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kcj1963
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kcj1963
Sex: M
Data Quality: 2 stars
Sensation: Moderate
Overall: Moderate
Cognition: moderate
Vision: mild
Speech: moderate
Swallowing: moderate
Upper limb: moderate
Walking: moderate
I am: n
I have:
MS

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Aug 18, 2011 (Started Jun 13, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Depression with anxiety)
  • Side effects
    Mild (Restlessness (akathisia))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/24 hours Daily
Advice & Tips: helps with depression, dizziness, cog-fog, libido, and weight loss...
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: Restlessness (akathisia)
  • 0 helpful marks
Buffy1
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Buffy1
Gender: F
Data Quality: 0 stars
Depression: 2
Mania: 0
Emotional: 0
Anxiety: 2
Compulsion: 1
External Stress: Moderate
70 F
Function: High
Distress: Low
I am: n
I have:
Major Depressive Disorder

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Aug 14, 2011 (Started Aug 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 2 x 150 mg/24 hours Daily
Advice & Tips: The Wellbutrin helped almost immediately. I am best in the monings and evenings still but there is lots of energy, but I feel a bit like a robot
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
exegesisClique
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exegesisClique
Gender: M
Data Quality: 1 star
Depression: 1
Mania: 1
Emotional: 0
Anxiety: 1
Compulsion: 1
External Stress: Moderate
38 M
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
I am: g
I have:
GAD

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Aug 10, 2011 (Started May 06, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: After some time and with the help of a counselor it became clear that my problem wasn't rooted in depression but in anxiety. The Bupropion XL was exacerbating that.
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 16, 2010 (Started May 06, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I can't tell if it's doing anything yet. No side effects.
Cost: < $25 monthly

May 7, 2010 (Started May 06, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: On my second day. I haven't noticed anything at all.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
ohboy
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ohboy
Gender: F
Data Quality: 1 star
40 F
I have:
Major Depressive Disorder

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Aug 10, 2011 (Started Aug 05, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Severe (Nausea and vomiting)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 75 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Unable to take this medicine as the nausea was severe with vomiting
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
Pen'sup
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Pen'sup
Sex: F
Data Quality: 1 star
Bulbar: none
Arms: moderate
Chest: moderate
Legs: mild
I am: vg
I have:
ALS

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Jul 13, 2011 (Started Feb 11, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Tiredness)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/24 hours Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Dec 20, 2010 (Started Feb 11, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Tiredness)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/24 hours Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 9, 2009 (Started Feb 11, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Tiredness)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/24 hours Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
jcavese
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jcavese
Data Quality: 1 star
  • Gender: F
  • Age: 52
Condition: Endometrial Cancer 2 additional condition(s)
Quality of life:
  • Mental: Moderate
  • Physical: Mild
I am: n
I have:
Endometrial Cancer

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Jul 1, 2011 (Started Feb 15, 2006)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Moderate
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg/24 hours Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
Tinner
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Tinner
Gender: F
Data Quality: 1 star
Depression: 3
Mania: 1
Emotional: 4
Anxiety: 1
Compulsion: 2
External Stress: Moderate
32 F
Function: Low
Distress: Moderate
I am: b
I have:
OCD

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Jul 1, 2011 (Started Jan 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (Extreme sedation)
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Advice & Tips: Be careful because it causes severe sedation.
  • 0 helpful marks
p51mustang
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p51mustang
Gender: M
Data Quality: 2 stars
Mental Symptoms : none
Physical Symptoms : mild
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I am: n
I have:
HIV

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Jul 1, 2011 (Started Dec 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (Loss of sex drive (libido))
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
Alie
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I have:
Fibromyalgia

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Jun 15, 2011 (Started Feb 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for major depressive disorder)
  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for Depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia))
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily

Apr 15, 2010 (Started Feb 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for Increase effect of another treatment)
  • Effectiveness
    Can’t tell (for Depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for Fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 200 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
obody
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obody
Gender: F
Data Quality: 1 star
Depression: 2
Mania: 0
Emotional: 1
Anxiety: 1
Compulsion: 0
External Stress: Moderate
56 F
Function: Moderate
Distress: Low
I am: g
I have:
Major Depressive Disorder

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Jun 13, 2011 (Started Jun 01, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for major depressive disorder)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg/24 hours Daily
Advice & Tips: maybe giving me more energy
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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