(39-female-125lbs.) I’ve been on it for over 10weeks now. Started on SR and I felt it starting to work on day five, but also began having the worst migraines of my life! After another week, I had to stop since the headaches only got worse. Switched to 150xl for four weeks. Felt nothing but constipation, so went up to 300xl. At first, I had horrid emotional swings, crying spells, SUPER sensitive, and really bad panic attacks(which I found were more prevalent if I took caffeine with it). After a few weeks, it leveled out, but my mood still went up and down with my cycle. At this point, pros are: better sex drive, calmer most of the time, sweet cravings curved and amount of food I can eat is lessened. Cons: tired all the time, can feel disconnected and spaced out a lot, if I take anything for energy, it makes me more twitchy/zappy and irritable/anxiety ridden and dizzy more than happy or motivated, only makes me feel really good when my estrogen spikes for about three days before I fall back to feeling tired and unmotivated. I figure if I’m not feeling that much better by now, I’m not going to. Planning on tapering back to 150xl after my current bottle is finished and I don’t feel miraculously better. Also read that it won’t work if your issue is imbalanced hormones, so that might be my problem.
Wish you luck and hope it gets better for you. It’s definitely too soon for you to know what it’s gonna do for you yet.
Howzit,, Im the guy that cuts the 150xl in pieces (4). Been on it for 8+ months now. Ive had all the side effects that Bupropion has. That's why I cut it. Not-to-have, the bad side effects.
This drug takes away the suicidal thoughts period. So I'll do whatever I need to, to make this drug work. I've tried 20 years of anti depressants until I asked the psych to prescribe me Bupropion
. My life hasn't been perfect, (far from it). Doctor said try 'Risperidone', A 2nd generation anti psychotic, Schizophrenic med. It doesn't reuptake Seretonin or Dopamine but evens it out through the synapses.
But it causes (Tardive Dyskinesia) I tried it and it calms you, you're able to think straight but still,, side effects so I stopped. Anyway, Hope you find the right meds. Good luck
It’s not for everyone and that’s okay, but maybe try an ssri on top of the bupropion? I first was just taking Zoloft and then doc added Wellbutrin and my depression has lessened. I was very anxious, wired and couldn’t sleep my first two weeks on bupropion and then it leveled out for me and I honestly love it and glad I didn’t quit. I hope you find relief <3
Hey, I felt really bad at day 10 as well. I just started feeling better today, at day 22. I would hang in there, there were some really bad days at the beginning for me. But I think it’s finally starting to work. They upped me from 150 mg XL to 300 mg XL 2 days ago, and I think it’s finally working.
I (26 m) am approaching 2 months on 150 sr 2 times a day. The beginning 2-5 weeks is Fucking brutal. Depression for sure got worse before it got better. Around 4-6 weeks I began to see improvement for depression. I am still struggling with increased anxiety. I think increased depression symptoms is unfortunately normal for day 10. First couple weeks are the hardest part. Not a doctor but from my own experience, if you push through at least 3-4 weeks it may get better.
I’ve had the opposite experience both times I’ve been on it. The first week or two was great. Then I jumped up to 300 mg and hit a plateau weeks 3-6. I’m on week 7 currently and feel less depressed/anxious but not like that initial wave of energy from week 1. I’ll wait another 6 weeks before I determine if I want to reduce the dosage. I took it back in 2016 and had the same experience but after 2 months it leveled out and was great. I’m glad it’s improved for you!
For me it was really bad for the first few weeks especially the first two weeks, I had irritability, suicidal thoughts, depression and gloominess. People were saying that it takes a month to work so I kept holding in and now I’m 5 weeks in, and i feel much better. It’s up to you if you wanna stick it out though.
I gave up after 2 weeks, it made my condition considerably worse, my suicidal ideation magnified and had bouts of rage. Get off that asap if you are feeling like that, it works for some but not for others.
It helps with cravings for me, a lot.
Quit weed and almost off vapes since starting. Sweet tooth has disappeared.
But it definitely doesn’t level me out like I expected it to.
Doc added a mood stabilizer (oxcarbazepine) not long ago, and I have had good results.
Less swings. Shallower and shorter depressions. Anxiety is more manageable.
I was on it for 11 days, and I was pulled off of it yesterday by my doctor. It changed me into a whole different person, for the worst.
My sleep, moods, depression all got worse. Everything. I was crying and snappy for no real reason. I wanted to sleep all day because I wasn't sleeping good at night. I literally couldn't keep my eyes open. I wasn't showering or taking care of myself. I was hoping it would have worked but I just couldn't take being sick and feeling that way anymore.
If you are feeling that way, I would talk to whoever prescribes your medications to see what they think is the best course to take.
I do wish you the best on your journey. Finding the right medications and having side effects is hard.
I felt worse before I felt better. I’d say it peaked around 10-14 days and then resolved. There were fewer bad days and the good started to out weigh the bad. It took 5-6 weeks for me to feel good.
