Reacting To Elon Musk's NEGATIVE Tweet About WELLBUTRIN (Bupropion)
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- In this episode, I react to Elon Musk's tweet about Wellbutrin (Bupropion).
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I agree with you. Wellbutrin has changed my life for the better, with no side effects. I am so grateful for it.
Wellbutrin is a gamechanger, one of the best drug out there for depression and wakefulness. Elon can shut his unqualified ass up.
How long have you been in on ?
How many years u took it ?
U didn’t get constipation?
I have Panic Disorder, Social Anxiety, SAD, and GAD. Wellbutrin is a godsend
كم لك تأخذه اخي
It helped that much
They say it usually makes anxiety worse, I'm curious to know how it helped you
@@Haise-saneveryone's body (head) is different!
@@Haise-san Dopamine deficiency
Everyone’s chemistry is very different. I was put on Wellbutrin 75mg for 5 days and I cried to my therapist that I couldn’t take it anymore. WAY WORSE THAN ADDERALL FOR ME! I was having racing thoughts, heart racing out of my chest, eyes bulging all day from the stimulant effect, loss of appetite and insomnia. Some people DO NOT do well with this
5 days is why
Did they try a lower dosage? Was it sr or xl? 75mg sr is a high starting dosage.
@@martinlutherkingjr.5582this was actually my starting dosage and I’m doing pretty well on it, they gave me 150mg the first time and it was too much. to my understanding 75mg is only available in sr not xl
Indeed, Mayan Princess. Indeed.
The problem with just using adderall or other stims is some people with adhd can have the dopamine and norepinephrine in their brains but the brain can't use it - this drug wellbutrin actually answers insensitivity to dopamine. Instead of just dumping a bunch of neurotransmitters in the brain some of us can't use it helps us actually use them.
Wellbutrin gave me absolutely terrible anxiety, made me make weird faces, made me extremely restless, with no ability to just chill out, felt like a live wire the entire time I was on it. Do not recommend for already anxious people.
I feel exactly the same. I am afraid of quitting Wellbutrin due to ongoing crisis in my life but I also feel it's necessary to wean off to protect myself collapsing due to overwhelming anxiety. Did you try any alternative that worked for you?
So Musk was right
@@BowlerTheHatGuy
It depends on the person I guess
I experienced medically induced mania and rage on Wellbutrin. (No history of Bipolar Disorder) Lost too much weight.
It was horrible, I wasn't myself on it. I was a madman.
Tried the lowest dose years later, still wasn't much help.
I hope Vyvanse or Straterra will have a better result.
I take Bupropion in combination with Escitalopram, and I'm still somewhat depressed (my depression is complex and prolonged by decades) but the Bupropion interaction helps me a lot with my lethargy and lack of desire of doing things, as well as that reverted my sexual dysfunction caused by general meds - so I concluded it's an excellent drug but not for everyone.
Lexapro and clonazepam gave me horrible sexual side effects ! Will bupropion reverse it. ? And the sexual benifits of bupropion are permanent or temporary?
Yes I agree. I don’t mind Wellbutrin. It helps me not to smoke… it improves my mood and gives me some energy. And most importantly, it does not affect my sexual health.
I think it’s nicer medicine than SSRIs
I started Wellbutrin 5 days ago for adhd treatment and depression. My depression was adhd related I believe as I'm a very happy person. So far its helped with every adhd symptom I've had and has made it very easy to quit marijuana. So far only negative side effects besides harder time falling asleep is for the first three days I sweated BADLY like through shirts. But thats all done for now and i feel better than ive felt my whole life. As i said only 5 days in so I'll see how that may change but as of now zero regret 😊
Hey I’m curious for an update 4 months into your treatment!
@@MrSnuggelsworth I actually got a prescription of Adderall from my psychiatrist and I'm on that now but as for the three months I was on it. It worked great for two weeks but after that I felt as if I was taking nothing, I felt anger episodes from taking it past the two weeks. It did help me stay focused but I couldn't manage the feeling of anger all the time so the new medicine really helps with that. I wish I had more to say about it but I wasn't on it that long.
Did it helped your adhd and focus trouble?! My doctor recommended me to use it but I'm not sure what i should do. I would like to hear other people's experiences.
@@asotacmy4478yes start at 150mg once a day up to 300 once a day.
Whatever works best this medicine has greatly increased my quality of life ❤
I’ve been trying to quit weed since I started almost 20 years ago and since I started Wellbutrin (3weeks ago) I haven’t had a single craving! It’s a miracle! I have a lot of stress in my life and I can see clearly now where I can make changes rather then hitting the bowl and forgetting about it all - weed gives me way more anxiety then Wellbutrin. I have had minimal side affects, all I’ve noticed is I run hot - so cold showers are my friend and I have dreams that usually have bugs in them 😳
I used Wellbutrin in college junior year. It made me comfortable being suicidal and also okay with skipping all my classes and staying locked in my room.
