Wellbutrin (bupropion) Treatment Report
Generic Name: Bupropion
See also: Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL
What is Wellbutrin?
Wellbutrin® is a brand name for the drug bupropion, a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) antidepressant is used to treat major depressive disorder and seasonal affective disorder.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
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| Depression | 97 |
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21 |
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 41 |
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7 | |
| Other | 23 |
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4 | |||
| Major Depressive Disorder | 11 |
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4 | ||
| General health | 5 | 0 | |||||
| pain,depression,fatigue | 5 | 0 |
See all 186 patients currently taking Wellbutrin
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Wellbutrin. See all 19 dosages ►
| 350 mg all the time (24/7) | daily | 1 mg daily | 3 mg daily | 30 mg daily | 40 mg daily | 55 mg daily | 75 mg daily | 100 mg daily | 150 mg/24 hours daily | 150 mg daily | 200 mg daily | 225 mg daily | 300 mg/24 hours daily | 300 mg daily | 325 mg daily | 400 mg daily | 450 mg daily | 600 mg daily | ||
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8
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1
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1
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2
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1
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20
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22
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1
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42
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21
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4
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2
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48
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1
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4
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7
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1
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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Side effects too severe
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18 | 34% |
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Did not seem to work
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14 | 26% |
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Doctor's advice
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14 | 26% |
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Other
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11 | 21% |
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Expense
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2 | 4% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 4% |
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Not indicated
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1 | 2% |
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Personal research
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1 | 2% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 33 patient evaluations
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- SimplyCami
- Sex: F
- Depression: 4
- Emotional: 3
- Compulsion: 3
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Moderate
- 44 F
- Function: Low
- Distress: High
- See profile
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- SimplyCami
- 150 mg daily
- since Apr 01, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Major Depressive Disorder
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Side Effects
Mild
- Advice/Tips The majority of people I've spoke to who have or are taking this medication are very satisfied with this medication See full evaluation
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- solitary.step
- Sex: F
- Depression: 3
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 2
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 0
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- F
- Function: Low
- Distress: Moderate
- See profile
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- solitary.step
- since Nov 04, 2008
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Efficacy
None
for Other
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Side Effects
None
- Advice/Tips I'M ADVOCATING FOR A CHANGE IN MEDS TO: LAMITAL + ZYPREXA + ZOLFT + ADDRERALL....IT WORKED SOMEWHAT, WHICH IS BETTER THAN ALL THE OTHERS WHICH WORKED NOT AT... See full evaluation
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- briguy4u8
- Sex: M
- Depression: 4
- Emotional: 2
- Compulsion: 0
- Anxiety: 2
- Mania: 1
- Physical: 1
- External Stress: Overwhelming
- 34 M
- Function: Low
- Distress: Moderate
- See profile
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- briguy4u8
- 100 mg daily
- since Dec 15, 2006
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Depression
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Side Effects
Moderate
- Advice/Tips If you are the type of person where you are a bit nervous naturally, on edge, then this anti-depressant is not the right choice for you. It is very popular ... See full evaluation
See all 33 patient evaluations
Report created on November 23, 2009.