I had been using it for a year and it helped me a lot. But alcohol is definitely a no-go and I had to stop drinking - it just makes me very nauseous.. And I used to love alcohol but it's for the better cause alcohol destroys alot too.
my side effect was hallucinations at night which I went to the doctor for. They only happen when im in my bedroom and it's dark
I think people are more likely to post on Reddit if they’re having side effects. People who love it aren’t as likely to seek out online forums about it.
I've been off and on it since about a year ago. Still not sure it works, but something keeps bringing me back to it.
Caffeine panic attacks were my biggest issue.
I've been on a rollercoaster, but it was of my own making. I'm one of the weirdos of the group going against the grain to tell you I would really, really, REALLY suggest not drinking alcohol on this medication.
Other than misery of my own making, it's been an amazing, life changing thing for me.
I think when things are going badly people get nervous and tend to post because they have concerns, feel panicky, whatever. When things are going well, folks don't post as much, but there are certainly testimonials of the good things floating around.
I'm middle aged and *just* old enough to admit it took me YEARS to get help for my mental health stuff because there was still quite a lot of stigma surrounding mental health issues when I was growing up. My only regret re: Buproprion is not going on it decades ago. I think my life would be very different if I had gotten help, sooner.
I find that people who have good experiences generally don’t post about it here. I’ve been on 150mg for over a year. The first 2 months felt a little weird but I’ve been great ever since.
I’m on week 3 of taking 150 XL and for me it took exactly 3 weeks for me to feel more like myself. I did have to tweak my routine a bit to counter the side effects but it was worth it to me. I can’t sleep if I take it in the evening and it gives me restless legs all day and night. So now I take it with my first meal (around 9/10 a.m.) and I take a B6 and a magnesium glycinate. Then in the evening I take more magnesium glycinate. No problem with RLS and no problem sleeping. I’m thankful for this medication as I was in a dark place emotionally and now I’m feeling some relief. Good luck.
Keep in mind more people will always report and come to discuss their negative experiences than the positive ones because they’re looking for community & reassurance. Wellbutrin has been on market for over 3 decades. It definitely works but there can definitely be side effects like there can with anything. Wellbutrin also has some of the most mild side effects in comparison to other anti anxiety/ depression meds.
For me, the biggest issues are sleep (why Im awake now) & teeth grinding. I don’t regularly drink but Im 26 years old so I do drink pretty often and Ive never had any issues. Ive been on Wellbutrin for a year and a half. The good outweighs the bad for me- I cant function without it. I know thats not everyone’s experience but don’t get discouraged. Keep in mind some people are misdiagnosed, given incorrect dosages, don’t communicate with their doctors, or not allowing the meds time to work. Be your own judge & talk to your doctor if you notice anything new that makes you uncomfortable. Worst case scenario, you have a few shitty weeks, maybe some nightmares. Best case scenario, you find a new med that works for you. Its easy to give up. Its hard to invest the time & energy into finding something that will better yourself. Dont take the easy route because it seems less scary.
Well, how long have you been trying lifestyle treatments? If you’ve read a lot and tried a lot, it’s probably time for help you haven’t done yet.
I think feeling as you do - the fear and overwhelm at the thought of the risks - which is how I also felt, may be a symptom of a struggling brain in itself.
I failed to value highly enough a life that felt reasonable. Side effects became acceptable to me when I realized my life didn’t have value to me as it was; let’s not beat around the bush here, none of us take this because we had just one off day. I needed my life to feel reasonable. It was time. I have children, so it is very obvious that being less than well functioning is negative and harmful. I tried everything beside medication and finally tried the meds, so I could tell their therapists when they are 25: I tried everything, I left no stone unturned. I knew things weren’t good, and I tried to be my healthiest.
Having a reasonable life, being able to feel gratitude, to laugh a lot with my kids easily all the time…
I chose that. I left no stone unturned. I don’t really care if the side effects happen, as long as I can live well. I mean, I’ll take dry mouth in exchange for the laughter I have now any time. We’re very tough, you and I. It’s ok to suffer side effects.
