bupropion is NOT abusable
It is nonetheless abused in Canada according to Wiki and I seriously doubt the practice is restricted to our neighbors. That said, abuse is rreported to be so risky and potentially unpleasant that the perspective constitutes an effective deterrent. Effective enough for me in any case, I was never tempted to abuse my prescription. On a brighter note it has the benefit of lowering euphoric threshold of methylphenidate (for me and other users I know) which is only a blessing to those who are aware of this and lower their MPH dose accordingly, otherwise their usual ritalin hit may lead directly to the unpleasant effects normally associated with the comedown, skipping the rush entirely. I was initially unaware of this and it happened to me but I had put the blame on my agitated state of mind over marital issues I was experiencing at the time.
people have used it in prisons to substitute cocaine due to the stimulant and numbing properties it has, but abuse ends up in a very uncomfortable stimulation and anticholinergic hallucinations due to antagonism of the nicotinic ach receptors.
That's why I only use it as prescribed despite my 30 years of eager stimulant use for various purposes. I may not be that wise for a middle-aged man but I'm very cautious in this regard and treat any drug including pharmas as I would RC's: research, research and more research must precede consumption.
for medical use it is the best "antidepressant" i have ever tried
Same here, in fact it's the only antidepressant that ever brought me a mood lift, others only had untoward effects ranging from annoying to unbearable, or no effect whatsoever after months of taking them. On comparison the effect of a 150mg EX dose taken in the morning is very similar to that of taking one 10mg IR Ritalin tablet 3 times a day. The timing of the XR formula appears to be punctual (timed for release at given intervals) rather than sustained. This is very mild but nonetheless noticeable and appreciated. On me it has the same attenuating effect on tobacco intake as Ritalin but that's due to my focusing on other stuff and "forgetting" to light up, I don't notice any sudden change of taste or smell on the cigraillos and occasional cigarette I smoke, compared with ethylphenidate which makes tobacco smoke smell funky and gives my Polo Blue cologne an aroma reminiscent of
Eau De Skunk. Wellbutrin also tames cravings for stims in general. I still use them but at considerably lower doses than I used to and less frequently.
I understand that many members posting in this thread are frustrated that a cathinone congener is unable to provide recreational effects but that's to be expected from an engineered molecule designed to provide a moderate mood lift as opposed to a more intense stimulant rush, even when abused, or achieving it only at an unacceptably high risk to one's health and/or sanity. For my part I consider us lucky that the manufacturer ever managed to get an amphetamine-like substance approved as an anti-depressant despite the initial reluctance of the FDA. On me as on you it does the job it is meant to do which is more than we can say of the esoteric concoctions it competes with, few of which being any less toxic, quite the opposite: Wellbutrin's side effect profile is rather mild for an antidepressant with proven efficacy. Some critical articles claim that those effects are entirely due to direct CNS stimulation but I fail to see why, if such would be the case, this would in any form or shape prove detrimental to therapeutic benefits. At least it explains how it works and has immediate tangible effects.
I don't personally liken those effects to those of caffeine. I enjoy a strong cup of joe as much as the next guy but I get a different buzz from it. I can tell amphetamine/cathinone type-induced stimulation from that associated with caffeine no matter how subdued the former may be as long as it's as noticeable as, say, 10mg ritalin is to a stimulant-tolerant individual. That's exactly what I get 3 times a day from a single 150mg dose of Wellbutrin XR 150mg. Or is that XL? Too comfy to get up and go upstairs to check the label, sorry.
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