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Q: Wellbutrin Mood Swings

asked by: TeHLaine on December 14th, 2005

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-23 yr old male
last tues I was put on wellbutrin (generic) for add and some anxiety, I am a bit depressed but that hasnt been a lifelong problem, more just a temporary situation due to life complications. Anyways, today will mark the end of day 8 and I dont think I have cried this much in one week since I first started preschool. Last night that movie about the us olympic hockey team that beat the russians with kurt russel as the coach was on tv, I cried for 45 min after it ended because I was so happy for them... I dont even like hockey. It seems to go in swings but can be triggered by just about anything. Has anyone else experienced this with wellbutrin and can I expect this to pass once its been two weeks or am I going to be bringing tissues with me to every movie I go to for the rest of my life.

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frosk

replied on December 17th, 2005

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I am on wellbutrin also- 300mgs. Although I dont have the crying episodes, I am extremely depressed, no energy or motivation to do anything. I started out a week of just 150mg and my doctor upped it to 300mg. Tagging along with you tehlaine, I am wondering if this is the way it is supposed to be and it gets better or is this something that I need to be concerned about and should stop. My doc says that since I am already on paxil, they dont want to put me on another ssri. I think I am out of options as I also tried remeron and it didnt work. I dont want to stop paxil because of the withdrawal horror stories I have heard about. I am lost.

PinkieLee

replied on December 24th, 2005

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I took wellbutrin sr for about 10 months. The side effects I experienced were severe and didn't go away until about 2-3 weeks after I stopped treatment.

ScottMcD

replied on January 6th, 2006

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I've been on wellbutrin for 6 months or more now. Even at 300 mg, I noticed no effects at all, of any sort - even improving my mood.

My doc and I added lexapro to the mix, and over the next several weeks that had a noticeable effect. A month or two later I tried stopping the wellbutrin, but that resulted in a really bad couple of weeks. Weird.

I don't think the mix is working as well now, though, so it's probably time to try something else. :|

susie1234

replied on October 24th, 2009

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No luck on wellbutrin

I started wellbutrin about 3 months ago. It had the exact opposite affect I was looking for. It made my anxiety worse, and my moods swings were phenominal. I am cutting back for two weeks and then plan to get off altogether and I already feel slightly better. Thought this drug was supposed to help. All it did was kill my appetite.

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