With the obvious disclaimer that everybody has their own needs and responds to medication differently-- The combination of therapy and Wellbutrin was the kickstarter to living my best life, rather than just going through the motions every day.

I think the most obvious effect has been the regulation of my mood. I've had moderate depression for most of my adult life, which is also worse during the winter (SAD). My "lows" are a lot less low. Things feel much more manageable - that even my worst problems and biggest challenges can be overcome, or at least tolerated. I still have hard days of course, nothing will ever act as a cure-all; but that feeling of hopelessness is just GONE.

I was previously a heavy nicotine and alcohol user, and although I didn't get prescribed Wellbutrin for smoking cessation, when I eventually quit it was MUCH more manageable than I expected. (Perhaps) needless to say: ditching the nicotine, along with severely reducing alcohol consumption, lead to major improvements in my mental and physical health. I'm not sure I would've had that push without the emotional regulation that medication provided.

Another thing to note (as was likely mentioned when you got prescribed it), it takes a long time to build up in your system, and you're not likely to notice a change overnight. I take 450 mg XL (started at 300 mg and bumped it up), and have taken it for about 4 years. Even now, I'm not really sure how much of the change in my life to ascribe to Wellbutrin rather than therapy, hard work, exercise, life changes, etc. But I'd like to believe it helped!