The generically named medication bupropion hydrochloride is marketed in the United States under several brand names that include Budeprion SR and Wellbutrin SR, both of which are sustained-release drugs. This means you take the recommended dose and it releases into your system for a sustained period. Your doctor may prescribe bupropion hydrochloride for you in the treatment of mental depression. It also may be prescribed as an aid to smoking cessation.
Anxiety
Anxiety and agitation are the two most common serious side effects of taking the antidepressant bupropion hydrochloride, the Mayo Clinic reports. When you get the side effect of anxiety, you may be worried or obsess about problems that are not that serious, or you may have a general sense of worry without an actual reason to be worried. Being agitated means you are on edge, hyper or can snap at anything anyone says to you. You may feel excitedly angry with this side effect. Because these are potentially serious problems associated with the medication, consult your physician immediately if you experience them. Drugs.com reports anxiety as a common but non-serious side effect of the sustained-release bupropion HCL pills. If your anxiety becomes severe or appears to be a serious problem, contact your doctor.
Eating Problems
Among several common and non-serious side effects of sustained-release bupropion HCL are problems that affect your digestive system. For example, the medication may cause you to become nauseated when you first take it and you may vomit. The drug also may induce temporary changes in your appetite. This may mean an increase or decrease in your desire for food. These side effects typically recede and vanish in a few days without help from your physician.
Diarrhea and Constipation
Sustained-release bupropion HCL, like many other drugs, can disrupt your waste product expulsion system, your intestines. Temporary and non-serious common side effects of the medication can cause cramping in your abdominal area because you are constipated or having difficulty passing feces through your colon. Cramps also may be associated with the opposite problem, diarrhea, which is stools with too much fluid. Diarrhea, of course, can send you to the bathroom often and be annoying. Both of these problems should clear up in a few days.
Drowsiness and Insomnia
Although they are contradictory, taking sustained-release bupropion HCL pills can cause either drowsiness or insomnia as non-serious temporary common side effects. You may have difficulty staying awake or falling asleep when you take the medicine, Drugs.com reports. Again, these generally will disappear by themselves in a matter of days. Ask your doctor about these side effects if they continue more than a week.
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