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What is Wellbutrin SR?

Wellbutrin SR®, a brand name of bupropion SR, is a sustained 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 Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Depression 18 3
Fatigue 4 1
PAIN & FATIGUE 2 1
Pain 2 0
Other 1 1
Obsessive compulsive disorder OCD 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
2 40%
Mild
1 20%
None
2 40%

Most commonly reported side effects

Sleeplessness
2 40%
BAD-ANXIETY
2 40%
dry mouth
1 20%
Weight gain
1 20%
Shakiness
1 20%
Headaches
1 20%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

  100 mg daily 150 mg daily 200 mg daily 300 mg daily 350 mg daily 400 mg daily 450 mg daily 500 mg daily 600 mg daily
  3 Number of Patients: 3 4 Number of Patients: 4 4 Number of Patients: 4 9 Number of Patients: 9 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  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Wellbutrin SR (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work
3 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Doctor's advice
2 33% Doctor's advice: 33%
Other
2 33% Other: 33%
Expense
1 17% Expense: 17%

See all 5 patients who’ve stopped taking Wellbutrin SR

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Wellbutrin SR

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
4
6
3
8

Stopped Taking Wellbutrin SR

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
3 60%
Usually
2 40%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
3 60%
Not at all
2 40%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 20%
< $25
3 60%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.