Wellbutrin SR was added to my other meds to pull me out of a major depressive episode. I was put on 300 mg a day and thought I was going to die from the side effects.

Someone else on this forum was also put on this med about the same time and we were both complaining about the side effects, but the other person said this med isn't like anything we've taken before - it's not an SSRI, it's in a class by itself and our brains had to get used to it.

It took about a solid month. For me, I had hand tremors, I knew what I wanted to say but couldn't get it out of my mouth. My balance was off. Then all those symptoms faded away.

Now that I'm well again, my pdoc is weaning me off. NOW he has me on 150 mg of the Wellbutrin XL (time-released). For the last two weeks I went through similar side effects from when I went on it. Now they're gone as well and I feel great!

So, my experience is the side effects are hard at first, but if you stay with it (provided it's the right med for you), it does help.

Good luck with that...and will be happy to talk with you in pm if you would like.