Severe
(for Overall)
(insomnia, feeling feverish, facial flushing, hot flashes, feeling tense or on edge)
Adherence
Always
Burden
Not at all hard to take
Dosage:
300 mg/24 hours
Daily
Advice & Tips:
If you are taking the generic extended release make sure it is not dose dumping - releasing too much medicine at once causing side effects. My MS doctor, PCP, and I thought I was in menopause with all the hot flashes and fevers of 99.6! Even kept going in to see if I had a UTI bc of the fevers! What a waste of my time and money!!!
Advice & Tips:
Have someone you trust remind you to take the medicines. I have my wife who reminds me, although I have the medicine in the cupboard by the glasses. When I experience headaches with the buproprion, I take some Aleve or Motrin.
Cost:
< $25 monthly
1helpful mark
May 23, 2017
(Started Jul 01, 2001)
Effectiveness
Major
(for depressed mood)
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for generalized anxiety disorder)
Side effects
None
(for Overall)
Adherence
Always
Burden
Not at all hard to take
Dosage:
75 mg
Daily
Jan 28, 2001
(Started Jul 01, 2001)
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for depressed mood)
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for generalized anxiety disorder)
Side effects
Mild
(for Overall)
Adherence
Always
Burden
Not at all hard to take
Dosage:
75 mg
Daily
0helpful marks
May 9, 2017
(Started Oct 02, 1996)
Effectiveness
Major
(for major depressive disorder)
Side effects
None
(for Overall)
Adherence
Usually
Burden
A little hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
Dec 4, 2010
(Started Oct 02, 1996)
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for major depressive disorder)
Side effects
Moderate
(for Overall)
Adherence
Usually
Burden
A little hard to take
Dosage:
400 mg
Daily
0helpful marks
May 9, 2017
(Started Mar 01, 2010)
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for bipolar disorder)
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for depressed mood)
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for Treat my mood condition(s))
Side effects
None
(for Overall)
Adherence
Usually
Burden
A little hard to take
Dosage:
75 mg
Daily
Dec 4, 2010
(Started Mar 01, 2010)
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for Treat my mood condition(s))
Effectiveness
Moderate
(for bipolar disorder)
Effectiveness
Major
(for depressed mood)
Side effects
Moderate
(for Overall)
Adherence
Always
Burden
Somewhat hard to take
Dosage:
75 mg
Daily
0helpful marks
Apr 15, 2017
(Started Jan 15, 2014)
Effectiveness
Slight
(for depressed mood)
Side effects
None
(for Overall)
Adherence
Always
Burden
Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips:
I was told I would probably lose weight on this, but I didn't.
Cost:
$25-49 monthly
Sep 15, 2014
(Started Jan 15, 2014)
Effectiveness
Slight
(for depressed mood)
Side effects
None
(for Overall)
Adherence
Usually
Burden
Not at all hard to take
Dosage:
100 mg
Daily
Cost:
$25-49 monthly
0helpful marks
Mar 30, 2017
(Started May 15, 2016)
Effectiveness
None
(for obsessive-compulsive disorder)
Side effects
None
(for Overall)
Adherence
Always
Burden
Not at all hard to take
Advice & Tips:
great for reducing/quitting smoking