Been on this for 20 years and thought I never had side effects. I guess I now have two after this video. The best way to describe what this drug did for me is to imagine you’re in your car, listening to the radio, and your passenger comes in and adjusts the tuning. You suddenly realize how much noise you were listening to and are suddenly relieved of the stress it was causing.
Exactly one of the best things I’ve noticed is that I don’t feel as bad as I normally do on a regular basis. Better way to describe it is that the wide range in highs and lows has been shortened greatly it’s not a vast different I don’t sink nowhere as low as I usually do mentally
This medication literally saved my life. I have zero anxiety, no suicide thoughts, no side effects. The only one was not been able to sleep for a week. Sleeping for 5 hours max and being awake at 5am so i just decided to start my day at that time.. Ive never been as productive in life as i am now. I know it doesn’t work the same for everyone but i hope it does for the majority who is starting taking it. Bless you all 🙏🏻
It cleared up my anxiety, but it created headaches in the back of my head and down my neck. It also caused me not to care in general. I'm now tapering off.
Ive just started taling 300 mg xl Buprpion (generic Wellbutrin) for 2 weeks now. I havent noticed any negative side effects yet, so my dr has increased the dose starting today, so we'll see how that goes.... Im taking it for mild depression, ADHD, (brain fog , focus, motivation etc...) So far so good, fingers crossed 🤞❤
Curious how this worked out for you. I started 300mg last week and had to go to urgent care with many of the "Call your doctor if..." symptoms..I'm now waiting DAYS for the meds to leave my system. I'm in hell. Done with meds
Ive been taking this for two years. I have multiple of these side effects including headaches, loss of appetite, loss of weight, trouble sleeping etc. today I decided it was my last day taking anymore medication. My body has everything it needs to operate independently. I have to do the work, therapy, self improvement so on and so forth. I truly don’t feel like it’s helping, and I just feel numb most of the time. Sure some days I feel a slight uplift, but it can’t solve your problems.
It’s a good thing I’m a doctor scientist and understand what synapse and jimmy neutrons etc. means so I understand this :) At least now I understand why my mouth is always dry!
It doesn’t give me any energy during the day but I get lots of energy at night. Last night I got up to look for an old necklace that I lost years ago, I was looking for it everywhere and then I found an old journal and started writing A LOT
I have constant tinnitus from Wellbutrin. For the last nearly 20 years. It’s horrible and has disrupted my entire life and there’s nothing that can be done. I haven’t taken this drug in 16 years and that side effect remains. I have learned to adapt but it gives me insomnia because I can’t always sleep through it. In my opinion it was not worth it. I was on 300mg.
Try Lipoflavanoid. I got tinnitus from buspar. You have to take a lot of pills at first but then you take 3 a day. I've used it for four years now and it works for me thank God! I hope it does for others too. I wanted to stab my eardrum out! It drove me mad! I mostly never hear the tinnitus anymore until it's around the time to take the next pill. It's terrible that there is no cure.
i tried it just now, couldn't make it past 10 days, makes you feel like you've been awake on drugs for weeks, then tinnitus, other vestibular pressure, neck tension, couldn't finish sentences, thoughts, dizzyness, pulse rate over 100, higher blood pressure, i couldn't hang sadly.
