Is myopathy a side effect of WELLBUTRIN ? ( FactMed.com )

About this FactMed analysis covering adverse side effect reports of WELLBUTRIN patients who developed myopathy.

FactMed provides MD-approved analysis to help both patients, researchers, and physicians accurately assess the risk profile for more than 20,000 different pharmaceutical products. The below report offers compiled information from Food & Drug Administration and FactMed user submissions. Between January 2004 and October 2012, 44 individuals taking WELLBUTRIN reported myopathy to the FDA. A total of 23576 WELLBUTRIN drug adverse event reaction reports were made with the FDA during this time period. Often the FDA only receives reports of the most critical and severe cases; these numbers may therefore underrepresent the complication rate of the medication.

FDA Research Report

Introduction This page is designed to help you determine the relationship, if any, between WELLBUTRIN and myopathy. In doing so, we compare WELLBUTRIN with other drugs that cause myopathy, to help you evaluate whether or not WELLBUTRIN causes myopathy. Likewise, this page shows the most highly-reported side effects of WELLBUTRIN, so you can see if myopathy ranks among WELLBUTRIN's most well-known side effects.

Summary Statistics
Reports of WELLBUTRIN causing myopathy: 44
Reports of any side effect of WELLBUTRIN : 23576
Percentage of WELLBUTRIN patients where myopathy is a reported side effect: 0.1866%

FDA reports of any drug causing myopathy : 3605
Average percentage for all medicated patients where myopathy is reported as a complication: 0.0226%

Physician opinion on WELLBUTRIN as adverse event culprit:

Overall opinion for all reports of this drug:

Most frequent diagnoses/indications for prescribing WELLBUTRIN:

