Posted by Smeee on January 20, 2007, at 15:28:57
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by smom on January 17, 2007, at 10:16:55
What follows is my story - the quick answer to the question begins with paragraph two. I started Wellbutrin XL 150 in November. I asked my GP for it because it worked for my brother so genetically I thought perhaps it would not cause anxiety. FYI - I have tried Prozac, Zoloft and Lexapro in the past. The first two caused anxiety within days and I did not continue either much past a week. Lexapro made my heart race wildly on the first day.
I started WB XL 300 the first of the year 2007. On the 16th I took generic budeprion for WB XL 300 and within 3 hours felt racy and agitated, a feeling that persisted throughout the day. The feeling was primarily in the torso, upper arms, upper legs and some in the face. There was a tight band of pressure across my chest into both upper arms. I took an .5 mg ativan after work which helped for about 1.5 hours. I had my wine and hit the sack. The next AM I tried it again and had the same reponse so I had my BP checked in the PM and it was normal. The 3rd day I took it again but did not drink my usual two cups of coffee and I went to the GP. (I persisted because I need help with the depression and thought perhaps my body had hit saturation point and I needed to stick with it to feel better) Doc put me back on brand and the agitation ceased. When I went back to brand I had my coffee and all was well. Unfortunately, at work the first day back on brand, I had a maddening computer error where all my data got scrambled and I came home super frustrated and decidedly depressed. I wept and wailed more last night than I ever have in my life, even when folks have died. I did not have my usual two glasses of wine and went to bed and wept some more. I slept soundly and throughout most of today then I called a pharmacist thinking I had the wrong drug and had lost three days of building up the Wellbutrin in my system.
Wellbutrin XL is enteric coated and chemically named BUPROPION. The 682 yellow ovoid generic is not not coated, powdery and is named BUDEPRION. The enteric coating affects how the drug is released in the body. If the two are chemically the same then they should have the same name. The primary chemical ingredient should be the same despite any additives the generic might include in their product! One other question one may ask is how the additives may affect the primary chemical? THE END! Aren't you glad? I AM!
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