Wellbutrin discussions (experiences, side effects, dosages, etc...)

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Eating Disorder Recovery board

medication for binge eating 12th December 2005
... did at first. I overcame that by taking 150 mg of wellbutrin along with it. After my foot healed and I was no longer...
Bulimia,Meds.,& Weight Gain 3rd August 2005
... while on Lexapro & Seroquil. Stopped both & now on Wellbutrin . Question- Have I messed up my metabolism for life...
... the boards! First of all I would have to say that Wellbutrin is great, I used to take that and it's the only anti...
... tell your Dr. about your bulimia before you start wellbutrin because the commericals say there is any increased...
On the long road to recovery 13th May 2005
... b/p. I went to a doc who prescribed me prozac and wellbutrin . I had a horrible reaction to the prozac which caused...
Feeling really guilty... 28th February 2005
... own research: www.rxlist.com this is a good site. wellbutrin is a medication that will cause a weight loss of about...
binge eating and SSRI's 20th February 2005
... I'm currently on Paxil cr (was on Wellbutrin before) and neither of them have done anything for...
Compulsivly eating? 11th January 2005
... appointment!), but this might be related. I take Wellbutrin for depression, and I noticed that one of the supposed ... hiding place without his notice. Well, after the Wellbutrin started kicking in, it mostly went away. I still ... Finally, she managed to get him a prescription for Wellbutrin , and he tapered off dramatically as well and has lost...
wellbutrin xl and eating disorders 6th January 2005
... I take wellbutrin . Yes, that's supposedly the reason why they say not...
NEW to board 28 year old w/ bulimia 30th December 2004
... last year, because no meds would help (took zoloft, wellbutrin , trazadone, prozac, and I few others with no results...
... situation. I've tried all of the meds. I'm on 300mg of Wellbutrin and 1mg of ativan/day. I still only barely hold myself...
weight gain from anti-depressants? 12th December 2004
... because you pack on extra weight. She put me on Wellbutrin , which I can say 4 great things about: 1) side...
Binge problems-which antidepressant? 17th September 2004
... months, but I am thinking about asking to switch to Wellbutrin . Any advice is appreciated... I have a binge eating ... of course, leads to the depression. I heard that Wellbutrin can help stop the bingeing? I am thinking about asking ... the doc to change me to Wellbutrin . Any thoughts?? Thanks....
... twice a day. Also, I've heard BAD things about Wellbutrin -major weight gain! I wouldn't touch it. Ask you...
... kitty. i never heard about weight GAIN effects from Wellbutrin ...but I had heard that about Effexor. I guess everyone...
Me 13th September 2004
... WORSE when taking them! Many months ago I was on Wellbutrin , and all I did was cry while taking them. I was MORE...
Gf suffers from bulemia 26th April 2004
... throw it up. i've heard of a couple of ppl taking wellbutrin . i know its an appetite suppressor, but it also warns ... might make her not feel the need to "binge" i am on wellbutrin xl now, 150 mg, and i don't really have an appetite...
Eating disorder and Welbutrin????? 31st March 2004
... THANKS! BYRDLEG :) Hi - I just went off Wellbutrin a couple months ago. I'm a compulsive overeater ... anxiety but I just started that, so too early to tell. Wellbutrin is to ,supposedly, help curb appetite. :) Did...
... Still don't think so myself! ANYWAY, I am taking wellbutrin and I don't have cravings for anything, I don't want ... meds mixed with other meds have different effects. Wellbutrin is know for craving ceasation. Hope this was a bit...
... I was on Wellbutrin myself for almost a year untill I finally realized ... restricting my cravings. But, before I quit the wellbutrin my dr. added Lexapro...after the Lexapro started kicking...
... I was on Wellbutrin myself for almost a year untill I finally realized ... restricting my cravings. But, before I quit the wellbutrin my dr. added Lexapro...after the Lexapro started kicking...
... Hi! I was put on Wellbutrin for two reasons. Depression and an eating disorder ... months later I was put on Lexapro combined with the Wellbutrin because my dr. said he felt I had gained a little...
... Hi! I was put on Wellbutrin for two reasons. Depression and an eating disorder ... months later I was put on Lexapro combined with the Wellbutrin because my dr. said he felt I had gained a little...
... with only 2 purging episodes he agreed to put me on Wellbutrin as long as I understood that the purging episodes ... may trigger seizures. The Wellbutrin curbs my cravings, lifts my mood, and scares me to...
... years and have been straight for 3. I was just put on wellbutrin and have lost my appetite and have lost 5 pounds but...
What's the point? 18th February 2004
... are feeling a bit better this evening. I read your wellbutrin post and was going to answer it for you, but then...
Anti-depressants and weight gain? 19th January 2004
... started eating a lot more. And then I started taking wellbutrin along with the depakote for awhile. The whole time...
... little o me, i am on wellbutrin myself and i have been for a long time. (i recently...
Will this cycle ever end? 13th December 2003
... which made me schizo. Now I am on a slow release wellbutrin ( the kind with a low risk for seizures) and adderall...