DEPRESSION ( 4862 patients )
DRUG USE FOR UNKNOWN INDICATION ( 1663 patients )
PRODUCT USED FOR UNKNOWN INDICATION ( 682 patients )
ILL-DEFINED DISORDER ( 478 patients )
ANXIETY ( 374 patients )
SMOKING CESSATION THERAPY ( 223 patients )
BIPOLAR DISORDER ( 156 patients )
MAJOR DEPRESSION ( 100 patients )
EX-SMOKER ( 78 patients )
ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ( 70 patients )
ANTIDEPRESSANT THERAPY ( 69 patients )
EX-TOBACCO USER ( 52 patients )
MENTAL DISORDER ( 39 patients )
BIPOLAR I DISORDER ( 23 patients )
POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER ( 22 patients )
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER ( 22 patients )
FIBROMYALGIA ( 21 patients )
STRESS ( 20 patients )
AFFECTIVE DISORDER ( 20 patients )
FATIGUE ( 18 patients )
MOOD SWINGS ( 18 patients )
MOOD ALTERED ( 15 patients )
ANXIETY DISORDER ( 14 patients )
POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION ( 12 patients )
PAIN ( 11 patients )
PANIC ATTACK ( 11 patients )
DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOM ( 11 patients )
MIGRAINE ( 11 patients )
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME ( 10 patients )
SLEEP DISORDER ( 10 patients )
BIPOLAR II DISORDER ( 10 patients )
DEPRESSED MOOD ( 10 patients )
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS ( 10 patients )
PANIC DISORDER ( 10 patients )
SUICIDE ATTEMPT ( 10 patients )
SUICIDAL IDEATION ( 8 patients )
SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER ( 8 patients )
NERVOUSNESS ( 8 patients )
MENOPAUSE ( 7 patients )
SEROTONIN SYNDROME ( 7 patients )
EMOTIONAL DISORDER ( 6 patients )
INSOMNIA ( 6 patients )
MIGRAINE PROPHYLAXIS ( 5 patients )
CRYING ( 5 patients )
DYSTHYMIC DISORDER ( 5 patients )
TOBACCO USER ( 5 patients )
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS ( 4 patients )
ASTHENIA ( 4 patients )
AUTISM ( 4 patients )
INFLAMMATION ( 4 patients )
DRUG EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY ( 4 patients )
BLOOD OESTROGEN DECREASED ( 4 patients )
NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER ( 4 patients )
FEELING ABNORMAL ( 4 patients )
PAIN MANAGEMENT ( 4 patients )
SCHIZOPHRENIA ( 4 patients )
HYPERTENSION ( 3 patients )
NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL ( 3 patients )
SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER BIPOLAR TYPE ( 3 patients )
GENERALISED ANXIETY DISORDER ( 3 patients )
LIBIDO DECREASED ( 3 patients )
TOBACCO ABUSE ( 3 patients )
WEIGHT CONTROL ( 3 patients )
NEURALGIA ( 3 patients )
SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION ( 3 patients )
ANXIOLYTIC THERAPY ( 3 patients )
NICOTINE DEPENDENCE ( 3 patients )
SMOKER ( 3 patients )
PROPHYLAXIS ( 3 patients )
BACK PAIN ( 3 patients )
ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE ( 3 patients )
NECK PAIN ( 3 patients )
NEPHROLITHIASIS ( 3 patients )
WEIGHT DECREASED ( 2 patients )
DISTURBANCE IN ATTENTION ( 2 patients )
HYSTERECTOMY ( 2 patients )
NIGHTMARE ( 2 patients )
CONVULSION ( 2 patients )
DRUG ADMINISTRATION ERROR ( 2 patients )
ADVERSE DRUG REACTION ( 2 patients )
FOOD CRAVING ( 2 patients )
NAUSEA ( 2 patients )
DELUSION ( 2 patients )
TOURETTE'S DISORDER ( 2 patients )
ANGER ( 2 patients )
MEDICATION ERROR ( 2 patients )
CONDITION AGGRAVATED ( 2 patients )
DRUG ABUSER ( 2 patients )
CROHN'S DISEASE ( 2 patients )
SCHIZOAFFECTIVE DISORDER ( 2 patients )
BEREAVEMENT REACTION ( 2 patients )
CYSTITIS INTERSTITIAL ( 2 patients )
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME ( 2 patients )
BREAST FEEDING ( 1 patients )
MEMORY IMPAIRMENT ( 1 patients )
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY ( 1 patients )
CATAPLEXY ( 1 patients )
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME ( 1 patients )
COLITIS ULCERATIVE ( 1 patients )
PSORIASIS ( 1 patients )
DRUG ABUSE ( 1 patients )
IMMUNE SYSTEM DISORDER ( 1 patients )
SOCIAL PROBLEM ( 1 patients )
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR ( 1 patients )
FEELING OF RELAXATION ( 1 patients )
RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME ( 1 patients )
BEHAVIOURAL AND PSYCHIATRIC SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA ( 1 patients )
MUSCLE DISORDER ( 1 patients )
INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE ( 1 patients )
PANIC DISORDER WITH AGORAPHOBIA ( 1 patients )
SWELLING ( 1 patients )
AGGRESSION ( 1 patients )
DEATH OF RELATIVE ( 1 patients )
SCHIZOPHRENIA, PARANOID TYPE ( 1 patients )
DYSLIPIDAEMIA ( 1 patients )
PERSONALITY DISORDER ( 1 patients )
ALCOHOLISM ( 1 patients )
HEADACHE ( 1 patients )
NEOPLASM MALIGNANT ( 1 patients )
SEDATIVE THERAPY ( 1 patients )
EATING DISORDER ( 1 patients )
MANIA ( 1 patients )
HORMONE LEVEL ABNORMAL ( 1 patients )
SENSORY DISTURBANCE ( 1 patients )
BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER ( 1 patients )
POSTURAL ORTHOSTATIC TACHYCARDIA SYNDROME ( 1 patients )
HYPERSENSITIVITY ( 1 patients )
CARDIAC FAILURE ( 1 patients )
EMPHYSEMA ( 1 patients )
PREOPERATIVE CARE ( 1 patients )
WEIGHT INCREASED ( 1 patients )
DIARRHOEA ( 1 patients )
HYPOMANIA ( 1 patients )
CATATONIA ( 1 patients )
DIVORCED ( 1 patients )
SOCIAL PHOBIA ( 1 patients )
ABDOMINAL PAIN ( 1 patients )
PSYCHOTIC DISORDER ( 1 patients )
INAPPROPRIATE AFFECT ( 1 patients )
DRUG DISPENSING ERROR ( 1 patients )
GASTROOESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE ( 1 patients )
NARCOLEPSY ( 1 patients )
PARKINSON'S DISEASE ( 1 patients )
SYNCOPE ( 1 patients )
AGITATION ( 1 patients )
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS ( 1 patients )
HEAD INJURY ( 1 patients )
BLOOD CATECHOLAMINES ABNORMAL ( 1 patients )
POLYCYSTIC OVARIES ( 1 patients )
AMNESIA ( 1 patients )
DELUSIONAL DISORDER, UNSPECIFIED TYPE ( 1 patients )
HOMICIDAL IDEATION ( 1 patients )
SELF-MEDICATION ( 1 patients )
BLOOD PRESSURE ( 1 patients )
ELEVATED MOOD ( 1 patients )
MATERNAL EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY ( 1 patients )
VISION BLURRED ( 1 patients )
HOT FLUSH ( 1 patients )
( 0 patients )

Drugs with high FDA adverse event association with myopathy:

