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Some side effects may pass with time, but others may require an adjustment in the medication. Any other psychiatric or medical problems you have, including a history of bipolar disorder All other medications you are currently taking and any medication allergies you have.
This will help your prescriber assess for potential drug interactions. Other non-medication treatment you are receiving such as psychotherapy i. Your provider can explain how these different treatments work with the medication. If you are pregnant, plan to become pregnant, or are breastfeeding If you drink alcohol or use drugs How Should I Take Bupropion?
Take our self-quiz. Medically reviewed by Mary Lucas, RN. It works by modifying the levels of certain chemicals in your brain. Research shows that Wellbutrin bupropion can reduce cravings and withdrawal symptoms in ex-smokers, making it easier to give up cigarettes and other tobacco products. Compared to many other antidepressants, Wellbutrin bupropion is less likely to cause some side effects, such as drowsiness, weight fluctuation and sexual dysfunction. When used as a treatment for depression, Wellbutrin buproprion usually takes around six to eight weeks before it starts fully working as a treatment for depression.
However, you may begin to experience improvements in your sleep habits, appetite and energy levels as early as one to two weeks of treatment. It may take four to six weeks to experience a significant improvement in your mood and level of interest in activities after starting bupropion.
When used as a smoking cessation aid, typically under the name brand name Zyban, it can take several weeks for bupropion to start working, as well. Depending on your symptoms, general health and other factors, your healthcare provider may recommend that you take bupropion for seven to 12 weeks after you stop smoking. Wellbutrin bupropion belongs to a class of medications referred to as aminoketones.
It works by affecting the way your body produces neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine, which are crucial to our moods. Neurotransmitters are a type of chemical messenger used by your body. Their job is to transport signals between neurons. You can think of them as an internal messaging system for your body, delivering instructions between neurons and from neurons to other tissue. Norepinephrine is a neurotransmitter responsible for keeping your body alert and ready to act.
It helps to increase your heart rate, pump blood throughout your body, keep you awake, alert and able to focus and recall important information. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter responsible for regulating learning, pleasure, motivation, sleep, mood and a variety of other important functions. People with depression may have low levels of norepinephrine and dopamine. By blocking your brain from reabsorbing norepinephrine and dopamine, aminoketone medications such as Wellbutrin bupropion can increase norepinephrine and dopamine levels and treat the symptoms of depression.
However, they believe that its effects on dopamine might be responsible for at least some of its effectiveness as a smoking cessation aid. Instead, it may work by mimicking some of the effects of the nicotine in cigarettes, which also causes your brain to release extra dopamine.
What side effects can this medication cause? What should I know about storage and disposal of this medication? Brand names. For people taking bupropion Wellbutrin for depression: A small number of children, teenagers, and young adults up to 24 years of age who took antidepressants 'mood elevators' such as bupropion during clinical studies became suicidal thinking about harming or killing oneself or planning or trying to do so.
For all patients taking bupropion: Your health care provider will want to see you often while you are taking bupropion, especially at the beginning of your treatment. Talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of taking bupropion. Your doctor will probably start you on a low dose of bupropion and gradually increase your dose. Other uses for this medicine. What special precautions should I follow? Before taking bupropion, tell your doctor and pharmacist if you are allergic to bupropion, any other medications, or any of the ingredients in bupropion tablets.
Ask your pharmacist or check the Medication Guide for a list of the ingredients. Your doctor will probably tell you not to take bupropion. You could receive too much medication and experience severe side effects. Your doctor may need to change the doses of your medications or monitor you carefully for side effects.
Also tell your doctor if you drink large amounts of alcohol but expect to suddenly stop drinking or you take sedatives but expect to suddenly stop taking them. If you become pregnant while taking bupropion, call your doctor. Do not drive a car or operate machinery until you know how this medication affects you.
Alcohol can make the side effects from bupropion worse. Your doctor may check your blood pressure before starting treatment and regularly while you are taking this medication, especially if you also are using nicotine replacement therapy. Talk to your doctor about having an eye examination before you start taking this medication. If you have nausea, eye pain, changes in vision, such as seeing colored rings around lights, and swelling or redness in or around the eye, call your doctor or get emergency medical treatment right away.
The role of bupropion in causing these mood changes is unclear since people who quit smoking with or without medication may experience changes in their mental health due to nicotine withdrawal. However, some of these symptoms occurred in people who were taking bupropion and continued to smoke.
Some people had these symptoms when they began taking bupropion, and others developed them after several weeks of treatment or after stopping bupropion. These symptoms have occurred in people without a history of mental illness and have worsened in people who already had a mental illness.
Tell your doctor if you have or have ever had depression, bipolar disorder mood that changes from depressed to abnormally excited , schizophrenia a mental illness that causes disturbed or unusual thinking, loss of interest in life, and strong or inappropriate emotions , or other mental illnesses.
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