@wuckfar7819 read about tinnitus and wellbutrin, it caused a lot of ppl permanent damage sry to say, i already have vestibular issues, i can't afford more, you better try something else. Also, start hitting the gym, once a day, just weights for a bit, doesn't have to be crazy but do leg presses and rows, pull downs, some slow incline walking on treadmill maybe for just like 20 minutes, that's helped me alot, even when i don't want to do it. are you on anything else
wow. Ive been on it for 4 weeks..I have NEVER been so lucid. It's like the effect of 2 pints of beer - all the good stuff, without the drunk stuff. I have a highly social job and these days I'm just cracking jokes left right and centre.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:14 🧠 *Understanding Wellbutrin's Mechanism of Action* - Wellbutrin inhibits the reuptake of norepinephrine and dopamine, affecting the synaptic levels of these neurotransmitters. - The exact mechanism of how Wellbutrin exerts its effects is not fully understood. - Wellbutrin is prescribed for conditions like major depressive disorder, seasonal affective disorder, smoking cessation, and off-label use for ADHD. 02:20 💊 *Common Side Effects of Wellbutrin: Headaches and Weight Changes* - A frequent side effect of Wellbutrin use is headaches, which can range from mild tension-type headaches to more severe migraine headaches. - Weight loss is another notable side effect, affecting up to two-thirds of patients in some cases, primarily due to reduced appetite. - Dry mouth is reported in about 17 to 20 percent of patients, potentially linked to increased norepinephrine levels. 03:56 🌡️ *Gastrointestinal and Metabolic Side Effects* - Constipation and diarrhea are potential gastrointestinal side effects, affecting around 5-10% of patients each. - Nausea and vomiting can occur in fewer patients, approximately 2 percent. - Anorexia or reduced appetite contributes significantly to weight loss, affecting about 3-5 percent of patients. 05:48 😴 *Neurological and Sleep-related Side Effects* - Insomnia affects 10-20% of patients, while somnolence (feeling very tired throughout the day) is reported in approximately 2-3% of patients. - Anxiety and nervousness can worsen, especially in patients prone to anxiety disorders. - Dizziness and tremors are other potential neurological side effects linked to increased norepinephrine signaling. 07:38 🩺 *Other Side Effects and Important Considerations* - Pharyngitis (sore throat) affects 3-13% of patients, while heart palpitations and chest pain are observed in 3-5% and 3-6% of patients, respectively. - Seizure risk is dose-dependent, especially at higher doses of Wellbutrin, with a risk of approximately 0.4% to 3%. - Suicidal ideation is a critical concern, particularly among younger patients (under 24 years old), leading to a Black Box warning for this medication. Made with HARPA AI
Zoloft user for over a year. Just had Wellbutrin added as a mood enhancer to counter the flatness (zombification)Zoloft gives me. So far so good. A little irritable, night sweats, and a few weird dreams. But these medications take weeks to settle in and benefit you. I’m optimistic.
I started taking this about two weeks ago and feel like my brain is in a soup, or a fog. I fell agitated and am walking up and down the house without noticing for a while. but my mood is better, stable. My thinking is worse. Talked to my GP yesterday and nothing, no changes. Originally given for ADD(Adderall also). Im scared to take it.
Many others say bupropion is ok for anxiety because it’s an ADHD problem underlying the anxiety and the high blood pressure will go away once the anxiety is resolved…
I commented elsewhere but I have permanent tinnitus after taking this medication for 3 years 20 years ago and I hate it. I take Adderall now and it’s way better of a medication for me but I can’t get rid of the constant piercing shriek in my ears.
I thought this was for me 300 mg,been sad most of my life bit im stopping i had a real bad angry outburst at someone.i already had anger issues so im stopping.ill use the bible,prayer,and self worth as my medication.also had some constipation issues which is rare for me as i eat healthy and consume well over 20 grams of fiber a day,had some rash also.been on it about 6 months, but im drawing a line i never had suicide thoughts before taking this medication so God blessed anyone that actually helps
Can it cause you to have a low libido? Maybe I’m being impatient because I just finished my first week and my libido still hasn’t returned. I suffer with SAD and that sudden depression will affect my libido naturally but even though my mood is better, i have no arousal or desire to have sex. Can anyone comment if they too have this issue?
I have GAD and ADHD, i dont wanna take Zoloft. It might sound bad but i enjoy smoking occasionally but wanna try this. Will it definitely make me hate smoking?
p.oi.on pills. you have to do a very very slow taper. iused jewelers scale to taper very small amount each week or sometimes two weeks. see RU-vidr :..👉 Nolalyfe for tapering.
