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Bupropion Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

Most Popular Types: Wellbutrin XL, Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR (Show all)

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7 patient evaluations for Bupropion with a adherence rating of Never Never Never Never Never

Michaelexx65

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Little

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F47y
CFS:8y Dx
FM:8y Dx
by Michaelexx65
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Feb 01, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 14, 2012	150 mg Daily	None	None	Never	Very

0 helpful marks

God's Worshipper

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Schizoaffective Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

55 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by God's Worshipper
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Jan 01, 2004)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 20, 2012	150 mg/24 hours Daily	?Can't tell	?Can't tell	None	Never	Not at all
Apr 20, 2009	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate		None	Always	Not at all

Date: Apr 20, 2009
Advice & Tips: Do Not play with medications.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

1 helpful mark

cj.hamilton

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Male
- Age: 19y
Condition: Reactive Attachment Disorder 10 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Severe
- Mental: Severe
- Physical: Moderate
I am: Neutral
by cj.hamilton
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**Purposes:** Dysthymia and Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Apr 28, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Dysthymia Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 10, 2012	300 mg Daily	None	Moderate	None	Never	Very
Jul 03, 2011	150 mg Daily		Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Anorexia (appetite loss)

Date: Jul 03, 2011
Advice & Tips: Augmented with Escitalopram.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

NW native son

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 20 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: mild

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by NW native son
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and MS (Multiple Sclerosis) *(Started Mar 28, 2005)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 30, 2010		?Can't tell		None	Never	Not at all
Nov 01, 2010	300 mg Daily	Moderate		None	Always	Not at all
Mar 19, 2009	300 mg Daily	?Can't tell		None	Always	Not at all
Jan 14, 2009	300 mg Daily		Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Timr

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

MS: 32 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: severe
by Timr
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Jan 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 05, 2010	13500 mg Daily	Major	None	Never	Not at all

Date: May 05, 2010
Advice & Tips: good got me over the hump so to speak

0 helpful marks

ShakyBabe

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Parkinson's: 5 yrs

Hoehn-Yahr 1 Type: Parkinson's disease On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: none

Legs: mild
by ShakyBabe
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Fatigue *(Started Nov 13, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Fatigue Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Feb 22, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Slight	Slight	None	Never	Not at all

Date: Feb 22, 2010
Advice & Tips: Wellbutrin was exchanged for Clift.

0 helpful marks

Alicethecluz

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 4

Mania: 2

Emotional: 4

Anxiety: 4

Compulsion: 4

External Stress: Overwhelming

Rx Therapy

20 F

Function: Low

Distress: High
by Alicethecluz
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Sep 28, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 01, 2009	100 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Severe	Never	Very

Side effects:: Intrusive thoughts images or impulses, Suicidal, Thoughts of death, Obsessive thoughts, Dry mouth (xerostomia), Racing thoughts, Thoughts of overdosing, Self harm thoughts or urges, Insomnia, Insomnia

Date: Oct 01, 2009
Advice & Tips: this was a bad choice for me very bad side effects from dry mouth to not being able to enter my mind at all to seeing and heaing things that are not there to the only thing in my head was a video of how to do it playing over and over to a fake foursed feeling happiness
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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