Reviewer: pamj73, 25-34 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was on Wellbutrin XL 450mg (3- 150mg tablets once/day). I was doing well and liked it much better than Paxil. Recently, my drugstore began carrying the generic and filled my last refill with Budeprion. I felt awful after only 3-4 days on the medication. I had severe headaches, high anxiety and irritability that I never experienced when taking brand name Wellbutrin. I have some quite a bit o ... Show Full Comment

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I was on Wellbutrin XL 450mg (3- 150mg tablets once/day). I was doing well and liked it much better than Paxil. Recently, my drugstore began carrying the generic and filled my last refill with Budeprion. I felt awful after only 3-4 days on the medication. I had severe headaches, high anxiety and irritability that I never experienced when taking brand name Wellbutrin. I have some quite a bit of reading online and I am shocked at the number of people experiencing the same problems. The FDA did an investigation in 2007 regarding therapeutic effect and bioequivalence and concluded they were the same in budeprion and Wellbutrin. But the volume of complaints out there seem to indicate the contrary. Please, if you are having issues, go to the FDA webside and file a report so that they can be aware of the sheer number of people affected. The launched an investigation based on 85 post marketing complaints and there are a lot more than 85 people out there complaining about this drug.
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Reviewer: A.L., 25-34 Male on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Caregiver)

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My wife has been taking this for about 6 or 8 months now. She first said it was going to be for a month, but... Now, after almost 14 years of marriage we are about to divorce. She is constantly angry, sad and does not want to even touch me. She does not want to stop taking it and doesn't want to see that she has gotten worse since she started taking it. So fricking sad. This is the end I guess

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My wife has been taking this for about 6 or 8 months now. She first said it was going to be for a month, but... Now, after almost 14 years of marriage we are about to divorce. She is constantly angry, sad and does not want to even touch me. She does not want to stop taking it and doesn't want to see that she has gotten worse since she started taking it. So fricking sad. This is the end I guess
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Reviewer: Tress, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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After being on Wellbutrin BCBS insurance decided they were switching me to this generic. I am fighting with them now, this generic does not work! My symptoms are worse than what they were before I was on Wellbutrin. This drug should be taken off the market.

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After being on Wellbutrin BCBS insurance decided they were switching me to this generic. I am fighting with them now, this generic does not work! My symptoms are worse than what they were before I was on Wellbutrin. This drug should be taken off the market.
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Reviewer: keya23, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 6 months to less than 1 year (Patient)

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The Band name Wallbutrin worked great but when i got the off brand it made me sick.I always feel lazy and dizzy and it give me a lot of headaches. it also mad me have mood swings

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The Band name Wallbutrin worked great but when i got the off brand it made me sick.I always feel lazy and dizzy and it give me a lot of headaches. it also mad me have mood swings
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Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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Was doing great on Wellbutrin, but when switched to Budeprion XL I was worse than before I started taking Wellbutrin. Headaches constantly, nausea, crying spells, body aches, severe felling of usefulness. Don't recommend!

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Was doing great on Wellbutrin, but when switched to Budeprion XL I was worse than before I started taking Wellbutrin. Headaches constantly, nausea, crying spells, body aches, severe felling of usefulness. Don't recommend!
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