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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

Aztek350

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Dysthymia

Depression: 1

Mania: 0

Emotional: 0

Anxiety: 0

Compulsion: 0

External Stress: Low

Rx Therapy

58 F

Function: High

Distress: Low
by Aztek350
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**Purpose:** Dysthymia *(Started Jul 01, 2010)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
May 03, 2013	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all
Jan 22, 2012	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Not at all

Date: May 03, 2013
Advice & Tips: I take all my meds in the morning. If I don't take them after about a day later I notice negative changes.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

toyotaas

Sex: M

Data Quality: 2 stars

HIV 6 yrs

Mental Symptoms : none

Physical Symptoms : none

760

VL 0
by toyotaas
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**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

ohboy

Sex: F

Data Quality: 1 star

Major Depressive Disorder

Rx

36 F
by ohboy
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Jan 15, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 24, 2012	300 mg/24 hours Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Nov 24, 2012
Advice & Tips: Added this to Lexapro after reading about the STAR D trials. Lexapro was a miracle compared to my untreated MDD but did not give me complete relief. I had previously tried this drug before alone for MDD but stopped due to nausea and vomiting. Tried it as an add on and it again made me sick. However, I had had more unpleasant med experiences since the last time I had tried it, so I kept taking it regardless. The vomiting and nausea side effects went away after about 10 days. I think it is great with Lexapro since the two drugs side effects seem to cancel each other out. Lexapro made me want to sleep 10 hours a night. Wellbutrin wants to give me insomia. Together = 7 hours of sleep a night. Lexapro wants to give me constipation while Bup wants to give you the runs. Together = totally normal. Lex wants me to eat everything and bup wants me to never eat. Together = normal weight.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

bellatrix_amnell

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

Pain: Most

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: Some

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all
Description:F24y
FM:9y Dx
CFS:7y Dx
by bellatrix_amnell
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Jul 23, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Nov 18, 2012	150 mg Daily	Moderate	None	Usually	Not at all

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crine312

Sex: M

Data Quality: 1 star

PTSD

Depression: 4

Mania: 2

Emotional: 4

Anxiety: 3

Compulsion: 3

External Stress: Severe

Rx Therapy

35 M

Function: Low

Distress: High
by crine312
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**Purposes:** C-PTSD (Complex post-traumatic stress disorder) and Depressed mood *(Started Apr 10, 2012)*
Date	Dosage	C-PTSD (Complex post-traumatic stress disorder) Perceived effectiveness	Depressed mood Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Sep 17, 2012	300 mg Daily	Slight	Moderate	Moderate	Usually	A little

Date: Sep 17, 2012
Advice & Tips: Have someone you trust remind you to take the medicines. I have my wife who reminds me, although I have the medicine in the cupboard by the glasses. When I experience headaches with the buproprion, I take some Aleve or Motrin.
Cost: < $25 monthly

0 helpful marks

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

Wavewatcher

Sex: F

Data Quality: 3 stars

MS: 16 yrs

Type: Secondary Progressive

Relapse: Severe

Sensation: Severe

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: moderate

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: moderate

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate
by Wavewatcher
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**Purpose:** Major Depressive Disorder *(Started Jul 15, 2008)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Aug 15, 2012	200 mg Daily	Major	None	Always	Not at all

Date: Aug 15, 2012
Advice & Tips: They changed me to Prozac because they thought it would work better with my other drugs and with the MS.

0 helpful marks

otaku61

Sex: M

Data Quality: 0 stars

GAD

Depression: 1

Mania: 1

Emotional: 1

Anxiety: 1

Compulsion: 1

External Stress: Moderate

Rx

51 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Low
by otaku61
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**Purpose:** Depressed mood *(Started Jul 01, 1995)*
Date	Dosage	Perceived effectiveness	Side Effects	Adherence	Burden
Jul 22, 2012	150 mg/24 hours Daily	Moderate	None	Always	Somewhat

Date: Jul 22, 2012
Advice & Tips: I doesn't change your mood, it just stablizes it enough that you can cope through your day.
Cost: $25-49 monthly

0 helpful marks

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
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**Purposes:** Treat my mood condition(s) and Other *(Started Mar 09, 2009)*
Date	Dosage	Treat my mood condition(s) Perceived effectiveness	Other 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

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