Anyone on Wellbutrin

I've been taking Wellbutrin for years and never had a problem with it, once I got used to it. I don't ever feel like a zombie AND (best part) it has no sexual side effects. While most anti-depressants destroy libido and ability to climax, wellbutrin does not. Brilliant!

Ive read several in different articles on-line that you shouldn't take Wellbutrin if you are on Tamoxifen....??   I used to be on Wellbutrin but stopped it about five months before my diagnosis.  I WOULD LOVE to get back on it once my surgery is over, (Just finished chemo yesterday), but I've read that Wellbutrin makes the Tamoxifen less effective???   Anyone else heard about this...??

I had no problem whatsoever on Wellbutrin.  For me it was an easy drug to take with absolutely no side effects. I tried many others too and they all had problems for me.  With Prozac I could n't stop yawning!  So weird-and not good for social situations!  I took Lexapor for one day-hated it!  I felt so weird on it.  Same with zoloft. 

I am a little too wired on the wellbutrin. I function better sexually on wellbutrin than on effexor or zoloft.

Have you considered Valium? I know that it can be addicting, but I find it extremely effective for panic attacks and all feelings of anxiety. I used it originally many years ago when I was suffering from a panic disorder that developed at as result of tachycardias.  I started out on a very low dose and only used it to prevent panic attacks or tachs.  I used it for a year with no problems.  Then, when I was dx'd with bc, I could barely function due to anxiety.  I began using Valium again and it helped me cope, sleep, relax, and prevent my heart from beating too fast.  My dr. eventually decided that she wanted my heart checked and it was determined that it was still beating too fast and I was put on Atenolol which lowers my heart rate and prevents it from going Tachy.  I haven't needed the valium as much, but I still use it for periods of anxiety.  I take the smallest amount that works which is sometimes a 1/4 of a 5mg tablet.  I also likes that it works almost immediately.  I did try Xanax, but it makes me feel "flat" which creeps me out. 

Sorry for the rambling story, but I hope it helps.  Keep trying and you'll find something to help you.  Good luck!

I found it took quite a while (4 weeks?) before I really began to notice a difference and feel better, so be patient and don't conclude, if after 2 weeks or so, you still feel the same, that the wellbutrin won't work for you.  You just have to hang in there.

I would like to know how it affects anxiety as well, mamalu... hoping someone will comment on this.

I would also like to know from people who take it what you think about Wellbutrin's reputed effect on lethargy and low energy.  

I hear/read that it is sometimes a better choice for people who feel lethargic on SSRI-type antidepressants -- that it gives a little boost of energy and focus.  I tried Lexapro for a couple of weeks once, but I couldn't handle nodding off every afternoon when I needed to be working, and I felt like I couldn't stay focused on tasks as well -- like my brain was kind of in a fuzzy zone at times. I haven't tried another A/D since then... but now that I am on Xgeva and Faslodex and battling fatigue, that aspect of Wellbutrin is sounding more appealing to me.  

Do any of you find it lifts you above lethargy and helps you stay productive? 

I feel great on Wellbutrin! I started taking it to help me quit smoking and it has WORKED! The appetite suppressant side effect has been SO GREAT!! I have not gained any weight from quitting and I have no desire to smoke.........not sure if it is boosting my energy as I have always been pretty active.......I do NOT however feel jittery or anything I have not tried any other drug so have nothing to compare it to.......I am supposed to start Tamoxifen soon and am very bummed to hear I cannot take the two together.......I have been quit since October 16th so hopefully I can stay quit after getting off the Wellbutrin

Hi - anyone who is on wellbutrin - do you find it also helps hot flashes like effexor does? I'd like to try it but wondered about how well it does with hot flashes. Please comment if you can.

Thanks eveyrone

I want to second Cynthia's observation about Valium (diazepam).  I have wrestled off and on with a bit of PTSD since cancer came into my world, and sometimes my adrenals get so miserably jammed in high gear that I can't even settle down enough to pray the calming prayers that I know will help.  That's when I know I need some support to get through.  

When I can't get that grinding, nervous feeling to subside by other means (deep breathing, slowing down, stretching, calm music, herb tea, etc), I do not hesitate to pop half a Valium to put the world back on its axis.  

There comes this lovely moment when I can feel it washing over and untying my knotted-up muscles, and my breathing deepens again.  It's an old proven drug, been around forever, and it works.

I only take it once every week or so, as needed. But for me, it always knocks the anxiety back to the corner for a while. 

I have taken Wellbutrin for years for recurrent depression. My plan is to stay on it for life to try to prevent another major depressive episode. It made it a little harder to get to sleep at night, but my shrink added trazodone which helps with sleep. Trazodone is an old antidepressant - not all that effective and very sedating. Buspar is an antianxiety medication with almost no risk of addiction or dependence. Also, higher doses of Celexa can be good for anxiety.

I also found counseling to be effective.  Cognitive therapy can help you learn to stop the anxious thinking before it gets out of hand. You don't need to suffer. It may take a little while to find the right solution. Hugs.