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If your Wellbutrin dosage is increased, you may experience more of the common side effects of bupropion, such as nausea, dizziness, abdominal pain, constipation, weight gain, trouble sleeping, dry ...
Bupropion prescribed for smoking cessation results in a 25% increase in the risk of psychiatric side effects, in particular, anxiety (about 40% increase) and insomnia (about 80% increase). The evidence is insufficient to determine whether bupropion is associated with suicides or suicidal behavior. [55]
Bupropion, on the other hand, is one of the few antidepressants that don’t cause these common side effects, and some research shows it can have the opposite effect — increasing your libido.
The FDA added a black box warning — the most prominent drug safety warning — to bupropion packaging alerting healthcare providers and patients about potentially dangerous side effects.
The dose of bupropion in the study was lower than the target dose recommended for clinical practice. [10] In this study, dextromethorphan/bupropion showed significantly greater improvement than bupropion alone in the first two weeks of treatment but not by week 6 of treatment in people with major depressive disorder.
Naltrexone/bupropion, sold under the brand name Contrave among others, is a fixed-dose combination medication for the management of chronic obesity in adults in combination with a reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity. [4] [6] It contains naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, and bupropion, an aminoketone atypical antidepressant. [4]
Sexual side effects are also common with SSRIs, such as loss of sexual drive, failure to reach orgasm, and erectile dysfunction. [157] Although usually reversible, these sexual side-effects can, in rare cases, continue after the drug has been completely withdrawn. [158] [159]