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Brand Names:
Budeprion SR, Wellbutrin SR, Zyban
Generic Name: Bupropion SR
See also:
Bupropion
What is Bupropion SR? Bupropion SR is a sustained release version of bupropion, a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) used to treat major depressive disorder, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and as an adjunct in smoking cessation.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
152 patients in the community are taking or have taken Bupropion SR.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Treat my mood condition(s) | 45 | 29% |
| Depression | 43 | 28% |
| Other | 30 | 19% |
| Support another treatment | 3 | 1% |
| anxiety,depression,confusion,fallling down | 3 | 1% |
| Fatigue | 2 | 1% |
| Major Depression | 2 | 1% |
| Anxiety | 2 | 1% |
| General health | 2 | 1% |
| Mood swings | 2 | 1% |
| low energy | 1 | <1% |
| Problems concentrating | 1 | <1% |
| Brain fog | 1 | <1% |
| Treat Parkinson's | 1 | <1% |
| Fibromyalgia | 1 | <1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been taking Bupropion SR or how long patients were taking Bupropion SR before stopping.
Currently taking Bupropion SR
Stopped taking Bupropion SR
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 19 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 17% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 67% | 4 |
| Can't tell | 17% | 1 |
Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 11% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 16% | 3 |
| Mild | 21% | 4 |
| None | 53% | 10 |
Top reported side-effects include: Dizziness, Shakiness, Dry mouth (xerostomia)
Summary results are based on 19 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 19)
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- Ashley's mom
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: None
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: none
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: none
- Walking: moderate
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by Ashley's mom
Aug 22, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsMild
- Fatigue
- Advice/Tips
- If taken to late in the day (past about lunch) you will not sleep well at night! That"s assuming you get up around 530 AM & go to bed around 9PM.
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0 helpful marks
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- toyotaas
- Sex: M
- Mental Symptoms: moderate
- Physical Symptoms: mild
- Advanced Symptoms/Infections/Cancers: mild
- 583
- VL < 50
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by toyotaas
Aug 24, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Other
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0 helpful marks