# Wellbutrin Withdrawal: Overview, Symptoms & Coping
- Author: **Corinne O’Keefe Osborn**
- Document Tags: [[bupropion]]
- [URL link](https://www.verywellmind.com/wellbutrin-withdrawal-symptoms-timeline-treatment-4176725)

## Highlights
- Consequently, the withdrawal symptoms are typically mild, or, more often, nonexistent.
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- • **Sweating:** Redness and excessive perspiration, especially in heat.
• **Digestive problems:** Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and/or loss of appetite. This is because serotonin plays a major role in the digestive system.
• **Insomnia:** Difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep. You may also experience unusual dreams or nightmares.
• **Neurological effects:** Tremors, restless legs, numbness, and/or difficulty walking.
• **Psychological symptoms:** Mood swings, agitation, anxiety, mania, and/or depression.
• **[Brain zaps](https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-brain-zaps-7111129):** Sensations that feel like shocks to the head, also described as brain shakes or shivers.
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- **Seek emergency medical care** if you are experiencing:
• Thoughts of harming or killing yourself
• Thoughts about how you would kill yourself
• Severe restlessness or abnormal excitement
• Frenzied behavior
• Acting without thinking
• Extreme worry or agitation
• Panic attacks
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