LIPITOR (517 patients)
ZOCOR (480 patients)
ASPIRIN (474 patients)
SIMVASTATIN (410 patients)
FOSAMAX (309 patients)
PREDNISONE (241 patients)
CRESTOR (239 patients)
ZOMETA (201 patients)
PREDNISOLONE (199 patients)
LASIX (177 patients)
FUROSEMIDE (162 patients)
ZETIA (153 patients)
HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (144 patients)
PREDNISONE TAB (139 patients)
LEVOTHYROXINE SODIUM (138 patients)
VIOXX (130 patients)
ALLOPURINOL (125 patients)
DEXAMETHASONE (124 patients)
INSULIN (120 patients)
COUMADIN (118 patients)
CYCLOSPORINE (113 patients)
ATENOLOL (112 patients)
ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM (110 patients)
NORVASC (108 patients)
CLARITHROMYCIN (107 patients)
AMBIEN (104 patients)
MYCOPHENOLATE MOFETIL (103 patients)
LISINOPRIL (99 patients)
NOROXIN (98 patients)
DECADRON (97 patients)
OMEPRAZOLE (97 patients)
POTASSIUM CHLORIDE (96 patients)
SORAFENIB (RAF KINASE INHIBITOR) (95 patients)
GABAPENTIN (94 patients)
SYNTHROID (94 patients)
LAMIVUDINE (90 patients)
AMLODIPINE (90 patients)
RAMIPRIL (89 patients)
NEXIUM (88 patients)
PRILOSEC (87 patients)
METHYLPREDNISOLONE (85 patients)
WARFARIN SODIUM (83 patients)
ZIDOVUDINE (82 patients)
ALBUTEROL (82 patients)
LANSOPRAZOLE (80 patients)
MEK INHIBITOR (DIHYDROXYPROP-DIFLU-METHOXYPHEN-CYCLOPROPA-SULFAMI) (80 patients)
PROTONIX (79 patients)
ACETAMINOPHEN (77 patients)
FOLIC ACID (77 patients)
MULTI-VITAMINS (75 patients)
XANAX (75 patients)
COZAAR (73 patients)
NEURONTIN (73 patients)
REMICADE (71 patients)
REVLIMID (69 patients)
HUMIRA (68 patients)
AMIODARONE HCL (67 patients)
FLONASE (65 patients)
CELEXA (64 patients)
FERROUS SULFATE TAB (64 patients)
ATORVASTATIN (64 patients)
AMLODIPINE BESYLATE (64 patients)
SPIRONOLACTONE (63 patients)
MAGNEVIST (62 patients)
VYTORIN (62 patients)
ZOLOFT (61 patients)
PEPCID (60 patients)
PROGRAF (60 patients)
CITALOPRAM HYDROBROMIDE (59 patients)
VICODIN (59 patients)
ADVAIR DISKUS 100/50 (59 patients)
ULTRAVIST 150 (59 patients)
PLAVIX (59 patients)
METHOTREXATE (58 patients)
COLCHICINE (58 patients)
AREDIA (57 patients)
OXYCONTIN (57 patients)
LYRICA (57 patients)
DIDANOSINE (56 patients)
ENALAPRIL MALEATE (55 patients)
HEPARIN SODIUM INJECTION (55 patients)
TAMOXIFEN CITRATE (55 patients)
ACYCLOVIR (52 patients)
FENOFIBRATE (52 patients)
PRAVASTATIN (52 patients)
CLONAZEPAM (51 patients)
ITRACONAZOLE (51 patients)
CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE (51 patients)
DIGOXIN (49 patients)
SEBIVO (49 patients)
TOPROL-XL (49 patients)
LORAZEPAM (48 patients)
DILTIAZEM (48 patients)
LORTAB (48 patients)
ELAVIL (47 patients)
DIFLUCAN (47 patients)
METOPROLOL TARTRATE (46 patients)
ATIVAN (46 patients)
VELCADE (45 patients)
ALENDRONATE SODIUM (45 patients)
VITAMIN D (45 patients)
KLOR-CON (45 patients)
PRAVACHOL (45 patients)
WELLBUTRIN (44 patients)
TRICOR (44 patients)
DARVOCET-N 100 (44 patients)
PERCOCET (44 patients)
RAPAMUNE (43 patients)
ASCORBIC ACID (43 patients)
LEVAQUIN (43 patients)
AROMASIN (43 patients)
DIAZEPAM (43 patients)
ZANTAC (43 patients)
GEMFIBROZIL (41 patients)
CELEBREX (41 patients)
OXYCODONE HCL (41 patients)
ABACAVIR (40 patients)
LEXAPRO (40 patients)
NIFEDIPINE (40 patients)
RADIATION THERAPY (39 patients)
ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID SRT (39 patients)
ACIPHEX (39 patients)
METFORMIN HCL (39 patients)
IRON (39 patients)
ALTACE (39 patients)
TACROLIMUS (38 patients)
EFAVIRENZ (38 patients)
ZYPREXA (38 patients)
ZYRTEC (38 patients)
LESCOL (37 patients)
[THERAPY UNSPECIFIED] (37 patients)
METOPROLOL (37 patients)
GLEEVEC (37 patients)
PANTOPRAZOLE SODIUM (36 patients)
FOSAMAX PLUS D (36 patients)
PROPRANOLOL HYDROCHLORIDE (36 patients)
EFFEXOR (36 patients)
AMIODARONE (36 patients)
CEFTRIAXONE (36 patients)
HERCEPTIN (35 patients)
THALIDOMIDE (35 patients)
FUSIDIC ACID (35 patients)
SINGULAIR (35 patients)
IBUPROFEN (35 patients)
SPIRIVA (35 patients)
LOSARTAN POTASSIUM (35 patients)
VANCOMYCIN (35 patients)
WARFARIN (34 patients)
PERIDEX (34 patients)
BISOPROLOL (34 patients)
HYZAAR (34 patients)
SIROLIMUS (34 patients)
SOLU-MEDROL (34 patients)
ALPRAZOLAM (34 patients)
CO-TRIMOXAZOLE (34 patients)
AMITRIPTYLINE HCL (34 patients)
COREG (34 patients)
VITAMINS (UNSPECIFIED) (33 patients)
ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID (33 patients)
AZATHIOPRINE (33 patients)
ZOFRAN (33 patients)
CALTRATE +D (33 patients)
PROTEINASE INHIBITORS (33 patients)
CARTIA /USA/ (33 patients)
NIASPAN (33 patients)
PANTOPRAZOLE (33 patients)
MEGESTROL ACETATE (32 patients)
COMPAZINE (32 patients)
ADENOSINE (32 patients)
ALDACTONE (32 patients)
LANTUS (32 patients)
GASMOTIN (32 patients)
PROZAC (32 patients)
ARIMIDEX (31 patients)
AVELOX (31 patients)
FENTANYL (31 patients)
CALCIUM (UNSPECIFIED) (31 patients)
PAXIL (31 patients)
GLIPIZIDE (31 patients)
FLUCONAZOLE (31 patients)
ARANESP (31 patients)
CLARITIN (31 patients)
DILAUDID (31 patients)
NEUPOGEN (31 patients)
AVANDIA (31 patients)
B12 ^RECIP^ (30 patients)
K-DUR (30 patients)
CALCIUM CARBONATE (30 patients)
CELLCEPT (30 patients)
METFORMIN (30 patients)
CLOPIDOGREL (30 patients)
TRAMADOL HCL (30 patients)
REQUIP (29 patients)
CARVEDILOL (29 patients)
GLUCOPHAGE (29 patients)
FLOMAX (29 patients)
ZESTRIL (29 patients)
MIRTAZAPINE (29 patients)
TIAZAC (29 patients)
CAPECITABINE (29 patients)
KETEK (29 patients)
NICORANDIL (29 patients)
VERAPAMIL (29 patients)
CYMBALTA (28 patients)
RALTEGRAVIR (28 patients)
LOVASTATIN (28 patients)
CALCIUM (28 patients)
ACTOS (28 patients)
MICARDIS (28 patients)
DILTIAZEM HYDROCHLORIDE (28 patients)

