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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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
4 17%
Moderate
3 13%
Mild
5 22%
None
11 48%

Most commonly reported side effects

Agitation
5 22%
Constipation
4 17%
muscle twitching
3 13%
dry mouth
3 13%
Fatigue
2 9%
Nightmares
2 9%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Wellbutrin. See all 14 dosages ►

  350 mg all the time (24/7) 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 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 600 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 24 Number of Patients: 24 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Wellbutrin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe
13 43% Side effects too severe: 43%
Did not seem to work
10 33% Did not seem to work: 33%
Doctor's advice
6 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Other
6 20% Other: 20%
Expense
2 7% Expense: 7%
Course of treatment ended
1 3% Course of treatment ended: 3%

See all 30 patients who’ve stopped taking Wellbutrin

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Wellbutrin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
3
3
5
10
9

Stopped Taking Wellbutrin

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
7
2
10
5
2
4

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
21 91%
Usually
1 4%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 4%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
5 22%
Somewhat
2 9%
A little
4 17%
Not at all
12 52%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
3 13%
$25-49
3 13%
< $25
9 39%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 23, 2009.