That’s how I’m feeling now. I’m on month three and I haven’t left my house in weeks.
@@kylee2556 I know exactly how that feels. I seem to do better on Wellbutrin but would someday love to come off of it. I hope you are doing better.
@@kylee2556it doesn’t make you more productive?
I had to tell my psychiatrist to give me Wellbutrin.
I’ve been on it 6 days.
My responses are more thoughtful, I’m happier. I’m more spontaneous. I feel like I have more energy.
Sometimes I don’t sleep well. The medicine makes it less noticeable the next day. I have isolated anxiety, and it’s still there, but I want to change. Where before, I was thinking about the bunker mentality.
I know it usually takes weeks to kick in but I already feel a difference.
I was Diagnosed with Major Depressive Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder. My Psychiatrist gave me this for my depression and I couldn’t keep taking this medication… It gave me extreme anxiety and my heart raced a lot from taking it,also I would have these dreams when I would finally go to sleep that felt like movies & real life events that disturbed me deeply they just felt to real…I couldn’t take the medication anymore for those reasons.
Interesting
Bupropion SR has actually done the complete opposite for me, lowering my blood pressure, heart rate, weight loss, and it feels borderline sedating. Hasn't really helped my depressive symptoms, but it has helped very marginally with my sleep disorders.
Negative symptoms for me though were minor hallucinations and suicidal thoughts, so I can't take it anymore. Sucks because it was the only AD that didn't make my brain feel like it was being penetrated by millions of chemicals
I’m about to stop taking them they’re making me have intrusive thoughts,mood swings,confusion,behavior changes,impulsivity,nausea every side affect That’s bad I have it’s been a week now. Can’t sleep extremely happy at night then super sad in the morning,anxiety is worse and I’m more anxious. I’m done
@@prieltheprune1302 If you feel bupropion is pushing you too far, then stop taking it. The first couple of weeks are the weirdest and where you'll feel the peak effects. Stay safe and I hope you find a better alternative :(
@@hauscchildt6418 yea today I’m feeling better the first time I woke up not stressed and depressed. I felt sad last night lol but today I feel agitated I’m just so tired of the mood swings I could deal with them if I were alone but I’m around family and it stresses me even more because I don’t want to hurt their feelings or be mean or say and do something weird. But one minute I’m feeling lovey Dovey then the next I don’t want to be bothered feeling like I don’t like them maybe I don’t lol idk anymore. This is my 8th day taking it I believe. I’ll keep taking it until I can speak with my doctor. I pray and hope these side effects are gone by the end of this week. Ppl say this makes their libido go down but mines is a lot higher lol and it makes me uncomfortable because it overwhelms and I want to do anything lol and get weird thoughts I feel like a perv lol. Ig my experience is different because I was kind of numb for years and now I’m experiencing thoughts and emotions I never had before. I hope they calm down tho thank you I’ll pull through!!
I definitely feel you on the dreams lol mostly good dreams and some bad. But the cool thing about me is that I can recognize I'm dreaming and either change the dream or bail out and wake
My therapist prscribed me wellbutrin and the first day on 150 mg, i could not work, felt SO DAMN HIGH, day 2 was better, i felt more in control. Day 3 and 4 pretty ok. I have one wierd side effect, totally in tears in the morning until the meds kick in. I see my therapist in a month and we will see how its working then.
I think it important to have a doctor that prescribed the best medicine for the type of cognitive issues you are dealing with. I believe that the drug itself can be extremely helpful if given to right person for the right reasons
I think this works better for ADHD than any of the approved non-stimulant options out there. I had a miserable experience with SSRIs but wouldn't go there. I had great results with Adderall and Ritalin for ADHD too though.
It is still a stimulant just of the Cathinone class instead of amphetamines. Sorry not tryna be that guy :P
@@ronokplays Weird how it used to give me sedative like effects, great for taking naps though!
I was just prescribed it because I haven't been able to get Adderall (which I'd been on for about 7 years with success) due to the outrageous shortage that's been going on recently. It's encouraging to hear positive stories about it because I'm pretty nervous to try it.
I'm nervous too. How did it go for you? I have it filled but haven't tried it yet. @@amphibeingmcshpongletron5026
New subbie here 🙋🏽♀️ Thanks for all your videos on this topic with Brupropion. They are very informative! I start my meds today for smoking. I'll update you all in a wk!
Best of luck with it!!
So what's your thoughts?
