Bupropion Addiction and Abuse
Siobhan Morse, Executive Director of The National Institute for Holistic Addiction Studies discusses Bupropion addiction and abuse.
What is bupropion?
Bupropion, also called Wellbutrin, is used to treat depression, seasonal affective disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder. It is also used to help people stop smoking.
Bupropion is in a class of medications called anti-depressants. It works by increasing certain types of activity in the brain. Bupropion comes as a tablet and as a sustained release or extended release tablet to take by mouth.
Bupropion Addiction and Abuse
What is bupropion abuse?
While the government classification system lists bupropion as non-abusable, according to a review of the literature conducted by The National Institute for Holistic Addiction Studies, there are numerous reports of individuals abusing bupropion.
Three cases describe teenagers crushing and snorting the drug and two of those resulted in seizures. Research on medication abuse in prisons noted it as one of the psychotropic medications most commonly abused by inmates.
Bupropion addiction and side-effects
Signs of bupropion addiction include: a strong desire or need to continue taking the medication, and a need to increase the dose to receive the effects of the medication.
Common side effects of bupropion include: anxiety, dry mouth, hyperventilation, irregular heartbeats, irritability, and nervousness.
What are the symptoms of bupropion overdose?
Symptoms of bupropion overdose include: blue lips, fingernails, or skin, blurred vision, difficulty or trouble breathing, dizziness, faintness, or light-headedness, severe sleepiness, vomiting, irregular, fast, or shallow breathing.
What are the withdrawal effects of bupropion?
Bupropion withdrawal symptoms include: aggression, anxiety, electric shock sensations, concentration impairment, dizziness, flu-like symptoms, hostility, and may include hallucinations.
Bupropion Addiction and Abuse
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