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Patients

Taking Wellbutrin
24 Patients currently take Wellbutrin
5 Patients stopped taking Wellbutrin
sista Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: moderate Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile sista 150mg daily since Feb 15, 2005
twister Sensation: Moderate Overall: Moderate Cognition: moderate Vision: moderate Speech: moderate Swallowing: mild Upper limb: moderate Walking: moderate See profile twister 75mg daily since Nov 04, 2008
DDK Sensation: None Overall: None Cognition: mild Vision: none Speech: none Swallowing: mild Upper limb: none Walking: mild See profile DDK 150mg daily since Jul 05, 2007

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.

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

Jump to:: Reasons Taken; Dosages; Duration; Patient Evaluations

Reasons Taken

29 patients in the community are taking or have taken Wellbutrin.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Depression	18	62%
Other	5	17%
Mood swings	3	10%
Fatigue	1	3%
General health	1	3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Wellbutrin.

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0 mg day	15 mg day	40 mg day	75 mg day	100 mg day	150 mg day	200 mg day	300 mg day	325 mg day	400 mg day	450 mg day	500 mg day
5	1	1	6	12	14	5	21	1	1	2	1

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Wellbutrin or how long patients were taking Wellbutrin before stopping.

Currently taking Wellbutrin

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

Stopped taking Wellbutrin

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

Why Patients Stopped Taking Wellbutrin (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice	2	40%
Side effects too severe	2	40%
Other	1	20%
Course of treatment ended	1	20%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 2 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major	33%	1
Slight	33%	1
None	33%	1

Depression

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe	0%	0
Moderate	33%	1
Mild	33%	1
None	33%	1

Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth, Constipation, Agitation

Summary results are based on 2 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 2)

sista

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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by sista
Aug 19, 2008