Generic Bupropion Hcl Xl (Page 2)
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My Dr. took me off the Wellbutrin because it was making me sick. I have been taking the Generic kind. I just got a new refill, Generic Bupropion but they look just like the Wellbutrin & my stomach pain has come back. I need help. What do the Generic Bupropion look like?

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For those who have had bad experience with Bupropion and have only been on it for a short time, maybe there is something that you may not be aware of. Sometimes when prescribed a new med, it takes several weeks to build up to a therapeutic level. I have been on it for 8-9 years (75 mg), and I don't have any problems with it at all. I had Gastric Bypass surgery back in 2004 and lost 170 lbs. The Bupropion HCL has never been a weight gainer for me. BUT, the BIG problem that I am having now is that I am on several other anti-depressants, mood stabilizers, and every one of them has severe weight gaining effects. I have gained 90lbs. I have been having ECT’s for 3 years, and even with all the meds, I’m still depressed. I’m on way too many! I’m putting all of that crap in my body, and now I am obese and still depressed. What good is it doing? Even my PCP wants me off some of these. I starve myself, and just can’t lose weight and it is because of medications. So, I want to detox off of the “bad drugs†and raise the level of Bupropion HCL in their place to see how that works. I don’t know what else to do. I have very high hopes. The manufacturer is Mylan. Anyone know anything about the quality of their product?

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The Effexor will make you gainweight like you would not believe!

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T Effexor will make you gainweight like you would not believe!

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I am not sure if it is safe because my mother was prescribed 3 pills once a day last Friday and began to losing her balance when she walked when she would get up to go into another room she would stumble as if she was drunk this continued for the past 3 days on the fourth day she was doing alittle better but she experienced stomach pains that night and she began having trouble getting out of bed , Wednesday morning my father got her dressed to take her to the emergency room but when he got out to the living room she collapsed I had to help him get her into the chair he then called 911 by the time the paramedics got to our house she stopped breathing they tried cpr before they took her to the hospital and at the hospital they tried everything but couldn't bring her back . We are now waiting to see what the blood test that the coroner took comes back to see if it was the pill that caused this. We just buried her today.

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Does bupropion hcl xl 150 cause blood pressure to increase? That is what I am most concerned about. I finally have mine down to a good level.

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I totally agree. Never cut extended release meds in half. This can be dangerouse and cause severe side effects.

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The moodiness, worsened depression, spells of restlessness, those have all been common start-up symptoms for me when starting Wellbutrin, or any of the other anti-depressants I've tried. I've started and stopped Wellbutrin a couple of times over the last five years and had those symptoms the first two weeks on and off. Work through them, communicate often with your doctor and therapist, but try to give your body and brain time to adjust. It can take up to 30 days to start feeling the full effects and the first time took about 3 months for the side effects to lessen. Just hang in there, 2 days is hardly enough time to make a good assessment of its efficacy.

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Just got switched from Wellbutrin XL brand name to the generic version Buproprion XL made by Watson. The difference is noticeable and not positive. This is the second time I have had problems with the generic version and the insurance company (Aetna) keeps pushing generics. I do not feel anywhere as good on the generic as I did on the brand name. I will try and get them to change back to the brand again. Wish me luck!

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Never cut these pills in half, have your doctor call in a lower dosage.

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My dr prescribed me buproprion hcl xl 150. According to his instructions, i am to take 3 pills once a day (which is 450 mg a day). is this safe?

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then why the hell did you go to a doctor for depression? see a therapist instead.

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I started with bupropion 150 sr and then asked the Dr. to change me to bropropion 300 hcl xl. I was hoping to drop a few pounds like other people but have actually gained a few. Hum.... Today I called the pharmacy and asked if there are different companys who manufacture the meds. Found out there are 2 one is watson the other is par pharm I believe she said. Its interesting cuz watson was a bit more in price and carried by costco. Fred myers in my area carried the par pharm.. Does anyone know if there is a difference in the meds depending on the company who makes them

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Did your doc tell you to take 2 pills daily or were you experimenting? Mood meds should never be experimented with. Take as directed by your doc --- always.

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Your not supose to cut it in half ever, there is a big warning on the papers you get with your medication. I would highly advise not to cut in half unless your dr prescribed the kind u cam and told u too cut in half.

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I just received a Rx for Watson BuPROPion Hycrochloride (XL) and am scared to take one. I have tried other antidepressants and hated them. Some of them made me feel phsychotic; I would much rather be depressed than have my head messed up with drugs.

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I take 300 hcl buproppion xl a day for depression along w 150 mg generic effexor daily. Was wondering if i took 2 bupropion pills at same time does it have any affect or none because of xl ?

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Hi. I was recently prescribed Watson brand Bupropion hcl xl for my Major Depressive Disorder. The first four days I was taking one tablet of 150mg then began taking two pills and it's been a total of eight days. I feel overall less depressed and a lot more energetic. However, I started experiencing ringing in my ears, small tremors in my hands, and an increase in anxiety. Also, today I had a particularly bad depressive episode where my mood was significantly more depressed than I have previously experienced and I even began shaking. I'm not sure if I should go back to taking one pill a day or if I need to stop this med all together. I will call the doctor on Monday.

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I suffer from depression and have had 7 years of success using Wellbutrin 300XL since 09/30/2000. Insurance switched me to generic budeprion XL (Teva) beginning 05/16/2007. By 06/03/2007, I started having hallucinations of blacking out (or actual blacking out) for short periods of time. Dizziness, extreme anxiety, fatigue, and depression followed. While driving, I jumped the curb of a very familiar turn in my neighborhood and blew out my car's tire. On 07/02/2007 Dr. J decided to put me back on Wellbutrin 300 XL. Within days, I returned to normal. A recent article in Newsweek (Oct 13, 2008) by Mary Carmichael about generics mentioned that the FDA is investigating the generic Wellbutrin and prompted me to add my name to the petition.


accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/

I sent this info to the FDA in a formal complaint.

Later a doctor from Teva called and interviewed me by phone to ask me about my experience with the Teva budeprion.

I later tried Watson bupropion hcl 300mg and immediately felt like I had on Wellbutrin. There are more manufacturers now, but I'm afraid to switch from Watson.

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taking 150 mg sr bupropion for almost 2 weeks now. the other day i noticed a rash under my right boob. thought it was my bra. maybe not. never happened before.

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I developed a skin rash with 2 large blisters. I thought it was a rash developed by the rubbing of my clothes
while bicycle riding in very hot weather. The rash developed around the areas of my helmet, sun visor,
waist, and in between my legs. At first I thought it was a heat rash but I read one of the side effects is a rash.
Does anyone else have this problem or do you think this was caused by a heat rash.

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