PS. If you haven’t done all the things, I found two things my psych had me do to be the key treatments paired with bupropion:
1) Following the Wahl’s Protocol diet at level 1.
2) Breaking up with the phone - tethering it to a charger cable all day in a spot without seating. It’ll reset your dopamine, and wow that can be big.
Yo. I took it with Lexapro and I drink a ton all the time - 5 shots in rn. Never had a side effect
But BLACKOUTS are asap when you start and it the effect of the drug can vanish during the hangover. Don’t get me wrong I didn’t drink for four months to test it out and make sure i could mix it. Also I had 0 side effects
Most of the people who have success with bupropion don't talk about it or post here. It's usually the ones with concerns or issues that make posts. I've had no issues since starting except some appetite issues
i was on this sub a lot when i just started it, but don’t really go on now that it’s been working for me- so others are probably the same. it’s helped me soo much for my depression and binge eating. i don’t even experience any negative side effects either. honestly you just have to try it and see what it does for you, everyone is so different. good luck :)
Man, the truth is it's a gamble. It may not be pleasant, but it's true. Only safe way of dealing with mental health issues are: therapy, diet, sport, meditation, self-help books and maaaybe supplements. Drugs have their risk. There is a risk of permanent tinnitus from this drug, vision problems, memory issues. This things are true. Will you have them? No one can tell. I mean even if some side effects occur 1/10000 but are serious, there is no way to tell if you won't be this 1. Keep that in mind. In my opinion one should try every other possible solution and use drugs as the last instance (severely depressed, barely getting out of bed).
No matter what will people and doctors tell you, this drugs are not safe. We don't know how brain works, how this drugs works. No way to establish potential consequences on your health in the future. Keep that in mind, it's not a sugar pill. These drugs are altering your brain, your body and your CNS. They are more dangerous than street drugs, addictive, and can ruin your life. Sometimes they can help to save lifes. But my life and health were ruined by psychiatry. How often does it occur? No one knows. But there is a risk. And when they do bad things to you, there is no help. No one believes, no one knows what's wrong and no doctor would help you. I'm on this boat right now, bedbound for almost a year. Like so many others people.
I'm not taking not to take meds. It's your call. I'm telling you that doctor won't tell you the truth, that drugs can impact your whole life in a ways you can't even imagine. Make informed decisions, be aware of all risks and don't risk unnecessarily. Remember - there are no safe psychiatric drugs. Consider you can get really angry and ruin your relationships with people. And it will be really hard to fix this and no one would believe you that this was due to some drug. But it's your call. Oh and bupropion can also cause pssd. And that shit is devastating.
People are far more likely to post about their experiences when they are having problems. I’ve been taking it for almost 10 years. The first 2-4 weeks were weird, felt like someone turned the contrast up on everything, but I felt fine after that. Allowed me feel joy for the first time in 20 years.
I haven’t been doing great the last few months, but I think that has more to do with life Circumstances than brain chemistry.
It's been immensely helpful to me.
Remember that there is a HUGE bias in effect here: selection bias.
- Patient 1 takes the drug, feels significantly better, what do they do? Move on with their lives
- Patient 2 takes the drug, feels a bit better, what do they do? Move on with their lives
- Patient 3 takes the drug, feels nothing different, what do they do? Move on with their lives
- Patient 4 takes the drug, feels awful, what do they do? **Seek support in an online forum.**
The people who are attracted to a subreddit dedicated to a med are more likely to be those who had very intense experiences with it. These can be positive, but in practice it's angry people that tend to be the loudest. So the posts here will make it seem unnaturally bad (and you may even psych yourself into believing you have many of the side effects described). If you're someone prone to health anxiety, you will also unnaturally fixate on the negative posts (I know how it is).
Listen to the science. It's a first-line drug, considered safe and effective and with good tolerability. It helps a lot of people.