Most common side effects for patients taking WELLBUTRIN:

DEPRESSION (2274 patients)
ANXIETY (2146 patients)
NAUSEA (2051 patients)
DRUG INEFFECTIVE (1772 patients)
PAIN (1741 patients)
HEADACHE (1653 patients)
FATIGUE (1548 patients)
INSOMNIA (1533 patients)
DIZZINESS (1519 patients)
CONVULSION (1291 patients)
DYSPNOEA (1278 patients)
VOMITING (1278 patients)
WEIGHT INCREASED (1174 patients)
BACK PAIN (1021 patients)
DIARRHOEA (1008 patients)
DIABETES MELLITUS (973 patients)
CHEST PAIN (966 patients)
TREMOR (965 patients)
SUICIDAL IDEATION (963 patients)
FALL (958 patients)
WEIGHT DECREASED (928 patients)
ASTHENIA (902 patients)
HYPERTENSION (897 patients)
ARTHRALGIA (879 patients)
FEELING ABNORMAL (879 patients)
PAIN IN EXTREMITY (866 patients)
PYREXIA (750 patients)
ABDOMINAL PAIN (726 patients)
RASH (724 patients)
OEDEMA PERIPHERAL (700 patients)
SOMNOLENCE (669 patients)
CONSTIPATION (659 patients)
ABDOMINAL PAIN UPPER (647 patients)
INJURY (629 patients)
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (624 patients)
TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS (604 patients)
SUICIDE ATTEMPT (604 patients)
PNEUMONIA (603 patients)
CONFUSIONAL STATE (602 patients)
HYPOAESTHESIA (588 patients)
ANAEMIA (576 patients)
GASTROOESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (566 patients)
HYPERHIDROSIS (564 patients)
VISION BLURRED (561 patients)
PARAESTHESIA (558 patients)
BLOOD CHOLESTEROL INCREASED (554 patients)
COUGH (533 patients)
EMOTIONAL DISTRESS (530 patients)
AMNESIA (515 patients)
OVERDOSE (515 patients)
MALAISE (503 patients)
AGITATION (493 patients)
MUSCLE SPASMS (490 patients)
LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS (485 patients)
DRUG WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (480 patients)
DEHYDRATION (478 patients)
GAIT DISTURBANCE (467 patients)
PRURITUS (463 patients)
CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (446 patients)
DRUG INTERACTION (442 patients)
MEMORY IMPAIRMENT (442 patients)
PULMONARY EMBOLISM (441 patients)
CONDITION AGGRAVATED (438 patients)
OSTEONECROSIS OF JAW (427 patients)
MYALGIA (422 patients)
HYPOTENSION (420 patients)
IRRITABILITY (414 patients)
OSTEOARTHRITIS (412 patients)
SINUSITIS (412 patients)
HALLUCINATION (405 patients)
URINARY TRACT INFECTION (392 patients)
DECREASED APPETITE (390 patients)
DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (386 patients)
ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT (383 patients)
BLOOD PRESSURE INCREASED (381 patients)
PANCREATITIS (377 patients)
MIGRAINE (374 patients)
CARDIAC FAILURE CONGESTIVE (373 patients)
DISTURBANCE IN ATTENTION (369 patients)
ALOPECIA (365 patients)
NEUROPATHY PERIPHERAL (364 patients)
CHOLELITHIASIS (361 patients)
CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (360 patients)
URTICARIA (352 patients)
BLOOD GLUCOSE INCREASED (351 patients)
BRONCHITIS (349 patients)
ANGER (346 patients)
PALPITATIONS (341 patients)
NECK PAIN (340 patients)
RENAL FAILURE (337 patients)
DYSPEPSIA (331 patients)
CHEST DISCOMFORT (331 patients)
DRY MOUTH (327 patients)
COMPLETED SUICIDE (323 patients)
AGGRESSION (323 patients)
ANHEDONIA (322 patients)
MENTAL DISORDER (320 patients)
BONE DISORDER (320 patients)
NERVOUSNESS (318 patients)
HYPERLIPIDAEMIA (316 patients)
CRYING (316 patients)
MEDICATION ERROR (314 patients)
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE (314 patients)
GENERAL PHYSICAL HEALTH DETERIORATION (303 patients)
OSTEOMYELITIS (302 patients)
STRESS (301 patients)
PANIC ATTACK (301 patients)
CONTUSION (298 patients)
PAIN IN JAW (296 patients)
SYNCOPE (295 patients)
OBESITY (291 patients)
