Bupropion for Anxiety User Reviews (Page 5)

• Bella
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 14, 2021

"Anxiety, depression, headaches, severe fatigue and addiction to pain relievers, concentration and memory issues. Started using this medication this week and I feel wonderful. Smoke less, pain relievers have decreased by at least 70% I feel more energetic, headaches decreased by at least 90%.I can focus and concentrate better. No side effects, hope it lasts because I have been waiting for something to help for many years."

• Evita...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 12, 2019

"I had a very horrible experience with this drug. Initially, it was great maybe for about 2 weeks or so. After that it was horrible. I thought I had fibromyalgia! I had the exact same symptoms of it! I kept going to the doctor for bad body aches and pains because at first I didn’t know what it was and my anxiety and paranoia came back. I tried yoga, massages, anything to relieve the pain and nothing worked. When I finally realized it was the medicine after about a month, I immediately switched to paroxetine (Paxil) and everything was fine. In my experience, Wellbutrin did not work well for my anxiety."

• anono...
• September 6, 2021

"I am a 40 year old man. I started using Wellbutrin XL at 150mg 6 days ago for anxiety and depression. Unfortunately, I suffered side effects almost immediately, mild at first (a little shaky with some rapid heart beats) which progressed to extreme levels of anxiety today along with blood pressure of 140/90. I also feel dazed, forgetful, dizzy and confused and have an intense feeling of dread. I also couldn't get to sleep until 4am last night which is unusual for me. I have decided to stop taking this medication as its quite terrifying. I am hoping that this feeling is gone by tomorrow. Does anyone know how long it takes to start feeling normal after stopping bupropion?"

• 25ano
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 8, 2019

"I was on Zoloft and it worked amazing for my anxiety but it was causing sexual dysfunction. My dr had me try bupropion. The first week I didn’t really notice a chance but by week two I was depressed for the first time ever and cried every single day after work for no apparent reason. An absolutely exhausted medication I will never ever take again."

• Just...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 18, 2021

"I could cry happy tears. I have anxiety and ocd. I guess I didn’t realize how my life truly made me feel until I started taking bupropion. I had previously been on Effexor, which I never liked btw, and never went off because I figured that was just how my life was supposed to be. I thought all meds did the same thing, so what was the point in stopping and dealing with the side effects? One day I ran out and decided to just quit. (Don’t do this. Always talk to your doc first.) After dealing with the withdrawal for a week, I started bupropion. Another week of letting it kick in and I’ve never been happier. My mood is great and I finally feel like the person I’ve always strived to be. I always thought I was a happy person, but now I know I was always being held back by my past med. My will to do the things I want to do is back and it feels amazing to finally live my life. This med is my life saver."

• yarrum
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 24, 2015

"Well I have been on Wellbutrin XL150mg for 5 days along with Paxil, also taking Xanax or kolonipine *only as needed (not often). While without meds I have too many thoughts running through my head all the majority of the time, I worry, and sometimes I even have fears of driving to places I am not familiar with. I find it difficult to concentrate in grad school (stressful) and cry out of simple being tried of trying to self encourage, and fight off or trying to ignore my anxiety. Since I have been on meds, my thoughts are slower, and not so many, but they are like a movie shooting through my mind, and it is usually a thought of worry. I will give it more time to work, hopefully it gets better."

• Steph...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 12, 2023

"I started bupropion after being off of my anxiety meds for over a year. I take 150 mg every morning, and I've lost a few pounds. Before starting this medicine, I had no sex drive and really didn't care about having sex at all. After being on it for about 3 weeks, my sex drive has increased so much. My husband and I have had sex 4 out of 5 nights this week, and several nights we had sex multiple times. I'm literally horny all evening until I go to bed. Then after we have sex, I'm ready to do it again. My husband enjoys it but doesn't get much sleep. I'm really happy with this side effect and love it that I can enjoy sex again."

• Anxious...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 1, 2022

"Absolute God Send!!! I have tried so many antidepressants with no luck. I’ve tried Lexapro , Celexa, Cymbalta, Zoloft + Gabapentin , Prozac, and a few others with Xanax. Nothing has worked for my social anxiety except this ! I’m taking 300mg of Wellbutrin XR and never felt better. It’s almost as if my anxiety just vanished like I don’t understand it. I no longer fear phone calls, ordering food, or jogging outside. I literally just go about my day, that’s it. No anxiety and it just returned orgasms. TG!"

• Kendall
• September 26, 2018

"I started off on 75mg SR twice a day, and I really didn’t notice any difference in before taking it, to after, besides being irritable when I forgot to take it. I asked my doctor to switch me to the XL because I kept forgetting to take my second dose, this was a mistake. I took 150mg XL once a day for about 2 wks then started having panic attacks. First couple days they were only once at night and went away by the morning. After that it was like something in me switched and I was having panic attacks constantly all day long. I ended up going to the ER where they gave me Ativan to calm me down and I could finally sleep. Since then I have stopped taking bupropion, it’s been about 6 days. My elevated anxiety has not decreased, but I am no longer having any attacks. I plan on asking to be put on Lexapro since it’s what my sister’s on and it works well for her. I was originally put on this drug for ADHD, which I didn’t notice a difference in. If you are prone to anxiety STAY AWAY."