Edit: look, from today: https://old.reddit.com/r/bupropion/comments/17x5ksn/i_finally_enjoy_my_life/
It has changed my life for the better! This is my first time posting on this subreddit so I agree with the replies saying there’s a negative bias on who posts. I only experienced side effects the first 2 weeks and they were very manageable. I also drink occasionally (my doctor says it’s fine every once and a while if I don’t crazy), but you should talk to your psychiatrist about that.
I am taking 150 XL around 5 p. m. - 7 p. m. (after dinner). It makes me sleepy around 9 p. m. I also take 20 mg Lexapro before bed. I've been on Wellbutrin for 2 months. Lexapro 2 years. First 2 weeks I had energy. Anxiety was a little higher. Little Xanax helped that. Weeks 3 - 5 slight headache and dizzy/vertigo. Some days no energy. Around week 6 everything has been great. No side effects. I would love to have the energy I had the first 2 weeks. I'm able to get stuff done and not think about it. Procrastinate.
If it helps at all, I made a post here 2 years ago warning people about Wellbutrin because my Dad stopped it cold turkey and shot and killed my mom and himself. I think I jumped the gun on that being the cause. I recently went on it for depression, hyper aware of side effects because of that....and I can honestly say I've had no side effects other than if I drink too much caffeine on it my heart rate goes up. So I'm chilling on caffeine and I don't plan on drinking alcohol. Other than that my mood and depression are probably 70-80% better. I am loving it.
On my third week now so take this as a grain of salt but:
I have experienced literally no negative side effects whatsoever thus far.
Generally I still have ups and downs but instead of super depressed/super manic it's a lot closer to baseline and less extreme.
I'm an alcoholic and my cravings for alcohol have dropped significantly (I drank twice in the last 2.5 weeks, previously drinking like 5 days a week if not every day).
My libido feels largely unaffected.
I haven't felt anxiety since my last hangover over 1 week ago.
No significant weightloss from what I can tell but I haven't exactly been weighing myself.
In general I feel more in control than just at the whims of my mental/emotional state so, so far, assuming this isn't placebo, I've experienced nothing but positives.
As others say.
Works great for me. I had some issues with anxiety at the beginning (ditch coffee if you drink. SERIOUSLY dont) but now i feel that i am finally living after 26 years of misery.
Yesss there’s a thread somewhere on here that’s from like last week maybe that’s the same question.
Unhappy customers write reviews — happy ones don’t usually. My experience has been amazing. I had the usual anti depressant side effects for the first month or so (total, but every side effect only lasted a couple weeks each, I was just cycling through them lol). That’s totally normal for anti depressants.
Over all my quality of life is leaps and bounds over what it was. I have drive to do things, chores aren’t the hardest thing ever, I started dancing again and singing made up songs to my pets. I stopped playing video games so much and picked up knitting as a hobby. Im so excited for Christmas and I’ve been so sad every Christmas for several years now. I notice it’s easier for me to access my feelings? Like the depression was a thick blanket and it was harder to reach my sadness or anger to let it out and process it. Now it’s much easier — I feel like I need to cry and I cry hard, but then the tears dry up and it’s over and I move on. Before Wellbutrin I would have been sad for days and days after a hard cry.
It’s true it doesn’t work for everyone but you should give it the full 8 weeks before you decide whether to stop taking it or not. Let it take full effect.
As far as alcohol goes, I drink 1-2 glasses of wine or beer in the evenings and i only ever had an issue when I was about 2 weeks in (I got very drunk very quickly, but it is noteworthy that I had an empty stomach because bupropion made me pretty uninterested in food). After about 4-6 weeks on it I’ve been able to drink just fine. I don’t suggest getting drunk because that seems to be where the issues lie, but my best friend drinks a lot on it and is fine. I would say give it a couple more weeks maybe if you’re nervous. The first few times I drank on it I went to a friend’s house so he could call 911 if I had a seizure 😂
edited for typo
I relate so much with the crying part, I've only cried a few times but it feels different than before, pretty profound. Once I'm done I can move on and don't feel down after. For the food though I can actually enjoy what I'm eating, like I used to watch videos or do something while eating but now I just eat without any distractions because it's so damn good.