Wellbutrin was the
best meds for me
I just started taking it today. I agree with your position regarding Elon singling out Wellbutrin. In my opinion, according to my previous experience; Wellbutrin feels a lot “cleaner” than any other psychiatric medication I’ve tried.
I know with a lot of these medications; it takes 4-6 weeks and whatnot, my first day on Wellbutrin was a pretty happy day. I’m thoroughly impressed, especially when compared to my experience with SSRIs previously. Wellbutrin I can feel it when I laughed, when I smile, I feel happy. I notice it’s easier to crack a genuine laugh and smile.
With the SSRIs I’ve tried previously, that’s just not the case, they made me feel bland, boring, and zombied.
I’m feeling very optimistic about Wellbutrin and it is only my first day. But I seem to always notice effects on the first day and throughout the first week. I’ve been through a list of medication leading up to this point. I will say, I definitely was against Wellbutrin when it was first recommended to me several months ago because I had the notion; “Wellbutrin is just a one thing cures all drug that’s mainstream and makes doctors a shit load of money” my perception of it has completely changed though. This is good stuff. Keeping fingers crossed that my experience remains persistent.
Its been such a help to me :) makes me feel stimulated while I need to be zoned in and then tired when I need to be sleeping. I just wish it didn’t have seizure related issues
It’s giving me chest pain, weird heart palpitations, and I’m super tired during the day. I have no energy to do anything and I’m taking long naps in the afternoon.
My doctor put me on this drug and it was horrible for me. My anxiety was through the roof, I constantly had the jitters, my depression got worse with major thoughts of suicide that weren’t there before I started taking it. Only when I got taken off of it did I feel better.
thanks for sharing your experience. i hope that you are doing better.
SAME HERE! As i type this, I am at my lowest I’ve ever felt in my life due to Wellbutrin. I have a doctors appointment in a few days to get me off of it and hopefully on a medication that will help me to be better.
@@arithesage are you doing better now? By chance were you using any other substances, alcohol, or other meds at the time? I am a prospective wellbutrin user and have used in the past with some success, but also some issues. This time around I am completely sober from everything for the past 6 months and hope the wellbutrin will work even better without the drug interactions. I hope you are feeling much better off of wellbutrin and have found a regimen to get you the help and perspective you need.
Wellbutrin is awesome when I take it but when the withdrawal starts it’s absolutely intolerable even though I only took it for less than two months.
I absolutely find it hilarious after owning Twitter and a car dealers Elon automatically has become a Doctor all of a sudden where has he gotten his PhD at crumb University😊
Yeah he comes from money as well. People idolize and worship the guy. The guy who didn’t make Tesla which people accredit to him. He does a few things that are beneficial or normal yet comes off as entitled and narcissistic. Honestly I don’t trust the guy. Hey, to each their own, right?
He is just one person sharing his opinion.
I’ve taken probably every antidepressant on the market. I’m not a fan of any, but I did notice what each did for me. The latest one is Wellbutrin. I took it as a teen at one point although I couldn’t tell you then the experience/results. Now this one has pepped me up with a better mood. The cons are noticeable though. You can’t really take caffeine with it. So if you’re a coffee drinker you have to be careful. Your blood pressure rises with it alone, so it can make it worse. The other is enhancing side effects from other medications. If you take an opiate for example it can make those side effects worse. The pain relief drops off with it as well. Doctors need to do their due diligence and really understand their patients and needs. There’s so many doctors that are quick to prescribe something to a patient without knowing them better.
Maybe you've explained it in another video, but is there a reason you don't take it year round? Do you have to titrate down every time you're discontinuing it? I've been on Lexapro and my psychiatrist added Wellbutrin recently to counter some of the low moments during Lexapro
Elon Musk has an intellect of a teenager... I stopped takimg him seriously long time ago... He is a mess
My doctor combined fluoxetine with bupropion and I feel way better now. I even quit smoking.
For me it increased my anxiety to the point where there was an obsessive jealousy/paranoia/suspicion in my marriage. Increased anxiety, increased agitation and volatile rage. Yikes
Same I beat my dog more often on it still do but not as often glad I’m off
same
You have an anxiety disorder this medication can make you anxiety extremely worse. Best to change to something else
It helped my depression and helped me with boosting energy. But I had this same increased anxiety/paranoia. Now that I’m off of it I can think straighter and less obsessively.
Substituted Cathinones tend to do this, remember the whole Flakka/bath salt drug going around? Yeah it’s the same drug class.
I took generic brand of Wellbutrin since 3 months! And I am not loose any weight!! Disappointing, and constipations awful. The most irritable side effect for me is dry mouths, dry nose to getting bloody because its all the time dry -,- every time I starting being extremely thirsty a little bit dehydrated, sometimes I feel headache at the end of day and zi know "I drunk too less water!" , the most at the half of day, and sweat a lot.
