What is bupropion?
Author: Amoxicillin
Bupropion is an antidepressant.
Bupropion is used to treat major depressive disorder and seasonal affective disorder. At least one brand of bupropion (Zyban) is used to help people stop smoking by reducing cravings and other withdrawal effects.
Bupropion May also be used for purposes other than those listed in this medication guide.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking bupropion?
Do not take bupropion if you have taken a monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), phenelzine (Nardil), rasagiline (Azilect), selegiline (Eldepryl), or tranylcypromine (Parnate) in the last 14 days.
Do You should not take bupropion if you have:
- A or seizure disorders;
- An eating disorder such as anorexia or bulimia;
- If you use a second form of bupropion or
- If you have suddenly stopped using alcohol or sedatives (such as Valium).
Bupropion May cause seizures, especially in people with certain medical conditions or when using certain drugs. Talk to your doctor about all your medical problems and medications you use.
Before taking bupropion, tell your doctor if you have:
- Heart disease or hypertension;
- Head injury, brain or spinal cord tumor;
- Kidney disease;
- Liver disease (especially cirrhosis);
- Bipolar disorder (manic depression);
- Diabetes * Your use of insulin or oral medication;
- If you currently use steroids, theophylline (Theo-Dur, Slo-Bid, Bronkodyl Theolair, Respbid), or medicine to treat depression or mental illness or
- If you have recently consumed alcohol, sedatives (eg Valium), narcotic pain medicines, diet pills, or street drugs like “speed” or cocaine.
If you have any of these conditions, you May not be able to use bupropion, or May you need a dosage adjustment or special tests during treatment.
May you have thoughts of suicide when you start taking an antidepressant, especially if you are under 24 years. Talk to your doctor if you have worsening symptoms of depression or suicidal thoughts during the first several weeks of treatment, or when the dose is changed.
Your family or other caregivers should also be alert to changes in your mood or symptoms. Your doctor will need to check at regular visits for at least the first 12 weeks of treatment.
nopreg FDA pregnancy category C. This medication May be harmful to an unborn child. Talk to your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant during treatment.
nobrfeed Bupropion passes into breast milk and could harm a baby. Do not take bupropion without telling your doctor if you are breast-feeding a baby.
nochild Do not give this medication to anyone under 18 without medical advice.
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Is Valium a narcotic…Hold CDL can this disqualify me if tested?
Worried if tested I could be fired due to ignorence. Can this show up on a DOT tes????? RESPONCE URGENT..
tHIS WAS A PERSCRIP..
Notify the random site that you have a script for the meds. Take the prescription bottle with you. You should be fine. I would recommend getting a Doctors note to release you to drive on the meds. This will protect you and your company if you were to be involved in an accident.
is Acetaminophen a narcotic?
im about to take some tylenol extra strength and the active ingredient is Acetaminophen (500mg).
i was reading that Acetaminophen is a narcotic, but only in perscription drugs. this is urgen i cant take anything with narcotics in it but i have an ear infection and im in a lot of pain. hopefully getting some antibiotics later today at the doc.
Also, if you happen to know, are there any antibiotics that contain valium or narcotics? because i cant be taking valium either.
THANK YOU guys for your responses, this was an emergency, the antibiotics haven’t kicked in yet as far as making me feel better, but im going to take some tylenol now, i cant even sleep.
thankyou guys again so much i really do appreciate it, take care and God bless.
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who the hell keeps putting thumbs down on these answers, and why? see…. yahoo answers needs to make it a requirement for people to put input as to why they put a thumbs up/down. whos with me im gonna start a new question for that
No acetaminophen is Tylenol…its the generic name
What could occur if you were to combine alcohol with valium-like drugs, narcotics or antihistamines?
What could occur if you were to combine alcohol with valium-like drugs, narcotics or antihistamines?
Choose one of the following
Becomes similar to a hallucinogens
Increases the effect of the depressants and could lead to respiratory depression, coma or death
Nothing, the drugs will cancel each other out
A paradoxical stimulant effect which could lead to high levels of anxiety and paranoia
Increases the effect of the depressants and could lead to respiratory depression, coma or death
However, you would have to have a lot of valium and alcohol for it to kill you. I regularly take 5-10mg with alcohol and it gives you a nice mellow buzz. Too much alcohol though and you black out. It’s weird, one minute you’re feeling great and the next thing you know you wake up a few hours later.
