r/Wellbutrin_Bupropion

hello i recently started wellbutrin 8 days ago for anxiety and i heard appetite suppression was a side effect and i was wondering when that happened (week, days, month) for the ppl who got that side effect? i’m on 150 mg XL

Today is my first day on generic Wellbutrin and was wondering what might happen to me? I got diagnosed with ADD and the psychiatrist suggested it to me.

I used Wellbutrin to help me with the massively intense side effects from quitting vaping — namely deep depression symptoms caused by the disruption to my dopamine system while transitioning off nicotine.

I’ve been on Wellbutrin for 6 months and off nicotine for 7 months and I feel ready to come off of Wellbutrin.

I haven’t seen too many posts about what it’s like to come off of Wellbutrin when it was used for quitting nicotine. If you used Wellbutrin to help you get off nicotine and then got off the Wellbutrin, what was your experience?

I have been on 150 since June for appetite suppression/binge eating
It lost its effect around 4 weeks ago
I’m now (this week) taking 150 one day and 300 the next day etc etc
When did you notice the effects jumping
to 300?
Thank you

I’m on a low dose Currently on week 4 of Wellbutrin. To clarify I’m not using this to treat anxiety

How long did it take for your anxiety to subside?

Started on 100mg, was doing good so I changed to 75mg and am considering going down to 50mg at some point.

The main thing im dealing with is that it’s insanely hard for me to orgasm during sex, to the point that it’s emotionally affecting me. I’m thinking about asking my doctor about adding a small dose of Wellbutrin, but if the only thing im dealing with is difficulty orgasming, would it be worth it?

I’ve been on 150 XL since 2 months + … but since 1 month now my libido is very high and my orgasms are completely insane , they feels 3-4 times stronger than before i never experienced anything like it

Is this always gonna be like that ? 😂
i’m not complaining … but i’m just wondering

For you how did Wellbutrin affected your sex life so far ?

Hi guys, I just started this medication for a major deppression. The first week I take it once a day, in the morning. Next week ill be taking another dose around 4pm so 150mg twice a day. I am starting to worry a bit about my sleeping. I have a young child so I go to bed pretty early around 8:30-9pm...

I am also wondering why my doc gave me this dose, what im reading here people are getting one dose in the morning XL.

Do some people take it twice a day and can share with me how its going.

(I am french canadian, sorry if my english isnt great)

I stopped taking my meds. My therapist encouraged me to get back on but I just don’t feel like it will help. I feel generally apathetic. Doing tasks like chores is hard. Takes me forever to do them. Maybe I do need the meds but I don’t know that there’s a difference. The only thing that will make me feel better is having more money. I don’t think the meds have anything to do with that.

Does it make sense to take 150mg of XR 2 times daily opposed to 300mg once?

The pamphlet I got with the med explicitly says not to take it 2 times, but rather once whether it's 1 or 2 pills.

But the doc prescribed it as 1 pill in the morning, the other in the afternoon.

I started a month ago, I was diagnosed with ADHD, depression, and Anxiety and I started taking this pill 150mg XL and it has helped a bit however I want to know if this is a side effect.

I’ve always struggled with memory and I’ve developed a light stutter before the meds but now it’s gotten worse. I can speak normally but once I stutter I all of a sudden struggle speaking and have to think and sound out my words.

Another thing, I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD though many of my teachers have suggested it but since it got better on my own I didn’t get tested but now it’s gotten worse. In 7th-8th grade it was the worst.

I wouldn’t be able to stand in the same tile if it felt uneven but in 2023 I started to obsessively wash my hands and now I have to type with an even amount of times with each thumb. Is this happening to anyone else?

My psychiatrist just prescribed me Wellbutrin for my ADHD symptoms.

I was previously on Vyvanse but it was giving me GI issues.

My main ADHD struggles are focus, motivation, and energy.

Has anyone tried Wellbutrin for ADHD, and does it help with focus, motivation, and energy?

The vyvanse did a great job at making me feel motivated, focused, and gave me a boost of energy, but I just hated the GI issues.

Any input would be much appreciated

Hey! Has anyone had success with libido while on Wellbutrin and another antidepressant?
I was on Fluoxetine but it killed my libido. Then I started Sertraline, and same thing. Can’t taper off of Sertraline just yet because I go into withdrawal if I don’t take it the same time consistently every day. (i.e. it stabilizes my irritability). I am still on Sertraline.
Do I still have a chance to benefit from the Wellbutrin regardless? Any experience/advice appreciated!

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I'm curious about people's personal experiences rather than looking for medical advice.

I was on Wellbutrin XL 150 mg and tolerated it pretty well, but honestly didn't notice a huge benefit. After increasing to 300 mg, I started noticing much more meaningful changes:

* Much less doomscrolling/stimulation-seeking

* More ability to enjoy long-form content

* I'm enjoying doing things alone more instead of needing other people around for things to feel rewarding

* More motivation/productivity

* I feel more genuine satisfaction from helping other people

* Food/taste/sensory experiences have seemed somewhat more vivid

So in that sense, 300 mg feels like it's doing something that 150 mg didn't.

**BUT** the difference in activation is huge.

I've been experiencing significant insomnia, dry mouth, physical restlessness/"electrical" activation, increased irritability/impatience, some anxiety/OCD symptoms creeping back in, and concentration/word-recall issues, coordination issues, seldom shortness of breath. I also feel much more physically "activated" than I did on 150 mg.