It sounds like he (Elon Musk) is speaking about something which he knows very little about , and should not be taken seriously in this matter.
He probably has first hand experience. Plus, I trust him much more than the drug companies.
All Elon does is talk about things he knows nothing about
I guarantee he's talkin about him doing it himself
@@shawna-rayeking7885 like electric cars?
That stuff made me an absolute RAGE monster. I've NEVER been an agry or violent man, and I'm proud of that fact, but that stuff made me genuinely afraid that I'd hurt someone. I had no choice but to stop taking it against my doctor's advice because they swore it wasn't causing it.
I couldn't even drive to the store without screaming at others to tue point I was almost foaming at the mouth.
Never again...
Me too I swear the rage from this drug is something I’ve never experienced so I understand what you are talking about 😢 I am also going to stop it hope you are feeling better now ❤
@@nadezhdauzunova6147 a million times better. If I'd persisted, there's no telling how badly things would have ended. Thankfully I've found my peace and ways to manage my depression without resorting to that medication.
I think Bupropion is so much more tolerable than the side-effects of the typical SSRIs.
i hope so, i'm starting it and coming off lexapro, any tips?
@@jdssurfI’m starting it tomorrow. How’s it going with you?
@@markhor1988 well lol, took it sat morning, by midnight my stomach hurt so bad i had to take mirilax and a laxative because intestinal blockage. Now, I know they say constipation is a side effect, the doctor told me today, and a couple pharmacist, that it's extremely doubtful it was from the one pill, especialy being extended released form. So i've been eating pretty clean until the night befor the pill i ate some stinky fries and three fried fish tacos, there is a good chance it was from that.
so then, sunday morning after calling the nurse line because i was trippin on my stomach, at like 5 in the morning i finally felt it breaking up and i hit the bathroom. So since then i've just taken a dose of mirilax each day and drank tons of water, and my stomachs better.
so may not have been the med. The pain, and lack of sleep made me think it would be a good idea to take tylenol pm. So i did. Then did that night too, then the next morning, and night, it had me so stoned i thought the wellbutrin was making me crazy, brain fog, confusion, but my plan was several days off to deal with this, but it's been 108 degrees here and nothing to do so due to my recent anhedonia and depression i just satayed in bed as much as possible.
monday night met family for dinner and i should have stayed home, again i was thinking the wellbutrin was wrecking me, however once i gave an entire day off the tylenol pm i was like oh shit, other than a bit of a heavy head feeling, it was the tylenol jacking me up so bad lol.
today had to see doctor, took a .25 xanax this morning just to take the edge off bein nervous, then bam i ended up stuck runnin tons of errands and just wanted to get the hell home, but i realized other than some heavy head feeling, a little dizzy like, i felt like i could smile and see some light at the end of the tunnel.
make sure to eat clean for a bit, don't go too long without food, and drink lots of water. if your stomach starts to hurt, get some mirilax, maybe have some dulcolax at home too but only take 1 pill if you need that. Your stomach will pry be fine.
anyways, yeah im scared and all that, especialy since i'll be tapering off 13 years of lexapro cuz i think it doesn't work any more, and low libido and such, if you remind me i'll keep you posted.
stay away from the tylenol pm lol.
that night at dinner i had to keep checking if i was naked or not, and could barely talk
hit me up whenever
@@markhor1988 oh i also had 2 times ringing in my ears but only for like 10 seconds. just mostly feel a little dizzy walkin around
Elon Musk DOESN’T KNOW WHAT HE IS TALKING ABOUT and someone with authority like that in the public eye shouldn’t be throwing around such careless statements. Wellbutrin pulled me out of suicidal thoughts and debilitating depression. Sure for someone else with a different chemistry it wouldn’t be the panacea it has been for me and many others. But same goes if I took one of many other drugs on the market that wouldn’t be right for me. Our chemistry is an incredibly delicate balance. There are many different chemicals that are helpful for many different biochemical imbalances and it’s important to treat things properly. That’s why it’s important to work with a good doctor and identify your genetic markers etc… ;
I assume he's actually on it. He is bipolar after all
Acutally, he DOES. My fiance has had increased suicidal thoughts from taking it. Off it she is a ray of sunshine while on it, she is moody and again suicidal. So yes, he does know what he is talking about. Read the comments above/below, many people have these issues.
@@Mustang1984 You obviously don't take the time to read past the first words of my post. What you have to understand is that like any medicine, it works for some people and not for others. To make blanket statements like that is irresponsible. Its like saying shellfish is bad because some people are allergic or peanuts, etc.. People should be consulting their psychiatrists and therapists. For Elon to badmouth and demonize something that helps lots of people is careless like how he said irresponsible things encouraging riots in UK.
