Has Anyone Tried The Generic Version Of Wellbutrin Sr Made By Sun Pharma Bupropion Hcl (Page 4) (Top voted first)

Hi - I just got a perscription for the Sun Pharma generic version of Wellbutrin SR (Bupropion HCL SR). Has anyone had success with this one? If not which generic version have you had success with?

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and to let everyone know, i work in the industry, have worked at san.... and i know there is a difference of what is made here in the US vs. in third world countries.
thanks for the info. never thought of it.

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Regi:

As I said before, I don't want to second guess your provider, but 75 mg/day of bupropion seems rather low (and, BTW, I have never seen a 75 mg version of bupropion tablets). You say you are feeling better yet still don't have much motivation to do anything besides watching TV.

I suggest you tell your provider your symptoms and feelings and see if they might consider an increase in dosage. It's up to them - not me - but I have never heard of anyone responding to a 75 mg/day dose of bupropion.

As I said in another post, I have been taking 300 mg/day of bupropion for 15+ years - works fine for me (provided it's the Sandoz formulation). My underlying condition is not amenable to a cure so bupropion is just a band-aid. But it works and that's good enough for me.

Bupropion, or, the original brand name, Wellbuitrin, is often called an 'atypical' antidepressant. My understanding is that it affects the dopamine metabolism rather than serotonin as most of the commonly used antidepressants - called 'SSRIs' as in Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors. Some patients respond to bupropion while others respond to SSRIs. In my case, SSRIs exacerbate my depression while bupropion reduces my depression symptoms. I don't know why this happens, I'm just thankful that my psychiatrist was willing to try different medications rather than stick to the tried-and-not-necessarily-true SSRI mode of anti-depressant therapy.

I wish you all the best -depression is a vicious condition, called the 'Noonday Demon' by Andrew Solomon in a series of articles originally published in the New Yorker in 1998 and later (2001) collected into a book by the same title. As this site does not permit posting of external links you will have to do your own search, but I suggest you look for this publication. There is an extensive literature on depression and its treatment - or non-treatment - and it's worth a look.

Regards,

ss

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My 14-year-old son takes Bupropion HCL 75 mg for ADHD. He used to take a round, blue pill that we got from Express Scripts via mail order. Unfortunately, I did not notice the manufacturer at that time, bit I *think* it might have been Sandoz, based on photos of Sandoz pills that I'm seeing online now. Recenty, our drug coverage switched to CVS/Caremark, and they sent us the round, peach colored pills made by Mylan. My son is getting side effects (headache, upset stomach) that he never had before. Does anyone know what type of generic Bupropion HCL 75 mg Express Scripts dispenses? And if it is Sandoz, does anyone know whether CVS/Caremark also has a Sandoz option? I'm trying to figure out how he can switch back to the same blue pills he had before!

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Hey there. Yes! I have had the same experiences with Buproprion manufactured by Sun Pharmaceutical--and great effects with Sandoz. I am currently taking 100 mg. of the SR from Sun Pharma twice per day. I have experienced serious stomach issues that I didn't connect to this med until now. I do have IBS, but I know what my typical symptoms and triggers are for that condition. I think my second dose in the afternoon, which I usually don't take with food, is triggering the stomach pains. It's a really uncomfortable bloated feeling, sometimes so severe that I need to lay down. Also, I think this brand may be making me gain weight, whereas with the Sandoz I lost a ton of weight.
Also, I don't think Sun's meds work as effectively. I previously took 150 mg. of the XL form once per day, manufactured by Anchen. I also had a bad experience with this pharma. The main side effect with this pharma was serious lethargy, but that could have also been due to the fact I was taking the XL.
Before all of this, I was taking 150 mg. of the ER by Sandoz (the bright blue pill). This kind worked fantastic! My depression manifests as extreme apathy, lethargy, compulsive eating, and lack of motivation. The Sandoz form tremendously helped with all of these issues.
I never paid attention to the manufacturer of the med until my two recent experiences with inefficacy of the drug (with both Sun and Anchen's products). I'm going to go to a different pharmacy and specifically request the Sandoz. Thank god I am a packrat and keep my old bottles, otherwise I wouldn't have known the name of the one that works.
Good luck!

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I just want to say that you should take my previous post, complaining about the Mylan pill, with a grain of salt. It turns out that my son mysteriously stopped wearing his eyeglasses around the same time as he started the Mylan, and that may have been giving him the headaches. Now I just have to keep reminding him (nagging him!) to remember his glasses.

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Don't know what 'solco' is - a distributor or manufacturer?

Look for my posts in this thread for bupropion - my experience has been that only the Sandoz branded (not necessarily manufactured) version of bupropion has been effective for my depression. The tablets are bright blue and readily dissolve with even a small amount of water. I had tried other vendor's 'bupropion' - DrReddy and others from the Indian sub-continent and found them ineffective.

Disclaimers: my experience does not represent a clinical trial of a specific vendor/manufacturer's bupropion and I am not a clinician experienced in treating depression with any medication. I only speak from my personal experience with bupropion labeled from multiple vendors. I have been using this medication for 14 years and have found it effective in treating my depression, provided it is branded 'Sandoz' and the tablets are bright blue.