• Mavel
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• April 30, 2019

"My doctor prescribed Buprupion for my anxiety, first we tried the 150 XL, that didn't seem to work, so they upped it to 300 XL, I've been on it for almost three weeks, had two panic attacks, mild migraines, and nausea. I called and told them what was going on and they lowered the dosage back to 150 XL. Note I've never had a panic attack before. I've had anxiety, but not to the point we're I thought my life was in danger. I am planning on going off this medication when I see my PCP in two weeks."

• IDK
• July 6, 2018

"I don't know how I feel about Wellbutrin? I was prescribed it due to anxiety. I think it's helped a bit with it, but there are still some situations I get in and need to take an Ativan to calm me down. I definitely noticed the side effects: could NOT sleep, sore throat, felt sick, dry mouth. The third day I was on this I had the biggest panic attack I've ever had. I was going to stop taking it but thought I might as well try it out for the month. As for smoking, I still have a smoke here or there but I definitely notice I don't crave them AS much as I did before. Also I've had three people tell me I've lost weight since I started taking it so I suppose it helps with that as well. I still do crave junk food though, I've read in a lot of reviews people stop craving it.. that's not the case for me! Maybe less then I used to but not completely? The side effects I listed earlier are gone now (this is my third week on it)."

• Chase
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 31, 2021

"It is amazing how varied the reviews are and it appears as though all depends on the individual. I had been on Cymbalta for my anxiety, but after a long time out of work, I became sooooo depressed that my doc added 150 mg of Wellbutrin. That saved my life (along with an excellent therapist and support of fam and friends). I am now in a great place and in the midst of reducing my Cymbalta (going from 60mg to 30 mg) and will report back any neg impact of Wellbutrin. Nothing so far. I am hoping to eliminate Cymbalta completely and eventually reduce Wellbutrin. I am taking natural supplement Valerian to help with sleep plus lay on a "bed of nails" while reading in bed - its for accupressure."

• 30Fem...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 18, 2016

"I have been on these meds for about 3 months now for anxiety on 150 mg. At first I felt on top of the world it was great to go on with my day with reduced anxiety. But I still felt some unpleasant adrenaline so I confirmed with my doc to increase to 300mg hoping it would completely eliminate the adrenaline that was left. After 2 weeks on 300mg I became severely depressed and still feel that minor adrenaline. I will go back to the 150mg again and go back for a reassessment."

• stizwh
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 14, 2023

"Had tried a whole bunch of different SSRIs and SNRIs to treat my mild depression, anxiety, and social anxiety. Most did not work and had terrible side effects. I'm on 450mg of bupropion and though it hasn't completely wiped away all symptoms, it is noticeably energizing and has cleared my brain fog. I feel more sharp cognitively, like my thinking is more crisp. Overall, I would recommend."

• Ikhan
• November 21, 2017

"I usually don't comment on these websites and my experience may not be the same as yours, but it may be helpful. If you're suffering from anxiety, stay far away from Wellbutrin. Within the third day of taking this medication, I was crazy depressed, happy full blown anxiety attacks everyday. Dwelling on the negative and life just seemed hopeless. Basically the depression and anxiety got worse and my traumas felt even scarrring! have never felt this horrible-- had to take clonazepam everyday. Wellbutrin increases your energy if you're depressed, so you can already tell what happens when you suffer from anxiety! Anxiety + a big boost in energy = hell."

• CSer
• March 12, 2016

"Just wanted to add this article regarding buproprion and anxiety: http://www.currentpsychiatry.com/home/article/does-bupropion-exacerbate-anxiety/e49bea11f64a67d3c2912a72db4e46bc.html It seems to state that if there is anxiety alone that buproprion would not be best choice as it is not FDA approved for anxiety. Studies do show that buproprion does not exacerbate anxiety symptoms. I have been on Zoloft 100mg for anxiety and it was working quite well. Except sexual side effects. My doctor added Wellbutrin (buproprion) 75mg twice daily and has me tapering off the Zoloft. Only on day 2 of taking both and feel like my heart is beating harder and some issues sleeping, but it is manageable. Hopefully those symptoms will pass."

• Lonew...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 3, 2016

"Kinda late getting in the loop here, but I started on wellbutrin sr 150mg for major depression then was increased to 300mg after finding the 150 was minimally helping. Was having some generalized anxiety but evidently wasn't bad enough during the assessment period while in outpatient treatment to warrant a diagnosis for it. After OP treatment the 300mg was helping some for the depression, but not as much as would like so I was increased to 450mg. Up until that point the anxiety bit was pretty manageable, but after about a week or so on 450mg my anxiety started to skyrocket. I didn't feel much more help on the depression side at 450mg though. However, with the heightened anxiety I went back to 300mg. Talked to my primary doc who seemed to think that the Wellbutrin shouldnt have much effect on anxiety (despite conflicting evidence to the contrary I've read online on multiple sites) so he put me on celexa 10mg as well recently for the anxiety and notified my therapist as well. Not been on the celexa long enough yet to see how much it helps, but it has made me somewhat queezy as was communicated as a side effect of celexa. So the short of it is my anxiety didn't get real bad until going from 300mg to 450mg of wellbutrin and the depression has only had limited help going from 150mg to 300mg to even 450mg. I guess we'll see how well both celexa 10mg and wellbutrin Sr 300mg work for me for the anxiety and depression."

