Wellbutrin and Insomnia: What Users Say (Page 5)

• Anonymous
• September 11, 2011

For Depression "I have been on Wellbutrin for 2 weeks now. I am not sure if it just isn't working or if it is actually making things worse. Crying, sleepless, anxious, restless. Don't know whether I should quit taking it or not. Doctor is on vacation this week, will see him the following week. Was on Effexor for about 3 years. It worked great for me, but somehow I decided I didn't need it anymore, within a month, I realized I was wrong. Tried going back on it, but it caused horrible side effects."

• Jay...
• January 5, 2018

For Major Depressive Disorder "I've only been taking it a week. I went up to 300 mg on the fourth day to help me quit smoking, but I will also continue the medicine for my depression. So far, after the first day of taking this medication, I've noticed I will not sleep more than 9 hours, which I could easily sleep 12 hours. When I smoke a cigarette after the first day, first couple of days 1-6 so far, I do not feel any effects of the cigarette, it's like I'm just filling up my lungs with smoke and not being ''rewarded'' mentally... but the craving was still slightly there. I also see people saying this medication is making them angry... I don't know, I roll my eyes at that, but everyone's different."

• Mes...
• September 12, 2016

For Depression "I was started on WB XL 150 mg 8 weeks ago. The first couple of weeks, I had nausea, fogginess, and had trouble sleeping. This started to taper off at about the four-week mark. Last week, my doctor increased it to 300 mg, and I have had fogginess/dizziness. Since I've been on it, I've had some abdominal discomfort. Is this normal, and will it go away? Do you get the side effects again when it has been increased?"

• cry...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 22, 2018

For Major Depressive Disorder "I was prescribed Wellbutrin after being hospitalized in April of 2017. When I got there, that's the first medicine they gave me to try. The only difference I noticed was that I was having more trouble sleeping than I normally had without the medicine. I had no faith in this working for me because they told me they wanted me to stop smoking as I was 17 at the time (I turned 18 in May, it's the end of March 2018 right now, I'm almost 19 atm), and Wellbutrin makes smoking taste horrible, so it's definitely effective for smoking cessation. As far as depression, I'd say it helped for a little while, but soon I needed a higher dosage, and then after a little bit, my suicidal thoughts were back, so I quit taking them. Overall, it wasn't very effective in my case."

• Anonymous
• November 6, 2011

For Depression "30 lbs lost. New outlook on life. Does make me have trouble sleeping."

• Anonymous
• April 6, 2012

For Depression "Really bad. I didn't feel better at all, just constantly 'wired' like I had drank 6 cups of coffee. I couldn't sleep at all."

• sle...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• February 12, 2022

For Major Depressive Disorder "All this drug does is amp me up and keep me awake all night. That’s just my experience from being on it for a while."