Evaluations from Patients who take Bupropion

QuietGuy

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Dysthymia

Depression: 0

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Severe

Rx Therapy

63 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
by QuietGuy
See QuietGuy's full Bupropion history

**Purposes:** Problems concentrating, Fatigue, Dysthymia, and Depressed mood *(Started Jan 23, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Problems concentrating Perceived effectiveness	Fatigue Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness
Dec 19, 2011	13 mg Daily	?	?
Sep 30, 2010	25 mg Daily	?	?	?
Aug 05, 2009	68 mg Daily	?
Feb 21, 2009	68 mg Daily
Nov 10, 2008	60 mg Daily
Aug 19, 2008	60 mg Daily

Side effects:: Sleeplessness, feeling well, energetic!, Alcohol consumption, Craving alcohol, Irritable and grouchy, Hypersexuality

Date: Dec 19, 2011
Advice & Tips: Titrated downward twice in two weeks for the usual adverse effects: hypersexuality, insomnia, craving alcohol, slight hyperacusis (ear pulse), mild teeth grinding.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Sep 30, 2010
Advice & Tips: At prescribed doses, induced hypomania. At lower doses, may have helped with concentration, depression and fatigue—or not. Did keep me awake if I took it after noon. Stopped because I came to see it as contributing to irritability. This gets complicated, because giving it up can do the same—perhaps because it's habituating/addictive. Be all that as it may, I feel better off without it now.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Aug 05, 2009
Advice & Tips: Dosage, dosage, dosage! Be observant about effects, report them, and work with your prescriber to optimize the dose. Micromanage as needed. Use the instant mood readings to spot trends. Get multiiple prescriptions (in different dosages) if that's what you need to manage and your prescriber will cooperate.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Feb 21, 2009
Advice & Tips: Be vigilant about effects, particularly hypomania, and how they relate to dosage and timing of dose. Charting your instant mood can be very helpful for this. It works for me to adjust the dose according to my pattern of good and bad days, and this helps a lot in evening out my moods. If you notice tinnitus, particularly pounding in the ears at night, check out other causes; bupropion may be making you more sensitive to something that you can fix with an earwash or other measures.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Nov 10, 2008
Advice & Tips: Dosage, dosage, dosage! Observe the effects, and work with your prescriber to find the dose that's best for you (assuming this is the right drug for you, which of course may not be the case). Through quite a bit of trial and error, I arrived at a dose of about 60 mg a day, which I manage by taking 50 mg (half a 100 mg tablet) 4 days a week and 75 mg (the smallest tab available) 3 days a week. I'm generally sensitive to medications, and many people tolerate and benefit from much more, but the same principle applies: weigh the cost and benefits and see if you can optimize their balance through adjusting dosage (always in consultation with your prescriber).
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Aug 19, 2008
Advice & Tips: This is in my experience and according to a friend's report a "speedy" drug. Watch effects carefully and be prepared to adjust dosage as needed.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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sumac333

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar I

Depression: 0

Mania: 1

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx Therapy

60 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by sumac333
See sumac333's full Bupropion history

**Purposes:** Other and Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Mar 09, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Other Perceived effectiveness	Treat my mood condition(s) Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 15, 2012	450 mg Daily	?Can't tell	?Can't tell	None	Usually	A little
Aug 05, 2009	450 mg Daily	Major	Major	None	Usually	Not at all

Date: Jul 15, 2012
Advice & Tips: helped with decreasing appetite. helped with increased sex drive. probably "fueling" mania
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Aug 05, 2009
Advice & Tips: for the most part i have little to no appetite when i'm on this drug and was able to loose over 40 pounds after going on it. i've since also gone on lamictal and lithium and have gained about 20 pounds. my daughters say i look much healthier now. i also like this drug because i don't feel it affects me sexually--i.e. it does not affect my sex drive when i am on it. i just have a $10 copay monthly. insurance pays the following.
Cost: $100-199 monthly

5 helpful marks

marksmania

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar II

Depression: 1

Mania: 1

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

56 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by marksmania
See marksmania's full Bupropion history

**Purpose:** Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Jun 12, 2000)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Dec 19, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 06, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Sep 26, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Sep 04, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Jun 13, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	None	None	Always	Not at all
May 31, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
May 09, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Apr 10, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all
Oct 05, 2009	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Jun 26, 2009	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Jun 13, 2009	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Usually	Not at all
Jan 31, 2009	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 14, 2008	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Dec 19, 2010
Advice & Tips: I went to 150 mg XL morning and 150mg at night 2. no depression during the fall taking it morning and night it has nit trigger my mania and it improves my orgasms no depression
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Nov 06, 2010
Advice & Tips: I now take 150mg morninhg and 150mg at bedtime no sexual side effects minimal depression
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Sep 26, 2010
Advice & Tips: I switched to 150mg in the am and 150 in th pm so it will not trigger mania Increased sex drive and climax none
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Sep 04, 2010
Advice & Tips: 1 no problems 2increased my sex drive and downside it can trigger mania 3 no depression at the monment
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jun 13, 2010
Advice & Tips: this is not working doc i aware
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: May 31, 2010
Advice & Tips: this does not effect my sex drive because this work on dopamiine in the brain One other is that anti depressants can trigger mania
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: May 09, 2010
Advice & Tips: better sex drive
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Apr 10, 2010
Advice & Tips: 1 helps with my depression 2 increased sex drive 3 but it can trigger my mania
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Oct 05, 2009
Advice & Tips: no major deperssion and triggers some mania which i get hyper sexual which is great long as ai dont spend money
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jun 13, 2009
Advice & Tips: no sex problems
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jan 31, 2009
Advice & Tips: graet for me for depression and no sexual side effects
Cost: < $25 monthly

