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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

ohboy

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Rx

36 F
by ohboy
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Aug 05, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 10, 2011	75 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Severe	Always	Very

Date: Aug 10, 2011
Advice & Tips: Unable to take this medicine as the nausea was severe with vomiting
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

dmitts1

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 4 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Relapse: Moderate

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by dmitts1
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Jun 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 16, 2011	2 x 150 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	None	Sometimes	Not at all
Jul 01, 2010	2 x 150 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Jul 01, 2010
Advice & Tips: My "unexpected positive effect" is that it actually works, and i wouldn't even have known that the mood swings, falling asleep, etc. were actually depression. i don't / didn't FEEL what i think of as depression, but i am glad it works!!!
Cost: < $25 monthly

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Pen'sup

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

ALS: 6 yrs

Bi-Pap

Bulbar: none

Arms: moderate

Chest: moderate

Legs: mild
by Pen'sup
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Tiredness *(Started Feb 11, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Tiredness Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 13, 2011	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Dec 20, 2010	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Nov 09, 2009	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

0 helpful marks

jcavese

Data Quality: 1 star
- Sex: Female
- Age: 48y
Condition: Endometrial Cancer 2 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Severe
- Mental: Moderate
- Physical: Mild
I am: Neutral
by jcavese
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Feb 15, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 01, 2011	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all

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Alie

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 2

Mania: 0

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 2

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

27 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by Alie
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**Purposes:** Fatigue, Major Depressive Disorder, Increase effect of another treatment, Depressed mood, and Dysthymia *(Started Feb 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Fatigue Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Increase effect of another treatment Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Dysthymia Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 15, 2011	300 mg Daily			?	?
Apr 15, 2010	200 mg Daily			?	?

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obody

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 2

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx

52 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by obody
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Jun 01, 2003)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jun 13, 2011	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Slight	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Jun 13, 2011
Advice & Tips: maybe giving me more energy
Cost: < $25 monthly

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gardener

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 9 yrs

Mentor

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: None

Overall: None

Cognition: none

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: none
by gardener
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Mar 02, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 24, 2011	150 mg Daily	Slight	Mild	Always	Not at all
Apr 04, 2011	300 mg Daily	Moderate	Severe	Always	Not at all
Apr 08, 2010	2 x 150 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Depression with anxiety

Date: May 24, 2011
Advice & Tips: At one point, I upped the dosage to 450 mg/day (on the advice of my doctor) and had some pretty horrid side effects. My mood became really flat, and I felt kind of disoriented.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Apr 04, 2011
Advice & Tips: My doctor had me go up to 450mg of bupropion, and within a day I was having fairly severe depression and anxiety. I dropped the dosage back after just three days at that dosage.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

dan1976

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar I

Depression: 2

Mania: 0

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx Therapy

37 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by dan1976
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Apr 29, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 16, 2011	200 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

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jeremyisaacs86

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 1

Mania: 1

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

26 M

Function: High

Distress: Low
by jeremyisaacs86
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**Purposes:** Increase effect of another treatment and Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Jan 20, 2011)*
Date	Dosage	Increase effect of another treatment Perceived effectiveness	Major Depressive Disorder Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 02, 2011	100 mg Daily	Slight	Slight	Moderate	Sometimes	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Daevyn

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

Bipolar II

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Overwhelming

Rx Therapy

32 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by Daevyn
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**Purpose:** Bipolar Disorder *(Started Jul 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 01, 2011	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Jul 10, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all
Jul 09, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Jul 10, 2010
Advice & Tips: I have noticed lately that I have been swaying from one leg to the other when standing. I seem to have boundless energy. I must also note that I have been stepping up my gym routine. I also am on Atkins. So, My weight loss is not from depression. But, right now I adore this medication. I am elated in every sense of the word. And I started it July 5th. I have another prescription to pick up but I have some left over from the previously discontinued round of therapy. Anyone else experiencing the swaying? It seems like I just always want to run. I weigh over 200 pounds. This is strange to me. Hopefully, I will not be so big for long. I welcome all comments and feedback! Thanks! Daevyn
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Jul 09, 2010
Advice & Tips: I have 2 side effects that are wonderful with Wellbutrin XL. The first of which is it helped me to quit smoking over 3 years ago. I was taken off of this around the first of the year (2010) because my liver enzymes (ALT) were elevated. In May, I had a dream I was buying cigarettes and the next day the cravings were unbearable. I started to smoke again. I was given another persciption for Wellbutrin XL on July 5th, 2010. I am hopeful that it will help me again as it has done in the past. The second side effect is having a higher sex drive. The Celebrex had diminished it a bit even though I am on a low dose. Other than the liver tests being elevated I have absolutely no issues being on this medication.
Cost: < $25 monthly

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