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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

49 patients in the community are taking or have taken Bupropion SR.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 25 51%
Other 13 26%
General health 2 4%
Anxiety 2 4%
Mood swings 2 4%
Brain fog 1 2%
Fatigue 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Bupropion SR.

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  0 mg Daily 0 Daily 300 mg As needed 75 mg Daily 100 mg Daily 150 mg Daily 200 mg Daily 300 mg Daily 350 mg Daily 400 mg Daily 450 mg Daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 8 Number of Patients: 8 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3  

Duration

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

Currently taking Bupropion SR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
4
7
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14

Stopped taking Bupropion SR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
1
1
0
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Bupropion SR (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2 67% Did not seem to work: 67%
Doctor's advice 1 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Other 1 33% Other: 33%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 3 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 50% 1
Moderate 50% 1

Depression

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 33% 1
None 67% 2

Top reported side-effects include: Dizziness, Shakiness, Dry mouth (xerostomia)

Summary results are based on 3 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 3)

  • Ashley's mom
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: None
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: none
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • 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.

  • Unicat
    Sex: F
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: mild
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: mild
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • Unicat
  • by Unicat
    Dec 03, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression

See all evaluation results for Bupropion SR



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