any med same as wellbutin

[Cherie762]

Im about to loose insurance soon, on 150mg Wellbutrin in am, I had always only taken sui's before...still am celexa in pm...I just cannot afford the wellbutrin 240 name brand and 190 generic per month...already wrote the co that makes it got a 40 per month coupon...

I will try for medicaid post divorce,,,but am trying to figure things out incase that does not happen.

So anyone know anything cheap thats similar I can suggest to psyc?   If not Im gonna have to ask psyc to tell me how to wean off,,,they are SR so it would probably be every other day,,,then every third day etc..

any advice appreciated.

[gran55]

i use the discount pharmacy called XUBEX. i buy 3 medications from them with great savings. they have the generics for wellbutin and other drugs. you can buy wellbutin generic 270 tablets for  30.00 plus about 3 dollars shipping and handling. deliver right to your door. check out the website and hope you have good luck with your meds. i dont have insurance and it helps me a lot.

[Cherie762]

instead of wellbutrin150sr,,he is giving me wellbutrin 75 mg 2x per day 1 am and one afternoon....I found a pharmacist who offers people wo insurance a break,,Im sure he still makes a profit. meds are probably like 300 % mark up

[Cherie762]

thanks both of you I have a good supply of wellbutrin its sr so I cannot split Im going to take every other day for a week-10 days then go every 3 days.etc  I will know if its right choice plus Im telling my best friend to watch me and tell me if I am acting any different.

[M4Y0U]

She asked for similar products and those are all similar but of course they are all different.

Another good example in how meds are different is the recent news that Prozac and only 1 other SSRI could reduce the tumor growth by 90 percent making it a good tool for people with leukemia or lymphoma undergoing chemotherapy treatments as it doesn't give the tumor a break. Then there's why it's doing so etc.

That's just one example in many that are meds are different.

M4

[Paxiled]

The answer is no.  No two meds affect anyone the same.  They have potentially different side effects, are metabolized by different pathways in your liver, attach to receptors differently, and each individual just reacts differently.  Which is to say, if you think you don't need the med and you're on four meds and want to see if you don't need this one, that's great.  If you think you do need it, if it's working well, it's not so easy just because another med is in the same class that it will work or you'll be able to tolerate it.  It might, it might not.  You're back in trial and error terrain.  That's why there are so many different meds in each category -- they don't affect people the same.  Prozac and Celexa are both ssris, for example, but are very different in how they work, how long they remain in the body, how hard it is to stop taking them, etc.  Like night and day, and yet each is in the same class of med.  So do whatever you feel is best, but don't get discouraged if the results aren't what you expect -- that's just how this very inexact game is played.  Good luck to you.

[Cherie762]

Thanks for the information and your help, I will ask my dr which may be a good switch,,,,there is no way I can afford wellbutrin,,,Im not real sure I even need it. I was in real bad shape 6 months ago kinda had a nervous breakdown,,,am doing great now,,,have to have big conversation w psych  dont want to back slide but dont want to take 4 meds per day if I can eliminate some....I know w any anti dep you must wean off.

thanks again!!

C