#wellbutrin

[shiftythrifting]

I did a double take when I almost passed this on my way out of the store and then a triple take when I saw the brand(?) logo

perfection

[manzyxoxo]

MCR as antidepressants :)

[catfindr]

[ithinkthatsmykink]

Me off my meds for 5 days: the world is beautiful and full of wonder and I love who I am and nothing will ever change that

Me off my meds over one week:

[smut-blogog]

Day whatever I’m hot valentines sucks

Fuck me

[eblu3]

a summary of my first day on wellbutrin

[fvckw4d]

The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did

Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own reco

It’s a fundamental tenet of health care in America: Generic drugs are just as safe and effective as brand-name ones. The only difference is the price... [But the FDA] doesn’t routinely test generics for quality concerns or to see if they’re working as effectively as brand-name medications. Instead, the agency heavily relies on drug companies, often in countries as far away as India and China, to do their own testing and to report any problems... ProPublica decided to test several generic versions of three of the most widely prescribed drugs in the United States: the antidepressant bupropion XL, the generic for Wellbutrin XL; the heart medicine metoprolol succinate, the generic for Toprol XL; and the cholesterol drug atorvastatin, the generic for Lipitor. A total of 11 samples from readers, ProPublica employees and the independent testing lab Valisure were assessed, representing a cross section of manufacturers from around the world... While most of the samples passed, the findings showed that one version of bupropion and one version of metoprolol, dispensed at least tens of thousands of times in 2024 alone, had irregularities that experts say could compromise their effectiveness.

The medical industry and the FDA have been lying to us for YEARS. Generic drugs are NOT tested as well as brand-name. They do NOT always work the same. Sometimes the problem COULD BE your medication. For YEARS doctors have assumed patients were lying if they said a certain manufacturer or the generic version doesn't work as well. It turns out, the FDA has been extremely permissive in testing generic medicine; the only kind of medicine Medicaid will cover. Pharmacists in some states can switch out your medicine for generic meds or meds made by a different company because they're "equivalent." Turns out, maybe not so fucking much!

[tundrakatiebean]

There’s been a recall for Buproprion extended release 300mg tablets (generic Wellbutrin XL). This is specifically for 30 count bottles with batch # BPB124341A and expiration date 10/2026.

My understanding is there’s a problem with the tablet formulation so the extended release isn’t working properly but I found that from another source that I can’t find again.