I seem to feel more alert & energetic since the 1st month of taking Wellbutrin 100mgs SR. I just started taking the 150 mg of the sr, I take twice daily. Just curious... Have anyone taken Wellbutrin SR or the generic version for several years? Is Wellbutrin the only anti-depressant that increase the energy level? I heard that some people change due to the AD stop working & I hope that I don't have 2 change the Wellbutrin SR? Have anyone ever started the Wellbutrin at a dosage of 300 mg in the XL version? Have anyone noticed that the Wellbutrin helps with energy? What are your thoughts on that? Is anyone taking 150 mg of the SR version of Wellbutrin/Bupropion? If so, what is your experience & do you like it? I guess what I'm trying 2 say guys, is let me know your experiences on this drug & for you long term users, is it still helping with your depression & energy? Please, please let me know guys! Thanks!
Calling all Wellbutrin users! Please respond. Thanks?
- Posted:
- 6 Oct 2011 by hope31
- Topics:
- alert, wellbutrin, wellbutrin sr, wellbutrin xl, depression, bupropion
Answers (9)
LaurieShay6 Oct 2011
Hi hope,
I take Wellbutrin XL 300mgs and have found it very effective for my depression, energy level and concentration. I have been taking it for only 6 months. It isn't uncommon for an antidepressant to stop working but that usually is after being on it for many years. I have found that I have had to change my antidepressant every 5 years or so to get continued relief.
Laurie
Anonymous 6 Oct 2011
Hi Hope31, I really do not have any of your answers as I am just coming off SSRI drugs and going to wellbutrin. I am so glad to here you say you are more alert & energetic. The SSRI's have almost ruined my life. I feel nothing. My sex drive is completely gone, i do not enjoy anything.Thanks for the hope-hope Dave
Anonymous 6 Oct 2011
Hi Dave,
A lot of people find that Wellbutrin helps their sexual drive and pleasure, oddly enough. Just thought I'd let you know that, so it may really be a great med for you!
Best wishes,
sirensiren
29 Apr 2013
I found that after 2 days on an SSRI I could not orgasm, even if I was at the controls!
I have been on wellbutrin for 2 months now, and while is hasn't made a significant improvement in my depression (bummer!), it has, after getting through the first 2 weeks of the side effects, made sex more enjoyable and regulated my sleep (I wake up more easily).
Sometimes with SSRI's, it's about finding the right one for you. I am personally seeing a well reviewed psychiatrist to help pin point best what the next step is for me. I hope you get good results from bupropion!
ade19717 Oct 2011
Hi,
I'm not sure about the generic, but I've been taking Wellbutrin 300 XL for 4 and a half years and it has worked better than anything else for me -- so far it hasn't lost it's effectiveness. I found it was easier for me to take the XL, not only so I didn't have to remember to take 2 pills, but also that it stays at a pretty constant level over 24 hrs.
I'm not sure about going from 150 SR two times a day to 300 XL as I've always taken XL but i wouldn't expect it to be too hard to transition as you've been on it a while. (But of course it would be good to ask your doc.)
Cheers.
pledge7 Oct 2011
Hello hope31. I was on wellbutrin, 300mg. Truth be told, it was a pleasant enough drug for me to be on, side effects were nil. Having said that though, as to doing, improving my mood. Zip. Nada. So, yes, I know that I'm in the minority when it comes to wellbutrin, but its an exrtremely popular drug, interacts well with various other drug families, and so popular as a combination drug. Most everyone usually always has good things to say and talk about regarding wellbutrin. I hope you do well on it.best to you.
