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Bupropion Treatment Report

Brand Names: Wellbutrin, Wellbutrin XL, Bupropion XL, Wellbutrin SR, Budeprion XL, Bupropion SR

What is Bupropion? Bupropion, a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) antidepressant is used for the treatment of major depressive disorder, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and as an adjunct in smoking cessation. Off label used for Attention-deficit/hyperactivity and bipolar disorders.

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Reasons taken

50 patients in the community are taking or have taken Bupropion.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Depression 30 60%
Other 6 12%
General health 4 8%
Anxiety 2 4%
Emotional lability 2 4%
disease-related symptoms 1 2%
Don't know 1 2%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Bupropion.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show top 10)

  daily 1 mg daily 40 mg daily 50 mg daily 75 mg daily 100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 2 x 150 mg/24 hours daily 300 mg/24 hours daily 300 mg daily 325 mg daily 400 mg daily 3 x 150 mg/24 hours daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Bupropion or how long patients were taking Bupropion before stopping.

Currently Taking Bupropion

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
2
3
3
6

Stopped Taking Bupropion

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
2
3
3
Why Patients Stopped Taking Bupropion (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 4 40% Other: 40%
Side effects too severe 3 30% Side effects too severe: 30%
Doctor's advice 2 20% Doctor's advice: 20%
Did not seem to work 1 10% Did not seem to work: 10%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 4 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 100% 1

it's 300 SL every morninng

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 4

Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth, Insomnia, Agitation

Summary results are based on 4 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 4)

  • donduck63
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: moderate
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • by donduck63
    Feb 19, 2009
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Anxiety

  • jrtu
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: none
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: none
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • jrtu
  • by jrtu
    Dec 13, 2008
  • EfficacyMajor
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Depression
Advice/Tips
I don't cry nearly as much. My emotions are on an even keel.

See all evaluation results for Bupropion

Report created on November 07, 2009.