Posted by pollyjean on September 6, 2007, at 13:16:14
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by sheofthemoon on August 22, 2007, at 11:52:28
I've been taking Wellbutrin XL 300 mg for about 5-6 years now. Initially I had the standard jittery feeling side effect along with dry mouth, and soon after that I had extreme loss of appetite and nausea. Thankfully the jitters and dry mouth went away in just a few months, though the appetite came back much more gradually. The nausea went away as soon as I was able to consistently take the pill with food. A few months ago when the generic Budeprion XL 300 mg became available my insurance automatically switched me, which I was happy about because it's so much cheaper. I didn't have any side effects so I thought everything was the same, but after about a month I had obvious symptoms of depression (which I haven't struggled with *at all* on brand, except for a brief attempt to go on the Pill for birth control -- sudden extreme depression that went away as soon as I stopped taking it). Anyway, after 2 months on Budeprion I was ready to make an appointment with the doctor. My depression isn't that extreme unless something bad happens but by this point I was just generally sad, tired, trouble sleeping, crying for no apparent reason, feeling worthless, unproductive, you know the rest. However, a switch in health insurance resulted in them putting me back on brand without me requesting it. I decided to wait and see if that made a difference before calling the doctor, and within a week I was back to normal. I've been back on brand for about 3 months now and all is normal. I had some of the jitters and dry mouth again when I went back on, but they're gone now. I can't believe Budeprion is marketed as "the same thing" as Wellbutrin, because clearly it's not! I'm glad it works for some people, though, and would love to be able to take a generic myself if it worked!
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