Anonymous 7 Oct 2011
Hi Yall, it so up lifting to hear all the positive comments on wellbutrin. I am doing well so far tapering off SSRI's. My wellbutrin is coming through the mail. It has not arrived yet. My Psyc dock says I can start it as soon as I get it. I hate waiting! Through some of my research about all of this, adderal is good taken with wellbutrin. (There goes my drug seeking mind again.) I am a former cocaine abuser, Addreal is just coke in a pill. Some bipolar people do take them together, all said great things about it, (I am sure they did). I don't think I will try that combination. I think all that cocaine lead to my demise. as well as killing off a lot of my dopamine receptors. GOD only knows what the SSRI's have done to me. Thanks Dave
bhouse
28 Feb 2013
Dave, I am not on wellbutrin, but, used it in the past. Don't remember why I quite taking it. Have tried so many. I think these meds do work for awhile and after a few years, we have to go to another one. You just hang in there. We all have/had our addictions. That does not mean we can't get well w/the right meds. It just takes awhile. Depression is a hard thing to deal with. Pls keep in touch w/us and take care. Each day is a new day & we all pray when we have a bad day that tomorrow will be better. I don't think we ever get completely well w/anxiety or depression, but, with the right medicine, we can and will handle it. God Bless!
just me 10122 Jun 2012
Just started taking them myself ( exactly 6 days now ) Welbutrin sr 150mg twice a day as well. I have to say I havent had this much energy in the past 12 years. No not bouncing off the walls but feel better about getting out of bed. I am finally able to think clearer and get some sort of peace of mind after loosing 4 family members in 3 months time, you can imagine how some would think poor pitiful me but I needed some sort of help and I am glad I asked for it. Comming to terms with panic attacks and depression was something I had been ignoring for years on end. searching the net and seeing what others had posted made me think that I wasnt alone, and getting help with medications may just be what I need. after a 3 hour doctors visit they had come to the same conclusion. I did not ask for meds but didnt refuse them. I did loads of reading on the Wellbutrin sr and was willing to try it..
27 Feb 2013
i have been taking wellbutrin for 5 days now... today was my first day taking 300 mg!! i really havent noticed any change... im not sure why this is happening to me! i am so outgoing, funny, and i loved to be around ppl... now im totally opposite!! i have been suffering for months now and i need an answer... i am despetate... its like i cant do anything... i met a wonderful guy and i am scared i will f#%$ it up if i dont do something soon... i am taking the generic version of bupropion(wellbutrin 300mg daily) this depression is a monster... it eats at you til you are left with this empty corpse... i am so down and i wish there was an answer...
signed a desperate single mom
28 Feb 2013
I take 150mg 2 times a day in the generic, I have been on it since about 2006 and it has worked well for me , I have even quit smoking on it... I am well pleased but if I get immune to it I will get Dr to put me on something else...
tinmanb463 Apr 2013
I have been extremely grateful for the wlbutrin and generic. been on the generic 150mg for a little over ten years. i suffer from a chemical imbalance. the energy has been great. me and the wife are very active in the bedroom. sometimes I feel like stop taking them alltogether but can't because of reoccurance. good luck.
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Hey Laurie, So glad to read answer about wellbutrin. Starting it soon. Hope I have similar results. See ya Dave
Best of luck Dave, Let us know how it goes.
OMG Laurie! They just upped my hubbys wellbutrin by double! He is bipolar, but has OCD (the cleaning kind) too. I sure hope the wellbutrin doesn't give him more energy. He's driving me crazy with the cleaning now.
Mary, send him to my house! I could not take wellbutrin, it made be feel wierd, but Im wierd anyway, yall know that lol, Von
Oh you are not weird! Love ya Von, Mary
I tried 150 mg for two weeks and had to stop because it kept me way too alert. I battled to fall asleep every night. Other than that it was great all round.
Hi Laurie, Do u take the Wellbutrin XL 300 mgs soon as you get up? Has it ever interferred in your sleep? Do u drink coffee while taking it, if so, has it gave u 2 much energy? I don't drink coffee since I started the wellbutrin, but now & then I take Green tea capsules & I dissolve B-12 lozenges under my tongue. Thanks for your help. I am glad I found this website, u guys helped me a lot!
Hey Hope,
I do take the Wellbutrin XL 300mgs first thing in the morning and I drink coffee. It has never been a problem for me to sleep at night. I also take B12 and drink tea.
Laurie