177 patient evaluations for Bupropion

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Mar 14, 2010 (Started May 13, 2007)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for Depression and pain)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: Budeprion (Generic Wellbutrin) is the only anti depressant that I have ever taken that doesn't give me that foggy, sluggish feeling.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 22, 2010 (Started Nov 13, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for fatigue)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg/24 hours Daily
Advice & Tips: Wellbutrin was exchanged for Clift.
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 1, 2003 (Started Jan 21, 2003)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg/24 hours Daily
Cost: $25-49 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 12, 2010 (Started Jan 01, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Depression and pain)
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (over 20 hot flashes a day)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: This medication has increased my hot flashes.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: over 20 hot flashes a day
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 4, 2010 (Started Sep 14, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (withdrawal effects)
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg/24 hours Daily
Advice & Tips: When I feel good its great but there is a constant up and down battle with this medication. Very unstable. As well my doctor tried to take me off of it to try another medication and my mood crashed.
Side effects: withdrawal effects
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 4, 2010 (Started Jul 01, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anxious mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg/24 hours Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Feb 1, 2010 (Started Oct 01, 1996)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    Mild (for Overall) (tiredness)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I find it effective for my depression. I sometimes am overly tired which I think is from the medication. It is hard to distinguish between too much Bupropion or not enough thyroid hormone.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: tiredness
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 1, 2009 (Started Mar 01, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 150 mg/24 hours Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 19, 2009 (Started Dec 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Severe (for Overall) (hypomania, dry mouth, irritability)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Advice & Tips: I found the information posted at https://www.consumerlab.com/reviews/Wellbutrin_vs_Generic_Bupropion/wellbutrin/ Update: 1/30/08 (now outdated) and http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/ to be most helpful as I chose which generic brand to use and which form to take. The 24-hour time-release form was a great idea but the dose became too strong for me. The original form became the best choice so I could cut the dosage to the amount I needed. I discontinued using Bupropion because I no longer needed any on a regular basis. My mood fluctuated too much, so when I was "up", Bupropion raised my mood too high. Bupropion definitely bumped me up from depression! I felt so good and such relief when it first kicked in!
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: irritability, dry mouth

Nov 6, 2009 (Started Dec 15, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for Treat my mood condition(s))
  • Side effects
    Moderate (for Overall) (hypomania, dry mouth, irritability)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: Daily
Advice & Tips: 150 mg. is usually too much for me. 100 mg. was too little. I read that treatments for overdosing include ventilation (so I get out in fresh air), activated charcoal ( I always have some on hand), and meds like the clonazepam that I take (so I increase my daily dose). If I don't address the overdose, a migraine results.
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: irritability, dry mouth
  • 1 helpful mark

Dec 29, 2009 (Started Sep 10, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for depressed mood)
  • Side effects
    None (for Overall)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 300 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: I don't think my dose is enough. It does help.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks
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