Budeprion XL and Memory Loss: What Users Say

• Uni...
• October 14, 2016

For Major Depressive Disorder "I have had depression as long as I can remember. I went to my doctor, and he prescribed me Prozac. I honestly vaguely even remember anything about that, which was one of the symptoms: forgetfulness. It was really bad, so I got off of it and got prescribed Lexapro. All that did was make me sleep 24/7, so again I got off of that and finally was prescribed Bupropion 150 mg. The symptoms in the beginning weren't too bad, and within about two weeks, I began feeling like a human being again. It literally felt like a huge weight had been lifted off me. :) The only symptom I seem to have that's really bothersome is it gives me really bad insomnia. Other than that, it's great. I'm proud to say I've been on it almost a year now, and it's definitely improved my life. :)"

• Roz...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 16, 2022

For Depression "Started out okay on 150 mg. Moved up to 300 mg. Okay at first, then after a few months, side effects kicked in. My memory was getting much worse, balance was off. Hard time walking straight. I was in bad shape. It's hard to get in to see the doctor, so I quit taking them completely. Within two weeks, I was back to my old self. Never again!"

• sad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 24, 2016

For Major Depressive Disorder "I started off with 150 mg, then went up to 300 mg after 4 days. Within the first 4 days, I started having mood swings. I'd be angry one minute, cry the next, and then I'd be fine. After two weeks, the mood swings decreased a bit, but I started to space out and began to experience some significant short-term memory loss. I had no recollection of conversations that I had just completed minutes before, couldn't recall where I put something I had in my hand just a few minutes prior, etc. When my family started to voice concerns about my odd behavior, I stopped taking it. I was on it for about 3 weeks. Scary."