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Bupropion Treatment Report

Category: Prescription Drugs

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

Generic Name: Bupropion

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162 patient evaluations for Bupropion

PQM

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 2

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Overwhelming

Rx

65 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by PQM
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Aug 28, 2000)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 28, 2010	300 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Aug 28, 2010
Advice & Tips: The best of about a dozen different anti-depressant
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

TamTok

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Some

Stickman: all
Description:F44y
CFS:?y
FM:3y Dx
by TamTok
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Mar 16, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 15, 2010	150 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Always	Very

Date: Aug 15, 2010
Advice & Tips: I hate taking prescription medications and while taking this drug along with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome it caused me to be severely fatigue and I had more thoughts of suicidal thoughts
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

BlueSunshyne

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Bipolar II

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Moderate

Rx

37 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by BlueSunshyne
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**Purpose:** Treat my mood condition(s) *(Started Jun 03, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 03, 2010	300 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Always	A little
Jul 13, 2010	300 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	A little
Jun 19, 2010	300 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Moderate	Always	Somewhat

Side effects:: Palpitations, Insomnia, Difficulty with orgasm, Decreased appetite, Stomach ache, Brain fog, Dizziness, Dizziness

Date: Aug 03, 2010
Advice & Tips: The drug did what is was suppose to; it lifted me right out of depression. I felt a definite improvement in my quality of life. It moderately suppressed my appetite. It increased restless sleeping.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jul 13, 2010
Advice & Tips: All prior side effects I was experiencing (no orgasm, suppressed appetite) are gone. Too bad; I liked the whole suppressed appetite thing. I am about half way to what is considered to be 'therapeutic levels", I feel that Wellbutrin is already having a positive affect on my daily life.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jun 19, 2010
Advice & Tips: Major con: between 100-150mg, lost the ability to have an orgasm. Sex drive is slightly heightened, libido is fine, but I cannot have an orgasm. Major pro: Curbs appetite, I am losing weight (which could be a con for someone who doesn't need to lose any. Still not at therapeutic dosage, so I will update.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

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

homesick

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 24 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by homesick
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Mar 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 01, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all

0 helpful marks

mstaz88

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Most

Fatigue: Most

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Some

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: most
Description:F42y
FM:17y Dx
by mstaz88
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**Purpose:** Fatigue *(Started Sep 30, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 01, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	None	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

paperclipcat

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Bipolar I

Depression: 2

Mania: 2

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 4

Compulsion: 4

External Stress: Overwhelming

Rx Therapy

25 F

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate
by paperclipcat
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**Purpose:** Bipolar Disorder *(Started Jun 24, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 13, 2010	150 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Severe	Always	Somewhat

Side effects:: Fever, Muscle pain, Rash or skin problems

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grumpy40

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 27 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by grumpy40
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Apr 22, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 01, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

angel414

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 8 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by angel414
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Mar 26, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 28, 2010	150 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jun 28, 2010
Advice & Tips: The Drs put me on Wellbutrin XL because with Effexor I have very little sexual desires and Wellbutrin is less invaseave.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

gothceltgirl

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Pain: Some

Fatigue: Some

Sleep: Some

Stiffness: Some

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: some
Description:F38y
CFS:7y Dx
FM:12y Dx
by gothceltgirl
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Apr 01, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 24, 2010	150 mg Daily	Major	Severe	Usually	Not at all

Side effects:: Hair loss

Date: Jun 24, 2010
Advice & Tips: I think that I'm one of the rare few for whom Bupropion causes hair loss and therefore given my vanity, it is not worth it. On the positive side of things, this drugs efficacy is amazing! It allows me to have my full range of my usual sex drive (which was never very hight to begin with) as well as be more in touch with my emotions without feeling out of control.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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