@@janeteddddd yes, I have done a 7% drop from the last initial dose. For example dropped from 300-mg to 279-mg. A taper lasted about one to two months until I stabilized. Started at 300 mg, five years ago. Down to 6-mg to date. I have another year to go. I was disabled during this time and couldn’t work. It one of the most painful things I have done! The medical industry doesn’t tell you how hard it is to get off this stuff
Bupropion, and Adderall/Vyvanse gave me tics, or made them more apparent. Even if I lowered the doses significantly, I still have them. My tics are teeth clacking (not grinding) and my right foot will twitch along with my toes moving a lot, to the point where my foot gets sore. I've figured out it has something to do with dopamine and the reuptake inhibitors, but I don't understand why. Any help would be appreciated, and anything that I can do to counter this side affect. I have mild ADHD and thus why I have taken these drugs. I have stopped all Vyvanse/Adderall and only take a small dose of Bupropion to counter the low labido side effect of Lexapro. Sigh.
BE CAREFUL MAN... in general it's not good to combine these two because it can create dopamine toxicity, which can lead to Parkinson's disease later in life...also can increase blood pressure dramaticallly. Try not to combine them ever. If you don't like either of them then you may want to try modafinil instead. It's the only pill that's approved for US military pilots. They used to take adderall in the military but they frown on that now because the horrible side effects that amphetamine salts cause, and how addictive they can be if not moderated.
My friend was on bupropion and had to stop as their tics got much worse. Tics that had been dormant for years. Two months after stopping and their tics are still bad.
My psychiatrist has prescribed me 300mg of Wellbutrin a day. I don't feel any much difference than before starting taking the drug, but I have stopped using tobacco for more than a month with ease, maybe the antidepressant medicine has helped there.
Anxiety symptoms are also more pronounce in people who are addicted to nicotine, because having your nicotine receptors clogged up and not being able to get relief from cravings is maddening. I tried to quit with chantix a few years ago and its the same thing. Actually smoking more because there is neither any relief for cravings nor nicotine OD nausea. Probably need to mostly quit before going on to nicotine receptor antagonists.
@@alexsmart5452 Not a doctor, but this is what makes the most sense to me. It seems to be dependent on 1) how much nicotine you use and 2) how adapted you are to welbutrin. It got worse when I upped my dosage a little, so I backed the dosage off and waited another week to titrate up and it seems to be less of an issue now. I use oral tobacco which is generally a higher overall dosage but slower delivery, and I bet they really only consider the data for smoking.
If you want to avoid the weight loss/ headaches just take the placebo being hawked out by slate run. I haven’t been able to get a manufacturer that works from my pharmacy because this is all they will fill.
100%. My first round of Wellbutrin came from Slate Run. It was awful. Then I looked up reviews on Slate Run Wellbutrin, and a majority of it was negative. I switched to the ScieGen version of Wellbutrin, and it seemed to work alright for a few weeks, and then it didn't. I know someone who is on Epic brand Wellbutrin and has a good result, but I can't find any pharmacy that carries it in my area. However, we're all different and maybe Epic brand wouldn't work for me either.
Ask your Dr, for A sleep Medication, help you fall asleep, and stay asleep, without a hangover the next day. Sometimes it can be a Psyc medication, but I swear without sleep you can honestly start to see things, and I take sleep meds every night, I will be on it for a while, also you should have a medication for motion sickness over the counter, any pharmacy.
I’m on my third week of taking this medication and at first I felt great. But now for the last 5ish days my head constantly feels like it’s in a fog. I’ve been feeling weak almost like I’m sick but I’m not. I get shakey really easily.. almost like how I feel when I don’t eat for a while. I’ve also been having night sweats and have been nauseous as well as appetite loss. I don’t like it :(
@@jonathanlampe8907 because the honeymoon period of wellbutrin it's over for you. Now there will be low phase for weeks. Then again gradual improvement over months and ultimately you will reach a steady state.
been on it for 5 years? Well here it goes...300mg. I no longer have outbursts which is great. But the worst sight effect is my motivation. I just kinda sit there in my room most evenings. Dont get much done anymore. Pretty much no sex drive! And I think it's been messing with my memory. Mostly short term, loosing stuff, constantly forgetting what im looking for. Most people have started ignoring me. Just no fun anymore ☹️ but don't feel depressed, not sure if it's a good trade. Also forgetting if I took it and I think IM doubling on accidentally. I complain about memory to doc and he just says "just exercise your mind more".
