My Wellbutrin seems to be making me more depressed! HELP?

Wellbutrin has been bad for me. I was on paroxetine 20mg for 8 years but I felt numb for most of the time, lazy, and gained a lot of weight. I wanted to try Zoloft since it works for my family, but my doctor insisted Zoloft is another Paxil. He then recommended Wellbutrin generic, and I do get more anxiety, and crying a lot. Only good thing is I've lost 15lb in four months but feel horrible. Sometimes I feel lost. I'm switching to another doctor to see about changing this horrible drug

Been on Wellbutrin for three days... only change so far is that I cry 24-7! Finally admitted to being depressed for over a year... thought I’d get better! Haven’t seen this energy or feeling better- I feel worse! Doesn’t help that my family is NOT supportive at all not even a hug or a call to see how I’m feeling! They see my crying my eyes out and don’t even try to console me! I feel very unloved, and feel that life is not worth living! I have no quality of life! The only thing that has kept me alive is the fact that my dog (my child) would have nobody and my selfish family would not care for her either! She is 13 and I fear that if anything happens to her I won’t be able to cope. Hoping and praying that the Wellbutrin will help me. But day three and I’m more depressed than when I started it! Feel alone!

I feel exactly the same way. I was on Lexapro for years and it stopped working. My dr switched me to Wellbutrin 100mg SR to start while I weaned off the Lexapro. The first week I felt amazing, like a new person, full of energy and motivation, happiness I hadn’t felt in years. Then crash a week later. My dr raised the dose to 150mg xl daily and I’ve been on it for 8 weeks now. I still feel worse than I did before, no energy, no motivation, lonely, not wanting to talk to anyone or leave my home, stopped going to work, a lack of pretty much everything. I’ve heard great things about this medication and keep hoping it will kick in with me, but I’m losing hope. I just want to feel better. I hate this disease.

Wow! I really appreciate you sharing your story and asking the question. I was wondering the same thing about whether Wellbutrin can cause depression. I just started my second month on it and it seems like everything is making me bawl my eyes out. I have suffered with depression for nearly my entire life, and have been on and off a plethora of medications. I gave up for a long time and just quit taking anything, but after my recent divorce I was really motivated to start taking better care of myself and getting the care that I needed. Now I'm starting to wonder if this is helping or hindering me. I didn't want to assume that it was the medication, and honestly I just felt like I was failing at something else. It is somewhat comforting to know that I'm not the only one that have had these struggles with Wellbutrin. I really hope the best for you and hope you find something that helps. I understand how miserable this can feel. Thank you and best wishes

Hope this person is ok or better now. I good idea is to see a therapist to help you work out with your lost. Some therapist specialize in lose of a loved one. Tell your doctor how you feel and maybe he or she could recommend a therapist.

I have taken Wellbutrin SR off and on successfully for years. At this point in my life, I do better with only half the dose, that is, once a day dose of 150mgs Bupropion SR. Along with a low dose of Buspirone, I am successfully being treated for anxiety/depression, with minimal side effects.
It's true, the first week or so can be tough, really tough, but it has been very effective for me. It's not unusual to get unwanted side effects at the beginning of most antidepressant regimens, sad to say. But it is worth it in the long run to try to give it time to work. I hope you feel better soon.

They did the same thing to me. And I had increased to the 150 dose twice a day and it got even worse. I threw them out and I suggest you do too. Tell them to give you something else if you want to try it.

It has been a long year and a half caring for and watching my parents pass one after the other. My doctor has put me on the generic form of wellbutrin xl... 100 mg once daily. This is only the second day. I took my first dose yesterday morning and within a few hours I was weepy. It has been the same today. I am afraid it will get worse. I an considering tossing these. Oh ..and i have had a terrible headache today as well as a sort of foggy feeling. I swear I even believe my vision is strained. I never would have guessed these symptoms would show up so soon and strongly.

I have been feeling more depressed since I've been on the generic brand of Wellbutrin too! I've been taking it for just over a month. I needed something to level out my moods and it helps with that but if I focus too long on any emotional issue whether it's positive or negative this seems to intensify that mood. Seriously, I find myself elated-which is great-when I am thinking of a happy event or engrossed in a funny show, but if I dwell on anything sad or my worries start to creep in, I feel overwhelmed by sadness. I believe it is a mood enhancer, and as long as I keep my thoughts in neutral territory, or at least lighter topics, than I'm able to keep the depression at bay! Must be nice to just keep a carefree attitude all the time

Ugh, all of this. I was taking paxil for the last 15 years, and it was sorta working, but I was actually just numb. My doctor weened me off the paxil and started me on welbutrin. First 150mg, then after two weeks up to 300. Paxil has a terrible withdrawal period so I wasn't sure if that was the problem. Does anyone here have any experience with taking welbutrin for 6 months? Does it get better?

I thought I was going crazy. I been taking 300mg 24hr sa for 3 months. I have never cried this much not even when the relationship broke up. Every little things makes me cry. If I am not crying, I am extremely irritated and frustrated by everything. I have yelled at my friends and my dogs for no reason. I have strong desire to throw things and break them when I am angry. Before Wellbutrin, I was taking Celexa for 8yrs. Nothing bothered me. I was numb to everything. My sex drive was completely gone. I was gaining weight. So, I asked my doctor to switch to Wellbutrin because I read that it will help with weight loss and bring back the sex drive. The medication worked and I was happy in the beginning. But then the crying fits started followed by the anger. I am so relieved to know that those crazy emotional breakdowns are the side effects of the medication and I am not the only one going through. Now, I dont know if I want to go back to Celexa or stay with Wellbutrin. Feel numb or emotional. Combining Zoloft and Wellbutrin did not work for me. Hopefully, my doctor will figure out.

I feel your pain. Crying uncontrollably, inconsolable, desolate, alone, like I'm not even present in this life. Anger fits. I thought Wellbutrin was supposed to help not hurt. Been on it now for 5 weeks. 4 weeks at 150 then 1 week at 200 and it is NOT helping me. I was on Zoloft for 8 years then my doctor thought I had a case of "serotonin burnout" so he (a general practitioner) prescribed Cymbalta. Major constipation so then Lexapro (prescribed by a Psych Doctor, then because of side effects it is now "Wellbutrin 150 for the first 4 weeks then 200 for the past 7 days.

So freaking crazy. I literally searched this because I've been wondering the same thing since i started taking Wellbutrin again for about two to three weeks. i just feel in a slump. Initially i stopped taking it because i couldn't sleep (the daytime energy was really nice though), but then i had a couple
bad weeks and knew i had to get back on. No more insomnia but i'm just down all the time. I don't wanna quit again but i can't live my life like this.