I have been taking 100mg of bupropion (Wellbutrin) twice a day. However, I ran out and don’t have the money to buy the refill. I will get new insurance on January 1 that will make my prescription free. So, I’m trying to make my reserves last until then.

I have some 150mg tablets that are from maybe a year ago or so. I’ve been cutting off the edges to try to make the pill into 100 mg. Then, I’ve also been taking 2 edges together to equal 100 mg. Ever since I started doing this, I have been feeling awful. My depression and anxiety surged a lot. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m not cutting the pills accurately, or if it’s because the pills are older and don’t work as good. There’s also a chance that the pills aren’t affecting it at all and that it’s just a coincidence that I’m feeling worse.

In a couple days, I’m going to switch to my 150 mg XL tablets that are supposed to be once a day. I’m not going to cut them, I’m just going to take them once a day. However, these are even older than the other pills; maybe a year and a half or 2 years old. I’m really nervous that this is going to make me feel even worse.

Does anyone have any advice or any idea of what is going on?