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Posted by donaldduck on May 10, 2007, at 9:02:12
In reply to Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Daniel2000 on September 30, 2004, at 7:41:28
> I have yet to see a thread on this site talking about weather or not the new generic form of wellbutrin sr , called budeprion sr, is found to be as good. Most people and most pharmacists argue tht all genrics undergo testing to prove they are the same, that they have the same bioavailability in the body and everything,and that any differences would be purely a kind of reverse placebo effect, but I was interested to see if anyone else has found a difference between the two. I have only tried budeprion sr 150 mg and it has seemed to have some side effects which seem inconcistent with what many users of brand name wellbutrin sr claim to experience; mainly being a worse experience of side effects from it. Anyways, I would appreciate some feedback from anyone who has tried both,tried budeprion, and who tried wellbutrin sr to see if we can get anywhere with this. Mainly I want to see if it is worth it to tell my doctor weather I should try brand name wellbutrin this time or not.
have been on the budeprion xl 300 mg for a week now from wellbutrin, and works fine for me, I am a little more hyper, but that’s it, and at 5$ instead of $140+ a month, its not a bad trade off, I made the mistake of reading these crazy posts by others and it scared the sh*t out of me about switching, everyone reacts differently, so don’t take into account some nut who is on 20 different meds and says Budeprion will make you go nuts, its FINE, it would not be FDA approved if it did not work or make you go crazy.
Posted by zenhussy on May 10, 2007, at 10:45:49
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by donaldduck on May 10, 2007, at 9:02:12
you're fortunate that your experience was different than most of the posts in this thread.
thank goodness ppl can decide for themselves whether or not to ingest a new generic and if they're willing to endure the SEs, if any arise.
you're so lucky to be saving money, taking a generic that works FOR YOU, and feeling better. hurrah donaldduck!
thanks for sharing your experience w/ the community so that folks can read varying accounts and DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES = )
Posted by Ladybug56 on May 10, 2007, at 11:21:46
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by donaldduck on May 10, 2007, at 9:02:12
I've been on the generic Wellbutrin XL 300 mg, Budeprion Xl 300mg for about 3 weeks now and the side effects I was having are starting to subside. I had been getting more headaches and my depression or feeling of sadness had gotten worse for a while. But now it seems to have leveled off to where I was before so maybe this generic substitute will work for me after all, I guess time will tell still.
Ladybug56
Posted by donaldduck on May 10, 2007, at 11:31:02
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Ladybug56 on May 10, 2007, at 11:21:46
thanks very much, i was terrified about the switch, my doctor had not even heard of it until i mentioned it, she prescribed bruprorion and i got this stuff, i feel ok, mood has been slightly unstable, but nothing like what i expected, which was an awful reaction to the switch. thanks:)
Posted by anj on May 11, 2007, at 13:47:08
In reply to Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Daniel2000 on September 30, 2004, at 7:41:28
Posted by drB on June 6, 2007, at 15:12:35
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Ladybug56 on April 27, 2007, at 12:04:39
I have been on Budeprion for four months after a number of years of being relatively stable on Wellbutrin. The sealed bottle of the Budeprion with three sorbent Strip Paxs and temperature recommendations on the outside of the bottle was enough to make me uneasy about the stability of the medication, so I saved my last pill of Wellbutrin. I have been wondering about effectiveness of the Budeprion, especially the last month, but after one week of feeling like weeping over gardening setbacks (I garden all the time), I took the pill I had saved. The response was dramatic, I was jumpy and had trouble sleeping for two nights and had a bad headache for two days. It was as though I had been restarted on medication at the dose my doctor had previously worked up to. Depression is our family illness and my daughter is doing well on another generic, but for now, I'm back on what has worked in the past--Wellbutrin.
Posted by Ladybug56 on June 6, 2007, at 19:12:46
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by drB on June 6, 2007, at 15:12:35
I thought I could handle the differences between the generic Wellbutrin and the "fake" stuff but as soon as my prescription is up I am going to ask my doctor to write a new one that says, name brand only. Not only is that giant ugly yellow pill hard to swallow but it just does not work near as well as the real thing, I really miss that little white tablet! Why do they have to mess with something that already works so well?
Posted by Michelle Schultz on June 7, 2007, at 6:00:44
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by donaldduck on May 10, 2007, at 9:02:12
Posted by jaby on June 7, 2007, at 14:41:35
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Ladybug56 on June 6, 2007, at 19:12:46
I've only used one, but know there are several.
