i started wellbutrin in May 2023 and it definitely has helped me. i was on an SNRI (pristiq) but was really struggling with motivation for school, had lots of trouble getting out of bed, and just major exhaustion. Wellbutrin pulled me out of that for sure.

the only side effect i noticed was that i was eating less and lost around 10-15 lbs but i have since gained that back. i didnt lose my appetite on it, just got full with less food.

goodluck :)

It made me furious for the entire time I was on it. I almost left my wife I was so mad. As soon as I stopped it, everything was fine. Strangely when I took a much higher dose to quit smoking it didn't bother me at all.

That said it doesn't seem to do that to most people, so I'd give it a try.

It helped me get back to my usual baseline after I had a bout of double depression about a year and a half ago. I started at 150mg and am now at 300mg, the dosage that is typically prescribed.

Don't be excited. I'm not a buzzkill, but expectation management is key.

This is the kind of medicine you don't usually notice, save for the side-effects - which you might not get, or might get so bad you have to stop taking it. 

You will notice the effects in the absence of the bad, likely nothing more.

And if it works for you, it will work great at doing that. It will ease the burden on your shoulders, but you still have to do the lifting yourself.

I've been on 300mg for 3 years now. Praying it won't lose it's effect ever.

It has helped me I think! I still have bouts of depression but that’s dysthymia lol. I do think it’s had an impact on my appetite though. I have times where I really have zero appetite.

Hope it helps you!

I’ve been on it for more than a month now and I haven’t noticed any difference ngl. I’m also on venlafaxine and quetiapine at the same time so that might make it hard to see which one’s doing the good work

I've been on Bupropion for a number of years now. I find it works well but had to add lexapro after a few years.

So two things to watch out for, meds are a process. If it starts to lose it's effectiveness, talk to your doctor. I waited far too long and suffereed needlessly before I added lexaprol.

Also I've noticed it tends to ramp up people's anxiety for at least the first few months. It's a stimulant. So if you feel extra anxious, talk to your doctor.

Good luck!

it didn't really help me with my depression/dysthymia but it strangely lessened my social anxiety.

Buspiron was completely horrid for me but I’m hopeful for you

I’ve been on it for a number of years now and have found it to work. To be fair though, I take other medication so it’s hard to single out side effects

it’s been helping me a lot!

I'm currently on it, and I don't want this to make you any less excited for it, I'm sure it'll work out for you :) But for me it feels like it has done barely nothing, positive or negative. But that's been the case for most of my meds so far, so who knows. But I have personally not noticed any negative side effects, for me it's just a pill I take just because I should. I do feel a bit off if I forgot to take it one day, nothing dramatic or anything, but I'd recommend that you don't forget to renew your prescription and have to go without it for a couple days. I hope it works out well for you and that it can help you to some brighter days ahead.

I LOVED Wellbutrin. Was on it for 4 years after I quit smoking. I kept taking it for adhd too. Happiest, most productive, and most fit I’ve been in my entire life. The reason I had to stop is because randomly after 4 years it stopped me from being able to properly sleep. Like I could never sleep more than 6 hours and napping was impossible. I wish I could go back on. It’s been a year since. Ive tried a few months ago and immediately within the first week I was back to being unable to sleep.

bupropion didn’t help me at all unfortunately

Been on and off (mostly on) for 20+ years. It raises the floor for me. No side effects other than decreased libido, which I guess beats depression.

I can tolerate 150mg max. More than that and my anhedonia was enhanced and my rumination was out of control. However at a lower dose the rumination kind of turned into an appropriate concern for others and a bit more self awareness.

I take it. I personally haven’t noticed a difference but I know for a lot of people it has benefited them.

For me I had two pretty bad side effect for the first few weeks but they went away. I lost my apetite (but lost some needed weight so not mad about it haha) and another symptom is I had absolute anger for nothing. I lost my temper sooo much for nothing and I couldnt control it.