DRUG EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY (291 patients)
HYPERSENSITIVITY (287 patients)
GRAND MAL CONVULSION (286 patients)
BLOOD TRIGLYCERIDES INCREASED (282 patients)
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC PROTRUSION (281 patients)
DYSGEUSIA (281 patients)
CELLULITIS (279 patients)
MUSCULAR WEAKNESS (279 patients)
ABNORMAL BEHAVIOUR (278 patients)
TINNITUS (278 patients)
HYPERGLYCAEMIA (278 patients)
BALANCE DISORDER (276 patients)
ASTHMA (273 patients)
SLEEP APNOEA SYNDROME (267 patients)
SPINAL OSTEOARTHRITIS (264 patients)
SLEEP DISORDER (263 patients)
TACHYCARDIA (260 patients)
ERYTHEMA (259 patients)
ARTHRITIS (257 patients)
CHILLS (256 patients)
INFECTION (254 patients)
DYSPHAGIA (252 patients)
MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN (250 patients)
CHOLECYSTITIS CHRONIC (249 patients)
HEART RATE INCREASED (249 patients)
HOT FLUSH (247 patients)
DEATH (243 patients)
DRUG DEPENDENCE (241 patients)
CARDIAC DISORDER (241 patients)
NIGHTMARE (240 patients)
TRANSIENT ISCHAEMIC ATTACK (234 patients)
TARDIVE DYSKINESIA (231 patients)
ABDOMINAL DISTENSION (230 patients)
ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION (228 patients)
DYSKINESIA (225 patients)
INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DEGENERATION (224 patients)
MOOD SWINGS (223 patients)
FLUSHING (221 patients)
PARANOIA (220 patients)
IMPAIRED HEALING (220 patients)
BIPOLAR DISORDER (217 patients)
UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION (216 patients)
OSTEOPOROSIS (214 patients)
GALLBLADDER DISORDER (213 patients)
RENAL FAILURE ACUTE (211 patients)
LETHARGY (210 patients)
ANOREXIA (210 patients)
INJECTION SITE PAIN (209 patients)
OSTEONECROSIS (208 patients)
INTENTIONAL OVERDOSE (206 patients)
OEDEMA (205 patients)
MENTAL STATUS CHANGES (205 patients)
INFLUENZA LIKE ILLNESS (204 patients)
ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT (203 patients)
ABNORMAL DREAMS (203 patients)
BONE PAIN (203 patients)
SWELLING (203 patients)
GASTRITIS (201 patients)
PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT COMPLAINT (199 patients)
FEAR (198 patients)
ATELECTASIS (197 patients)
TREATMENT NONCOMPLIANCE (196 patients)
DRUG DOSE OMISSION (195 patients)
SPEECH DISORDER (193 patients)
LYMPHADENOPATHY (192 patients)
VERTIGO (191 patients)
JOINT SWELLING (191 patients)
HIATUS HERNIA (190 patients)
DEPRESSED MOOD (190 patients)
WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME (189 patients)
PLEURAL EFFUSION (188 patients)
TOOTH EXTRACTION (188 patients)
DENTAL CARIES (188 patients)
RIB FRACTURE (185 patients)
HYPOKALAEMIA (185 patients)
MANIA (184 patients)
SWELLING FACE (184 patients)
PSYCHOTIC DISORDER (183 patients)
DECREASED INTEREST (182 patients)
NASOPHARYNGITIS (182 patients)
LIBIDO DECREASED (180 patients)
DISORIENTATION (179 patients)
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED (178 patients)
DIABETES MELLITUS INADEQUATE CONTROL (177 patients)
ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING IMPAIRED (177 patients)
DIABETIC NEUROPATHY (174 patients)
DIVERTICULUM (174 patients)
MITRAL VALVE INCOMPETENCE (172 patients)
MUSCLE TWITCHING (171 patients)
DRUG EFFECT DECREASED (170 patients)
DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY (170 patients)
THROMBOSIS (169 patients)
DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS (169 patients)
HYPOGLYCAEMIA (169 patients)
NEPHROLITHIASIS (168 patients)
ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (168 patients)
EMOTIONAL DISORDER (167 patients)
WRONG TECHNIQUE IN DRUG USAGE PROCESS (167 patients)
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE INCREASED (167 patients)

