Wellbutrin(bupropion hydrochloride) does slightly better than the pack.
The dose for Wellbutrin XL is once daily,
while the Wellbutrin SR dose is usually taken twice a day.
Perception modifies reality: when I abandoned the smoking habit
of more than three decades I was given a supposedly helpful pill called Wellbutrin.
In the case of Wellbutrin, the XL formulation is taken only
once a day compared to Wellbutrin SR where it is taken twice daily.
The company found as a side effect of the medicine Wellbutrin, that patients were experiencing a decreased desire to smoke,
or a decrease in the addictive need for nicotine.
Wellbutrin SR is initially given as 150mg once daily,
and after 4 days the dose can be increased to twice daily to achieve a constant drug concentration in the blood.
Additionally, Wellbutrin is also not recommended for all patients and the first
attempt to treat depression should be counseling sessions which a psychiatrist or a psychologist before medication is considered a possibility.