The best way I can describe it is:

**150 mg = tolerable but not much benefit**

**300 mg = noticeably beneficial but feels like my nervous system is being pushed too hard**

I also take Prozac for OCD, which has been extremely important for keeping my OCD under control.

I'm curious:

1. Did anyone else experience a HUGE difference between 150 and 300 mg?

2. If 300 mg was too activating, did going back to 150 mg preserve any of the benefits?

3. Did the anxiety/irritability/insomnia eventually settle down?

4. Has anyone found another antidepressant/augmentation strategy that gave them the **reward/motivation benefits without the "wired" feeling**?

5. Has anyone gone from Wellbutrin to **Auvelity or Trintellix**, and how did the experience compare?

6. If you were taking Prozac for OCD, were you able to find an alternative that didn't sacrifice your OCD control?

I'm especially interested in people who felt something like **"300 mg finally made me feel motivated/alive again, but I couldn't tolerate how activated I became."**

i’ve only been taking wellbutrin for 10 days but so far so great. it’s helped tremendously with my motivation and a lot of hindsight clarity which i wasn’t expecting! i’ve worked at my job for 6 years and have been a huge part of insane growth- skyrocketed revenue year after year and opened two new locations this year for a total of three. these two places opened within mere months of each other, an absolutely insane feat to pull off. the rapid growth this year has caused such a toxic and untrusting work environment within the ‘executive team’ which i am apart of. i thought about quitting in april but decided not to because i’ve put so much into this job. in the last week i have really started to come to terms with the fact that my time there might be done. today after the owner yelled at me over the phone, i decided it was time to quit. him yelling over the phone isn’t exactly out of the norm but i just had like an ah-ha moment of ‘wow i really don’t need to deal with this bullshit anymore.’ i went home and redid my resume and applied to a job that i’ve had my eye on without a second thought. fingers crossed i hear back! (i haven’t put a notice in yet and won’t without accepting a job offer first)

so ya basically im just wondering if anyone else has experienced something like this and if yes, how did it go?

I’ve been on the ceiling dose of Wellbutrin XL (450mg) for a couple of years, and as of last January added Adderall XR 20mg into the mix again (was on stimulants off and on during adolescence), and an optional low IR mid day dose to counteract any crashing, especially during my luteal phase/period since I feel like it just doesn’t work at all during those 2 weeks. I love(d) this combination and even more-so once I added Adderall. But, just in the last 10 months I feel like I’ve fallen flat.

I told my psych that in the last 10 months, I’ve felt like I have all of this wonderful energy/focus that I don’t possess when unmedicated, but it’s like I’m just not happy enough to do anything with said energy/focus. I also have felt like more recently with my adderall that during the ‘peak’ or when it first kicks in that if I’m in the middle of doing something/anything and just so happen to become suuuuper engrossed and locked in on whatever it is (productive/unproductive) during this window of focus, I become extremely agitated if anyone/anything tries to essentially bypass that bubble of focus I’m in. Also have found myself chasing quick dopamine fixes (food, cigs, alcohol, shopping online) when it’s at its peak too which I think I may be doing to prolong the half life of the adderall because I know I’m gonna crash at some point? Idk.

I say all that to say - My psychiatrist added Zoloft 50mg to add on and I’m specifically wondering if anyone that takes that high of a dose of Wellbutrin has any say on their experience with it and Zoloft, stimulants. Also am curious if anyone else who’s been on Wellbutrin for many years has flat lined on it after a certain point. Thank you!!!!!

I was prescribed this med (150mg) like 3 months ago, for dep - anxiety and to treat bing eating as well as smoke cessation.
I have seen some improvements, mentally, but weight wise, although i am putting a huge effort to loose weight, i am not!!!
And regarding smoking, it is the same, and i want to quit.
Any advice?
Shall i discuss uping the dose? Do i need to put more work in?

Tomorrow I’ll start taking 300mg from 150mg, is there anything I should know? Or any tips for this transition?

After 20 years of Prozac, my new psychiatrist decided to wean me off last October - I was tired of being tired and wondered if I still needed it. All was fine, but in January my work got bad. It’s been 8 months of chronic stress utter hell, and now the burnout and anxiety that has been constantly building is taking me down. I spoke with my psychiatrist and she put me on Wellbutrin 150xl, started 8 days ago. Took a week to arrive and I was freaking out while waiting. Didn’t notice much change the first week but heard that’s normal. The past 3 months I wake up in the middle of the night with a racing heart and intense heat and anxiety, so I asked for help with that on Friday and she gave me proponolol. I thought maybe there was a tiny improvement but a stressful weekend and Monday tore me up. I woke at 4:30am this morning with worse heart racing and panic, and couldn’t get back to sleep, so sent her a message and asked if there was something else to help with the anxiety. She told me to stop the Wellbutrin, try therapeutic techniques with a therapist and we’ll go back to the drawing board when I can talk to her in two days.
I feel so disappointed and sad. I had hope. Maybe I could be fixed. But I don’t know what’s happening to me. Do I just need to give the Wellbutrin more time? Am I going to have issues stopping it? I don’t want to go back to Prozac. I just want to be myself again, any thoughts to get me through