Wellbutrin Xl Reviews
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Has anyone else taken Wellbutrin XL, and if so, how would you describe your experience?

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I started the generic form of Wellbutrin 150mg 2x a day. After two weeks I was extremely unsteady and dizzy. I went to urgent care, and they said I had vertigo. I wondered if it was a side effect, so I called my doctor, and he told me to stop taking the medicine and come in. She did not believe it was a side effect and said it was vertigo and gave me steroids, and said not to start the medicine again till after the steroids were done. I went back because I was still feeling a little off balance. She is sending me in for a test but said to start up the generic Wellbutrin again. It's been two weeks, and I am feeling so wonky like in a fog, still off balance but not as bad as the first time and not in my body. I can't explain it. It's been 2 weeks again since I restarted it. Has anyone else experienced anything like this?

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I have been on Wellbutrin for a month. Previously I was using Lexamil for 5 yrs and thereafter Serdep for about a year, before now switching to Wellbutrin. The previous two meds were not working for me since I had no energy and still suffered from anxiety. With Wellbutrin, Doctor also put me on Urbanol which would keep me calm. Although it is still early stages, I am starting to see some positive effects: I no longer wanna sleep whole day; don’t feel exhausted when I wake up in the morning; gaining more confidence by standing up in a workshop and engaging. I am also able to fall asleep later at night and wake up before the alarm goes off. However I do have less bowel movement and find myself actually swearing a bit more: like using the F word more often in a sentence. These are my only concerns, but other than that I’m doing much better. Anybody have similar experiences or can offer some advice? Thanks

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That is correct, you should not cut, break, or crush a time released tablet, such as this, since it could cause you to get too much of the medication, at once, which may result in overdose, according to FDA warnings. Its typical side effects are listed as possibly including nausea, dizziness, headache, dry mouth, and irritability.

Overall, it would be best to consult your doctor for the best way to taper off of this medication.

Sheila, how are you doing, now?

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I am not an expert by any means, but if XL stands for "extended release" you are not supposed to cut the pills because it changes the way the drug is released.... like you get it much faster....

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I am trying to figure out how to get off of the Wellbutrin xl 15o mg. i take 1 per day in the morning. It is making me throw up. I am going to start splitting it in half for a week. Then I am going to stop it all together the next week.

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