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What is Bupropion?

Bupropion, a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) antidepressant is used for the treatment of major depressive disorder, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and as an adjunct in smoking cessation. Off label used for Attention-deficit/hyperactivity and bipolar disorders.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 34 3
Other 7 3
to Quit Smoking 1 0
Smoking Cessation 1 0
Fatigue 1 1

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
2 33%
None
4 67%

Most commonly reported side effects

Stomach pain
1 17%
Nausea
1 17%
Dizziness
1 17%
Insomnia
1 17%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Bupropion. See all 11 dosages ►

  1 daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg/24 hours daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 2 x 150 mg/24 hours daily 300 mg/24 hours daily 300 mg daily 3 x 150 mg/24 hours daily 450 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Bupropion (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 43% Did not seem to work: 43%
Side effects too severe
2 29% Side effects too severe: 29%
Other
2 29% Other: 29%
Course of treatment ended
1 14% Course of treatment ended: 14%
Doctor's advice
1 14% Doctor's advice: 14%
Expense
1 14% Expense: 14%
Personal research
1 14% Personal research: 14%

See all 7 patients who’ve stopped taking Bupropion

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Bupropion

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
3
15
3
8

Stopped Taking Bupropion

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
2
1
1
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
6 100%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 17%
Not at all
5 83%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 17%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
5 83%

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Report created on November 21, 2009.