Sentences with word «bupropion»

More trials are needed to ratify the therapeutic validity of bupropion as an alternative treatment to the stimulants, not only in adults but also in younger patients.

The surveys probed smokers» efforts to quit in the last 12 months; their use of nicotine replacement therapies (including the nicotine patch, gum, lozenge and inhaler) and prescription medications such as bupropion and varenicline.

The most common side effects for bupropion are insomnia and dry mouth, but the Wellbutrin includes confusion, weight loss or gain, loss of interest in sex, and more.

There is some evidence that combining an NRT with bupropion is better than using either approach alone.

The frontline prescription drugs currently used to treat tobacco dependence — which include bupropion and varenicline — primarily target the brain's «reward» pathways by interfering with the release and binding of dopamine in the brain in response to nicotine.

Presently, we do not know if taking bupropion during pregnancy would have any long - term effects on learning and behavior.

Similarly, a prescription antidepressant called bupropion seems to block smokers cravings by mimicking nicotine's ability to increase the amount of dopamine in the brain.

The study authors looked at the efficacy of combining the medications varenicline and bupropion SR (sustained - release) for smoking cessation, compared with varenicline alone (monotherapy).

There is very little known about long term effects on children exposed to bupropion during pregnancy.

Information about bupropion is limited but it does not appear to cause problems in pregnancy.

Although a study testing bupropion (Wellbutrin) for treating apathy has recently been completed, there has been no high level study of any drug for treatment of any behavioral or neuropsychiatric symptom in Huntington's disease (HD).

The effect of acute bupropion on sexual motivation and behavior in the female rat.

Antidepressants like bupropion (a.k.a. Wellbutrin and Zyban) have been associated with seizures in certain studies.

I need to take bupropion throughout my entire pregnancy.

Naltrexone hydrochloride and bupropion hydrochloride work together to affect the body's central nervous system, reducing your appetite and increasing the number of calories you burn throughout the day.

Studies show bupropion is as effective as nortriptyline or nicotine replacement therapy, but not as effective as varenicline.

«Giving bupropion is one way of tricking the brain into thinking you're full.»

«Many of the neurotransmitters bupropion increases are involved in satiety — you've eaten enough,» adds Kenny.

Cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric safety of varenicline and bupropion compared with nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation: study protocol of a retrospective cohort study using the QResearch general practice database

Is bupropion safe and effective for achieving abstinence from smoking and reducing nicotine dependence in people with schizophrenia?

An open trial of bupropion for ADHD in adolescents with substance use disorders and conduct disorder.

The 12 drugs included bupropion, citalopram, duloxetine, escitalopram, fluoxetine, fluvoxamine, milnacipran, mirtazapine, paroxetine, reboxetine, sertraline, and venlafaxine.

Atypical antidepressants such as bupropion (Wellbutrin) may also be prescribed off - label.

Last May, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new indication for a little - known prescription antidepressant called bupropion.

Cigarette smokers were randomized to 12 weeks of varenicline and bupropion SR or varenicline and placebo with follow - up through 52 weeks.

The effect is enhanced when used with bupropion (Wellbutrin).

Your doctor will probably tell you not to take bupropion.

On the other hand, bupropion, which is being marketed as a smoking cessation aid under the tradename Zyban, acts by a totally different mechanism.

Only one antidepressant, bupropion (Wellbutrin and other brands), was associated with a small degree of weight loss.

Unlike nicotine replacement or bupropion (marketed as Wellbutrin and Zyban, among other brand names), which produce lower rates of quitting in women, varenicline produced similar rates of smoking abstinence for men and women — 53 % after three months, according to the researchers.

The study, published online in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute on December 21, assessed the effectiveness of three first - line medications recommended by clinical practice guidelines: varenicline, bupropion and nicotine replacement therapy (patch).

Both groups of participants assigned at random to varenicline achieved significantly higher abstinence rates at 12 weeks than those assigned to placebo, nicotine patch or bupropion.

Among cigarette smokers, combining the smoking cessation medications varenicline and bupropion, compared with varenicline alone, resulted in higher smoking abstinence rates for one outcome but not the other at three and six months; rates were similar at one year, according to a Mayo Clinic study published this month in JAMA.

The findings, published online August 17 in Tobacco Control, suggest that the primary effect of varenicline (marketed as Chantix) has been to displace the use of older tobacco addiction therapies, such as nicotine patches and the antidepressant, bupropion (Zyban).

The new prescription medication is a combination of two FDA - approved drugs, bupropion, an antidepressant and naltrexone, which reduces the desire for drugs and alcohol.

Paterson, N. E. Behavioural and pharmacological mechanisms of bupropion's anti-smoking effects: recent preclinical and clinical insights.

Neuropsychiatric safety and efficacy of varenicline, bupropion, and nicotine patch in smokers with and without psychiatric disorders (EAGLES): a double - blind, randomised, placebo - controlled clinical trial.

It found that 80 percent of pregnant women who used nicotine patches or Zyban (bupropion) were able to stop smoking.

In the case of anti-depressants, bupropion has been shown to cause less weight gain and possibly even lead to weight loss.

In 2009, the FDA noted that both varenicline and bupropion have been associated with «reports of changes in behavior such as hostility, agitation, depressed mood, and suicidal thoughts or actions.»

Heavy smokers can consider taking prescription drugs such as bupropion (an antidepressant) or varenicline (a «nicotinic receptor partial agonist»).

A 1999 study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that bupropion plus the patch boosted a smokers chance of success (at 12 months after quitting) to 35.5 %.

Other versions of the drug contain the same amount of bupropion and more or less naltrexone; Contrave16 contains 16 mg of naltrexone, and Contrave48 contains 48 mg of naltrexone.

If they are taken for at least three to six months, smoking cessation drugs such as bupropion, an atypical antidepressant sold as Zyban or Wellbutrin, may also limit weight gain, Dr. Hurt says.

Dr. Rao does occasionally prescribe drugs (including bupropion and topiramate) to give a «little boost» to patients who are working hard to lose weight with diet and exercise but are getting discouraged.

The third drug, Contrave, combines two drugs already approved by the FDA to fight addicition: naltrexone and bupropion.

Contrave32 has 360 milligrams of bupropion and 32 mg of naltrexone.

Orexigen Therapeutics plans to seek approval from the Federal Drug Administration in the first half of 2010 for Contrave, a drug that combines naltrexone, which is used to treat alcohol and drug addictions, and bupropion, which is used to fight seasonal affective disorder and depression, and as a smoking cessation drug.

SSRIS: These antidepressants are known libido busters, but a different type of drug — bupropion — is less likely to affect sex drive.

These medication trials for the male patient: methylphenidate, amphetamine salts, dextroamphetamine, bupropion, sertraline, paroxetine, buspirone, lamotrigine, lorazepam, clonazepam, gabapentin, haloperidol, perphenazine, aripiprazole, olanzapine, quetiapine, and clozapine.