I've prescribed Wellbutrin for years to lots of people with horrible depression and also for other off label uses --- this has been very helpful to many people. So many people like Musk that don't know a thing about it throwing their two cents in - sadly they have a very loud voice and can make a huge impact on people's thoughts and ideas. Mental health and wellness is a real thing --- whatever we can use that helps is important.
All our brains are different. My life changing med is Paxil, and after being diagnosed with adhd as an adult, Adderall. Welbutrin just didn't work for me due to hyper realistic dreams and hallucinations. I have no doubt that welbutrin has been helpful to many people!
I really liked Paxil way back but now no one will prescribe it...
Yooooo I thought I was the only one
I take 150mg Wellbutrin every day, it has helped me for my anxiety that started after I had alcoholism issues in the past. If you mix alcohol with Wellbutrin, you will DEFINITELY become suicidal - do NOT ever mix the two! Wellbutrin is good, let it do it's thing and give a few weeks for unwanted thoughts to go away when starting it.
I just started Wellbutrin at that dosage. I've heard to be wary of drinking much on it, but hearing your comment and others like it, I think I'll be staying off the sauce entirely. Thank you for sharing
@@GrinningAries definitely no alcohol!!! By the way, the welbutrin didn't work for me. I switched to BusPar and finally, I am back in control of my life and anxiety free!
@@djjoel1 what's Buspar?
I agree with Musk.
I started Wellbutrin almost a year ago and in the first few months I described it as a wonder drug and it helped me immensely. After a few months of using Wellbutrin I started experiencing severe anxiety and panic attacks. I ended up in the hospital multiple times as I continued taking it. I didn’t suspect it was the Wellbutrin causing these symptoms because it was working so great for me, but my anxiety was so severe and lasting a week at a time with no relief I decided to start weening myself off the medication. I didn’t know if I’d be worse off by doing this and the doctors had no answers for me. I felt like I was on my own and was at the point to try anything to get out of this despair. I felt like I couldn’t breathe and I was drowning slowly. Horrible feeling.
But it has now Been a month since I started weening off Wellbutrin and I can tell you it was the best decision I’ve made. No more anxiety or panic attacks and my breathing has gotten better.
I can tell you that I was on the edge when I decided to get off Wellbutrin.
So, maybe you don’t like that Musk had a negative tweet about it, but at least there is truth behind what he is saying. I spoke to other people who were on Wellbutrin and they had similar feelings about it as Musk and myself have.
Might work for some and others it does not. Please be open and honest about this on your page because it should be noted that pushing a medication because you had positive effects doesn’t mean it would be just as beneficial for someone else.
Just be transparent and neutral with your viewers.
I took Wellbutrin for a couple weeks. First few days I felt very strange and on edge, then felt incredible for a few days, then felt more depressed and closer to death than I have probably ever felt. I stopped taking it. I never felt more bipolar than while I was on it, which I was under the impression it would help with such a thing. I’m not even diagnosed because I rarely ever have symptoms but I think I do have it because my mom did.
My shrink advised, and I really don't know if I want to take it, I would like to not take meds if I can help it. But my work is hanging by a silk thread and I feel like i cannot do anything at all :(
Want to try Wellbutrin because the negative side effect profile in other areas is less severe than typical SRRIS. Have you heard about their potential for increasing psycosis/ What do you feel about that? I have seen from previous videos that you experience bipolar mania with pyscosis. I know your not a psyciatrist but its still use full to know from your personal opinion. Do you think wellbutrin might safe for treating bipolar depression when a patient suffers from from strong psychosis during mania and some weaker psycosis durring depressive phases (voice hearing)? I know your case is different because you really mostly experience psycosis only in mania. The patient in question uses antipsycotics not only to mood stabilise during dpression but also to keep psychosis at bay beacuse they hear voices (currently just reprateive and positive)even in states of depression Thank you for your opinion which i realise is not a doctors opinion and im not taking it as such just wanted t know your opinion since you ended up taking Wellbutrin and liking it seemingly.
i was taking wellbutrin for a couple months, i stopped completely after i felt like one night i was having psychosis / mania. The psychosis did last for a couple days, I just started to hear very disturbing voices in my head over and over.
Maybe the common denominator among his suicidal acquaintances is HIM😅
Why my doc is giving me this for narcicistic pyschopathy I dont know
I had bad side affects such as hallucinations as worms eating my flesh so yeah I'm against it completely.
Wellbutrin has ruined my life. If I were to sit down with Elon Musk, I’d be a part of the group of ppl he’s talking about. I’ve never felt so depressed in my life all because of this drug. I’m going to ween off of it and hope that my doctor can get me something that helped liked escitalopram did for me. I grew an immunity to escitalopram and that’s how I ended up on Wellbutrin and I regret it (although it was my physician’s decision).