I'd be curious if some are having better luck with one over another. I know people have had troube with all, however.
Posted by Michelle Schultz on June 8, 2007, at 5:53:51
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by donaldduck on May 10, 2007, at 9:02:12
Would you please check your medication. There are two generics out there. One is Budeprion the other is Bupropion. They are very different generics of Well butrin. There have been few complaints with Bupropion however many for Budeprion.
I also think that posting something indicating that those of us who had bad experiences are crazy is in very bad taste and insulting. These are our personal experiences. We never claim the whole world with have this reaction. We are saying if you are then you are not alone.
Posted by Ladybug56 on June 8, 2007, at 10:09:20
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Michelle Schultz on June 8, 2007, at 5:53:51
I'm really glad that someone brought it up that there are two different generic types of Wellbutrin and that one has worse side effects than the other. Unfortunately I was prescribed the one noted for the bad side effects, I have BUDEPRION XL. And I for one am glad there is a place like this we can come to for support about the experiences we have in common, it helps to be able to see how other people in the same or similar "boat" handle some of the same problems you have.
Hang in there everyone!
Ladybug
Posted by grinch on June 9, 2007, at 9:10:01
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Ladybug56 on June 8, 2007, at 10:09:20
Yes, I agree this site has been helpful to me. It is very difficult to find information about different medications. I thought it was just me that was experiencing differences with the Budeprion XL. After working in a pharmacy for over 10 years I was very accepting of the idea that generics are exactly the same as the brand. I struggled with this belief while feeling the generic wasn't working in the same way for me. After a full month on the generic I went back on the brand. I have been back on the brand for over 2 months. Brand Wellbutrin is the right choice for me.
Posted by cynomom on June 9, 2007, at 18:23:23
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by nutmeggins on August 18, 2006, at 13:06:14
I have been taking generic wellbutrin for 3-4 months now. I started with 75 mg. of bupropion, then 100 mg. of bupropion taken twice a day. this seemed to be helping but not quite enough, so the dr. went to 150 mg. of budeprion twice a day. I have been taking this for a month and feel worse. It's like taking nothing at all or worse. Nausea, dizziness, extreme fatigue, All I want to do is sleep, and the depression is back. The dr. has upped the dose to 200 mg. twice a day. I don't know if this will make the side effects worse or not. I guess we'll see.
Posted by Mclscotts on June 9, 2007, at 19:10:59
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Michelle Schultz on June 8, 2007, at 5:53:51
I FOUND THIS WEBSITE WHILE LOOKING UP GENERIC WELLBUTIN XL AND HAVE BEEN READING THESE POSTS FOR AWHILE AND THOUGHT I WOULD POST MY EXPERIENCE. I USED TO TAKE WELLBUTIN SR ABOUT 7 YEARS AGO, THE NAME BRAND. I USED IT FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND HAD NO ILL EFFECTS.
LAST APRIL(06) I WENT BACK TO MY DR BECAUSE I WAS HITTING ROCK BOTTOM WITH NO ENERGY AND NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK WELL. HE PUT ME ON EFFEXOR XR AND THIS STUFF DID NOTHING FOR ME. WHEN I TRIED TO GET OFF OF IT, I HAD REAL HORRIBLE WITHDRAWL SYMPTOMS. I WAS ON IT FROM APRIL THROUGH NOVEMBER OF 06. WELL, I HAD ASKED FOR WELLBUTRIN AND THE DR SAID EFFEXOR WAS BETTER. NO WAY!
SO AFTER SUFFERING FOR A FEW MORE MONTHS, I WENT BACK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND TOLD HIM TO GIVE ME WELLBUTRIN AGAIN. I STARTED OFF ON 75MG OF THE NAME BRAND FOR ONE WEEK. THEN I WENT TO 300 MG ONCE A DAY. SINCE I HAVE NO INSURANCE, I WAS MORE THAN HAPPY TO GET THE GENERIC WELLBUTRIN XL. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE RESULTS. I GET UP EVERY MORNING AT 6 AM FEELING GREAT AND RESTED AND ABLE TO WORK WITH NO TROUBLE. HAVE GREAT ENERGY ALL DAY AND HAVE EVEN LOST 20 MUCH NEEDED POUNDS. MY SEXUAL DESIRE EVEN CAME BACK. THE ONLY SIDE EFFECT I HAD WAS DRY MOUTH.