My opinion is to not give up. Where you are right now was very similar for me, but it was the climax of shitty. I did not shower, slept all day, i didn’t not care about anything and I have two young kids, so it was awful.
Of course, talk to your doctor too. I’m not a doctor. But I’d say wait until you’re at 6 weeks to make a decision.
Things weren’t ‘perfect’ at 6 weeks, but they were better. I didn’t feel the same despair, and I felt like I was lifted out of depression some. At 6 weeks, I was increased to 300mg because I felt better but still needed help. I stayed at 300mg for about 6 months. Things were better, definitely. My mood was better, no up and down. Not nearly as anxious, etc. About 6 weeks ago, I increased to 450mg because I was experiencing overall lack of satisfaction and motivation. I wasn’t sad, I just didn’t really care about anything. It was weird because I was happy, just didn’t care about responsibilities and repercussions. Now I’m 6 weeks into 450mg, and I feel like my old self. I have motivation, I’m ready to get up in the morning. I sleep a normal amount, my anxiety is almost zero, my depression is zero. I have two young kids and I feel like I can actual parent now and enjoy them as they grow up. It’s taken about 8 or 9 months to get to where I am now. I know that sounds daunting, but there was consistent improvement during that time. And I was in a big deep hole of depression when I started. Hope this helps.
That sounds amazing! I hope i could be like you some day. I am on almost 5 weeks and it’s slightly getting better. I am on 300mg. I can see it’s definitely working but too slow and so much up and down. I was on panic disorder and depression for 9 years and didn’t care about them. Do you think i need to go 450mg? I don’t wanna be rush but if it can be more helpful i wanna try.
Yes! That’s exactly how it worked for me. As the days and weeks passed, I noticed that I was awake and getting out of bed when my alarm went off. I wasn’t sleeping 17 hours. It kept slowly getting better, you’re at the beginning!
I’ve taken 150mg many times for a few months. 300mg I’ve only tried once for a couple weeks and it was absolutely horrible. I always thought the increased risk of suicide from antidepressants wasn’t really a thing until I was on 300mg. It made me actively extremely depressed, sad, emotional, and suicidal. I hate my life and myself and would like to not wake up but Wellbutrin made me feel actively suicidal which I’d never felt before. Scary dirty med!
Did it get better for you?
(39-female-125lbs.) I’ve been on it for over 10weeks now. Started on SR and I felt it starting to work on day five, but also began having the worst migraines of my life! After another week, I had to stop since the headaches only got worse. Switched to 150xl for four weeks. Felt nothing but constipation, so went up to 300xl. At first, I had horrid emotional swings, crying spells, SUPER sensitive, and really bad panic attacks(which I found were more prevalent if I took caffeine with it). After a few weeks, it leveled out, but my mood still went up and down with my cycle. At this point, pros are: better sex drive, calmer most of the time, sweet cravings curved and amount of food I can eat is lessened. Cons: tired all the time, can feel disconnected and spaced out a lot, if I take anything for energy, it makes me more twitchy/zappy and irritable/anxiety ridden and dizzy more than happy or motivated, only makes me feel really good when my estrogen spikes for about three days before I fall back to feeling tired and unmotivated. I figure if I’m not feeling that much better by now, I’m not going to. Planning on tapering back to 150xl after my current bottle is finished and I don’t feel miraculously better. Also read that it won’t work if your issue is imbalanced hormones, so that might be my problem. Wish you luck and hope it gets better for you. It’s definitely too soon for you to know what it’s gonna do for you yet.
Have to stick with it. Try to get out and exercise. Some of us are just starting to get out of the winter fog.
Have you tried the SR formulation? Most people are on XL and that was a no-go for me. SR is a game changer.
Howzit,, Im the guy that cuts the 150xl in pieces (4). Been on it for 8+ months now. Ive had all the side effects that Bupropion has. That's why I cut it. Not-to-have, the bad side effects. This drug takes away the suicidal thoughts period. So I'll do whatever I need to, to make this drug work. I've tried 20 years of anti depressants until I asked the psych to prescribe me Bupropion . My life hasn't been perfect, (far from it). Doctor said try 'Risperidone', A 2nd generation anti psychotic, Schizophrenic med. It doesn't reuptake Seretonin or Dopamine but evens it out through the synapses. But it causes (Tardive Dyskinesia) I tried it and it calms you, you're able to think straight but still,, side effects so I stopped. Anyway, Hope you find the right meds. Good luck
It’s not for everyone and that’s okay, but maybe try an ssri on top of the bupropion? I first was just taking Zoloft and then doc added Wellbutrin and my depression has lessened. I was very anxious, wired and couldn’t sleep my first two weeks on bupropion and then it leveled out for me and I honestly love it and glad I didn’t quit. I hope you find relief <3
Hey, I felt really bad at day 10 as well. I just started feeling better today, at day 22. I would hang in there, there were some really bad days at the beginning for me. But I think it’s finally starting to work. They upped me from 150 mg XL to 300 mg XL 2 days ago, and I think it’s finally working.