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QUESTION PERICARDITIS	Does Contrave trigger pericarditis? Which drug in Contrave is the culprit?	2015-04-26 12:01:44
QUESTION STAPHYLOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS	my back bottom tooth is hurting,im taking welbutrin,and have symptoms of phlangitis,should i have dental work done?	2015-04-30 07:39:51
QUESTION AORTIC ANEURYSM	I already have a 4cm Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and I'm on Wellbutrin 300mg per day for one year now. Do you feel this will increase my aneurysm size since this drug has been known to cause aneurysms.	2015-05-02 01:05:03
QUESTION AORTIC ANEURYSM	I already have a 4cm Ascending Aortic Aneurysm and I'm on Wellbutrin 300mg per day for one year now. Do you feel this will increase my aneurysm size since this drug has been known to cause aneurysms.	2015-05-02 01:07:05
QUESTION INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM	Started taking wellbutrin in November of 2000, Feb 2, 2001 I had an subaratnal Aneurysm burst. I spent four month in the hospital and it left me with epilepy that I'm still dealing with today. 2011 had resection sergury. Wellbutrin has pretty much destroyed my life, is this Drug still on the market?	2015-05-14 18:24:43
QUESTION SLEEP WALKING	Got a DWI on Wellbutrin don't remember even drinking	2015-06-01 22:00:47
QUESTION SLEEP WALKING	ha ha ha too long walt walt ha ha ha that	2015-06-22 21:37:15
CONCERN HYPERSEXUALITY	The story is set in the sleepy New England town of Eastwick, where the three (not so wicked) witches Alexandra Spofford, Sukie Rougemont and Jane Smart are divorcees feeling trapped in their everyday humdrum lives. One stormy night, high on martinis and brownies, they make a crazy wish for a man to make their own. But their wish has consequences they could never have dreamed.	2015-07-02 04:58:28
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CONCERN HYPERSEXUALITY	Thus, its scope is narrower than that of pure economic theory. human resource, consumers, producers etc.). The nature and attitude differs from person to person. Thus to cope up with dynamism and vitality managerial economics also changes itself over a period of time. Prescriptive rather than descriptive:.All of the money has since been returned to the fund. Monday, July 22: The American Civil Liberties Union is calling on state officials to launch independent investigations into the FBI shooting death of Ibragim Todashev. Todashev, a former friend of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, was killed by the FBI during an investigation.	2015-07-05 17:33:17
QUESTION DYSGRAPHIA	Hey Steve,Great points. Nothing worse than rnieadg a blog with all these big words. It gets tiring to read them. Very true about the keeping a list. I actually have a lot of draft posts. When I think of something I write it down. Then the next time I got into my blog I just write a quick Draft just to remind myself about what I was thinking. Then later on when I feel like completing it I can. Its almost like having a list of articles in the waiting	2015-07-13 17:50:11
QUESTION FEEDING TUBE COMPLICATION	Can Wellbutrin be given via a feeding tube	2015-07-14 23:26:15
QUESTION THROMBOCYTOPENIA	Can Wellbutrin cause thrombothytopenia	2015-07-22 23:19:14
QUESTION THROMBOCYTOPENIA	Can Wellbutrin cause thrombothytopenia	2015-07-22 23:19:16
QUESTION RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION	I went on Wellbutrin in 2007 after my dad died. I never came off it and had a retinal vein occlusion the last of February 2010. My eye dr ordered all types of test because I did not fit any characteristics of the RVO..no high blood pressure, no diabetes, was not dehydrated, nothing. I lost sight in my left eye. I started taking shots in my eye every four weeks. I was diagnosed with breast cancerOct 26, 2010 other then that have been healthy. I want to know if the Wellbutrin could be the cause. I have since taken myself.off of it in March of 2015.	2015-07-25 17:39:54
QUESTION ATRIAL FIBRILLATION	Can i take wellbutrin if i have atrial fib. to quit smoking?	2015-07-28 10:47:18
QUESTION PROTEIN URINE	Wellbutrin cause protein in urine	2015-08-20 04:46:01
QUESTION ASTHMA	Can taking wellbutrin during pregnancy cause my child to have asthma?	2015-08-20 16:12:53
QUESTION ANGER	I have been takeing ibupropion for more then two years I do have a problem whit anger but do this drug also cause fauls positive on test for cokecaine	2015-09-07 09:14:21
