Bupropion / dextromethorphan and Diarrhea: What Users Say

• Win...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 30, 2023

For Major Depressive Disorder "I've struggled with depression for 30 years. Over the years, many medications have helped, but many have not. Last May, I had been doing well for many years when a health condition derailed me. Changed some meds, did not work. There are so many things to implement to help one's depression, and medication is one of those. I have been on Auvelity for 3 1/2 weeks, started on a half dose, or one pill a day for three weeks, and increased to the normal dose yesterday. When depression 'lifts,' I can usually feel it lift. This medication has really helped me, I am encouraged. Don't be afraid to try this medication because it's something new, give it time. The one-week quick fix didn't really work for me, it's taken a good 14 days or so, but better than 8 weeks only to feel zero improvements. The health savings card really helps, it pays $4,000 per calendar year. The side effects have been diarrhea, but it's better, I don't feel jazzed up. I can focus better, humor is better."

• Spk...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• August 22, 2024

For Major Depressive Disorder "It helped me feel immensely better from chronic, treatment-resistant major depressive disorder. It helped me feel more normal than anything else I had tried in the last 20 years. I could not take it twice a day, or I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night. So I only took it once in the morning, and it still seemed to make quite a difference. It causes mild diarrhea daily, but not enough that it’s terrible."

• smb...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 29, 2023

For Major Depressive Disorder "I suffer from a few mental health diagnoses: bipolar I, BPD, PTSD, agoraphobia, ADHD. I also have sleeping issues. I've been on nearly every medication available. I really wanted to try it, and my doctor was on board. He got Medicaid to approve it within a couple of hours. It works!! I actually feel happy sometimes and laugh more. I feel more alive. It's weird, and it's great. I don't get mad all the time. I feel different. I still feel depression. It's just not so heavy constantly. It didn't take long to feel the effects. I can actually think. Yes, it has side effects, they all do, lol. It makes me tired, so I do take a tablet at night. It does cause diarrhea. I take the 2nd in the morning with my Vyvanse. My medications are this: Lamictal (mood stabilizer, nothing else works), Topamax, Adderall, Vyvanse, Clonidine, Prozac. Most of us have been on so many meds we've lost count. Not very often do new meds come out. So far, I'm so thankful I asked my doc."