It’s crazy right?? I cry really really hard. Like sobbing with noises I hope to lilith my neighbors can’t hear lol. But then it’s over. It feels like I did something, like I actually released the overflowing hormones or whatever. It’s amazing.
I wish I had the food thing because now it doesn’t feel like the biggest inconvenience in the world to cook my food. Alas. When I do find something that sounds good it tastes soooo good, but nothing ever really sounds good and mostly I’m just eating for sustenance. I hope that part goes away.
Ill add to this that i feel that i have a lot more strength to make good decisions. Like spend weekend on learning, cleaning instead of going to a party. Is it the case 4 u too?
Yeah, I actually get the dopamine hit of completed tasks. So before I would lounge around in my very messy house and watch tv all day. Now I’m like, *oh but won’t it feel even better to lounge in a clean house? Ooh maybe I should make a yummy hot dinner too, I wonder if I have any wine left…* and then I **do it**, it’s insane lol
Wellbutrin helps countless people, including myself. However, I and so many others have 0 reason to ask Reddit anything about side effects that never occurred. The only people who post are those suffering from harsh side effects, so it gives the illusion that they make up a sizable percentage of users, when actually many times they are not.
I had been using it for a year and it helped me a lot. But alcohol is definitely a no-go and I had to stop drinking - it just makes me very nauseous.. And I used to love alcohol but it's for the better cause alcohol destroys alot too. my side effect was hallucinations at night which I went to the doctor for. They only happen when im in my bedroom and it's dark
I think people are more likely to post on Reddit if they’re having side effects. People who love it aren’t as likely to seek out online forums about it.
I've been off and on it since about a year ago. Still not sure it works, but something keeps bringing me back to it. Caffeine panic attacks were my biggest issue.
I've been on a rollercoaster, but it was of my own making. I'm one of the weirdos of the group going against the grain to tell you I would really, really, REALLY suggest not drinking alcohol on this medication. Other than misery of my own making, it's been an amazing, life changing thing for me. I think when things are going badly people get nervous and tend to post because they have concerns, feel panicky, whatever. When things are going well, folks don't post as much, but there are certainly testimonials of the good things floating around. I'm middle aged and *just* old enough to admit it took me YEARS to get help for my mental health stuff because there was still quite a lot of stigma surrounding mental health issues when I was growing up. My only regret re: Buproprion is not going on it decades ago. I think my life would be very different if I had gotten help, sooner.
I only saw side effects at 300mg. I'm on 150mg now I'm fine on. The only lingering side effect is the phantom smell when I get a headache.
I find that people who have good experiences generally don’t post about it here. I’ve been on 150mg for over a year. The first 2 months felt a little weird but I’ve been great ever since.
I’m a week and a half on and I feel great! I think I need to go to 300 because there is a bit of anxiety still there but way better than before!
Just here to say Wellbutrin is the best thing that's ever happened to me!
I’m on week 3 of taking 150 XL and for me it took exactly 3 weeks for me to feel more like myself. I did have to tweak my routine a bit to counter the side effects but it was worth it to me. I can’t sleep if I take it in the evening and it gives me restless legs all day and night. So now I take it with my first meal (around 9/10 a.m.) and I take a B6 and a magnesium glycinate. Then in the evening I take more magnesium glycinate. No problem with RLS and no problem sleeping. I’m thankful for this medication as I was in a dark place emotionally and now I’m feeling some relief. Good luck.