Did you try Trazodone
just because you feel bad while using it doesn't mean your life is ruined. you're overreacting.
I just started and am excited to see how it will help me mainly for tiredness and focusing issues. I have not tried adderall or Ritalin so I don’t have much input.
Took Wellbutrin for years and one day said I don’t need it. I didn’t need it. Strong placebo❤
Everyone has had different experiences while on this drug, i for one, almost died. I thought it only happened to one in a million, but same horrible side effect happened to my own physicians nurse😢 (grand mal seizures)
I just started a week aog , and now i am feeling like little electric shocks...can anyone tell me what this is
When did elon musk get a degree in psychopharmacology?
I've been taking it for almost 2 years now for depression... It works greatly for me, don't seem to have any side effects...
I want to talk to my doctor so that I can treat my adhd with it. Stimulants are just too harsh on my heart. My biggest love with stimulants was that they completely removed my anxietys and low self esteem, and while it did improve focus that’s not a big deal for me. I just want to be more happy and calmed down. I hope Wellbutrin works for me.
i cant keep myself from snorting it :(
Thanks for the video. I have been on SSRI’s for anxiety (started with Lexapro and am currently on Cymbalta because I was looking for something to hopefully give me more energy, motivation, help with libido) but Cymbalta hasn’t helped with any of that, if anything has made it worse. I’m thinking about adding Wellbutrin because the SSRI’s have made me more depressed, unmotivated, etc.
What are your thoughts?
Wellbutrin is by far better. SSRIS are given to those with bad intentions and uncontrolled drug abuse. Wellbutrin is for those who are goodwilled and maybe have been through tough life situations where they didn’t choose to feel depressed and unmotivated. Most doctors will start with prescribing SSRIS because they are not as stimulating or euphoric. Wellbutrin isn’t like taking hits of crack. But it isn’t sedating and calming like Zoloft or Risperidone
I absolutely hated being on Lexapro. My sex drive went down to zero. I didn’t even feel any kind of pleasure physically, so it wasn’t just mental.
I swapped to 150XL and then to 300. My sex drive is back to normal.
And I don’t feel sleepy as I did on Lexapro. You’re not alone in hating Lexapro.
@@berryreadable Yes, and when you tell the doc about the side effects especially negative sexual related effects of these inhibitors, they respond with, do you have a girlfriend? I say, do I need a girlfriend to be able to enjoy my god given abilities? They look at you like some kind of lowlife and make you feel as if you are doing something wrong/ inappropriate! Like they are any better….
@@berryreadable swapped to wellbutrin ? Do you feel motivated now ?
October is bad for me too. I’m bi-polar and have major anxiety disorder.
Started a bupropion three days ago. It definitely made me able to focus more but I felt like spaced out lil it’s hard to explain. I’m a little hesitant to keep taking it because it gives me erectile dysfunction.
I was just prescribed this. Wish me luck I’m going thru a lot rn
Best of luck to you!
Got prescribed this for lack of motivation and some add like symptoms after reading over 100 comment and watching a few videos i am scared to try it. More than half of fhe comments are negative and some damn scary.
Did you try it? If so what happened?
@@determinedsj yes i am on the 150mg XR dose for the last 2 weeks, The first day was a bit strange as i became very tired and sleepy with a headache and a minor muscle twitch around my nose, and i slept very well the headache went away with sleep (i have problems falling asleep anyway and was drained to start of with) excluding that one day the only side effect i have nowadays is that sometimes i have pains in the abdomen area but they are minor and its hard to fall asleep, but i take these sleeping tablets to counteract that and also if i drink coffee i feel a bit shaky like i have a bit of adrenaline flowing through me.. the positives for me is that i feel like i have 10-20% extra energy in me and i never think to myself ok i am tired ill lay in bed for 30 minutes.. my concentration is only like 5% improved but i seem to be doing more work than usual, its an antidepressant and i wasn't really depressed so i sometimes get a surge of feeling good (a bit manic) for no reason, but its less noticeable the longer you take the meds.. They are very subtle for me, i feel it working but its just a subtle feeling. I have someone else on them and he feels more anxious on them but he was anxious in the first place, but he is still taking them because the positives outweigh the negatives.. Dont worry too much just try them and see if they work for you. I am happy with them. good luck
Elon Musk is relying on a anecdotal evidence versus a controlled clinical trial. From personal experience when first starting to take Wellbutrin in combination with Adderall, I did experience some suicidal thoughts, but told myself about the black box warning and knew it was the drug and not me, but after a few weeks those thoughts stopped. Due to heart rate issues I am no longer taking Adderall or Wellbutrin. If I can get my cardio fitness up again maybe I can start taking again. When stopping both I really had no withdrawal symptoms other than feeling a little tired for 2-3 days
Some people can't wait for WEEKS or MONTHS for suicidal thoughts to STOP when they're in a severe depressive episode.
