Bupropion USP 150 mg Tablets
Amfeta 150 ER
Description
Bupropion Tablets help with depression and quitting smoking. These help with depression by raising the levels of chemicals in the brain that control mood. We don’t fully understand how it works to help people quit smoking.
This medicine helps people who are sad and have difficulty with their emotions. Bupropion Tablets help to fix the balance of natural substances in the brain.
How To Use Bupropion 150 mg Tablets?
- Read the instructions from your pharmacist before you start taking bupropion, and every time you need a refill. If you don’t understand something, just ask your doctor or pharmacist.
- Take this medicine with or without food, as told by your doctor, usually two times a day. If your stomach feels bad, you can take this medicine with food or after eating a snack. Take the first pill when you wake up in the morning and the second pill 8 hours later, or as your doctor tells you. Taking this medicine later in the day can make it hard to fall asleep at night. Make sure you take this medicine regularly to get the most help from it. To help you remember, take it at the same time every day.
- Take the tablets without breaking them. Do not break or bite the tablets. Releasing the drug all at once can make the side effects worse.
- The amount of medicine you take depends on your health, how well your liver works, and how you react to the treatment. To lower the chance of getting side effects, your doctor might tell you to start taking this medicine in a small amount and then slowly take more. Do not take more of this drug than your doctor says or use it more often. Your health will not get better quicker, and you may have more side effects.
- We may need to slowly lower your dose.
- It might take 4 weeks or more before you feel the full effects of this medication. Let your doctor know if you don’t feel better or if you start feeling worse.
Benefits Of Bupropion 150 mg Tablets
Here are some good things about taking Bupropion 150 mg tablets:
Treating depression: Bupropion is often used as a medicine to help with a serious type of depression.
Preventing seasonal affective disorder (SAD): Bupropion can help stop SAD, which is a type of depression that happens in certain seasons, usually during the winter.
Smoking cessation aid: Bupropion is used to help people stop smoking as part of a program to support quitting.
It may be possible to take more of the medicine: You can start with 150 mg tablets of Bupropion, and a doctor can change the amount if necessary.
Side Effects Of Bupropion 150 mg Tablets
- Agitation
- Constipation
- Weight loss
- Tachycardia
- Diaphoresis
- Nasopharyngitis (inflammation of the throat and nasal passages)
- Blurred vision
- Insomnia (difficulty in sleeping)
- Headache
- Nausea
- Dryness in the mouth
Precautions Of Bupropion 150 mg Tablets
- You have been given Bupropion to help with your depression.
- It can also help you stop smoking.
- Take it in the morning so you can sleep better at night.
- It has less side effects than other anti-depression medicines.
- Notify your doctor and cease taking Bupropion if you begin to feel drastically different or if you begin to think about hurting yourself.
- Tell your doctor if you have had seizures, problems with eating, or if you drink alcohol.