2006-06-07 12:27:48 · 14 answers · asked by neek1024 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
~~welbutrin and xanax (pronounced zanax) are not the same drug...
xanax is a tranquilizer, and welbutrin is an antidepressant that is also used to help people stop smoking
GENERIC NAME: bupropion
BRAND NAME: Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL, Zyban
DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Bupropion is an antidepressant medication that affects chemicals within the brain that nerves use to send messages to each other. These chemical messengers are called neurotransmitters. The neurotransmitters that are released by nerves are taken up again by the nerves that release them for reuse. (This is referred to as reuptake.) Many experts believe that depression is caused by an imbalance among the amounts of neurotransmitters that are released. Bupropion is unrelated to other antidepressants. It works by inhibiting the reuptake of dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine, an action which results in more dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine to transmit messages to other nerves. Bupropion is unique in that its major effect is on dopamine, an effect which is not shared by the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs (e.g. paroxetine, Paxil; fluoxetine, Prozac; sertraline, Zoloft) or the tricyclic antidepressants or TCAs (e.g. amitriptyline, Elavil; imipramine, Tofranil; desipramine, Norpramin).
PRESCRIPTION: Yes
alprazolam (brand name: Xanax)-A benzodiazepine sedative that causes dose-related depression of the central nervous system. Alprazolam is useful in treating anxiety, panic attacks, insomnia, and muscle spasms. Generic is available.
PRESCRIPTION: Yes~~
2006-06-07 12:29:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Wellbutrin is a antidepressant and Zanax is anti anxiety.
Also Zanax can be a mind altering drug. Very Dangerous.
2006-06-07 12:30:29 · answer #2 · answered by DeltaQueen 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wellbutrin and Xanax are two totally different drugs. If you ment Zyban then, yes. Wellbutrin and Zyban are the same drug...
Wellbutrin is an Antidepressant that blocks the reuptake of Nerepinphrine and Dopamine, while Xanax is a tranquilizer that affects a brain chemical called GABA
2006-06-07 13:38:47 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no- very different drugs.
wellbutrin is taken daily, and helps regulate your moods.
you take zanax only when you're having an anxiety attack or something to help you calm down.
2006-06-07 12:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by Emmers 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no xanax is a tranquilizer and wellbutrin is a anti depressent that has abilities to help with anxiety and helps some to stop smoking
2006-06-07 12:33:28 · answer #5 · answered by Chris S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no wellbutrin is for depression, xanax is for anxiety
2006-06-07 12:29:34 · answer #6 · answered by Your_Star 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Not the same. Both used for anxiety & depression - mostly.
2006-06-07 12:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by Afreida Spydurs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. They are totally different drugs.
2006-06-07 12:28:34 · answer #8 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not even close. Stay away from Xanax, far away!
2006-06-07 12:29:33 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they are different Emmers is correct about them.
2006-06-07 12:30:43 · answer #10 · answered by auntienanny230 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