scatty Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 I have been on wellbutrin before with success. My current drug store has the teva version of the generic of wellbutrin. It is known not to release the active ingredient properly. I can't switch drug stores with my insurance, and getting brand name is out of the question as well. I don't know of any other ADs like wellbutrin. Any suggestions to make to my new pdoc when I finally get an appointment? I want something for the lethargic depression that most likely won't cause mania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olga Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 scatty, ask the drug store if they can get the generics that are made by Watson or by Anchen. I have tried both of them, and (to me) they are both better than the Teva version. It's worth asking, anyway. I bet they can get them. olga Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Try the Teva. I don't have too much of a problem with it, but I take the SR. I think it's people taking the teva XL who have had the most problems. What I'd do: 1. Try the Teva. The majority of people can't tell the difference. We just don't have a lot of new posters coming to CB just to say "hi, I changed my med to a generic and it's working great!." People mostly come here to complain. It's the nature of the site. 2. If you're on the XL, try the SR, still made by Teva, most likely. It's more likely to work right because it releases the drug over a shorter time and you take it twice a day. 3. Try the Teva IR. There can be no problems with the release mechanism this way because there is none. You just have to take it 3x a day. After that you might want to look at some of the tricyclics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnK Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 This could be a long shot, but check if your insurance will cover Aplenzin, which is bupropion hydrobromide (Wellbutrin is bupropion hydrocloride). They're very similar, but there's no generic available for Aplenzin yet, so my insurance covers it even though they won't cover brand-name Wellbutrin since there are generics available for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Thank you guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Aplenzin, which is bupropion hydrobromide (Wellbutrin is bupropion hydrocloride). They're very similar. They're so similar that my pdoc calls it Wellbutrin when I actually take Aplenzin. From what I understand it is like the XL version of Wellbutrin although Aplenzin is all I've ever taken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netsavy006 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I know this if for smoking cessation but maybe you can get an off label script for Zyban... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Elvis Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Aplenzin is the first active metabolite of Wellbutrin IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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