SINCE I HAVE NOTICED PEOPLE KEEP SAYING THERE ARE TWO VERSIONS, I LOOKED AT MY BOTTLE AND HERE IS WHAT IS ON THE LABEL. BUDEPRION XL AND UNDER THAT IT SAYS buPROPion HCL(SPELLED LIKE THAT) AND THE MAKER IS TEVA. SO HOW CAN THERE BE TWO VERSIONS IS BOTH NAMES ARE LISTED ON MY BOTTLE? THANKS, MCLSCOTTS
Posted by Mclscotts on July 4, 2007, at 12:03:01
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Mclscotts on June 9, 2007, at 19:10:59
WELL, I HAD HOPED TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE CONCERNING MY FIRST AND EARLIER POST ON JUNE 8. I HAVE SOMETHING NEW TO ADD. WHEN I WENT AND FILLED MY MONTHLY PRESCRIPTION MONDAY FOR GENERIC WELLBUTIN XL 300MG, I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE BOTTLE UNTIL I GOT HOME. WELL, MUCH TO MY SURPRISE, IT WAS A DIFFERNT BOTTLE FROM MY PREVIOUS ONES. THIS BOTTLE HAS ONLY BuPROPion HCL ON THE FRONT AND THE MAKER IS ANCHEN. THE PILLS ARE ALSO DIFFERNT. THESE ARE SMALL ROUND WHITE PILLS WITH A102 ON THEM.
I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED AT FIRST ABOUT THESE DIFFERNT PILLS. I HAVE BEEN TAKING THEM FOR TWO DAYS NOW AND CAN'T REALLY DETECT AND DIFFERNCE FROM THE OBLONG YELLOW ONES FROM TEVA. BUT I DO INTEND TO ASK MY PHARMIST ABOUT THIS CHANGE IN PILLS WHEN I RETURN TO FILL MY PRESCRIPTION AGAIN. JUST WONDERING WHY THEY NEED TO GIVE DIFFERNT PILLS.
Posted by Ladybug56 on July 4, 2007, at 16:07:08
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Mclscotts on July 4, 2007, at 12:03:01
Wow, I can't believe they changed Wellbutrin to yet again, the giant nasty yellow one is bad enough, hopefully this smaller white one works better for you. Let us know. I'm about ready to run out of my last bottle of the yellow generic Wellbutrin and am going to have my doctor write "no substitutes" on my next prescription". I just do not like this crap.
Cindy
Posted by Mclscotts on July 4, 2007, at 16:13:15
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Ladybug56 on July 4, 2007, at 16:07:08
> Wow, I can't believe they changed Wellbutrin to yet again, the giant nasty yellow one is bad enough, hopefully this smaller white one works better for you. Let us know. I'm about ready to run out of my last bottle of the yellow generic Wellbutrin and am going to have my doctor write "no substitutes" on my next prescription". I just do not like this crap.
> CindyCINDY, DID YOU READ MY FIRST POST FROM JUNE 8? DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY GENERICS FOR WELLBUTRIN XL ARE OUT THERE? I HAVE USED GENERICS WITH OTHER MEDS BEFORE AND I WAS ALWAYS GIVEN THE SAME GENERIC DRUG EACH TIME. NOT UNDERSTANDING THIS WELLBUTRIN STUFF. THANKS
Posted by sdworaczyk on July 5, 2007, at 8:46:29
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Ladybug56 on July 4, 2007, at 16:07:08
Just an FYI...I asked my doctor to fill my last prescription for "name brand only" for the 300mg which was more expensive, this month we tried writing it for me to take two 150 mg and it was significantly cheaper, since there is no generic for the 150mg yet, most insurance companies will pay more because it is not a special request...just wanted to pass this along..also I called around to several pharmacies and found that there is actually a big difference in price between the pharmacies.
Posted by i4gotmy_sn on July 10, 2007, at 4:12:54
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by sdworaczyk on July 5, 2007, at 8:46:29
Last night was the last time I took budeprion XL 300mg and it will be the last time ever. What a joke! Unfortunately I'm financially disadvantaged at the age of 20, so I can't purchased the name brand. I had been taking Wellbutrin XL 300mg for a while now and I was fine while on it. I can even so far as to say that I was decent on bupropion 300mg. It had little to no difference. I felt like I was just not getting a full effect of 300mg, that's all. It was okay and not horrible to deal with.
