has anyone ever been on Wellbutrin before.?
107770
I take Wellbutrin & have for 18 months now.  I never experienced any side effects like I did with other anti-depressants.  I felt a marked improvement in my mood within a month on wellbutrin.  I highly recommend it.  Good luck.
456662
I hope you're on something else than just Wellbutrin. Wellbutrin is a stimulating anti-depressant and if you're bipolar it can trigger a manic episode very easily. I'm on Wellbutrin as well but also on an anti-seizure med which basically acts as a mood stabilizer. I've been on other meds though...Paxil, Clonazepam, Ativan, Lithium, Epival, Valproic Acid, Olanzapine, Risperdal, Lamactil.
459112
I took Prozac in 1994 for depression.\nIt took about 4 weeks to take full effect, but when it did, I lost 40 lbs. in 3 months!!!\nI really felt like exercising and keeping my life very active every day! \nI didn't eat much; the medication took my appetite away.\nI felt very happy and energetic!\nI saw things in life very vivid and optimistic.\nI wish that I could have stayed on Prozac, but when I had lost all of that weight, my brain and body started to work overload.  I found out, after a manic episode, that I really had Bipolar Disorder!!!  \nWow.\nI would highly recommend Prozac, however, for depression.  It really took my blues away and then some.\nGood luck.  Be patient.
824889
wellbutrin but you have to be careful cuz it is also a anti-depressent everyone who was depressed and took it ended up stop smoking also a really weird thing to do is get your mind to thing of something that tastes bad when you smoke. think of it to the point to where everytime you inhail you taste that. trust me it works. i have done that and everytime i try to smoke now i instintly want to puke.
988061
Hello,\n\n  I have taken many anti-dep and have taken along time to find one that fits all my needs. I had a really hard time sexually when on prozac and zoloft, etc. I let my new doc know the problem was affecting my life and he suggested Wellbutrin. So I take a smaller dose of lexapro for the depression because you can only take so much wellbutrin. Then I take a dosage of Wellbutrin to help take the sexual side affects away, which also helps with depression. That changed my life taking both drugs together!!! Been taken them for over 4 yrs. now and I thank my doc all the time! My sex drive is actually usually in over drive now :)
892372
Anxiety is a common side effect of wellbutrin although it may wear off if you give it some time. The wellbutrin/effexor combo may ultimately work for you or something emphasizing wellbutrin less and SS/NRI's more (for instance, i'm not an expert in SSRIs or in distinguishing why docs will prescribe one over the other, but lexapro is a pure SSRI that has high efficacy in low doses). There are meds that treat anxiety like klonopin and, more generally, beta blockers, but those can have depression as a side effect because they are extremely calming.\n\nUnless you are super depressed and need much higher doses, it sounds like you and your doc need to find a balance between effective doses of the good meds and their side effects. This may mean experimenting with combination therapies.  Older classes of medications tend to have more side effects.\n\nAlso, if the agitation is severe, have you and your doctor considered the restlessness as a possible sign of hypomanic/manic reaction to the medication? Antidepressants are activating sometimes to a fault. Mood stabilizers like lamictal, trileptal, and lithium usually don't have agitation like that as a side effect, but diagnostically their appropriateness is a decision to be made by your doctor.
569977
I was on Wellbutrin for a few years....never regulated my periods.But that's probably because I was on other medications as well. It's more likely hormonal....sometimes when you are depressed it throws you off cycle. When your chemicals are balanced due to the wellbutrin, it could have put your hormones back in order.And could be that maybe the type of depression you had played a major role in your hormone levels....depression meds are tricky like that!
1164548
YES! get some Zyban. Or bupropion that stuff really works, I smoked for 30 years and quit cold turkey with that stuff. No problems except a little irritability.
842560
Wellbutrin or Wellbutrin XL works fine for many, and not for others.  I do believe perhaps being on Zoloft  or another for years first may have something to do with it.  Some people report bad experiences however; it could be that they hadn't been on another med prior to its use.  Doctors can also prescribe Wellbutrin in addition to another medicine such as Zoloft.  Zoloft could be more used to calm down the emotions more such as crying a lot etc., and the Wellbutrin to give you the motivation to do something while not so down.  Everybody really has to do a trial and error to figure out what works best for them.  For others Paxil or others might have worse side effects for them.  I believe there are about 3 different types of these antidepressants with differing main ingredients, so some people do better with a drug from one of the families of drugs, while others do better with another.  I don't think you can really go on somebody else's experiences, as you'll find extremes either way probably for every medicine.  If it was a new drug not used much lately, then I'd think extreme responses to your question would be more worrisome.   Trying anything is better than nothing, and you can always switch after the appropriate amount of time.  I agree with the other response about your age, if you are younger perhaps trying another would be better given the potential for higher suicide risks.  Your doctor will probably ask to see you in two weeks to check on your progress; call their office if your worried about effects before then.  Good look and remember you're not alone!
