# Do NOT take this medication if you.....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-take-this-medication-if-you/32523>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 8, 2000, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-take-this-medication-if-you/32523 "2000-09-08T18:13:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frannie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Frannie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frannie)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-take-this-medication-if-you/32523/21 "2000-09-11T03:26:46Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Gunslinger \*  
> Wellbutrin’s marketed as and antidepressant, and is covered by insurance. Zyban is marketed to help stop smoking, and is not covered

I had heard this, but my Zyban _was_ covered. I had been prepared to call my doctor and have him change the prescription, but the need never presented itself. (Now I need to try _taking_ the Zyban! I know I’m terribly addicted; even the _thought_ of it gives me the shakes.)

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**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\
**Post date:** [September 11, 2000, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-take-this-medication-if-you/32523/22 "2000-09-11T04:15:06Z")

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> I seem to remember hearing somewhere that the side effect caused by pregnant women handling propecia(sp?) is that the child can be born with greatly reduced, if not non-exisitan genitalia. I will have to research further…

This is correct. My brother was in a test study for Propecia before it came out on the market as a drug to help reduce male pattern baldness (it was being used to treat some other problem before that. I want to say something involving the prostate, but don’t quote me). He told me about this particular side effect.

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> one that supposed to cure social anxiety (Paxil) causes impotance.

My husband is taking Paxil, and so far, no trouble with impotence. He did have a minor problem, however, when he added Neurontin to the mix. He called the doctor, and the doctor told him to stop the Neurontin. He did, and that problem went away. 😃

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**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2000, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-not-take-this-medication-if-you/32523/23 "2000-09-15T00:35:02Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Frannie \*  
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> > \*Originally posted by Gunslinger \*  
> > Wellbutrin’s marketed as and antidepressant, and is covered by insurance. Zyban is marketed to help stop smoking, and is not covered
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> I had heard this, but my Zyban _was_ covered. I had been prepared to call my doctor and have him change the prescription, but the need never presented itself. (Now I need to try _taking_ the Zyban! I know I’m terribly addicted; even the _thought_ of it gives me the shakes.) \*\*

You must have _really_ good insurance. It’s usually not covered.

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