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I have had the exact opposite reaction that I am reading here. Sun pharma bupropion works miracles for me, whereas with Sandoz, I might as well be taking nothing. I have had to switch pharmacies over and over as they switch to useless-to-me Sandoz. Good for you, bad for me. I guess now I have to write to the FDA to keep everyone here from banning the one that I can tolerate. Sigh. Why can't we have choice!

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Can someone please say which state and which pharmacies they go to, to get Sandoz version wellbutrin??
everyone says they get it, but never say where, i've tried CVS, Walmart, small local pharmacies, Wahlgreens, Kroger, NONE say they get Sandoz version.

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We used to get it from Express Scripts mail-order company.

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You might want to look at my previous posts on this list - sixscrews- but I have had some not-so-good experiences with generic versions of bupropion SR 100 mg tablets (I take 300 mg/day in three separate doses). My health provider's pharmacy switched over to Actavis (?) bupropion several years ago. The tablets were grey in color as opposed to my previous tablets that were bright blue. After about a week on the grey tablets I slid into a serious depression. I called my pharmacy and asked for the previous blue tablets (Sandoz) of which they, fortunately, had a remaining inventory. Three days later and I was back to 'normal' (no comment). Ever since I have refused to accept a bupropion Rx that is not bright blue and labeled 'Sandoz.'

I don't know if the Actavis/DrReddy/what the fxxx Indian pharmaceutical manufactured medications are - but they, as far as my metabolism is concerned, are NOT buproprion. Many articles have been published in various magazines (NY Times, for one) showing them up as a bunch of scam artists. And, of course, our lovely gov't, for which we pay so much in taxes, has no interest in slamming these people into the dirt where they belong. Back in 1904 after the Pure Food and Drug Act was passed hundreds of quack docs and pill rollers got 5-10-20 year sentences in federal slammers after keeping their scams going despite clear federal prohibitions. Of course, these days, the quacks are run by a bunch of multi-billion dollar outfits that can pay off whatever Republican senators/representatives they want to and monkey-wrench up the whole system. Want a better system - vote for Dump or whatever his name is and see what turns up in your pill bottles. Good luck.

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I am taking the bupropion by Sun Pharma. It isnt working for me and it is sweet. I told my pharmacist that I thought they were fake and she told me that wasn't possible but now reading the comments it sounds totally possible.

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I was reading this thread also after being given the SR from Solco....just started taking it. I don't have anything to add at this time, but I thought that commenting would sign me up for updates, should there be any.

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I took Solco 100mg SR once a day for a month before switching to Sandoz 150mg SR once a day. I had no side effects from Solco besides anxiety for 2 weeks (also pms) and frequent urination for some reason. Other than that I couldn't tell if it was working. Maybe it was too low of a dose. But it didn't give me physical side effects. Now going on the Sandoz for a week and a but more now I still have nothing.. Except initial anxiety and back to pms .. Again. Can't tell if it's making it worse. Been crying a little more. A bit more depressed and emotional. I'm pretty sure I need an increase to 300mg a day. But my doctor told me to wait out until the 150mg is up. Ugh. I think my pharmacy has Mylan and Sandoz for 150mg SR. And I happened to get Sandoz.

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I am very suspicious of the whole Direct Success Pharmacy thing. Something just seems 'off' about it.

My insurance company denied my first request and now I am in process of my appeal. Honestly their causation leads me to believe that they never even read my actual case.

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Hi! That was best for me but Kmart just told me it's being discontinued :(. Whatever generic I got from Walmart in 2015 was horrible and had me nauseous all day. I take sr 100mg 2xday for MDD.

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You have to remember that different brands work for different people. Sun Pharma was best for me and now it's no longer available. I have been able to work full time for over a year with very mild episodes on about 4 occasions. That is significantly better than ups and downs every month, unable to maintain a job.

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Sun Pharma Caraco is the only Wellbutrin I've ever been able to take (2015, 2016) -- no side effects and works very well (high dose). I was blindsided by it being taken off the market in the U.S. I am completely out of the ones I've been using, now, and have been bouncing from one to another of the others with no luck. This is not fun.

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I had the exact same thought when I read that post - that my experiences with birth control were a perfect example of the fallacy of that assumption. I feel like that post by WillRNMS was extremely ignorant.

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This is T again. I tried several wellbutrin 300xl generics and then was able to find my sun pharma 150SRs again and got them. Now I know that the sun pharma generic 150SRs seem about half-strength -- but I'm not really seeing any side effects, still, whereas on the others I had many side effects. Forfivo (450xl) and Par 300xl made me sleepy and very sleepy/had to sleep at random times during the day -- delivery method has to be a little off then I'm thinking. Still haven't even been able to try brand Wellbutrin 300xl to know it the preAuth process is even worth it. What does it cost with insurance generally anyway? Thx

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I am currently using 300mg Wellbutrin XL Brand with savings card from my doc. I pay $5 a month. I have insurance with a decent drug plan. I don't think this works Medicaid/care. You may be able to print one out on line for 2017.

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