Reviewer: Morgan, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have tried lots of different medicines but I still feel like I haven’t found the right one for me. I’m currently on 300 mg wellbutrin and I do think it’s helped I don’t feel that sad anymore but I don’t get happy or laugh and have fun it’s hard to hangout with my friends because they are all having a great time and I feel like i’m trying to have fun but i’m just sitting there not having a good t ... Show Full Comment

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I have tried lots of different medicines but I still feel like I haven’t found the right one for me. I’m currently on 300 mg wellbutrin and I do think it’s helped I don’t feel that sad anymore but I don’t get happy or laugh and have fun it’s hard to hangout with my friends because they are all having a great time and I feel like i’m trying to have fun but i’m just sitting there not having a good time it’s really hard for me to try to have fun and laugh and be silly. I just want to enjoy life and be happy again.
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Reviewer: thankful, 19-24 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I have been taking 300mg of Bupropion XL (the generic form of Wellbutrin XL) for four years and I have to say this medicine has saved my life. Before I started Bupropion, I had had five depressive episodes in four years; I have not had a depressive episode since I began taking Bupropion four years ago. I can feel happy again and I can laugh. I am able to feel sadness, but it doesn't overwhelm ... Show Full Comment

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I have been taking 300mg of Bupropion XL (the generic form of Wellbutrin XL) for four years and I have to say this medicine has saved my life. Before I started Bupropion, I had had five depressive episodes in four years; I have not had a depressive episode since I began taking Bupropion four years ago. I can feel happy again and I can laugh. I am able to feel sadness, but it doesn't overwhelm me. I am not drowning in self-loathing anymore. I am myself again and I have been myself for four years. As far as negative side-effects are concerned, I will have a migraine if I accidentally skipped a dose the day before. It also took a while to kick in. The first two weeks were difficult because my brain would go "offline" in the afternoon and I wouldn't be able to do anything until my brain "restarted" later in the evening. This pattern lasted for a few weeks. The first month was pretty terrible, though there were glimmers that things were changing; I would feel less awful than usual for ten minutes every few days. The second month was a little better; I was able to feel happy for an entire hour one day and could generally enjoy things more. Week nine was when I had five whole good days where I could feel happy any time I wanted all day long. Week ten was when everything took off and I started feeling like myself again. Four years later, this medication still works for me. I have been able to get back on my feet and rebuild my life after my depression because the chemicals in my brain are working for me and not against me. I feel good. I can feel good whenever I want. I'm not held captive by depression anymore. Bupropion made all of that possible.
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Reviewer: 75 or over Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Has been a life savor

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Has been a life savor
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Reviewer: 35-44 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have been on welbutrin xr for 4 days. I am prescribed the 150mgs once daily. The first day I took it,I was fine. No problems. Then the second, third and forth days all I did was cry. I opted to stop taking this medication this morning. My family and I just could not handle all the crying.

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I have been on welbutrin xr for 4 days. I am prescribed the 150mgs once daily. The first day I took it,I was fine. No problems. Then the second, third and forth days all I did was cry. I opted to stop taking this medication this morning. My family and I just could not handle all the crying.
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