How soon will my side effects from taking Wellbutrin go away?

Question: I have been taking wellbutrin now for more then two weeks and I am experiencing servere headaches daily, as well as nausea and fatigue. I have been playing the guessing game with my doctor trying to find out what medication will work for me. The only med that I have found to be beneficial to me (Effexor) my insurance will not cover without trying several others and failing on them. I know that it takes several weeks before a medication comes to it's full strength, but the Wellbutrin only seems to be making me sick.

Answers:
First and foremost, you need to contact your doctor immediately and make sure that he/she is aware of the problem. Secondly, you shouldn't try to tough it out, if the side effects are too great, if, after 10-12 days they are hurting you more than the medicine is helping you, then you should stop taking the medicine.

Other Answers:
a few days at most since you only just started taking it.

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about 10 - 12 days

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Wellbutrin didn't help me much at all. I just tolerated it until I realized it really was doing nothing for me and weaned off.
It depend on how long you took it to see the side effects abate.
I took Effexor for several years and it's withdrawal was uncomfortable, but Wellbutrin's was much worse after only a few months. My unprofessional advice is to talk to the Dr. about something like Zoloft to wean yourself off crazy Wellbutrin. That's what I did, and it worked until I found the right drug. For me that was an anticonvulsive. (My depression comes from seizures.)

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it can take 2-4 weeks for the side effects to diminish. but They may not ga away at all. I know quite a few people (mostly family) who have tried it and couldn't handle the side effects.

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You need to call your doctor or Rx if you are having severe side effects.Maybe your doctor will put you on a lower dose and increase as you get used to it. I'm sorry but those are my only suggestions.

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Wellbutrin is used for depression and
any mind altering medication will usually
take approximately 4-6 weeks to overcome
side effects. My concern is for severe headaches & nausea to last 2 weeks like that. Make sure your doctor is aware of this.
good luck :-)

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hmm. when i took wellbutrin i got terrible hives. they didnt go away for a couple of weeks after i stopped.

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