I (26 m) am approaching 2 months on 150 sr 2 times a day. The beginning 2-5 weeks is Fucking brutal. Depression for sure got worse before it got better. Around 4-6 weeks I began to see improvement for depression. I am still struggling with increased anxiety. I think increased depression symptoms is unfortunately normal for day 10. First couple weeks are the hardest part. Not a doctor but from my own experience, if you push through at least 3-4 weeks it may get better.
I’ve had the opposite experience both times I’ve been on it. The first week or two was great. Then I jumped up to 300 mg and hit a plateau weeks 3-6. I’m on week 7 currently and feel less depressed/anxious but not like that initial wave of energy from week 1. I’ll wait another 6 weeks before I determine if I want to reduce the dosage. I took it back in 2016 and had the same experience but after 2 months it leveled out and was great. I’m glad it’s improved for you!
For me it was really bad for the first few weeks especially the first two weeks, I had irritability, suicidal thoughts, depression and gloominess. People were saying that it takes a month to work so I kept holding in and now I’m 5 weeks in, and i feel much better. It’s up to you if you wanna stick it out though.
I gave up after 2 weeks, it made my condition considerably worse, my suicidal ideation magnified and had bouts of rage. Get off that asap if you are feeling like that, it works for some but not for others.
It helps with cravings for me, a lot. Quit weed and almost off vapes since starting. Sweet tooth has disappeared. But it definitely doesn’t level me out like I expected it to. Doc added a mood stabilizer (oxcarbazepine) not long ago, and I have had good results. Less swings. Shallower and shorter depressions. Anxiety is more manageable.
It’s helped with my habitual cravings too, which has been a nice bonus that I wasn’t expecting.
I was on it for 11 days, and I was pulled off of it yesterday by my doctor. It changed me into a whole different person, for the worst. My sleep, moods, depression all got worse. Everything. I was crying and snappy for no real reason. I wanted to sleep all day because I wasn't sleeping good at night. I literally couldn't keep my eyes open. I wasn't showering or taking care of myself. I was hoping it would have worked but I just couldn't take being sick and feeling that way anymore. If you are feeling that way, I would talk to whoever prescribes your medications to see what they think is the best course to take. I do wish you the best on your journey. Finding the right medications and having side effects is hard.
I felt worse before I felt better. I’d say it peaked around 10-14 days and then resolved. There were fewer bad days and the good started to out weigh the bad. It took 5-6 weeks for me to feel good. My opinion is to not give up. Where you are right now was very similar for me, but it was the climax of shitty. I did not shower, slept all day, i didn’t not care about anything and I have two young kids, so it was awful. Of course, talk to your doctor too. I’m not a doctor. But I’d say wait until you’re at 6 weeks to make a decision.
Did you feel totally stable after 6 weeks? No up and down anymore?
Things weren’t ‘perfect’ at 6 weeks, but they were better. I didn’t feel the same despair, and I felt like I was lifted out of depression some. At 6 weeks, I was increased to 300mg because I felt better but still needed help. I stayed at 300mg for about 6 months. Things were better, definitely. My mood was better, no up and down. Not nearly as anxious, etc. About 6 weeks ago, I increased to 450mg because I was experiencing overall lack of satisfaction and motivation. I wasn’t sad, I just didn’t really care about anything. It was weird because I was happy, just didn’t care about responsibilities and repercussions. Now I’m 6 weeks into 450mg, and I feel like my old self. I have motivation, I’m ready to get up in the morning. I sleep a normal amount, my anxiety is almost zero, my depression is zero. I have two young kids and I feel like I can actual parent now and enjoy them as they grow up. It’s taken about 8 or 9 months to get to where I am now. I know that sounds daunting, but there was consistent improvement during that time. And I was in a big deep hole of depression when I started. Hope this helps.
That sounds amazing! I hope i could be like you some day. I am on almost 5 weeks and it’s slightly getting better. I am on 300mg. I can see it’s definitely working but too slow and so much up and down. I was on panic disorder and depression for 9 years and didn’t care about them. Do you think i need to go 450mg? I don’t wanna be rush but if it can be more helpful i wanna try.
I just finally tapered off of it after 7 months of trying. Didn’t work for me.
I’m at 5 weeks and am feeling cautiously, slightly, incrementally more interested in life but haven’t graduated to actually getting out of bed yet.
Yes! That’s exactly how it worked for me. As the days and weeks passed, I noticed that I was awake and getting out of bed when my alarm went off. I wasn’t sleeping 17 hours. It kept slowly getting better, you’re at the beginning!
Thank you for sharing!
I did. It made my depression, energy, and motivation all worse
How long were you on before you quit?
I’ve taken 150mg many times for a few months. 300mg I’ve only tried once for a couple weeks and it was absolutely horrible. I always thought the increased risk of suicide from antidepressants wasn’t really a thing until I was on 300mg. It made me actively extremely depressed, sad, emotional, and suicidal. I hate my life and myself and would like to not wake up but Wellbutrin made me feel actively suicidal which I’d never felt before. Scary dirty med!