Linda douglas has been treater for depression for seven
years with anti depressants. She atfirst would take Wellbutrin twice a day. Then
later she switched to Wellbutrin XL once a day pill. She said it renewed her
joy for living. But it all changed when she switched to a generic version of
Wellbutrin XL 300 ml to save money. Instead of paying $250 for a three month
supply of the brand name drug she was paying $53. So she saved a lot.
Her depression returned during the six months that she
took the generic antidepressant. She said she was questioning her self whether
she took her medication today and she noticed somethings not right. She would
accasionally experience symptoms of a panic attack or worse. Her suicidal
thoughts came back. The doctors then noticed that there could be something
wrong with her medication. She asked her doctor to switch her back to the brand
name version and felt better within days.
New test findings showed that one of a few generic
versions of Wellbutrin XL 300 mg sold as Budeprion XL300 mg, didn’t perform the
same as the brand name pill in the pill lab. A possible explanation for the
experience that Linda had and reportedly hundreds of others who wrote to
syndicated newspaper column called The Peoples Pharmacy with related complained.
I think the generic versions of these medicines should be a lot similar and
work the same. Not everyone can afford the brand name labels and many people
really need it.