Wellbutrin effective?

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I started Wellbutrin for my Anxiety and Depression. I was on 150mg aka lowest dosage and felt constant anxious and very angry at times. My dr told me to take 2 a day to see if that helps and I started today and just feel very strange. Feel emotionless, which is great in terms of not having panic attacks. I just don’t know if it’s normal or if I should give it a few weeks before worrying and discussing with my dr. I was previously on lexapro, which didn’t help, just made me super sleepy and I slept like a rock. What are some of the side effects anyone else has faced on Bupropion/Wellbutrin? I know i need to give it more time it’s just been a rough few months of dealing with my panic attacks and I’m ready to feel like myself again😪
Update: doing a dose of Prozac along with the Wellbutrin and I already am feeling less anxious :) thank you all for your responses!!

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Aww I know how much panic ruins life (might have to change or bump up my current beds soon). Wellbutrin was added on to a med I used to take (effexor) but the Wellbutrin unfortunately did nothing. The Effexor was great for nearly 10 years before it stopped. But when I started that one years back, and when switching to my current cipralex , I had a month or so of weird feelings before it all settled. Give it a couple weeks and see if you slowly start feeling more yourself.

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I took it for anxiety and depression for about 2 years, it helped decrease my depression but I had to be put on another medication for anxiety because It skyrocketed. It’s different for everyone so please keep your doctor notified about how you are feeling. If bad thoughts get worse then tell them
Best of luck!

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My husband took that and it absolutely made him feel worse.

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I took it for a few years. It helped at first, but I started to actually get more emotional on it and I gained weight. I finally had to come off of it because it was making it hard for me to think/concentrate and I felt really unstable. I weaned myself off for a little over a month, and I’m actually way more stable now than I was before. I would say just be careful and make sure to watch your mind and your body. If you get too numb and start to not care anymore, you should talk to your doctor. Or anything else you notice that you’re unsure of or uncomfortable with. I’m still trying to lose the weight from being on it.

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Wellbutrin did the same for me & that’s what I loved about it! The 150mg wasn’t enough but once I started 300 a day, it helped tremendously. I chose Wellbutrin against other medications because it was one that was least likely to cause weight gain.

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I was put on it for post partum depression and had a seizure. Now I’m stuck taking seizure meds for at least two years because of the one seizure.

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I was on it a couple of years. I think it helped with anxiety more, but not as much with my depression. I will say that it's used by addicts and did help me stop biting my nails towards the end. I bite them again now, but it was very out of the blue. I looked down and had nails for the first time in my life.