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I have been on Bupropion SR for about a month now. I had severe ...

Posted at 8:42 AM on Jul 03, 2006 by m00nsh1ne, #15996
I have been on Bupropion SR for about a month now. I had severe depression stemming from past incidents that I was unable to get over on my own. I started at 150 mg once a day and the first 2 days I felt nothing. The third day I caught myself grinning and laughing! However, on the 5th day, my doctor upped it to 150 mg twice a day. After the fourth day of that I started feeling irritable and tired. After a week of it I started feeling dizzy, nausea, anxiety, shaky, and just generally weird. I went to a different doctor and told her the symptoms and she reduced me to 100 mg twice a day. The dizziness is gone but the irritability is still present although manageable if I just think before I speak. I also have lost about 5 pounds. I notice that some days I have no appetite and others I am ravenous. The worst side effect so far is the anxiety. I have never had it before and now when the least little event or conflict is present I start getting a churning feeling in my stomach and restlessness. As for insomnia, I do stay up too late but once I force myself into bed I pass right out. I get sleepy around 2:00pm which is when I take the second pill and sometimes can't stop myself from falling asleep at my computer at work. My dreams were more intense and lucid when I was on 300mg a day but they seem to have gone back to normal now.
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Reply 8 months ago on Dec 30, 2007 by loritrou, #3715

Thank you for your clear and informative side effect posting. I have just started Bupropion 75mg. the generic for Wellbutrin. I am taking the version that Walmart stocks. This morning will be my third day only. Last night my very high energy toddler granddaughter was visiting, and I noticed that her behavior spun me into a screaming fit...I also observed that I was laughing more on the 2nd day and was pleasantly surprised .I had been on Lexapro prior (5mg. every third day), because my system seems to only need a very small dose, but I had asked the Dr. to give me something cheaper and she preferred to change my prescription and refer me to a psychiatric Dr. She did not like the way I was dosing myself. I would appreciate keeping in contact with you regarding any future side effect that I may experience as I am very hesitant to take drugs. The Dr. also is giving me 50mg. of Atenelol for high blood pressure and I noticed that this Beta Blocker could interact with Bupropion on the side effect notice you get with the medicine. Since Atenelol makes me tired and I have to take 25mg. twice a day, I hope that the Bupropion will boost my energy and help me to lose weight...

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