No. Drug companies are known to cover up actual side effects in theor clinical trials. Plus,. they have motive to do so (millions if not billions) of DOLLARS. People who have first hand experience, sharing their own stories, however, do NOT have the same motive. Apples and oranges. I trust individuals MORE - especially the ones who care about me.
Dismisses EM for anecdotal evidence then supports it using their own anecdotal evidence. Lol
It worked for me when I took it correctly but I was sniffing it like crazy for 2 years then I got a nose bleed from it and stopped taking it
Bruh, what else are you on? “Yeah cocaine is great, but shooting it made my veins squishy. So then I just stopped.” That’s the way that came off lol
@@blackblurable basically I was sniffing it and it I stopped taking it when things got out of hand. But when I was actually taking it correctly it worked quite well.
I have bipolar aswell but why do you only take it for a few months i recently started bupropion
I seem to only experience depression after the time change going into the winter months. Spring and Summer are good for me.
Wellbutrin has kind of been a miracle for me. It doesn't even seem like anything, no side effect. Without it I become so hopeless and have almost no willpower, I don't care about anything in life.
When I take it I still have thoughts like nothing matters and I hope I die in my sleep painlessly and don't want to get out of bed but I am able to get past those thoughts and feelings, to get through the day and even occasionally tell myself to stop thinking so negatively and try to enjoy the moment, but without it I just give into all the negative thoughts and it's like I'm a totally different person.
It's like I'm drowning in a large ocean unable to swim and with no hope of being rescued and Wellbutrin is my life preserver, without it I just give up and sink to the bottom waiting for it all to end.
With it I hold on knowing there is little hope and maybe I'll die of starvation soon but I still try to tell myself maybe I'll get lucky and eventually someone will rescue me, deep down I know it's not true but this life preserver keeps me above water a little while longer.
I say it's kind of a miracle because can tell who I am when I am not on it, when not on it I don't think I need it but once I've gotten back on it I reflect and realize who I am without it.
unfortunately I am forced to stop taking it because I refuse to take any other antidepressant or anti-anxiety medication and most doctors won't proscribe it for me, they want to force me to go to a psychiatrist who puts me on a medication I haven't tried in the past 30 years or one I don't remember being on before but probably have and it makes things worse so I refuse to go to a psychiatrist ever again. I always go in saying I won't let them convince me to try something new and they lie to me with claims it won't make me feel too tired, drowsy or worse but they always do.
Wellbutrin is the only medication that feels like a sugar pill yet actually changes how i think.
My current doctors office seems closed and I can't get in contact with them so i might have to stop taking Wellbutrin until I can find another doctor willing to actually prescribe Wellbutrin.
I was without Wellbutrin almost all of 2023 because i went though multiple doctors who all refused to prescribe Wellbutrin. I don't drink, do drugs and I have foot pain and a prescription for Gabapentin i don't even use unless the pain gets unbearable which is rare. I won't take ibuprofen for headaches, I'm not someone who abuses medication yet doctors treat me like I am and it pisses me off.
A doctor could tell from a blood test if i was abusing it or anything else so it gets really upsetting that I'm forced to deal with this BS and Elon Musk is out there trying to make it even harder for me to get through the day. Most nights even on Wellbutrin I go to bed kind of hoping I die in my sleep or at the very least with the realization I'd be ok with that.
My biggest fear right now is being off of Wellbutrin for a few months not just because of things I'm dealing with at the moment in my life being too overwhelming without Wellbutrin but also because I'm not sure if the person I am without Wellbutrin will even want to go back on it and also the things I might do in my life during that time that i can't come back from.
I'm curious to know how many of the individuals who took Welbutrin and reported negative effects mixed it with caffeine or other stimulants, I wouldn't be shocked if caffine was the culprit as its so common most people dont register it as a drug. I had horrible anxiety when I started it and a bit of agitation but after cutting out caffine my anxiety lowered and when paired with daily exercise, which has been proven to lower stress in general, all the negative effects vanished. Alot of people just want to take a pill and have their illness go away but thats not how this works, you also need to make positive lifestyle changes paired with the medication.
I agree. Elon Musk is a great guy who has done so many good things for the freedom of speech and tech, but that was a very hasty and irresponsible claim by him.
How do you stop taking it?
it definitely has increased my dark thoughts
Well most suicidal people get these meds to be able to become happy and not want to suicide....
Most people that commit suicide while on antidepressants wanted to kill themselves before but didn’t have the energy to do it.