CONCERN CARDIAC ARREST	My sister was prescribed wellbutrin. She died from Cardiac Arrest as a direct result. Ask me, I can prove it.	2015-09-29 19:31:03
QUESTION TREATMENT FAILURE	location within my public complexes! eaefbkbefbed	2015-09-30 07:09:18
QUESTION TREATMENT FAILURE	Very nice site!	2015-10-01 00:35:56
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QUESTION TREATMENT FAILURE	Very nice site!	2015-10-06 00:59:08
QUESTION TREATMENT FAILURE	Very nice site!	2015-10-07 07:05:46
QUESTION GROIN PAIN	Since I have started Wellbutrin about 2 months ago, I have head tremendous groin pain. Has anyone else experienced this? Thank you.	2015-10-08 12:30:41
QUESTION TREATMENT FAILURE	Very nice site!	2015-10-08 13:14:16
QUESTION NECK MASS	Dr up my wellbutrin from 200mg to 300mg I just found a lump on my left side of neck. I started this dose a week ago	2015-10-12 12:16:34
QUESTION LACTOSE INTOLERANCE	Been taking this for about three months now, 300g daily dosage. During that time frame I noticed I was having a lot more trouble digesting lactose products. As weeks have gone by, it seems to be getting worse and I've to cut more and more stuff out. Is it likely that this was caused by the wellbutrin? It doesn't seem to be an unheard of side effect, although It may just be exacerbating an issue that was already starting to manifest, although the timing seems pretty suspicious.	2015-10-14 00:17:52
CONCERN HOMICIDE	Wellbutrin caused me to have suicidal & homicidal thoughts on the very first dose. I would have acted out these compulsions had it not been for a group of dedicated friends who kept me safe throughout the night.	2015-10-14 23:35:39
QUESTION TARDIVE DYSKINESIA	Been taking Contrave since April 2015. Now I jerk when falling asleep or Dozing. Help?!	2015-10-20 18:36:40
QUESTION TARDIVE DYSKINESIA	Been taking Contrave since April 2015. Now I jerk when falling asleep or Dozing. Help?!	2015-10-20 18:41:58
QUESTION HERPES SIMPLEX	Can wellbutrin cause an onset of herpes simplex, where herpes has already been diagnosed?	2015-10-22 21:42:07
QUESTION VITILIGO	Can Wellbutrin cause the onset of vitiligo & will it	2015-10-26 17:46:41
QUESTION ATRIAL FIBRILLATION	I am a 67 year old male with afib who was recently prescribed wellbutrin xr for add and depression. I have seen some evidence in medical literature that there exists a slight probability that wellbutrin can cause afib and am wondering if I am increasing the likelihood of a stroke or other heart issue by taking the medication.	2015-11-09 22:34:45
QUESTION HERPES SIMPLEX	I got herpes simplex virus at 19. Never had another breakout until I was 32. Started taking valtrex and it helps, but I was still having breakouts about 1 to 3 times a year. Once I started the wellbutrin about 3 years ago, I've only had 2 breakouts. The first time I had one while on the wellbutrin, I took an extra pill a day, and the breakout was gone within 2 days. It basically stopped it in its tracks, and reversed it. Same thing happened the second time. Extra doses of the wellbutrin stopped it in its tracks and reversed it. Although taking high doses is very risky, I wanted to try it again to see if it was just a coincidence. Apparently, it's not. The wellbutrin actually helps heal my breakouts 10x faster than not taking the extra doses. I will not ever go without wellbutrin again. What is the connection??	2015-11-10 00:11:25
QUESTION ENCEPHALOMALACIA	More of a statement than anything to add to stats. I took Zoloft and Wellbutrin for 4 years. I have suffered major memory loss and just got diagnosed with encephalomalacia and gliosis. Good times.	2015-11-23 13:34:33
QUESTION SPERM COUNT DECREASED	How long do it take for sperm motility pattern reverse with normal sperm motility after quitting welbutrien	2015-12-03 08:34:30
QUESTION SKIN BURNING SENSATION	How long does it take to detox off this drug, I only took it for 10 day, I was so sick that I had to stop taking it, since I stopped I've had burning sensation on my breasts, back and arms, I feel like I'm burned.	2015-12-11 22:46:22
QUESTION SNORING	Snorting side sffects	2015-12-14 22:36:02
QUESTION RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS	I had the understanding that wellbutrin sr could relieve chronic pain. Now I read somewhere that it could cause arthritic pain. So which is it - does it cause chronic pain, or does it relieve chronic pain?	2016-01-01 15:30:07
QUESTION DEHYDRATION	Can you be dehydrated and therefore constipated from wellbrutin	2016-01-14 14:21:27