2 helpful marks

jackiebipolar

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Bipolar I

Depression: 2

Mania: 1

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx

43 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate
by jackiebipolar
See jackiebipolar's full Bupropion history

**Purpose:** Bipolar Disorder *(Started Sep 08, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 13, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	None	Severe	Always	Very
Oct 01, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Oct 13, 2010
Advice & Tips: Very depressed, very tired, totally out of focus. No use taking an AD when it makes you more depressed, especially after 8 weeks. Went off of it cold turkey and never looked back.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Oct 01, 2010
Advice & Tips: This version of Wellbutrin drops out half way through the day and I get severe depression for about an hour then I go back to a low level depression. Helping remotely. Switched to Wellbutrin SR to level the med out throughout the day.
Cost: < $25 monthly

2 helpful marks

Ungomma

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

ADHD/ADD

Depression: 0

Mania: 1

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Low

Rx

27 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
by Ungomma
See Ungomma's full Bupropion history

**Purposes:** ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder), Depressed mood, and Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Sep 06, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	ADHD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Oct 08, 2011	150 mg Daily

Side effects:: Insomnia, Erectile dysfunction, Headaches

Date: Oct 08, 2011
Advice & Tips: I was not as lucky as those who get improved libido on Wellbutrin - mine has actually decreased. It also caused a mild erectile dysfunction. But it's the best antidepressant I've ever had. Totally worth it!

1 helpful mark

jenniT.

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F34y
FM:5y Dx
CFS:?y
by jenniT.
See jenniT.'s full Bupropion history

**Purpose:** Pain *(Started Mar 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 02, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	?Can't tell	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Aug 02, 2010
Advice & Tips: Been taking this every day since last winter, helps to take the edge off, does not take the pain away, but definitely makes it more tolerable. helps with energy level. Medicaid screwed up my paperwork, so going cold turkey on this and like four other meds. Not sure which withdrawals are from what, but I feel like hell. Pain through the roof, depression, exhaustion. Very difficult. Hope they get it fixed soon, though I am not sure which meds I will continue, I am afraid of this happening again, and I have been completely non-functional for over a week now.

1 helpful mark

dschipman

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 13 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Relapse: Moderate

Sensation: Mild

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by dschipman
See dschipman's full Bupropion history

**Purposes:** Other and Anxious mood *(Started Mar 28, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Other Perceived effectiveness	Anxious mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 03, 2009	150 mg/24 hours Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Guilt or self blame, Self hatred or loathing, Internal temperamental thoughts, Moodiness, Dizziness (vertigo), Stomach pain

Date: Apr 03, 2009
Advice & Tips: This medicine has helped me curb my need for nicotine, but has caused major moodiness and dizziness.
Cost: < $25 monthly

1 helpful mark

toyotaas

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

HIV 6 yrs

Mental Symptoms : none

Physical Symptoms : none

760

VL 0
by toyotaas
See toyotaas's full Bupropion history

**Purposes:** Major Depressive Disorder and Other *(Started Jan 20, 2005)*
Date	Dosage	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Other Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jan 14, 2013	100 mg Daily	Moderate		None	Always	Not at all
Aug 29, 2011	100 mg Daily	Moderate		None	Always	Not at all
Feb 11, 2009	100 mg Daily		Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Aug 24, 2008	100 mg Daily		Major	None	Always	Not at all

1 helpful mark

lilybet

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 2

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

53 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by lilybet
See lilybet's full Bupropion history

**Purposes:** Treat my mood condition(s), Major Depressive Disorder, and Reactive Depression *(Started Mar 24, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Treat my mood condition(s) Perceived effectiveness
Feb 23, 2012	400 mg Daily
Sep 15, 2011	400 mg Daily
Sep 09, 2008	400 mg Daily	?

Date: Feb 23, 2012
Advice & Tips: I really can't tell if Wellbutrin is helping me or not. The last several years have been so difficult for me that I'm not sure anything can help except time (and good psychotherapy!)
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Sep 15, 2011
Advice & Tips: I've been taking Wellbutrin since 2006. Since I've had several severe depression episodes since then, I really don't think it is helping at all.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Sep 09, 2008
Advice & Tips: Well, I'm still depressed somewhat. But the reasons for it are more than biochemical, so I'm taking the med. Who knows what kind of shape I'd be in without it? (previously, bad!)
Cost: < $25 monthly

1 helpful mark

God's Worshipper

Sex: M

Data Quality: 3 stars

Schizoaffective Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

55 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
by God's Worshipper
See God's Worshipper's full Bupropion history

**Purposes:** Major Depressive Disorder and Depressed mood *(Started Jan 01, 2004)*
Date	Dosage	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood 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