Epilepsy board

what do you take for nausea 25th November 2007
... person can take some and not others. My aunt had taken Wellbutrin , which has warnings about seizures, and she had a...
questions 11th November 2007
... occurrences be caused by something else? I am on wellbutrin xl for depression and I know it can cause seizures ... have had these symptoms long before I started the wellbutrin . Any advice would be great. Also, if these are in...
full body spasms/seizures, no one knows but they're getting worse 15th October 2007
... has me on klonopin, and adderall. I've been on Wellbutrin for years so have been treated for mental health for...
Prozac and Tegretol 3rd October 2007
... any difference in my seizures becoming worse was wellbutrin . Good-luck,Sherri...
Seizures and panic/anxiety 11th August 2007
... Yikes, Wellbutrin is known for increasing seizures- the neuro should...
Ativan 25th July 2007
... at first,but,then I ended up even more depressed. Wellbutrin XL made me have suicidal thoughts and now this Zoloft...
A question of little seizures, for the pro's 25th March 2007
... thought this might be from a light fevor he had or wellbutrin medication he was on. We took him off the medication...
depression and seizure meds 27th November 2006
... anti-depressant that ever caused that with me was WELLBUTRIN . It sounds like you have the same seizures I had ... long as seizure medicine and only trouble with the Wellbutrin . Hope this helps. rhonda...
meds that effect seizures 3rd July 2006
... m diabetic). There's a well known antidepressant ( Wellbutrin , also used for smoking cessation under Zyban) that...
Seizures and Anti-Depressants??? 29th May 2006
... etc), and none of the others do anything. Of course, Wellbutrin is out because of the seizure warnings, so just don...
Tegratol and strange behavior 21st January 2006
... ticqs for which he has been taking Adderral, Tenex and Wellbutrin for many years and has been very successful. He just ... it could be the onset of puberty along with taking Wellbutrin and not to exclude having ADHD. In lowering the threshold...
... sorry to hear your son is having problems right now. Wellbutrin is known for having side affects, and known to be...
... away eventually, as I get used to the dosage. Wellbutrin caused my aunt to have a seizure, when she'd never...
... than most children his age. Interesting about the Wellbutrin . I've done research and read it does lower the threshold...
... to knock it off, when they can't help it.... Wellbutrin (also Zyban, both buproprion- ?sp) commercials talk ... kids to soccer, and finding out she has seizures from Wellbutrin .......
Could they have been seizures? 23rd October 2005
... Let your doc know that you're concerned about the Wellbutrin . I wouldn't just stop taking it without getting advice ... have tragic results if you are having seizures from Wellbutrin ....
... oppinion as to the possibility of it being a seizure. Wellbutrin can cause seizures (i can't take it b/c i have seizure ... that said, i think you might want to taper off the wellbutrin and take something else entirely, like one of the ... the headaches? and when did they begin? after the wellbutrin ? could the wellbutrin be the cause? i think you...
Would you guys ask your neurologist something for me? 5th August 2005
... problem!!!! I had a seizure back in 2001 from the Wellbutrin I was taking, and I immediately stopped taking the...
... strange "out of it" feelings for a week after being on Wellbutrin for a year, so I stopped taking it... I became depressed...
Has anyone suspected Zoloft caused a seizure? 8th April 2005
... such as those with eilepsy. Zoloft isnt that med. Wellbutrin and others like it are. There have been ads out for...
Sleep Deprived EEG in morning 19th January 2005
... seizure was caused by an anti-depressant I was taking ( Wellbutrin ), but after weaning off, I had another. Now they...
quitting smoking 27th May 2004
... as in worse, your dioc needs to know. Do not use Wellbutrin or another simiilar. It can increase seizure activity...
So any opinions on Topamax?? 21st March 2004
... I'm fairly new to all of this. I know that Wellbutrin can be used for Migraines, depression and ADHD in...
Help 6th March 2004
... and he is actually off of that now and doing great. Wellbutrin another anti depressant is been found to cause seizures...
antidepressants and epilepsy 25th September 2003
... it caused seizures (or faints?). I have read that wellbutrin in particular should be avoided like the plague. ...
... pretty risky for causing seizures and I understand it, Wellbutrin is the worst- my doctors will not put me on that and...