Can we just start ignoring reaction videos now? Let's just spread the pain before we know what's going on, why don't we 🙄 Let us all take a good, long, honest look in the mirror. Just sayin'.
just on the comments here alone, it's a duh that different people will have different experiences with any given drug. From my understanding though, Wellbutrin is liked by doctors because it has so many uses and has become the first line of medication for a lot of conditions. Because of the broad uses of it, It makes sense that it might work well for some while not well for others.
I agree, same here.
How big is your table Elon? It must be a pretty big one because anecdotes mean nothing in medicine, RCTs do. I'd expect a scientific approach from you.
I got permanent damage from Wellbutrin 😭 I'm so devastated 😭 I got permanent tinnitus inside my brain 24/7 and it's been a looong time since I took the last pill 😭
Ohhh boy! My ears definitely ring. How long were you on it, what kind and how much? I thought it was the Adderrall😒
@@litawi7869 I took 150 mg for 7 days. I think it was wellbutrin xr. Tinnitus still exists to this day
It’s been two weeks. My ears are ringing like crazy
@@reneesloan915 it's like more than three months or so and my tinnitus still persists and it's so annoying and bothersome. I hope your tinnitus is temporary tho
I got permanent tinnitus from quitting riperidone
U 🇺🇸 r lucky to have all these meds available. In 🇪🇺 Ritalin and stimulants are almost impossible to get.
That does happen
I was on Prozac for about a year and was ok except a little weight gain. I wasn't about happy about that so I asked my Dr to switch me to Wellbutrin. 30 lbs gain in 3 months!! I must be the only person with so this side effect. To make it even worse I am ready to argue 24/7. Back to Prozac as of tomorrow!
I want to try Wellbutrin. I’ve never taken an SSRI because I don’t believe in them, I don’t want to numb myself out and become fat. Is someone open to talk about indication and experiences?
Wellbutrin isn't an SSRI. It's an NDRI.
All I know is i tried 3 different SSRIs and felt nothing. No change in mood, depression, anxiety. Not even 2 weeks on Wellbutrin and I felt loads better. And I have zero side effects. But it's different for everyone.
If you have anxiety, don't take it.
I think the EV vehicle should be taken off the market ... 🚫
“Bupropion isn’t workin
Just put me out…”
Sounds like seasonal affective disorder
I agree with you!
Well yeah it's a drug like every other drug has a sad side effect profile. But there are many as you say like there are so many different compounds for depression. Wellbutrin is great for smoke cessation and for depression. But I would rather adderall in my opinion. But I ain't knocking wellbutrin because my sister is on the compound and she was suicidal so I have 2 views on the drug. I think its sise effect profile is pretty safe as long as its followed through. Glad you got that of your chest. Because if they was knocking my subutex or rivertril I would get defensive not saying u are. Your just voicing your opinion
Ssri's worked for me. Wellbutrin made me feel wierd
You sound Canadian
Merch
🤣 well..I wish I had known that since I'm currently taking it.. Elon has to decide whether I do or I get his lobotomy..I mean brain chip implant 🤣👍
I would say most people feel levels of depression in Fall/Winter so taking a synthetic drug to alter that seems to be defying nature.
Those feelings if not totally focused on can be powerful motivators. More than anything if you’re swinging feeling terrible, you’re not happy w your life situation and you can change it.
The other thing is moving to warmer climates in winters. A lot of folks do just that.
Should you also not take anticoagulants if you have A-fib and are at risk of having a stroke because taking a synthetic drug to alter your a-fib is "defying nature"?
Nah I don’t like wellburtion
Maybe cut the caffeine out of y'all's diet. Wellbutrin is great
No, doctors prescribing this medication and Lexapro is irresponsible!!! I've watched my mother and wife damn near commit suicide and attempt to ruin there family due to this medication. Thank god my mother had enough self awareness to see she was either gonna be sent to a hospital or have a heart attack from the rage she was experiencing. I can't even imagine how many families have been destroyed due to this rage inducing drug. Just because crack works for one person does that mean it's irresponsible to say anything bad about it?!?! Wellbutrin and Lexapro should both be banned!!!!
Can’t stand Elon musk
You're siding with Wellbutrin because you're addicted to it, subconsciously your brain got wired this way during consumption history. I am on wellbutrin for sometime and I'll take Elon word seriously. Guys has credentials and guts to refute many things. We should give his thoughts some thought!
Elon Musk has issues of his own. He got lucky like Trump and was born into a rich family. His children have names that would be perfect for Star Trek. Musk might be a smart guy but similar to Neil Tyson they aren't an expert in everything like they claim to be. Some people are just very charismatic and sound more intelligent than they really are. If you want to blindly follow Elon be my guest.
Ya might be a werewolf bruh
Maybe snort it