"my doctor prescribed wellbutrin xl with the hopes of it helping me with mild/moderate depression as well as a severe lack of energy. wanting to avoid the common side effects of ssri&#039;s (namely weight gain and sedation), my doctor and i were both hopeful that wellbutrin would work for me, as it is an atypical anti-depressant. along with mood improvement, wellbutrin affects most people with an upsurge in energy, and even sometimes weight loss. unfortunately it affected me in a totally opposite way. i gained approx. 10lbs. in the one month i was on wellbutrin! very discouraging! i think the worst thing of all was that i could barely function from day to day and just getting out of bed was arduous. i&#039;ve never had that before. as for my moods, i found myself feeling even more depressed and prone to drastic mood swings. my doctor and i ultimately decided wellbutrin was not for me. "