1020742
Wellbutrin \n\nAt the beginning, the dose is 200 milligrams per day, taken as 100 milligrams 2 times a day. After at least 3 days at this dose, your doctor may increase the dosage to 300 milligrams per day, taken as 100 milligrams 3 times a day, with at least 6 hours between doses. This is the usual adult dose. (The maximum recommended dosage is 450 milligrams per day taken in doses of no more than 150 milligrams each. )\n\nWellbutrin SR \n\nThe usual starting dose is 150 milligrams in the morning. After 3 days, if you do well, your doctor will have you take another 150 milligrams at least 8 hours after the first dose. It may be 4 weeks before you feel the benefit and you will take the drug for several months. The maximum recommended dose is 400 milligrams a day, taken in doses of 200 milligrams each.
423819
I heard it can make you feel a bit emotionally numb, Most of the anti depressants I have taken have have had a similar effect on me, but only as I have begun taking them. If it is still the same after a month or two I normally demand a change of medication.
670533
To tell you the truth, I'm not depressed right now.  I was, though, very depressed for a long time.  It started in grade school and lasted until just about 1 1/2 yrs ago.  I'm 29 so it's been a while.  I was depressed because I was picked on in school and mentally/verbally abused by my father, grandmother, and a couple x-boyfriends.  I heard them tell me for so long that I was worthless.  I ended up starting to really believe it.  I started counseling a few years ago.  That made a world of change in my life...in addition to Wellbutrin.  Now, I'm with the best guy most women can only dream of meeting.  I'm a lot less shy and more open about what's on my mind.  I used to cry all the time and I don't do that anymore...unless, of course, it's something serious.
1165494
It is not rare - it is a common side effect.  But it actually matters what kind of antidepressant you are on.  If it is welbutrin, the side effects are common, but less severe.  the other more common ones - the side effect is common.  Ask your doctor to try another kind, maybe welbutrin (if that isn't the one you are on) or perhaps another type of anti- depressant.  Good luck.  And yes, been there.  Couldn't have an orgasm to save my life.  I'm not on them now, so all is fine.  but I know what you are going through.
404961
I was on 20mg anti deppressants for 9 months, which was called Paxil.  I was running out and I had moved 10 hours away from the doctor that prescribed it to me, so I decided to get off of them.  I cut them in half and I didn't feel any different and then I threw out the last few pills I had.  That's when I had withdrawals, which was horrible!!  I've never been through withdrawals with anything and it was so bad that while I was walking to work one day, I had to turn around and go back home because I just couldn't make it.  It lasted for a good week and finally I was off of the pills for good.  I can't say that I'm cured, but truly and honestly I don't want to go back on the pills.  I was told that I did the wrong thing and I should of consulted a doctor before getting off of them, which I think you should consult your doctor before you get off of the pills for good.
515353
The first thing you have to know about Prozac is it takes a long, long time for you to feel the full effects of the medication.  I have heard it can take 3-6 weeks to start working.  It took about six months for me before I really started feeling better.  My OCD, anxiety and depression all got worse before it got better.  So, be prepared for that.  About a month after I got to the highest dose, 80mg, I started to feel a lot better.  I have been on Prozac for over six years now and am taking 40mg as well as 150mg twice a day of Wellbutrin SR.\n\nI started taking the Wellbutrin SR to compliment the Prozac when I asked the doctor to decrease the prozac.  i had gotten to a point where I was not feeling hardly any emotions anymore.  I just did not care about anything.  Plus, my memory was suffering immensely.  I now have no visual memory and struggle with long term memory.  I went to my 10 year class reunion several years ago and could barely remember a person there.  I can watch a movie or read a book and then a few months later, watch the same movie or read the same book and it is almost like watching it or reading it for the first time.  I attribute this to the really high doses of Prozac.  My memory improved some and I started caring again when we reduced it.  \n\nI still suffer a lot of memory problems.  The visual memory is the worst.  I can not describe to you what a person looks like.  However, i can recognize people, places and things.  Yet, I will gladly give up the memory to continue being symptom free for the most part.  I never want to go back to the constant anxiety and depression that I used to feel.  \nYet, I am thinking about talking to my doctor about reducing the Prozac more and increasing the Wellbutrin SR.  \nYou will also experience sexual side affects.  Your desire to have sex will decrease and it will take a lot longer to orgasm.  I have noticed, though, that Wellbutrin SR does not have the sexual side affects that Prozac does.  But, if you drink or use drugs, you run the risk of having seizures while taking Wellbutrin SR.\n\nRemember that all these drugs are working in your brain.  They will all have side affects.  You just need to pick which side affects you can live with!!!
524522
I've been on Lexapro for a little over a year. I took Wellbutrin XR briefly, but went back to the Lexapro. I plan to ween off of the medication here in a few months. It has helped tremendously. I was a mess, unable to do the basic functions of my job. I know part of it is chemical, but the medication has helped me better understand and cope with life. It is a way of living, of dealing that I will be able to continue once the medicine is gone. \n\nGood luck, sweetheart.
92035
All of your problems can be side effects of wellbutrin. I am on wellbutrin and have similar problems. If your not sick anymore and want to continue taking the meds, chewing gum helps with the bad taste in the mouth.  Also taking them at different times of the day way decrease/increase side effects. I take mine before bed and sleep threw the worst part of symptoms.  Side effect usually decrease after you take them for awial.