Just three days in. The first day was I felt very angry, moody and uncomfortable in my skin. the second day was ok. Yesterday was full of anxiety to the point where I had to stop working and take a nap in the middle of the day.
Are there published details that contraindicate patients with anxiety? I have read a lot of prescription guides and this is the first I’ve heard this. If a patient showed mild depression, but had a traumatic brain injury, anxiety, migraines, insomnia, and was drinking 2 - 3 drinks a day, would you prescribe Bupropion?
For first two weeks I couldn’t sleep through the night, that is gone but now I’m breaking out in hives. Does that go away? I’m starting to wonder if I should stop taking this
Idk what’s wrong but I feel terrible. Bad panic attacks, I have some short term memory loss, dissociation, feeling numb in my hands and parts of my body, numbing and tingling in my scalp, dizzy, light headed, feeling faint, almost actually fainted from this… Like I’m scared of a stroke, brain damage, or a seizure or something, or losing feeling completely in somewhere on my body. I’m really concerned about this, I think there’s some kind of neuro involvement. I’m trying to quit and I just feel so terrible.
Just started this with Metaformin and I'm super sleepy, pain in certain parts of my body, headache and feel like a zombie. However, I did lose 3 pounds in two days, but im having nightmares.
Im a biker and i realise i can kinda see the possibility of accidents or mishaps when riding. Being a bike with compulsive reaction to your breaks due to anxiety when you ride a semi automatic is sonetimes hell and makes me not take my bike sometimes as much as i love it. I use to drink alcohol to aliviate alleviate anxiety. At first you still feel the fear before you go in social settings but when you get into the actual setting you realise you dont feel it anymore
That last sentence hits home for me. I have a hard time convincing myself to go out due to anxiety and once I'm out the door and in the environment, it's pretty much gone. I've always been anxious to go out, even to work, and that anxiety stayed the whole day until I started taking Wellbutrin. It makes me adjust to anxiety in the way a typical person should. As I got older, around mid-20s, I developed slight agoraphobia and that's probably the reason I have that initial anxiety, even being in an environment doing mundane tasks I do everyday like work
@@RideTheSkiesI would advise you challenge yourself to go into more crowded places because your mind still have the fear of anxiety in situations that are familiar triggers so now that you are on wellbutrin go places with crowds like parks , you don't have to interact immediately but be around people and you will adjust, this really helps me. I had a serious problem with eye contact , now people get intimidated by my eye contact. I love welbutrin. It replaced alcohols for me completely. I got face pain and itch at first but now I cut down from 300 mg to 150 daily and I'm okay
I’ve taken it 2 days and I’m quitting. I have work in the morning yet here I am wide awake at 3 am with insomnia, heart palpitations, hand and foot ticks, high blood pressure and racing anxiety. Doctors are always like THE REWARDS OF THE MEDS OUTWEIGH THE BENEFITS but they have never been able to sell me these drugs before because I don’t agree. I will admit, I’m in the most depressed state I’ve ever been in so I decided to make a change and try it, but I’m returning to my instincts of not putting intense drugs in my body that I have to work up a tolerance to in the hopes of it changing my brain, and then getting addicted to it and unable to be without it without a withdrawal. I really hope we can just be ok. God have mercy pls - depression is horrible but these effects of these man-made drugs are bad for our health
@@Mariamk1995 God help us is right. I can feel your pain. I’m extremely depressed myself. I did buy a full spectrum light. I’m sitting beside it now. Hope this helps. Maybe you can try a light box too. God bless you.
hey can people who are experiencing constipation after starting bupropion (mine is not wellbutrin tho. generic XL). could u comment here? i'm kinda getting scared. i feel like my GI system is shutting down. will it come back if i stop this medication? i'm not eating much. not hungry much. even when i eat - not much is coming out. i feel like my GI system is asleep pretty much. it's ridiculous.
