has any one out there took wellbutrin for there depression. does it work good.?

i like to do research before i take any new drugs, i found where if you break a wellbutrin open and rub the powder on your lips and gum it has a numbing effect like cocain, what could this mean, is wellbutrin a senthetic cocain, or what, does any one no about this drug,
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Don't.Take it from one that has just been weened off of antidepressant. I had a total thyroidectomy, menopause, my father passed away at the same time. It was too much for my body to take. I have just gotten off Effexor XR after going through trail periods of Paxil and Wellbutrin. It does not mater what you are taking everyone will react differently to them. One person can not tell you what to expect. All I can tell you is that I did not want to live the rest of my life on and anti-depressant. They are prescribed too freely and without reasonable consideration by the attending physician prescribing them. The withdrawals from these drugs are far worse than anything you could possible be going through now. They were far worse than anything I went through.If at all possible seek help other than a prescription. I truly feel that we are guinea pigs with all of these drugs and years from now we will learn of the outcome because of it.I wish you the best.

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i took it i hate it i stopped taking it smoke weed

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a friend of mine used it for about 10years and she said it worked quite well for a long time but like anything her body got used to it and no longer benefited so the doctor switched her to Zoloft which is now working quite well

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I never heard anything like that, all I know is that it works for quitting smoking.

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welbuterin has many uses. I took it to stop smoking, and i still smoke. As per any drug or prescription, u may have ur own individual side effects, or complications depending on ur health, past health, other medications, and etc. So just because 10 people took it and 6 were pleased and seen results, doesnt mean that most people will have great results. When i was taking it i followed my doctors prescription to the t and i was having terrible nightmares about the strangest things. Now mainly this drug is used for depression, and I dont believe i was depressed, so maybe it was making me depressed? who knows. But it is good to research a little before and see hwats goin on with the drug. ITs just somethig ur going to have to talk to ur doctor about seriously and see what they recommend for you and ur situation, so good luck!

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my brother took it for awhile. i think it helped his depression, but he had major seizures from it. be careful!

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I have never heard of it being called a synthetic cocaine...if it were it would be classified as a controlled substance, which it is not. I have not taken it for depression but I have heard that it can help individuals with their depression (hence...it is an antidepressant). Talk to your Doc and/or Pharmacist and see what they say. Check into the side effects also (it really helps to know these when you are taking them). Wellbutrin can cause a light-headed feeling that, for me, lasted about 15 minutes (nothing to get excited about, it wasn't a "high" feeling).I used it to quit smoking...the non-smoking portion lasted about 6 months. I have not used it as an anti-depressant.

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Never tried any Anti-Depressants, but I have experianced my fair share of 'difficulties' in life and have found that councelling (whether with a trained councellor, or a jsut talking to close friend) works considerably better.One way of looking at it is that Anti-Depressants are similar in one vain to Asprin. Most people have a headache and take an asprin, which does nothing to cure the cause of the headache, it simply masks the symptoms. This works as the cause of most headaches will simply go away on its own, wheras the stress that causes depression will not simply cure itself. This means that most people who take anti-depressants find that when they finally stop taking the pills, the root cause is still there.Take it from me, fix the problem, not just the symptoms.Just incase it sounds like I'm just talking a load of self richeous rubbish, my Girlfriend was on Anti-Drepressents for 2 years prior to our meeting. When we decided to settle down I asked her to stop taking the pills and talk through problems with me instead. This has actually removed any desire on her part to take the tablets, but has also managed to bring us closer together. Sometimes it a little adversity can be constructive, as it forces people to communicate, lack of which is in my opinion the biggest cause of failed relationships.

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