Considering I get my meds free or really cheap, I felt I had nothing to complain about. I told my psychiatrist, who's a total jerk for the record what had been going on when I took this weird, big, yellow pills that looked nothing like the name brand or the other generic I had. He made me feel like some sort of alien, as if what was coming out of my mouth was mindless babble. I knew what I had been feeling, but somehow to him, I was a lier. Like many others I thought my pharmacy made a mistake.
Tomorrow or within the next few days I have another refill to pick up. I flushed the remainder of what I had down the toilet. If I receive the same thing (yellow budeprion), I'm going to just hand it back to them and say "you guys obviously need the money, more than I need this". Why take something that's makes me worse off than I normally am?!
I really didn't want to experience side-effects of coming off of it, that's why I didn't stop taking the budeprion. It made me extreme edgy, easily prone to bouts of anger, and unhappy. Feeling like there was no reason to live. I felt that I was dependent on these pills and it played a toll on my self-esteem.
I almost lost some "friends" from the handful of episodes that I had. I had a complete mental breakdown and crying wasn't enough anymore. I had to hit pillows or squeeze the closest thing to me as hard as I could. I don't know if what I'm saying is making sense to any of you reading this, but hopefully. I apologize for the long entry. Long story, short: Wellbutrin XL 300mg = Excellent! Bupropion XL 300mg = Pretty good. Buderprion XL 300mg = Unbelievably unnecessary and not worth it!
Posted by i4gotmy_sn on July 10, 2007, at 4:18:20
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin » sdworaczyk, posted by i4gotmy_sn on July 10, 2007, at 4:12:54
Last night was the last time I took budeprion XL 300mg and it will be the last time ever. What a joke! Unfortunately I'm financially disadvantaged at the age of 20, so I can't purchased the name brand. I had been taking Wellbutrin XL 300mg for a while now and I was fine while on it. I can even so far as to say that I was decent on bupropion 300mg. It had little to no difference. I felt like I was just not getting a full effect of 300mg, that's all. It was okay and not horrible to deal with.
Considering I get my meds free or really cheap, I felt I had nothing to complain about. I told my psychiatrist, who's a total jerk for the record what had been going on when I took this weird, big, yellow pills that looked nothing like the name brand or the other generic I had. He made me feel like some sort of alien, as if what was coming out of my mouth was mindless babble. I knew what I had been feeling, but somehow to him, I was a lier. Like many others I thought my pharmacy made a mistake.
Tomorrow or within the next few days I have another refill to pick up. I flushed the remainder of what I had down the toilet. If I receive the same thing (yellow budeprion), I'm going to just hand it back to them and say "you guys obviously need the money, more than I need this". Why take something that's makes me worse off than I normally am?!
I really didn't want to experience side-effects of coming off of it, that's why I didn't stop taking the budeprion. It made me extreme edgy, easily prone to bouts of anger, and unhappy. Feeling like there was no reason to live. I felt that I was dependent on these pills and it played a toll on my self-esteem.
I almost lost some "friends" from the handful of episodes that I had. I had a complete mental breakdown and crying wasn't enough anymore. I had to hit pillows or squeeze the closest thing to me as hard as I could. I don't know if what I'm saying is making sense to any of you reading this, but hopefully. I apologize for the long entry. Long story, short: Wellbutrin XL 300mg = Excellent! Bupropion XL 300mg = Pretty good. Buderprion XL 300mg = Unbelievably unnecessary and not worth it!
Posted by i4gotmy_sn on July 10, 2007, at 4:20:03
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin » sdworaczyk, posted by i4gotmy_sn on July 10, 2007, at 4:12:54
Posted by Michelle Schultz on July 10, 2007, at 12:43:04
In reply to Re: Budeprion (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin » sdworaczyk, posted by i4gotmy_sn on July 10, 2007, at 4:12:54
Your story completely mirrors mine. I work for an insurance company that regularly tells people the generics are exactly the same as the RX. We know how wrong they are. No one listens to us because we have "issues" I bet if we were diabetic they would listen.
Good luck and hang in there.
> Last night was the last time I took budeprion XL 300mg and it will be the last time ever. What a joke! Unfortunately I'm financially disadvantaged at the age of 20, so I can't purchased the name brand. I had been taking Wellbutrin XL 300mg for a while now and I was fine while on it. I can even so far as to say that I was decent on bupropion 300mg. It had little to no difference. I felt like I was just not getting a full effect of 300mg, that's all. It was okay and not horrible to deal with.