Exercise & Fitness board

Trim Spa? Please help. 12th January 2004
... Hi everyone. Currenly, I am taking 150 mg Wellbutrin (for depression), .5 mg Xanax, Alesse birth control ... exercising about 4 times a week. My MD prescribed me Wellbutrin ans said the Zoloft pounds should just "fall off"...

Eye & Vision board

photophobia followed by cloudy vision? 19th July 2006
... mentioning: I have Keratoconus I wear RGP's I take Wellbutrin (earlier thread about anti-depressants and dry eyes...
Doxycycline Story 3rd April 2006
... " so of course i said yes...... since stopping wellbutrin my eyes have improved about forty percent......since...
eye twitching 21st January 2006
... same thing under my eye 2 to 3 times a day. I am on Wellbutrin for smoking and was wondering if this could be part...
Medications causing pupils to constrict? 17th April 2005
... mbinations (first zoloft and pamelor. and for awhile now on wellbutrin and zoloft). When on a combo I almost immediately...
Migraine Light Show (Scintillating Scotomas) 16th November 2003
... a prescription for a smaller dose. I take a 100mg Wellbutrin once a day, and I no longer have the ocular migraines...

Fibromyalgia board

Tired of being treated like I am lazy! 7th July 2008
... soma, robaxin, restoril, requip,, zonegran, xanax, wellbutrin and several others. My life feels like it revolves...
does welbutrin work for fibromyalgia 17th June 2008
... For those of you who think Wellbutrin caused you to have problems sleeping -- when did you...
... I took the wellbutrin xl 300 mg in the morning (around 8am)....
... purpose for existence is neuropathy. (nerve pain) Wellbutrin is not on the short list of anti-depressants for FM...
Lexapro for Fibro??? does you fibro get better and worse??? Even if you dont change?? 5th May 2008
... with chronic pain. I started taking lexapro with my wellbutrin last month and so far I don't see a major change....
going off meds has left me angry, cranky & in pain 1st May 2008
... together that i would go off of my oxycodone, klonapin, wellbutrin & robaxin to see how i was really responding to the...
How do you fight the fatigue? 21st April 2008
... XL 40mg every morning Adderall 20mg every morning Wellbutrin XL 300mg every day Plaquenil 200mg 2 times a day ... 10mg 3times if needed Naprosyn 500 2times a day Wellbutrin XL 300 every morning Ambien 5mg at bedtime -Hydrocodone...
Saw the doctor yesterday 19th April 2008
... answers as well, but I know they are out there. I was on Wellbutrin which did help me, but not as much as I'd hoped. I ... that my doctor though Cymbalta would help more than Wellbutrin and the Wellbutrin did help me feel a lot better than...
Anyone on Lexapro? 9th April 2008
... change me to something else and as soon as I went on Wellbutrin my drinking habit ceased...just like that. The ... Wellbutrin made me extremely ill, and my doc didn't believe that...
... to dr.and requested lexapro,he wanted to put me on wellbutrin but my girlfriends said they tried that and it would...
I am so fed-up with hurting all the time 8th April 2008
... Jenn, yes I also deal with bi-polar and I am taking Wellbutrin and Prozac for that. I have type 2 diabetes and take...
... drink excessively and I gained 30 pounds. Next was Wellbutrin ...never have I been so ill. I finally "fired" my...
I am new here. 10th February 2008
... Other than that, I'm fine! lol Presently, I'm on Wellbutrin for depression, endocet for pain and APO trazadone...
Up all night--what do you do for intense pain? 7th January 2008
... cannot take Cymbalta or any SSRI's. I have been on Wellbutrin for 3 years and it is helpful with my depression....
Diagnosis... 31st December 2007
... tramadol, percocet, for pain, and lamictal, valium and wellbutrin , for bipolar disorder. The flexeril and lamictal also...
Newly diagnosed with fibro 9th December 2007
... I have bipolar disorder and i take wellbutrin , abilify, and lamictal. It took years to find that...
Coping as a parent 16th November 2007
... take are generic Percocet, generic Tramadol for pain. Wellbutrin for depression. Neurontin for burning sensations I...
Any help/advice really appreciated 6th November 2007
... Hi Kerry, I also take an antidepressant (generic wellbutrin ) and it really helps me. Magnesium really helped my ... the night. All of these meds are depressants so the wellbutrin kind of counter acts them for me. The stiffness just...
