Posted by allisonm on September 2, 2001, at 11:54:59
In reply to Re: Thanks JahL , posted by dreamer on September 2, 2001, at 10:11:30
Dreamer,
I don't believe Wellbutrin (bupropion) has a generic form yet because it's still relatively new and its patent or whatever it is that protects drug companies by forbidding other drug companies from copying the formulas has not expired.You can find bupropion under the brand name of Zyban because it is also used for smoking cessation. I am not sure, but I think the pill doses and colors may differ, but it's the same stuff. I have been on Wellbutrin SR for more than 2 years.
Good luck.
Allisonm
> > You & me both. My GP prescribed Wellbutrin just the other day, using the generic name BUPROPION. You can also procure it in its (identical) anti-smoking form ZYBAN (which has been available for a yr now). If nothing else (I've only been on it 2 wks) it reverses the Prozac-induced lethargy.
> >
> > J.
> I'm going to suggest this to my doc in a couple of weeks.
> He suggested adding prozac to effexor to deal with depression/social phobia but I think I need to stay awake first.
> dreamer-heavily-caffinated.
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