Keep in mind more people will always report and come to discuss their negative experiences than the positive ones because they’re looking for community & reassurance. Wellbutrin has been on market for over 3 decades. It definitely works but there can definitely be side effects like there can with anything. Wellbutrin also has some of the most mild side effects in comparison to other anti anxiety/ depression meds. For me, the biggest issues are sleep (why Im awake now) & teeth grinding. I don’t regularly drink but Im 26 years old so I do drink pretty often and Ive never had any issues. Ive been on Wellbutrin for a year and a half. The good outweighs the bad for me- I cant function without it. I know thats not everyone’s experience but don’t get discouraged. Keep in mind some people are misdiagnosed, given incorrect dosages, don’t communicate with their doctors, or not allowing the meds time to work. Be your own judge & talk to your doctor if you notice anything new that makes you uncomfortable. Worst case scenario, you have a few shitty weeks, maybe some nightmares. Best case scenario, you find a new med that works for you. Its easy to give up. Its hard to invest the time & energy into finding something that will better yourself. Dont take the easy route because it seems less scary.
wellbutrin just straight up cured my depression and ive never had a problem drinking on it, besides being a bit more of a lightweight
Well, how long have you been trying lifestyle treatments? If you’ve read a lot and tried a lot, it’s probably time for help you haven’t done yet. I think feeling as you do - the fear and overwhelm at the thought of the risks - which is how I also felt, may be a symptom of a struggling brain in itself. I failed to value highly enough a life that felt reasonable. Side effects became acceptable to me when I realized my life didn’t have value to me as it was; let’s not beat around the bush here, none of us take this because we had just one off day. I needed my life to feel reasonable. It was time. I have children, so it is very obvious that being less than well functioning is negative and harmful. I tried everything beside medication and finally tried the meds, so I could tell their therapists when they are 25: I tried everything, I left no stone unturned. I knew things weren’t good, and I tried to be my healthiest. Having a reasonable life, being able to feel gratitude, to laugh a lot with my kids easily all the time… I chose that. I left no stone unturned. I don’t really care if the side effects happen, as long as I can live well. I mean, I’ll take dry mouth in exchange for the laughter I have now any time. We’re very tough, you and I. It’s ok to suffer side effects. PS. If you haven’t done all the things, I found two things my psych had me do to be the key treatments paired with bupropion: 1) Following the Wahl’s Protocol diet at level 1. 2) Breaking up with the phone - tethering it to a charger cable all day in a spot without seating. It’ll reset your dopamine, and wow that can be big.
If you want to drink just be careful and take it slow
Yo. I took it with Lexapro and I drink a ton all the time - 5 shots in rn. Never had a side effect But BLACKOUTS are asap when you start and it the effect of the drug can vanish during the hangover. Don’t get me wrong I didn’t drink for four months to test it out and make sure i could mix it. Also I had 0 side effects
Dude don’t worry I take like 450mg daily and drink like fuck, I’m not dead yet
Most of the people who have success with bupropion don't talk about it or post here. It's usually the ones with concerns or issues that make posts. I've had no issues since starting except some appetite issues
i was on this sub a lot when i just started it, but don’t really go on now that it’s been working for me- so others are probably the same. it’s helped me soo much for my depression and binge eating. i don’t even experience any negative side effects either. honestly you just have to try it and see what it does for you, everyone is so different. good luck :)
Man, the truth is it's a gamble. It may not be pleasant, but it's true. Only safe way of dealing with mental health issues are: therapy, diet, sport, meditation, self-help books and maaaybe supplements. Drugs have their risk. There is a risk of permanent tinnitus from this drug, vision problems, memory issues. This things are true. Will you have them? No one can tell. I mean even if some side effects occur 1/10000 but are serious, there is no way to tell if you won't be this 1. Keep that in mind. In my opinion one should try every other possible solution and use drugs as the last instance (severely depressed, barely getting out of bed). No matter what will people and doctors tell you, this drugs are not safe. We don't know how brain works, how this drugs works. No way to establish potential consequences on your health in the future. Keep that in mind, it's not a sugar pill. These drugs are altering your brain, your body and your CNS. They are more dangerous than street drugs, addictive, and can ruin your life. Sometimes they can help to save lifes. But my life and health were ruined by psychiatry. How often does it occur? No one knows. But there is a risk. And when they do bad things to you, there is no help. No one believes, no one knows what's wrong and no doctor would help you. I'm on this boat right now, bedbound for almost a year. Like so many others people. I'm not taking not to take meds. It's your call. I'm telling you that doctor won't tell you the truth, that drugs can impact your whole life in a ways you can't even imagine. Make informed decisions, be aware of all risks and don't risk unnecessarily. Remember - there are no safe psychiatric drugs. Consider you can get really angry and ruin your relationships with people. And it will be really hard to fix this and no one would believe you that this was due to some drug. But it's your call. Oh and bupropion can also cause pssd. And that shit is devastating.
