Wellbutrin Dose
- Cancer medicine: cyclophosphamide (Neosar, Cytoxan),
thiotepa (Thioplex), irinotecan (Camptosar), doxorubicin ( Doxil, Adriamycin), or
- Heart or blood pressure medication:flecainide
(Tambocor), propranolol (Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin), propafenone (Rythmol),
metoprolol (Toprol, Lopressor),and others; or
- Consult with doctor if you use:
- An antibiotic ( Augmentin,Amoxil,
Omnicef,Cipro,Keflex, penicillin, and others);
- Bronchodilators or asthma medications;
- Antihistamines that make you sleepy;
- Any other antidepressant;
- Urinary medications or bladder: oxybutynin (Urotrol,
Ditropan and others);
- Oral diabetes medication or insulin;
- Stimulant,diet pills, or ADHD medication;
- Hormone replacement estrogens or birth control pills
;
- Drugs to treat or prevent malaria;
- Medicine for vomiting,motion sickness, nausea ;
- Drugs to treat Parkinson’s;
- Drugs used to prevent organ transplant rejection;
- Street drugs: “speed” or cocaine;
- Narcotic pain medication;
- A steroid: prednisone, and others;
- Numbing medicine:Novocain or lidocaine;
- Ulcer or irritable bowel drugs;
- Theophylline ( Slo-Bid,Theo-Dur, Respbid, Bronkodyl
Theolair).
Serious and less serious side effects
Serious side effects may include:
- Severe skin reaction fever, followed by a red or
purple skin rash that spreads, swelling in your face, swelling in your tongue, sore
throat,burning in your eyes, skin pain.
- Trouble concentrating, confusion,unusual behavior or
thoughts, hallucinations; or
- Fast heartbeats.
- Convulsions (seizure);
- Swollen glands, fever, joint pain, rash, itching;
Less serious side effects may include:
- Ringing in your ears, dry mouth,stomach pain;
- Loss of interest in sex;
- Headache, muscle pain, nausea, dizziness
- Sore throat;
- Changes in appetite;
- Skin rash, increased urination or increased
sweating, mild itching
- Weight loss or gain
Wellbutrin Dose
- Immediate release tablets:
- Six to eighteen years:
- Greater than fourty kg: 100 to 250 mg/day in two
divided doses (investigational).
- Thirty one to fourty kg: 75 to 200 mg/day in two
divided doses (investigational).
- Twenty to thirty kg: 50 to 150 mg/day in two divided
doses (investigational).
Usual Geriatric Dose of Wellbutrin for Depression:
- Maximum doses:
- Sustained Release: 400 mg given as 200 mg 2 a day
- Immediate Release: 150 mg orally three times a day
- Maintenance dose: 75 mg orally three times a day
- Initial dose: 75 mg orally 2 a day
Before taking
You shouldn’t take Wellbutrin if you take the next drugs - phenelzine (Nardil), furazolidone
(Furoxone), rasagiline (Azilect), isocarboxazid (Marplan),tranylcypromine (Parnate),
selegiline ( Emsam,Eldepryl, Zelapar) or in the last fourteen days.
- Don’t use this drug if you have the next problems
with your health:
- If you are using 2nd form of bupropion; or
- A seizure disorder or epilepsy;
- Bulimia or anorexia (an eating disorder);
- If you have suddenly stopped using sedatives or
alcohol.
This drug may cause seizures . Go to your prescriber at onceat consult with him, if you have
any medical conditions.
Your prescriber may to order special tests or adjust your drug(Wellbutrin) dosage :
- A history of seizures, head injury, or spinal or
brain cord tumor;
- High blood pressure,heart disease, history of heart
attack;
- Manic depression (bipolar disorder).
- Liver disease ; or
- Kidney disease