• Kelly
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 21, 2019

"I was on 300mg and felt ok but then anxiety came back. I was increased to 450mg. I have nausea, dizziness and even worse forgetfulness. I would lose my train of thought and think longer on writing an email at work. I've lost weight so that's a plus. I was on Effexor before and it worked well for me but I gained weight."

• mummy
• January 7, 2011

"I am on 150 mg of the generic bupropion for approximately 2 months now. The side effects have been increased anxiety and irritability as well as really bad insomnia. Went to see the doctor and they increased it to 300mg a day. I am skeptical, thinking it will intensify the side effects but they are telling me it should decrease them with a higher dose. I went in to change to a different medicine, we'll see what happens. I still don't understand doubling the dose."

• Not...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• August 11, 2019

"My Dr. has been helping me with anxiety & panic attacks. I was first put on Zoloft (lowest dose you can get) once a day. It worked fairly well & I would use half a xanex on days I needed it. But the numbness during intimacy never went away. So, eased off of Zoloft & started Bupropion Hcl Xl-150 mg. The angry mood swings started on day 3. I’m in week 4 of this now & hate it! I thought I’d give it 3 weeks before I made up my mind. Now I’m angry, moody, sulking or crying almost daily. Problems I didn’t have prior. Making me more anxious. But sex is great now :/ I guess xanax is the only thing that works for my anxiety. I’m calling my Dr on Monday."

• BettyR
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 10, 2018

"So I was put on this about 2 months ago and it has been crazy since. First my attacks got A LOT worse, I don’t mean here and there I mean everyday almost all day. It got to where I couldn’t do anything with out an attack coming up. I took this along with Trintellix. After about 2 weeks of taking both these together I heard voices. The first encounter was my mother calling my name, I walked in the kitchen and no one was in there. The second encounter was people arguing in my living room so once again so to see what’s going on and again no one was in there. Well before these meds I DID NOT hear voices, and I haven’t heard them since I stopped the bupropion. Another thing that I noticed while I was taking this is I had trouble falling asleep and staying asleep. And even now after stopped taking this I have trouble falling asleep and staying asleep."

• sjano
• May 10, 2021

"Been dealing with anxiety for 25 long years. Been on citalopram makes me so tired and blahhh. Then on escitalopram I was bit tired but I gained about 30lbs, that pill caused me to be a carb craver. I went on Wellbutrin which has been 4 weeks now, the 1st week on wellbutrin at a dose o f150 was ok and the next week the dose went to 300mg. Wow thats when the side effects hit and I started going down that dark rabbit hole. Anxiety went through the roof, new meds are like already having a full sponge of anxiety and the meds squeezing it, the darkness that came about day 4 at 300mg was bad lucky I read about all the side effect symptoms and kept my mind on the symptoms rather than the mind going off the rails about life sucks. The side side effects cleared up but it really hasn't done much for GAD. I am alert yes, but the general anxiety is a slow constant, I have no more panic attacks. I have added prozac on and lowered the wellbutrin to 150mg and thus far over 5 weeks, I don't think the wellbutrin is doing much. So now I am waiting for the Prozac to kick in so good luck everyone. Hang in there."

• MMC
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• September 13, 2022

"It's kinda tricky because it raises dopamine levels which may be good for depression. But not actually that good if you want to calm down and relax. You may be tempted because it apparently boost libido and energy, but you eventually would decrease that with anxiety and bad sleep. It's like any other medicine, you have to try and see if you feel better or worse."

• cj3216
• September 10, 2016

"I was on the generic form of Prozac 20mg for anxiety/headaches for about 6 months. During the first few months I worked out at least 3 times a week & didn't notice a difference in my weight loss I became frustrated with it. I also felt like I needed more help, well Once my dr increased my dose I maybe worked out once a week & the weight piled on. I was always sleeping and didn't feel like doing anything. I went and saw my dr & told her to take me off this bc it wasn't working and the weight gain was awful 20 pounds in 2-3 months. I started Budeprion XL 150 mg once a day. today is my third day and I already feel that im not as hungry, I have way more energy, last night I felt like I was drifting in & out sleep, may need meds to help sleep"

• Colle...
• January 14, 2018

"The doctor prescribed this for anxiety relief added to my Lexapro that I have been for many years. I have been under a great deal of stress (Mom in Alzheimer’s facility, Dad recovering from Aortic valve replacement, work needs me to cover a maternity leave). I was perscribed 100 mg twice daily. Taken 5 pills - now experiencing - anxiety, irritability, nause, a feeling like I am crawling out of my skin, headache. The anxiety is the worst & that is what we were looking to manage. I am not taking another pill. Does not work for - calling doctors in AM."