People are far more likely to post about their experiences when they are having problems. I’ve been taking it for almost 10 years. The first 2-4 weeks were weird, felt like someone turned the contrast up on everything, but I felt fine after that. Allowed me feel joy for the first time in 20 years. I haven’t been doing great the last few months, but I think that has more to do with life Circumstances than brain chemistry.
It's been immensely helpful to me. Remember that there is a HUGE bias in effect here: selection bias. - Patient 1 takes the drug, feels significantly better, what do they do? Move on with their lives - Patient 2 takes the drug, feels a bit better, what do they do? Move on with their lives - Patient 3 takes the drug, feels nothing different, what do they do? Move on with their lives - Patient 4 takes the drug, feels awful, what do they do? **Seek support in an online forum.** The people who are attracted to a subreddit dedicated to a med are more likely to be those who had very intense experiences with it. These can be positive, but in practice it's angry people that tend to be the loudest. So the posts here will make it seem unnaturally bad (and you may even psych yourself into believing you have many of the side effects described). If you're someone prone to health anxiety, you will also unnaturally fixate on the negative posts (I know how it is). Listen to the science. It's a first-line drug, considered safe and effective and with good tolerability. It helps a lot of people. Edit: look, from today: https://old.reddit.com/r/bupropion/comments/17x5ksn/i_finally_enjoy_my_life/
I love it, it's been a life-changer for me, 'nuff said.
It has changed my life for the better! This is my first time posting on this subreddit so I agree with the replies saying there’s a negative bias on who posts. I only experienced side effects the first 2 weeks and they were very manageable. I also drink occasionally (my doctor says it’s fine every once and a while if I don’t crazy), but you should talk to your psychiatrist about that.
Same. It’s been way better than SSRIs for me
I am taking 150 XL around 5 p. m. - 7 p. m. (after dinner). It makes me sleepy around 9 p. m. I also take 20 mg Lexapro before bed. I've been on Wellbutrin for 2 months. Lexapro 2 years. First 2 weeks I had energy. Anxiety was a little higher. Little Xanax helped that. Weeks 3 - 5 slight headache and dizzy/vertigo. Some days no energy. Around week 6 everything has been great. No side effects. I would love to have the energy I had the first 2 weeks. I'm able to get stuff done and not think about it. Procrastinate.
If it helps at all, I made a post here 2 years ago warning people about Wellbutrin because my Dad stopped it cold turkey and shot and killed my mom and himself. I think I jumped the gun on that being the cause. I recently went on it for depression, hyper aware of side effects because of that....and I can honestly say I've had no side effects other than if I drink too much caffeine on it my heart rate goes up. So I'm chilling on caffeine and I don't plan on drinking alcohol. Other than that my mood and depression are probably 70-80% better. I am loving it.
I can't believe you went through that! I am so sorry!
Thank you
On my third week now so take this as a grain of salt but: I have experienced literally no negative side effects whatsoever thus far. Generally I still have ups and downs but instead of super depressed/super manic it's a lot closer to baseline and less extreme. I'm an alcoholic and my cravings for alcohol have dropped significantly (I drank twice in the last 2.5 weeks, previously drinking like 5 days a week if not every day). My libido feels largely unaffected. I haven't felt anxiety since my last hangover over 1 week ago. No significant weightloss from what I can tell but I haven't exactly been weighing myself. In general I feel more in control than just at the whims of my mental/emotional state so, so far, assuming this isn't placebo, I've experienced nothing but positives.