I’m not reccommending it as it is considered dangerous but IMHO it’s ok in moderation.
For those telling others to take medication or what ‘mental disorder’ they have…?
Antidepressants have been proven to be ineffective:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7263494.stm
Yet they make 1 in 30 patients attempt suicide. Several families of murder victims were paid to keep quiet:
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/ssri-suicide-akathisia.html
Other drugs are just as bad. People somehow forget that medication is a drug. Ritalin for example is a Class B narcotic. Valium is Class C.
A DSM-IV diagnosis is not a disease. It does not tell you what is wrong with you. It’s just a label for your symptoms.
Some people collect these labels like they collect shoes. But we all have our own unique problems and these labels are useless or worse. You can face your demons but how do you overcome a disorder?
Being a teenager is tough. Drugging yourself or identifying with some diagnosis will probably make life even tougher.
Learning how your mind works won’t just help you solve your problems but it will help you to be happy and successful.
I’ve been a clinical NLP/EFT/hypnotherapist for 11 years. I only get paid when my clients think they’ve got what they want:
http://www.deep-trance.com/
Sorry for the rant but the way drugs and diagnoses are promoted on here is dangerous.
What I said about the drugs is a scientific fact. The 1 in 30 suicidality is above and beyond that for placebo. If we forced the drug companies to test the blind and release all their studies, their drugs would perform even worse.
80% of GPs thinking they are handing out too many:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2004/mar/30/drugs.sciencenews
But the point is that 90-100% of you are benefitting from the rather underestimated placebo effect. Any alternative can give that.
Often it is more the therapist than the type of therapy that is important. I’d recommend checking out at least 5 before settling on one. There are a few good psychiatrists out there.
If you’re taking the drugs there’s no benefit in stopping before you’re ready.
OK specific replies…
Chandy: You’re maybe right that SSRIs are better than alcohol etc. There’s no scientific link between serotonin and depression.
frank s: A major side effect of SSRIs is hostility.
la maestra: It’s a bit weird. If you can’t treat your own bi-polar why pretend you can help others. Having said that, the general standard across the mental health field is so low that LMHP might actually be one of the best.
Catrina M: I’d have found school more interesting and bearable with drugs too.
vici: I know how horrible panic attacks are – it’s why I ran an online support group for people with panic disorder for about 8 years. My success rate with curing panic disorder (in person) is around 95% – in about 3 sessions.
Katrina M again: I have this attitude because the drugs don’t work, they literally kill thousands a year and they perpetuate or worsen people’s misery in the majority of cases,
The scientists could only show how ineffective these drugs are after drug companies were forced to release some of their buried results. The world has been duped.
But it’s up to you if you want to ignore science and give your son drugs.
9 months ago my teenage son was diagnosed with clinical depression due to an imbalance of hormones also the loss of two close members of our family, he was at a stage in his life when he had a lot of pressure due to exams, with the help of a fantastic doctor and psychiatrists they were able to get him through a very tough and sad time of his life. many people would be able to cope unfortunately he couldn’t, we owe his life to these doctors and medication as he was on the brink of doing something irreversible, he now is slowly coming off this medication and looking forward to going to a music college,These professionals don’t hand out tablets like sweets and the medication doesn’t make you as high as a kite. they are highly qualified and know who needs these drugs and who doesn’t. The reason that some people has many different types of medication is that it takes a while for the medication to work (up to 6 weeks) and may not suit the individual.
Is valium a narcotic?
So, I have a prescription for valium and I had a prescription for vicoden last month. I no longer have the vicoden but I was wondering if they would both show up in a urine test the same. Wouldn’t they both show up as a narcotic? And if so, is there different types of narcotics on the urine test? Basically, would whoever be giving the test know there was a difference between the vicoden and the valium? I don’t want my work to know I take valium even though it’s prescribed to me just because my job is really stressful and it’s given to me for nerves. We take monthly pee test at my work. They know I was taking the vicoden(I had a kidney stone)and they don’t know that I’m out of vicoden so when the valium shows up I just want to make sure that it will show up the same way a vicoden would. Any help would be great! Thanks!
Valium would show up before Vicodin. Look up drug test or urine tests on wikipedia.