What is Bupropion?
[[File:Wellbutrin.jpg|thumb|247x247px|Wellbutrin XL, a type of bupropion that lasts longer than normal.]] '''Bupropion''', also sold as '''Wellbutrin''' or '''Zyban''', is an [[antidepressant]] kind of medicine that helps with [[major depressive disorder]]. It is also used to help people quit [[smoking]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.webmd.com/smoking-cessation/bupropion-hydrochloride-zyban-for-quitting-smoking |title=Bupropion hydrochloride (Zyban) for quitting smoking |publisher=Webmd.com |date=2009-07-22 |access-date=2011-11-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Patel|first1=Krisna|last2=Allen|first2=Sophie|last3=Haque|first3=Mariam N.|last4=Angelescu|first4=Ilinca|last5=Baumeister|first5=David|last6=Tracy|first6=Derek K.|date=April 6, 2016|title=Bupropion: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effectiveness as an antidepressant|journal=Therapeutic Advances in Psychopharmacology|volume=6|issue=2|pages=99–144|doi=10.1177/2045125316629071|issn=2045-1253|pmc=4837968|pmid=27141292}}</ref> Bupropion is different from other antidepressants because it does not often cause weight gain, sexual problems or sleepiness.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Dhillon|first1=Sohita|last2=Yang|first2=Lily P. H.|last3=Curran|first3=Monique P.|date=2008|title=Bupropion: a review of its use in the management of major depressive disorder|url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18370448/|journal=Drugs|volume=68|issue=5|pages=653–689|doi=10.2165/00003495-200868050-00011|issn=0012-6667|pmid=18370448|s2cid=195687060 }}</ref> However, it has a higher chance of causing [[Seizure|seizures]] than other antidepressants. Common side effects of bupropion are having a dry mouth, [[nausea]], lack of sleep, a lot of sweating, [[anxiety]] and constipation (difficulty passing stools).<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-07-17|title=|url=http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_wellbutrinXL.pdf|access-date=2022-11-17|archive-date=2011-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717003144/http://us.gsk.com/products/assets/us_wellbutrinXL.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It