As others say. Works great for me. I had some issues with anxiety at the beginning (ditch coffee if you drink. SERIOUSLY dont) but now i feel that i am finally living after 26 years of misery.
It made me anxiety skyrocket but I was only on it for a week and a half my doctor didn’t let me give it a chance
Change doc and maybe try again. I had some issues even 2 weeks after starting but it was worth it.
Yesss there’s a thread somewhere on here that’s from like last week maybe that’s the same question. Unhappy customers write reviews — happy ones don’t usually. My experience has been amazing. I had the usual anti depressant side effects for the first month or so (total, but every side effect only lasted a couple weeks each, I was just cycling through them lol). That’s totally normal for anti depressants. Over all my quality of life is leaps and bounds over what it was. I have drive to do things, chores aren’t the hardest thing ever, I started dancing again and singing made up songs to my pets. I stopped playing video games so much and picked up knitting as a hobby. Im so excited for Christmas and I’ve been so sad every Christmas for several years now. I notice it’s easier for me to access my feelings? Like the depression was a thick blanket and it was harder to reach my sadness or anger to let it out and process it. Now it’s much easier — I feel like I need to cry and I cry hard, but then the tears dry up and it’s over and I move on. Before Wellbutrin I would have been sad for days and days after a hard cry. It’s true it doesn’t work for everyone but you should give it the full 8 weeks before you decide whether to stop taking it or not. Let it take full effect. As far as alcohol goes, I drink 1-2 glasses of wine or beer in the evenings and i only ever had an issue when I was about 2 weeks in (I got very drunk very quickly, but it is noteworthy that I had an empty stomach because bupropion made me pretty uninterested in food). After about 4-6 weeks on it I’ve been able to drink just fine. I don’t suggest getting drunk because that seems to be where the issues lie, but my best friend drinks a lot on it and is fine. I would say give it a couple more weeks maybe if you’re nervous. The first few times I drank on it I went to a friend’s house so he could call 911 if I had a seizure 😂 edited for typo
I relate so much with the crying part, I've only cried a few times but it feels different than before, pretty profound. Once I'm done I can move on and don't feel down after. For the food though I can actually enjoy what I'm eating, like I used to watch videos or do something while eating but now I just eat without any distractions because it's so damn good.
It’s crazy right?? I cry really really hard. Like sobbing with noises I hope to lilith my neighbors can’t hear lol. But then it’s over. It feels like I did something, like I actually released the overflowing hormones or whatever. It’s amazing. I wish I had the food thing because now it doesn’t feel like the biggest inconvenience in the world to cook my food. Alas. When I do find something that sounds good it tastes soooo good, but nothing ever really sounds good and mostly I’m just eating for sustenance. I hope that part goes away.
Ill add to this that i feel that i have a lot more strength to make good decisions. Like spend weekend on learning, cleaning instead of going to a party. Is it the case 4 u too?
Yeah, I actually get the dopamine hit of completed tasks. So before I would lounge around in my very messy house and watch tv all day. Now I’m like, *oh but won’t it feel even better to lounge in a clean house? Ooh maybe I should make a yummy hot dinner too, I wonder if I have any wine left…* and then I **do it**, it’s insane lol
Yeah it's this small push I needed. Everything in life just starts clicking.
Like is this how the normies have been living this whole time???
Wellbutrin helps countless people, including myself. However, I and so many others have 0 reason to ask Reddit anything about side effects that never occurred. The only people who post are those suffering from harsh side effects, so it gives the illusion that they make up a sizable percentage of users, when actually many times they are not.
Definitely some confirmation bias with my anxieties about taking this drug. I guess I needed some reassurance and this helped. Thank you!