Wellbutrin and wellbutrin xl 150

I have been on Wellbutrin for a couple of years & it has been a life saver. But it is very possible my hair loss is due to it. I have always had a full head of hair & no hair loss in my family at all. I'm also experiencing hearing loss but don't know if this is due to the Wellbutrin as my Father & sister have had hearing loss. My doctor intends to lower my dosage next month & I am going to ask him if air loss is a side effect.

I've been on Wellbutrin XL 150 for a few months and I love it! The first few weeks were a bit hard because I felt constantly jumpy, nervous, and had a hard time sleeping. But there are side effects with almost everything for the first little while! Now that I've been on it for a while, I've noticed I'm losing weight, feeling energetic, and I feel hopeful about my life! Also I have a ridiculously increased sex drive. It may not be right for everyone, but for me it's been awesome so far.

I've been taking wellbutrin XL 150 mg for about a ten days now. The first couple of days I have had a severe case of migraine. But now it comes and goes. I also can't sleep and when I do. I get like a sleep disturbance. I close my eyes and sleep for a split second and then I would awake suddenly. (I feel like I'm falling) These would last throughout the night. During the day I get jittery and have energy at times and then I would get tired all of a sudden. I am dizzy most of the day. I do however, have loss of appetite. I'm not eating like I usually do. My depression is getting better. I am curious to see if I can last a month or so. If it is the symptoms are getting worse. I think I might quit.

I have been on Wellbutrin xl 150 for about 8 months. I also take 5 mg Lexapro daily, but am weaning off. I was recently upped to 300, about 1 month ago, since I want to eliminate the Lexapro completely. I have noticed I sometimes stutter or cant get my thoughts out fast enough! I am a nurse and work in the ER in a very fast paced environment. I thought it was just me, and I am worried maybe it is something else, but has anyone experienced this? I noticed it only after upping my dose??? also I am very concerned about the seizure statistics.. 1 in 1000 or 1 in 4000 people have seizures on Wellbutrin???? I never knew this, has anyone had a seizure from this? I am very worried!!!!!

I was on Wellbutrin XL 150 mg for 10 days. On the tenth day I started itching, breaking out in whelps, then having blisters in my mouth. Dizziness, it's like I would turn my head then in a coupl eof seconds my eyes would catch up. Also I have no appetite. My stomach just stays upset. Well its been almost a month now and I am still having this reaction. I have been a predisone both oral and IM. This past Friday my throat swelled up and had to call 911 and be rushed to the hospital. Was told to take Pepcid (yes the medicine for ulcers) as it is a histamine blocker and would help keep the hives down. I just want to know how much longer can this last. I was told it can last 4-6 weeks after my last dose. Please let me know if anyone else has had this experience.

I am glad to see that there are other people having the same problems as me, memory loss, lack of concentration, headache and I have developed psoriasis since taking Wellbutrin XL 150 mg. I thought it was just me and I was getting really stupid. I don't know if anyone else has experienced psoriasis, but its terrible. If anyone has, please let me know if it subsided once you were off of the drug. The side effects say it can cause skin rash, but I didn't think they meant this.

Hello-
I am new to these postings. I am very please to finally come across some informative information regarding Wellbutrin products and their side affects. I feel very compelled to share my experiences with you, as I am also a true believer that this medicine despite the side affects can still make me feel amazing!!
First, I am very sensitive to medications, even certain vitamins. I started out with Wellbutrin (Reg/75 mg twice a day), loved it, felt alert not depressed, worked very fast but also wore off very fast, I could not stay awake in between dosages. So, they tried me on Wellbutrin SR (150 mg once a day), a few times over the course of four years, I never felt so alive, confident, energized in my life!!! Not to mention the weight loss and no more grogginess from SSRI's. But, after time yes, those nasty bed ridden headaches came, and living on Tylenol/Advil Migraine just wasn't the answer. Loved it though! With all the positives it gave me. (weight loss, being alert, anxiety gone, depression gone). But, it always came to those headaches and the hot flashes, and sometimes flu like symptoms!!! I would always convince myself that it was going to be different and these won't occur this time around, but it always did. Now, facing the withdrawel affects from the SR medication was horrifying!!! (no more confidence, headaches, overwhelming feelings of anxiety, more so than ever before, ringing in my ears for days, nightmares).
My recent trail has been with Wellbutrin XL (150 mg daily). My doctor and pharmacist said I would love it! Everyone who's tried it has really enjoyed this new version. So, afraid to death of trying it do to those headaches and the thought of going through withdrawel again scared me so badly!!
My pharmacist said start out with 150 mg every other day to see if your system can tolerate it, so I did and thought WOW it's really working (keep in mind with Reg and SR versions I could feel a positive affect immediately) then take it daily, but by the eighth day, my head started to hurt so I ran for the Advil.
Something I found very interesting and scary was I exhausted, very slowed down, by evening couldn't eat enough food, ringing or more like pulling down sensation on my ear lobes, by the fourth day I seemed like I gained about 7-8 lbs. still more tired than before, and by the eighth day I had problems talking correctly and had no ambition of getting off the couch, all I do is sleep, sleep, sleep, or stare at my children and husband like I was all fogged up in "no man's land", and by the tenth day all of any heavy feeling in my head went to my left side of my head, face, lips, arm, leg, I have a continuous numbness on my left side of my body so I decided enough is enough!! It has been five days since I went cold turkey (which I know is not the smartest move) but this numbness scares me, I almost feel as if I went to the dentist to have a few fillings put in and they gave me way to much of their stuff! I actually feel a little better each day, all aside from the withdrawel flu-like symtoms I'm having. I have to lay down a few times a day to rest my head, only the left side has occasional shooting pain through it and the numbness is still on my left side of my body down to my toes. I pray this feeling will go away soon! Yet, I know the emotional withdrawel portion of taking XL verison is still ahead of me, I just cannot bare the thought of all those extreme side affects.
I would gladly deal with Wellbutrin (Reg) and feel alert, and sleepy in between dosages rather than this. Hell, I would gladly go back on Wellbutrin SR and really feel alive even with the headaches than to ever take a chance with Wellbutrin XL EVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (heck, I would go back to Prozac and deal with the spaciness, and weight gain, sexual side affects!)
*******PLEASE, PLEASE, IF THERE IS ANYONE ELSE OUT THERE THAT HAS HAD THESE PROBLEMS PLEASE EMAIL ASAP*******
Thank for your time & sharing your experiences. I would love to hear from anyone who has had experience on these products, I still believe in them, but for whatever reason my brain/body cannot tolerate them............
Sincerely,
Tallie

I started taking Wellbutrin XL 150 mg on Sept. 9, 2004 once a day in the morning. On September 23 I was told to take 300 mg once a day in the morning. On September 23 in the afternoon my right ear felt clogged and there was a ringing. To make a long story short, I've been diagnosed with permanent nerve damage resulting in a hearing loss that a hearing aid cannot help. The ringing hasn't stopped either. I stopped Wellbutrin on October 7th and my hearing has not come back and I guess it never will. I'm now trying to find a lawyer to see if I have a case. Is there anybody out there will the same symptoms? It's just too coincidental that anything else caused the nerve damage. I had an MRI and it's normal.