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A member asked:

I take wellbutrin (bupropion) 150xl at night and yesterday i drank 2 beers on an empty stomach too quickly and ate nothing. what wrong does it do to the brain?

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Nothing: You are fine. No harm has been done. Just don't test your luck too much.

Dr Chuu agreed

Answered 10/7/2018

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