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Wellbutrin XL (bupropion) Treatment Report

Generic Name: Bupropion

See also: Wellbutrin

See patients taking Wellbutrin XL

What is Wellbutrin XL?

Wellbutrin XL™, a brand name for the extended release version of bupropion, a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor (NDRI) used to treat major depressive disorder, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD).

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken	# of patients	# of patients evaluated by
Depression	208	40
Treat my mood condition(s)	98	21
Anxiety	27	5
Other	22	4
Bipolar Disorder	19	6
Support another treatment	8	3
Fatigue	6	2
Major Depressive Disorder	6	1
disease-related symptoms	3	0
Depression, general health, anxiety, fatigue, appetite,...	3	0
General health	2	0
ADHD	2	0
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)	2	0
Nora said adding this to the Prozac may help with depressiona nd energy.	1	0
concentration	1	0
Pain	1	0
agitation and short tempered after being on copaxone for a few months	1	0
Problems concentrating	1	0
High blood pressure (Hypertension)	1	0
Smoking Cessation	1	0
Intense Anger	1	0
Fatigue and sleepiness	1	0
anxiety and fatigue	1	0
Sleep Apnea	1	0
Major depression sits in,anxiety kicks in	1	0
Increased appetite	1	0
Initially took it to stop smoking	1	0
Treat Parkinson's	1	0
Irritability	1	0
slight depression	1	0
tiredness	1	1
Sexual dysfunction	1	0
Muscle Pain	1	1

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See all 362 patients currently taking Wellbutrin XL

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	5	7%
Moderate	14	20%
Mild	25	36%
None	25	36%

Most commonly reported side effects

Difficulty sleeping through night	13	19%
increased sweating	12	17%
Dry mouth (xerostomia)	9	13%
Insomnia	9	13%
Weight gain	8	12%
Self-Hate/Guilt/other internal tempermental thoughts	8	12%
Moodiness	7	10%
Depression	6	9%
Bipolar, rapid cycling	5	7%
Lack of motivation	5	7%
Stomach pain	2	3%
Self injury or harm	1	1%
Constipation	1	1%
hypomania	1	1%
dropping objects	1	1%
Fever	1	1%
Nausea	1	1%
falling	1	1%
Headaches	1	1%
muscle twitches	1	1%
Tinnitus	1	1%
Grinding Teeth and tension	1	1%
brain zaps	1	1%
Anxiety	1	1%
Dizzyness/Vertigo	1	1%
involuntary muscle movements	1	1%
Sex drive (libido) decreased	1	1%
sweating/hot flashes	1	1%
Anhedonia	1	1%
mania	1	1%

Mild
Moderate
Severe

See all 30 reported side effects ▼

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Wellbutrin XL. See all 25 dosages ►

150mg as needed	300mg/24hours as needed	daily	10 mg daily	30 mg daily	50 mg daily	80 mg daily	100 mg daily	150 g daily	150 mg/24 hours daily	150 mg daily	200 mg daily	1.5 x 150 mg/24 hours daily	2 x 150 mg/24 hours daily	2 x 150 mg/24 hours one time	300 daily	300 mg/24 hours daily	300 mg daily	350 mg daily	400 mg daily	1.5 x 300 mg/24 hours daily	3 x 150 mg/24 hours daily	450 mg daily	2 x 300 mg/24 hours daily	4 x 150 mg/24 hours daily
1	1	8	1	1	1	1	1	1	87	29	4	1	24	1	3	116	40	2	3	1	16	18	1	2

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Wellbutrin XL (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work	24	34%
Side effects too severe	19	27%
Doctor's advice	19	27%
Other	14	20%
Expense	9	13%
Course of treatment ended	5	7%
Personal research	3	4%
Not indicated	2	3%

See all 68 patients who’ve stopped taking Wellbutrin XL

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Wellbutrin XL

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
9	7	23	40	46	97

Stopped Taking Wellbutrin XL

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
9	14	12	8	9	14

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always	58	84%
Usually	9	13%
Sometimes	1	1%
Never	1	1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very	3	4%
Somewhat	5	7%
A little	17	25%
Not at all	44	64%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+	2	3%
$100-199	2	3%
$50-99	5	7%
$25-49	7	10%
< $25	32	46%

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Patient Evaluations

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Vankusanagi

Sex: M

Depression: 3

Emotional: 3

Compulsion: 3

Anxiety: 2

Mania: 1

Physical: 3

External Stress: Overwhelming

25 M

Function: Low

Distress: High

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Vankusanagi

300 mg/24 hours daily

since Aug 29, 2008
Efficacy Can't tell for Treat my mood condition(s)
Side Effects None
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dschipman

Sex: F

Sensation: Moderate

Overall: Moderate

Cognition: moderate

Vision: mild

Speech: moderate

Swallowing: mild

Upper limb: moderate

Walking: moderate

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dschipman

150 mg/24 hours daily

since Apr 03, 2009
Efficacy Can't tell for Other
Side Effects Severe
Advice/Tips This medicine has helped me curb my need for nicotine, but has caused major moodiness and dizziness. See full evaluation

Drifting

Sex: M

Depression: 2

Emotional: 2

Compulsion: 3

Anxiety: 2

Mania: 2

Physical: 1

External Stress: Low

54 M

Function: Moderate

Distress: Moderate

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Drifting

300 mg/24 hours daily

since Mar 01, 2009
Efficacy Major for Bipolar Disorder
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Cost is low due to my insurance. The generic that is blue is not as good as the generic that is like the brand name. See full evaluation

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Report created on November 23, 2009.

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