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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Can my wife switch from Celexa to Wellbutrin (generic bupropion)
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD), bipolar disorder, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, personality disorders, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, stress, transitions, and work problems.
Can my wife switch from Celexa to Wellbutrin (generic bupropion)
by bigotis, Aug 15, 2004 12:00AM
My wife takes Celexa for her depression and we have to pay $35.00 a month because our insurance considers it a non-preferred brand. Would it be OK for her to switch to Wellbutrin (or better yet the generic bupropion) which will only cost us $5.00 a month through our insurance? She does not take any other meds. Also I am on Wellbutrin XL for depression, which costs me $15.00 a month and I would also be interested in switching to bupropion. The only other Rx I take is Nexium.
Thanks,
Otis
Thanks,
Otis
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Aug 16, 2004 12:00AM
, Aug 16, 2004 12:00AM
Buproprion is an effective antidepressant and there is no good reason not to take the generic.
Member Comments (2)
by dixiecup, Aug 15, 2004 12:00AM
She could try it. Sometimes though, if something is working, it is better not to mess with it. I have heard of people going off a medicine that is working, and when they go back on it, it won't work.