Hi. Another new uneducated person 5th November 2007
... neurontin for pain associated with fms and cmp, and wellbutrin for depression; all in generic form. (The flexeril...
How is your Fibro? 24th October 2007
... mandala and wrote. Started a new book. Increased my wellbutrin as per doctor. Also, started tramadol along with my...
fybro questions ...anyone??? 20th October 2007
... so the lamictal is a mood stabilizer, i also take wellbutrin ) I have not tried lyrica (sp?) I recommend the...
Lyrica does not help my pain.... 15th October 2007
... Thank you for your reply. Right now I take: Paxil Wellbutrin Clonazepam Aciphex Percocet DHEA A liver vitamin...
Just Found Out Today I Have Fibro. 14th September 2007
... with fibromyalgia, but I couldn't tolerate it. I take Wellbutrin . Like you, I take Flexeril and Percocet for pain...
Just Fibro or something more? 5th September 2007
... s not under control. I take Cymbalta, just added Wellbutrin , Klonopin for my myoclonus, Topamax, Frova for migraines...
FIbro & Pain...Are you treated properly?? 21st May 2007
... helps the pain/fatigue/fog. I was recently started on Wellbutrin along with my usual Cymbalta, I am always saying I ... than just the cymbalta by itself. I couldn't take Wellbutrin by itself it made me jittery and wanting to hurt someone...
... helps the pain/fatigue/fog. I was recently started on Wellbutrin along with my usual Cymbalta, I am always saying I ... than just the cymbalta by itself. I couldn't take Wellbutrin by itself it made me jittery and wanting to hurt someone...
Not sure what thread to post this on..itchy veins 21st March 2007
... include: Singular,zyrtec, prilosec, fluoxetine, wellbutrin , premarin, Ultram, soma, Boniva, oxybutynin. Thanks...
Not sure what thread to post this on..itchy veins 21st March 2007
... include: Singular,zyrtec, prilosec, fluoxetine, wellbutrin , premarin, Ultram, soma, Boniva, oxybutynin. Thanks...
New here with questions 20th March 2007
... different anti-depressants - Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Wellbutrin and Effexor - all of which changed my personality...
nausea?? 22nd February 2007
... of dizzyness and was nauseated during the change. wellbutrin did not agree with her body so she quit the wellbutrin ... lexapro. did you quit smoking? my daughter still does. wellbutrin only works on smoking if that is your total goal....
Newly Diagnoised with Fibromyalgia 27th January 2007
... had worked out at the gym earlier. My Dr. put me on Wellbutrin Sr twice a day...I am hoping it does not put weight...
Relapse after long remission of FMS symptoms 13th January 2007
... able to stop the Ultram, neurontin, Abilify, and cut Wellbutrin by half. I quit smoking. After a brief alcohol relapse...
Cymbalta and fibro??? Info please. 2nd January 2007
... working. We discussed it and we have been trying wellbutrin . It seems to help me some, but I think that (for...
can I have both w/o fibro??? 9th December 2006
... zanaflex for sleep/comfort to sleep. I have tried wellbutrin but didn't help, though great help for quitting smoking...
Is losing weight (on AD) even possible with FM? 19th October 2006
... enough to even lose any of it. I just switched to Wellbutrin this week, which is supposed to help in weight loss...
Effexor vs. Wellbutrin 14th October 2006
... only a year before I turn 30. Anyway, started on Wellbutrin and it's going well, but I wish I had made a follow ... sleeping aides. Sleep was harder to get it seemed with Wellbutrin , but I am on a low dose, I'm guessing Monday I'll ... of. Whew! That stuff is Rough... But I'm hopefull Wellbutrin will be good for the both of us! Cheers, my dear...
... advised against it and that's why he's given me the Wellbutrin . I start on 150mg next week. Right now I am down...
... you again, and tell you that I am now on 300 mgs of Wellbutrin and feeling fantastico! Man, big big change (can...
any anti-depressant not cause weight gain? 14th September 2006
... i'm taking wellbutrin , and i've not gained any weight with that, and i'm...
Hair loss question... 13th September 2006
... extreme hair loss. Did you experience it with the Wellbutrin ? Annie...
Seasonal Fibro? 3rd September 2006
... response. I doubt it is seasonal depression since I take Wellbutrin year round. I didn't bother to post all my symptoms...


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