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I'm take bupropion xl 300. i find an extremely wide variance in different generics of wellbutrin. is it something with the release causing problems?

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Dr. Nicholas Stratas answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Yes indeed: generics do vary from the brand and from each other due to the way they are compounded which affects the ay the active ingredient is absorbed.

Answered 12/19/2016

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