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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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164 patient evaluations for Bupropion

survivrgrl

Sex: F

Data Quality: 2 stars

MS: 16 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Mild

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: mild

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: mild

Walking: moderate
by survivrgrl
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Dec 10, 2007)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 29, 2010	150 mg Daily	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Apr 29, 2010
Advice & Tips: The urge to smoke cigarettes ceased
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

THE EMPEROR

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Bipolar Disorder

Depression: 3

Mania: 0

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 2

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

27 F

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by THE EMPEROR
See THE EMPEROR's full Bupropion history

**Purposes:** Treat my mood condition(s) and Depressed mood *(Started Feb 24, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Treat my mood condition(s) Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 23, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	None	Slight	Severe	Always	Not at all
Apr 14, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Slight	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Mar 31, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	Major	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Mar 25, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Mar 16, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Slight	Moderate	Moderate	Always	Not at all
Mar 04, 2010	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Slight	Moderate	Mild	Always	Not at all
Feb 24, 2010	150 mg Daily	?Can't tell	?Can't tell	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Side effects:: Irritability, Agitation with irritability, Headaches, Anxious mood, Dizziness, Loss of appetite

Date: Apr 23, 2010
Advice & Tips: Just made anxiety and mood swings worse.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Apr 14, 2010
Advice & Tips: I take 150mg in the morning and that's plenty. It makes me anxious enough that my klonopin no longer seems to work as well as it did. The combination, however, of Bupropion XL and Abilify has made me more stable. We upped the Abilify, I haven't had too much of a problem with the anxiety. I think I'll keep on taking it, hoping I remain sane.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 31, 2010
Advice & Tips: This drug was great for whatever mood problem I was having, however, I don't think it's helping my anxiety and is likely making it worse, not that I expected it to help with the anxiety. I think it's making my klonopin less effective and am, therefore, thinking about dropping it all together unfortunately.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 25, 2010
Advice & Tips: The first few weeks things got worse before they got better. Then things really started to actually get better. I take this with Abilify, so I don't know if it's ONLY the Bupropion on if adding the Abilify made that much of a difference, but I actually feel pretty good, just a little irritable from time to time. I find joy in things when I didn't at all before, so yeah, a vast improvement.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 16, 2010
Advice & Tips: I take 150mg of the XL version every day Not really any unexpected benefits, I was hoping to lose weight, but that didn't happen this has made me feel a little better, I think, but just for the past two days and it has made me more irritable than I think I can tolerate, don't know how much longer this will be part of my current cocktail.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Mar 04, 2010
Advice & Tips: the first week was total hell, but now I'm starting to feel human again and having less mood swings, less sadness, less anxious ruminations. I feel better since swicthing to the XL version YESTERDAY even. It might be a fluke.
Cost: < $25 monthly

Date: Feb 24, 2010
Advice & Tips: Well, I don't care toeat all day, but this might be a byproduct of this stupid depression, and I was an irritable bitch, SEVERELY all day long, but I get that way when I don't eat, so finally I ate something just to stop that, but it still might be the Bupropion. I feel a little better after consuming 300 calories. Whatever keeps me alive. No unexpected benefits so far, I guess the lack of appetite but that's pretty screwed because I used to have an eating disorder and I LIKE not eating all day, maybe I'll drop a few pounds. This is my first week of treatment, so hopefully I can tough it out. I'm sure it's benign for some people and difficult for other people (like me)
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

hopeful_taurian81

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

HIV 6 yrs

Mental Symptoms : none

Physical Symptoms : none

1107

VL 0
by hopeful_taurian81
See hopeful_taurian81's full Bupropion history

**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Dec 18, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 15, 2010		Moderate	None	Always	Not at all
Mar 13, 2009		Moderate	Mild	Always	A little

Side effects:: Stomach pain, Nausea, Insomnia, Insomnia

Date: Mar 13, 2009
Advice & Tips: It works. Just give it time.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

Marvelbeast

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Major Depressive Disorder

Depression: 3

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Overwhelming

Rx

44 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by Marvelbeast
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**Purpose:** Smoking Cessation *(Started Mar 16, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Apr 15, 2010	150 mg Daily	Major	Moderate	Always	Not at all

Date: Apr 15, 2010
Advice & Tips: I have begun to take care of myself and have even begun to clean my home. My flat is now spotless. I also cook everyday too. I am also taking another anti-depressant (Dosulepin) but it isn't listed on your treatments. I believe that they are working together to improve my mental health.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

jon335

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

PTSD

Depression: 2

Mania: 1

Emotional: 2

Anxiety: 3

Compulsion: 2

External Stress: Overwhelming

Rx

46 M

Function: Low

Distress: Moderate
by jon335
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Feb 02, 2005)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 22, 2010	200 mg Daily	Major	Mild	Always	Not at all

Date: Mar 22, 2010
Advice & Tips: SR Great Med but have to take in two doses XL easier one dose.

0 helpful marks

Father of 2

Data Quality: 0 stars
- Sex: Male
- Age: 45y
Condition: 4 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Unreported
- Mental: Unreported
- Physical: Unreported
I am: Neutral
by Father of 2
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Mar 03, 2006)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 21, 2010	300 mg Daily	Moderate	Mild	Usually	Not at all

Side effects:: Sexual dysfunction

0 helpful marks

junibug

Data Quality: 0 stars
- Sex: Female
- Age: 49y
Condition: 2 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Unreported
- Mental: Unreported
- Physical: Unreported
by junibug
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**Purposes:** Depressed mood and Sex drive (libido) decreased *(Started Dec 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Sex drive (libido) decreased Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 20, 2010	150 mg Daily	?Can't tell	Slight	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Mar 20, 2010
Advice & Tips: Better than nothing.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

adry

Sex: F

Data Quality: 0 stars

MS: 14 yrs

Type: Relapsing-Remitting

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: None

Cognition: moderate

Vision: none

Speech: none

Swallowing: none

Upper limb: none

Walking: none
by adry
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Apr 01, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 20, 2010	150 mg Daily	Slight	None	Usually	Not at all

0 helpful marks

Just Someguy

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

Pain: Little

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: Some

Stickman: most
Description:M44y
CFS:2y
FM:2y Dx
by Just Someguy
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Nov 03, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 20, 2010	150 mg Daily	?Can't tell	None	Usually	Not at all

0 helpful marks

naomiah

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Bipolar I

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 2

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Severe

Rx

49 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by naomiah
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**Purpose:** Bipolar Disorder *(Started Mar 01, 1990)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Mar 17, 2010	2 x 150 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Mar 03, 2010	2 x 150 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Usually	Not at all

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