I have constipation with it. Bad constipation. I actually sometimes skip an day's dose just so I can poop. That might be bad to do. I don't know. It did come back for me quickly. I usually have a poo the day after I skip it. My dr. said use Metamucil. I am going to try that.
@@jd-hj5ed don't use that p.oison. metamucil. research the ingredients. not good. maybe thinking of doing a very slow taper of this drug. research everything and their ingredients you put in your body.. everything!!
@@jd-hj5ed Thank you for sharing. I did skip a dose today, and I was able to do it. While it may sound unpleasant, I genuinely believe this is a significant issue. I'm actually quite shocked. I think this can have a long-term, permanent impact on the downregulation of the GI system. It's surprising, considering I've only been on this medication for about two months and it suddenly brought on constipation. I'm seriously reconsidering the use of this medication. Thanks again for sharing.
I've been using Wellbutrin for nearly thirty two days now. As well as paroxetine. I've always had huge stomach and constipation problems. The number one side effect I get after taking new pills are constipation. And yes, it's terrible and it's not good when it's constant. However, skipping doses aren't good at all. I think you're essentially disrupting what your pill is trying to do and help you with. So I tell you what my doctor told me. Not being active and not moving can affect constipation greatly. Also, foods that generally make you constipated. And not drinking enough liquid, especially water. I walk a lot now. Eat things that can help my bowl movements and drink water a lot. Thankfully, It's gotten so much better. I hope I could be helpful ✌🏻
@@daughterofCyrustheGreat You are right about skipping. I don't do it often. Just when things are so blocked I am getting sick. I do need to move more. I work at a computer. Thanks for your response.
Hubby takes 450mg of bupropion. Is that considered a high dose? He has a lot of the side effects listed but he takes so many other meds, any of them could also cause similar side effects. & now he's on cancer chemo meds.😂
I used a pain med with my bupropion when work got very physical .. the pain med didn’t work while on this med so had to stop taking it.. the two meds combined caused bad headaches! Do I’d say definitely yes !! 🙏 wishing your husband well..
I’ve taken this from 300 mg to 150 mg. Fell in a little hole and then got back on it it’s been 8 days and the 3rd day I’ve been so itchy and tingling and it won’t go away. Last time I go back on it I was sweating. Is the itchy just a side effect or???
Are you getting off of it? I want to eventually get off of it because of the tinnitus but right now I still get depressed really easily. But if it's hard to get off of it, that's frightening. I forgot to take it for like three days once and it really messed me up. I went through all of the symptoms in the video lol.
I tried Wellbutrin & I couldn't last any longer than a week. I had really bad side effects, including dizziness, somnolence / feeling tired all day, feeling nauseous, brain fog, increased anxiety & chest pain. i was prescribed Wellbutrin to help with my ADHD. why would i take a medication to help with my ADHD, if the side effects are so severe that i cant even get anything done? i also had a slight loss of fine motor control, so i couldn't type well on my phone (i need that for work) & i also felt retarded because my tongue was hanging out of my mouth when symptoms got really bad. also starting feeling emotionally numb & had short term memory loss due to the brain fog. all of the symptoms were literally the opposite of what i wanted out of an ADHD medication.
Thanks for that feedback, I'm on my third week, and I was also prescribed Wellbuterin for ADHD and I feel worse. My brain is all over the place. I can't even finish a task without feeling lost or just having brain fog and my anxiety is through the roof.
You will get better if you Take No Drugs. Trust us when we tell you this. By "us," I mean patients who have been where you are. They will Never Make You Better. No matter how you try to minimize what "side effects" they cause.
My mother has never been the same since she started taking it. She used to be very hyper-emotional to everything but now she shows no emotion even where it could be considered extremely important.
