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Taking Bupropion
429 Patients currently take Bupropion
47 Patients stopped taking Bupropion
lilybet
Depression: 2
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 0
Physical: 1
External Stress: Severe
48 F
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
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lilybet
400 mg daily since Mar 24, 2006
Unicat
Sensation: severe
Overall: moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: moderate
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
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Unicat
Wellbutrin SR, 200 mg daily since Jun 12, 2008
everon
Depression: 0
Emotional: 1
Compulsion: 0
Anxiety: 1
Mania: 1
Physical: 2
External Stress: Severe
27 M
Function: High
Distress: Low
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everon
300 mg daily since Jul 07, 2007

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

What is Bupropion? Bupropion, an antidepressant, is used to treat major depressive disorder and seasonal affective disorder. At least one brand of bupropion (Zyban) is used to help people stop smoking by reducing cravings and other withdrawal effects. 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% 188
Depression
Depression: 64% 120
Other
Other: 37% 70
Not indicated
Not indicated: 7% 14
Anxiety
Anxiety: 5% 9
General health
General health: 4% 7
Disease-related symptoms
Disease-related symptoms: 3% 6
Problems concentrating
Problems concentrating: 3% 5
Mood swings
Mood swings: 2% 4
Emotional lability
Emotional lability: 1% 2
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence)
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence): 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 82 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 600 mg daily 2000 mg daily 150000 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 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 1 Number of Patients: 1 91 Number of Patients: 91 21 Number of Patients: 21 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 188 Number of Patients: 188 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 20 Number of Patients: 20 27 Number of Patients: 27 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 48 Number of Patients: 48  

How Long Current Patients Have Been Taking Bupropion

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
12
33
57
62
65
160

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

Side effects too severe
Side effects too severe: 100% 19
Did not seem to work
Did not seem to work: 89% 17
Doctor's advice
Doctor's advice: 84% 16
Other
Other: 74% 14
Expense
Expense: 37% 7
Course of treatment ended
Course of treatment ended: 26% 5
Personal research
Personal research: 11% 2
Not indicated
Not indicated: 11% 2

How Long Patients Took Bupropion Before Stopping

< 1 month > 1 month > 3 months > 6 months > 1 year > 2 years
14
8
8
10
11
12

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

4 stars4 stars4 stars4 stars
4: 61% 20
3 stars3 stars3 stars
3: 100% 33
2 stars2 stars
2: 30% 10
1 star
1: 12% 4


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