How does Bupropion SR (Generic Zyban SR) treat?
Bupropion SR (Generic Zyban SR) tablets contain the active ingredient bupropion hydrochloride, which is a medicine used to help people who are dependant on nicotine to give up smoking. Bupropion SR (Generic Zyban SR) acts in the brain but is not the same as nicotine replacement therapy. It is not fully understood how Bupropion SR (Generic Zyban SR) works to help people give up smoking, but it is known that bupropion affects neurotransmitters in the brain. Neurotransmitters are chemicals that are stored in nerve cells and are involved in transmitting messages between the nerve cells. Neurotransmitters are released from nerve cells as a message is transmitted. Once the message has been transmitted, the nerve cells then reabsorb the neurotransmitter. Bupropion SR (Generic Zyban SR) prevents two of these neurotransmitters, noradrenaline and dopamine, from being reabsorbed back into the nerve cells. Noradrenaline and dopamine are responsible for moderating mood and various other processes i