Generic Wellbutrin vs Name brand Wellbutrin

hexacoda · Dec 16, 2017 at 12:08 PM

Has anyone compared generic Wellbutrin to the name brand? My Dr said some of his patients find name brand works better so he switched me to name brand only, but insurance may not cover it since it's not generic? I'm just wondering if it's worth the extra cost to switch anyway?

Guiness187055 · Dec 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM

I saw no difference.

TicTacGo · Dec 17, 2017 at 03:27 AM

They are *supposed to be* equivalent in how they work and how they affect us.

One thing that may change this are the non-active ingredients (excipients) in one, that is not present in the other.

I personally try to stick to the brand names.

bpforever1 · Dec 19, 2017 at 05:33 AM

I tried brand Abilify vs generic Abilify. Truthfully, I had too many side effects with generic. It may be the same with other generic meds. I don't know. I could not tolerate the side effects of generic and went back to brand and am doing well. If you are doing well on brand, I suggest to stay on it. My doctor says that although the ingredients are the same as the previous poster states the fillers or non-active ingredients may cause some side effects one does not expect. If you can tolerate such side effects, then please don't mind me. But, I could not.

Travelinglady · Dec 19, 2017 at 12:09 PM

I take the generic and it works fine. I hear you need to wait a while when a new generic comes out before it is okay to use. But generic Wellbutrin has been out for a long time, I think.

Wonderfalls · Dec 19, 2017 at 04:49 PM

If the non-active ingredients are going to cause problems it would be allergies, which you would recognize. Other than that there should be no difference. But if I thought one was stronger than the other then I would stick with the generic and adjust my dose accordingly. Most insurance companies will not cover brand names if a generic version is available.

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hexacoda Member Member Since Sep 2012 Posts: 152 12 1 hugs given	Dec 16, 2017 at 12:08 PM #1 Has anyone compared generic Wellbutrin to the name brand? My Dr said some of his patients find name brand works better so he switched me to name brand only, but insurance may not cover it since it's not generic? I'm just wondering if it's worth the extra cost to switch anyway?
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Guiness187055 Elder Member Since Mar 2017 Location: Florida Posts: 5,057 7 970 hugs given	Dec 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM #2 I saw no difference. __________________ Guiness187055 Moderator Community support team
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TicTacGo Member Member Since Dec 2016 Location: South Africa Posts: 446 7 47 hugs given	Dec 17, 2017 at 03:27 AM #3 They are supposed to be equivalent in how they work and how they affect us. One thing that may change this are the non-active ingredients (excipients) in one, that is not present in the other. I personally try to stick to the brand names. __________________ Tic-Tac
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Travelinglady Legendary Wise Elder Member Since Sep 2010 Location: North Carolina Posts: 49,204 (SuperPoster!) 14 23.3k hugs given	Dec 19, 2017 at 12:09 PM #5 I take the generic and it works fine. I hear you need to wait a while when a new generic comes out before it is okay to use. But generic Wellbutrin has been out for a long time, I think.
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Wonderfalls Veteran Member Member Since Jul 2016 Location: Midwest Posts: 726 8 16 hugs given	Dec 19, 2017 at 04:49 PM #6 If the non-active ingredients are going to cause problems it would be allergies, which you would recognize. Other than that there should be no difference. But if I thought one was stronger than the other then I would stick with the generic and adjust my dose accordingly. Most insurance companies will not cover brand names if a generic version is available.
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