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Re: Zyban-Trying to get pregnant
From: AnnMarie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 21 Oct 1997 15:41:58 +0000
> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 1997 14:34:13 -0500
> Reply-to: womens-health@obgyn.net
> From: harvey.marchbein@obgyn.net (Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D.)
> To: Multiple recipients of list <womens-health@talk.obgyn.net>
> Subject: Re: Zyban-Trying to get pregnant
> At Tue, 21 Oct 1997, giselle wrote:
> >
> >My husband and I are trying to get pregnant and we are also trying to
> >quit smoking. I have tried Nicorette (makes me nauseated) and Nicoderm
> >(makes me jumpy and sore where patches are placed). I've tried cold
> >turkey and I think my husband was tempted to divorce me :-).
> >
> >I started taking Zyban (bupropion HCI) today. The patient insert says
> >not to take Zyban if you are taking Wellbutrin (bupropion HCI). I'm
> >confused because both Zyban and Wellbturin are referred to in
> >parentheses as burporpion HCI. Are they the smae drug?? I asked my OB
> >about risks of getting pg while on Zyban. He can't find Zyban in the
> >1997 PDR. He says if it's the same as Wellbutrin, I should be ok
> >because Wellbutrin is a Class B drug, which is safe for use during
> >pregnancy. Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
> >
> >--
> >Giselle
> >
> Giselle,
> I just looked it up in the internet PDR and can't find Zyban either. The
> only listing under bupropion HCl is Wellbutrin.
>
> --
> Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
> OBGYN.net U.S. Representative, New York
> Great Neck, New York
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I have little information to tell you right now, but I hope it helps.
I work in a pharmacy. Zyban is a fairly new drug and it's active
chemical is exactly the same as Wellbutrin. Talk to your doctor
again--both perhaps? Who prescribed the Zyban? Was that doctor
aware that you take Wellbutrin? Double check-it could be like
doubling up on medication.
--
AnnMarie Walsh
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