>
> Considering I get my meds free or really cheap, I felt I had nothing to complain about. I told my psychiatrist, who's a total jerk for the record what had been going on when I took this weird, big, yellow pills that looked nothing like the name brand or the other generic I had. He made me feel like some sort of alien, as if what was coming out of my mouth was mindless babble. I knew what I had been feeling, but somehow to him, I was a lier. Like many others I thought my pharmacy made a mistake.
>
> Tomorrow or within the next few days I have another refill to pick up. I flushed the remainder of what I had down the toilet. If I receive the same thing (yellow budeprion), I'm going to just hand it back to them and say "you guys obviously need the money, more than I need this". Why take something that's makes me worse off than I normally am?!
>
> I really didn't want to experience side-effects of coming off of it, that's why I didn't stop taking the budeprion. It made me extreme edgy, easily prone to bouts of anger, and unhappy. Feeling like there was no reason to live. I felt that I was dependent on these pills and it played a toll on my self-esteem.
>
> I almost lost some "friends" from the handful of episodes that I had. I had a complete mental breakdown and crying wasn't enough anymore. I had to hit pillows or squeeze the closest thing to me as hard as I could. I don't know if what I'm saying is making sense to any of you reading this, but hopefully. I apologize for the long entry. Long story, short: Wellbutrin XL 300mg = Excellent! Bupropion XL 300mg = Pretty good. Buderprion XL 300mg = Unbelievably unnecessary and not worth it!
Posted by BME on July 12, 2007, at 9:37:47
In reply to Re: Budeprion XL (Generic) vs. Wellbutrin, posted by Michelle Schultz on April 24, 2007, at 11:01:48
I'm so glad it occurred to me to google Budeprion XL...I thought it was just me. It had gotten to the point where I just stopped taking it becuase there was no difference on/or off. Many thanks to each of you for posting your experiences. I jsut called the pharmacy to switch back to Wellbutrin XL (which I was on for years, but I was trying to save a few bucks). Thanks.
Posted by stargazer2 on July 17, 2007, at 20:26:08
In reply to Budeprion XL versus Bupropion HCL XL, posted by Wildflower on February 15, 2007, at 17:19:16
I just filled a prescription with the generic wellbutrin SR and got Budeprion. Why is it called Budeprion if the active ingredient is called buproprion. And how do I know these pills (yellow with the letter 'G' on one side and the number '2444'on the other side) are really buproprion when the generic manufacturor changes the name from Buproprion to Budeprion. How's that for making a situation more confusing.
I wish I read these posts before filling the prescription with the generic brand. Why is there a 'G' on the pill , what does that stand for????
I think the manuacturor is Teva (why no 'T' on the pill)...What if the pharmacist tech filled the bottle with another drug how would you know it if the pill is not identified with the name 'Buproprion', this is really upsetting to me.
We are being messed with again and again with these generics not being identical to the brand names, happened with Nardil in 2003 and people got worse, seemingly related to the new formulation.
How are we to know that the generics are as good as the brand name? Too much uncertainty surrounds the generics that I may go back and get Buproprion rather than Budeprion. Is Buproprion still available as a generic or has Budeprion replaced all the previous generics I knew as buroprion?
Stargazer
Posted by cynomom on July 18, 2007, at 19:19:15
In reply to Re: Budeprion XL versus Bupropion HCL XL, posted by stargazer2 on July 17, 2007, at 20:26:08
Well folks, some weeks ago I posted a message about taking budeprion. I took it for 3 weeks and before finding this website, thought that I was going "crazy" if you know what I mean. I was regressing and didn't know why. I decided to insist that the pharmacist give me the generic buproprion, which he did and I began to get better. I told my shrink what had happened and he put no susbstitutions on the next script for wellbutrin SR 200 mgs. I have a medicare plan and generic meds are 1 dollar for each script. When I filled my next script for the real thing it cost me only $3.10. I've been taking the name brand for about 2 weeks and boy can I tell the difference. The effects of the generic bupropion comes close to the brand name but not quite. I know everyone's body chemistry if different, but I am doing the best on the brand name Wellbutrin SR. I thought it might be all in my mind so I tried drinking a cup of coffee while taking the generics and then a few weeks later while taking the brand name. With the generics I felt like I had about 10 cups of coffee and was jittery and anxious for about 4-5 hours. With the brand name I didn't feel any side effects at all.
I don't know if anyone else has had this same experience, but for me it's the real thing or nothing.
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