Anyone taking WELBUTRIN for depression?

[peaches9 3]

Currently I am on Welbutrin SR 1 X day... but its a hard little purple pill (asprin sized) and I am told by Pharmacist that it CANNOT be crushed.

Has anyone got a good solution/suggestion....????

What other antidepressants is everybody on?:ranger:

[Bamalama 0]

I have not had a fill yet so I can only speak for the post op, You should not have any problem with wellbutrin. I take pills much larger than that, just have to drink with them

[JosieK 120]

hi

i'm on wellbutrin XL. i was told it can be crushed by my doctor. however when i crushed it...it tasted like battery acid. so i found a pill splitter and now cut it in half. i actually take the generic one now and it is the size of a horse pill. so the one you take will be alot easier if split in half.

i found the pill splitter in walgreen's. its a blue contraption that can also crush as well as split. a nifty little gadget.

good luck

[wagnerd 0]

I take effexor xr but I'm able to open the capsule and take the tiny coated balls inside. wellbutrin did nothing for me, effexor has been a life savor. I was ready to choose effexor over the band if I wasnt able to open it up.

Good luck!

[GREATFUL 24]

I am taking wellbutrin. I take it at night right before I go to bed. Like you, the Pharmacist told me not to crush them because they are time release. Mine are white, about the size of a baby asprin. I have had one fill and I have had no problem with them at all. Good luck.

[Teachlady 3]

My DH takes it, has had one fill and no problems with it.

[demsvmejm 5]

No problems with Wellbutrin XL. The generic brand is a little big for me to swallow comfortably so my DR. requested the name brand, it's way smaller....was told NOT to crush or split them cause they are time released.

[juliegeraci 7]

There is another form of Wellbutrin that can be cut up. That is the one I take. I can actually get it down whole though.

[lbendola2 0]

Well I currently am taking buproprion which is the generic form of Wellbutrin. I had the lap band six months ago and have no problem swallowing it so go for it.

[michellyoh 0]

I am taking Cymbalta, the wonder drug!! I love that stuff (Welbutrin made me angry)!!!! It is time released, so I have to open the capsule and put the little pellets in apple sauce or pudding. As long as I don't chew the pellets, I'm fine!! HOWEVER. . . .I've only had 1 fill so far, and I can still get the capsule down just fine. But eventually, it'll have to be the pellets.

[uniqueone 0]

Michellyoh, I have seen that new cymbalta advertised and have wanted to talk to someone who is taking it. I have been on wellbutrin for a about fifteen years and it's not quite cutting the mustard any longer. Tell me more!

[Marimaru 7]

I am taking the generic of wellbutrin XL, which is quite a bit larger than the name brand, but I don't have any trouble.

You people who are cutting your XL drugs in half need to talk to your doctors. The coating on these drugs help them dissolve slower, and if you are cutting them in half, you are rendering that useless... many of the drugs have a non XL form, you would take it 2 times a day instead of only once, but you could crush/cut the pills without a problem.

[susansilver 0]

I take effexor xr but I'm able to open the capsule and take the tiny coated balls inside. wellbutrin did nothing for me, effexor has been a life savor. I was ready to choose effexor over the band if I wasnt able to open it up.

Good luck!

I take effexor as well. I had to open the capsules for the first few days, but it tasted so awful that I just started taking them whole again and I have no problems. I agree that effexor is a life saver. I tried Celexa before it and it did nothing for me.

[gbasilio 0]

You just have to get the non SR version and it can be crushed. That is what I did.

Debbie

[michellyoh 0]

Michellyoh, I have seen that new cymbalta advertised and have wanted to talk to someone who is taking it. I have been on wellbutrin for a about fifteen years and it's not quite cutting the mustard any longer. Tell me more!

I love Cymbalta!!! My dr. started me off on 30 mg for the first month, then 60 mg after that. I experienced slight side effects the first week (fatigue and nausea), but after that, nothing!! It helps with both anxiety and depression. I call it the "wonder drug" because it is wonderful!!!