Doctor of Pharmacy Reviews Wellbutrin, Bupropion Antidepressant

This medication has changed my life! Constant Negative thinking and ruminating has largely subsided. It has majorly helped with my executive functioning. I’m able to accomplish so much more in a day and it’s also really helping with chronic fatigue. I really wish I would have tried this 20 years ago when my major depressive disorder began. I can’t say enough about how my life has improved. I’ve almost completely quit drinking alcohol and certainly I’ve stopped abusing alcohol as a means for self medication. I resisted western meds for years and now I can’t be more grateful that I tried this.

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I take a low dose of Wellbutrin three times a day and it is a miracle… I go to sleep by 8 pm, wake up at 5:00/5:30 am well rested and ready to get my day started. I am less triggered and practicing other healthy daily habits. The ruminating negative thoughts have gone and an increase in mood. Individual/group therapy, better eating habits, exercise, and engagement in meaningful activities has changed my life. Please, whatever medication you take work closely with you therapist and psychiatrist ❤️

I’ve been on Wellbutrin Sr for well over a year and tremendously helps boost my mood and be happier throughout the day. Caffeine is also a nice touch lol.

I've been on this for 2 weeks. I have been a "functioning" addict for my entire adult life and I have pretty much quit. I also haven't had a sex drive in years and I'm having urges all day now. SSRI made me more depressed and I stopped talking to people and isolating and this was like the complete opposite. It's definitely not placebo

Like everyone, I was worried about what could happen if I took antidepressants. When I told my doctor that I thought I might also have ADHD on top of depression, she recommended it. The first month for me was hell, and I almost gave up, but Wellbutrin (combined with anti-anxiety meds) ultimately saved my life 💖

I have been on bupropion 150 XL for 5 month’s. Female here. Have not been able to climax since I started. I honestly thought I had a pinched nerve somewhere. Sometimes I feel totally numb. No pleasure at all. It has however, made my lifelong depression disappear. Darkness is gone. So I will probably be staying on it.

6 months on Wellbutrin i had a 10 year coke habit. This drug lowered my cravings and i dont think of using. Have not used any drugs since starting and i quit smoking. Depressed gone only thing i dont like Is the insomnia.

Why the heck am I so exhausted on WB on day 21!? Hoping this passes!

Bupropion has benefits but I can honestly say that it is hard to come off of, very hard. The discontinuation syndrome twitches can be offset by magnesium and potassium. One other thing I found was that it removed the desire or urge to advance. I found myself very complacent and at peace with my life situation, which was not great. I had no umph, motivation, inspiration, ambition, drive, etc. I found that I was dressed good enough, clean enough, healthy enough, social enough, active enough, neat enough, etc.

I take it with 45 mg of DXM 2 X daily, and I have never in 67 years felt better. No anxiety, no sadness. I have been able to almost completely stop taking Clonazepam.

Worked beautifully for my depression . At first it made me irritable but then it went away. It helped with seasonal depression alot. I would get very depressed before a storm.

I take this and it’s really been helping me. This video is really helpful to me to understand my medication.

I’ve used this to quit smoking many times. I’m thinking of asking my doctor about staying on it since it does improve my mood and hopefully it’ll help me never start again

also have a problem with bathing. i have not taken a shower or changes my clothes in 4mos.. not point to it or fear of it , no ambition, no happiness, no motivation. I cannot "just do it"

I am trying this (only 3 days in). I had been misdiagnosed with anxiety my entire life but very recently found out it is actually adult ADHD (negligent doctors missed it my whole life before I had to work it out and then have it confirmed by a psychiatrist). Doctors put me on multiple SSRIs this year and I have never felt worse in my life. My intrusive thoughts have been unbearable and I've felt extra hyper. The last 12 months of my life has been utter hell which was completely unnecessary if psychiatrists could do their jobs. I am desperate for Bupropion to work for me as I prefer it over stimulant ADHD medicine for many reasons. I am worried because I know Bupropion is weaker than stimulants but at least it targets the correct neurotransmitters in ADHD (and thank God no Serotonin). If it doesn't work will have to unfortunately look at stimulants. My main issue is ruminating, intrusive thoughts, and not being able to shut down my chaotic brain.

I'm on day 5 and I have both depression and some forms of anxiety, and so far I haven't really had any side effects, but I just noticed my libido has gone way up today. I'm also in the process of weaning off Citalopram which absolutely destroyed my libido around 2 months in treatment.

I recently started taking Mirtazipine to help me sleep along with bupropion. This combination has been really helpful for me.

I was prescribed this for anxiety depression and adhd. I hope this helps as I am prone to anxiety attacks and I don’t want this to make it worse.

Thanks for this! I was just prescribed and start tomorrow after trying other stimulants for ADHD and mood issues. This was the best description of effect (Internal and external) that I found!