told that I look mad, when really I'm not. So the new dose (450mg) has been profound lately. And so has the side effects, still have a headache, I can't sleep more than 4 hours at a stretch without waking up and having to stay up for 3-4 hours before I can go back to sleep. Still don't feel like eating. I now have chest tightness, sometimes hard to breathe or have labored breaths of air, as if I was walking fast and also had pnuemonia or bronchitis. I also have a lump in my throat, butterfly in my stomach. And this last night I had a bout of clausterphobia upon waking just two hours after I went to bed, and had to go outside and get fresh air and calm down. Not really looking forward to this chest tightness and troubled breathing. I am also very tired during the day.

Hope this helps.