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Taking Bupropion
316 Patients currently take Bupropion
33 Patients stopped taking Bupropion
nettles
Depression: 1
Emotional: 0
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 0
External Stress: Overwhelming
30 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
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nettles
Wellbutrin XL, 300 mg daily since May 11, 2008
everon
Depression: 0
Emotional: 0
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 1
Physical: 1
External Stress: Low
27 M
Function: High
Distress: Low
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everon
300 mg daily since Jul 07, 2007
YbNormL
Depression: 1
Emotional: 0
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 2
External Stress: Moderate
52 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
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YbNormL
Budeprion XL, 300 mg daily since Feb 27, 2006

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See also: Wellbutrin XL     Brand Names: Budeprion SR, Budeprion XL, Bupropion SR, Indian, Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin SR, Wellbutrin XL

Buproprion is an atypical aminoketone antidepressant, which acts as a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor and dopamine reuptake inhibitor. It is also commonly used to help people stop smoking. Read more...Click to read more below


What we've learned

Why Patients Take Bupropion

slow my disease's progress
slow my disease's progress: 100% 132
Depression
Depression: 68% 90
Other
Other: 40% 53
Not indicated
Not indicated: 10% 13
Anxiety
Anxiety: 5% 7
General health
General health: 5% 7
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 3% 4
Mood swings
Mood swings: 2% 3
Problems concentrating
Problems concentrating: 2% 3
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 1% 1
Fatigue
Fatigue: 1% 1
Hyperventilation
Hyperventilation: 1% 1
Muscle tension
Muscle tension: 1% 1

Patient Dosages

0.5 mg daily 1 mg daily 2 mg daily 10 mg daily 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 37.5 mg daily 40 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 80 mg daily 100 mg daily 113 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 225 mg daily 250 mg daily 300 mg daily 325 mg daily 350 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 200 tbs. daily N/A
1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 1 Number of Patients: 1 65 Number of Patients: 65 15 Number of Patients: 15 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 147 Number of Patients: 147 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 30 Number of Patients: 30  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Bupropion

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
5
35
41
37
44
117

Why Patients Stopped Taking Bupropion (multiple reasons could be selected)

Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 100% 14
Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 86% 12
Other
Other: 79% 11
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 71% 10
Expense
Expense: 29% 4
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 21% 3
Personal research
Personal research: 14% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 7% 1

How Long Patients Took Bupropion Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
7
6
4
6
8
4

Average: 1 star 2 star 3 star 4 star Bupropion Ratings

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 76% 16
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 21
2 stars2 stars
2: 38% 8
1 star
1: 10% 2


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