Posted by bassman on June 21, 2006, at 16:39:31
In reply to Re: Diffrences in Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, XL, posted by Klavot on June 21, 2006, at 14:31:17
That's right-they are all the same drug, just different rates of release. So with the XL, you only have to take it once a day. It was a matter of development of the drug-with the Wellbutrin immediate release you might have to take it three times a day; the SR twice and the XL once. It also has to do with initial concerns about Wellbutrin-induced seizures...the SR also didn't drop a whole pile of the stuff in your bloodstream at one pop.
The short answer is-if it is available, take the XL for convenience. People that have drug plans that pay for the SR and not the XL will probably take the SR to save money.
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