QUESTION RHEUMATOID FACTOR POSITIVE	I've been on Wellbutrin (actually modafinal) 225 mg for about 4 months and have developed pain and stiffness in nearly every joint. Recent blood work showed a positive rheumatoid factor (19). My psychiatrist says it's not from the med ???	2016-02-15 08:29:46
QUESTION HICCUPS	My 12 year old daughter started small dose of wellbutrin 5 days ago and started having hiccups today. Lots of them. She is having her 5th episode and they last around an hour. Could it be the wellbutrin?	2016-02-21 22:53:30
CONCERN FEAR OF DEATH	I have had a lot of chronic issues over the course of my 46 years of life. sleepwalking/terrors/can't breathe(as a child), depression, manic episodes, anxiety, memory issues, visual and audio i guess you could call hallucinations (?) Anyway... Taking wellbutrin for seasonal depression, pretty much. An addition to my daily amphetamines, propranolol, celebrex, and cymbalta. Since taking it, which has only been a matter of days/maybe a week, I have incredible nausea, profuse sweating, head pressure(almost like a headache, but with a sort of dull, heavy feeling as opposed to pain), dizziness, vision changes(like blurring and inability to really focus quick enough, if that makes sense.) But the one that is really making me consider not taking it is the FEAR. Like, not just anxiety type fear. This is like, my brain translates the sensations in my body caused by the wellbutrin as impending doom, feeling that something is coming upon me to smother me(like during my night terrors), and thinking that I am in that moment actually dying, like losing connection with my senses and I am just tingly and almost a floating feeling as I just fade away to no thoughts or senses at all. Now, given that I have never feared death in itself, this is very alarming, Because it is the feeling that this state of being unattached from EVERYTHING and something maybe not so nice out there having access to me is what death is, but FOREVER feeling this fear for eternity!, is the most terrifying thing in the universe. Which leads me to believe that the addition of this drug has nullified, basically, all that the other drugs had been doing, PLUS scared the sh*t out of me as a bonus!	2016-03-05 14:05:27
QUESTION BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER	Is it possible that wellbutrin causes the borderline syndrom? This might have happened to my mother.	2016-03-14 18:04:26
QUESTION KIDNEY INFECTION	Does wellbutrin cause kidney problems	2016-03-24 02:13:24
QUESTION BRADYCARDIA	Does Wellington cause bradycardia?	2016-03-31 14:58:26
QUESTION BRADYCARDIA	Does Wellington cause bradycardia?	2016-03-31 15:12:24
QUESTION BRADYCARDIA	Does Wellington cause bradycardia?	2016-03-31 18:22:40
QUESTION HYPERPARATHYROIDISM	I was on wellbutrin and suddenly was achey all over, bones and joints hurt, thinning hair, severe fatigue, fingernails chipping thinning & not growing. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia and secondary hyperparathyroidism. I tried savella , terrible side effects, stopped after 5 days. They want me to try lyrics and I am terrified to try it. Side effects are lengthy and who wants to deliberately "gain" weight? I am beginning g to believe wellbutrin may be the culprit here.	2016-04-13 12:29:55
QUESTION LACTOSE INTOLERANCE	Can I take this if I am lactose intolerant?	2016-04-23 20:10:15
QUESTION LACTOSE INTOLERANCE	Can I take this if lactose intolerant	2016-04-23 20:12:49
QUESTION PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING	I have been diagnosed as having major depressive order and possibly bi polar. In the past I struggled with a severe gambling addiction but have had it under control until yesterday. I currently take 60mg of Prozac and added 100mg of Wellbutrin SR a month ago. I really don't know what happened but I had a complete meltdown and barely remember the episode. Could the Wellbutrin have played a role in this? This medication has worked wonders with my depression and in that aspect feel better than I have felt in a long time (until yesterday when I went on an all day gambling binge).	2016-04-23 22:01:39
QUESTION COUGH	I have been taking wellbutrin (generic brand) 150mgs for five days now for my ADHD. Does wellbutrin cause coughing? Because every night with out fail between 10pm and 11pm I have these awful coughing fits. Then they go away as fast as they started. O.o It’s to early to tell yet but the medicine might be making me more irritable at times.	2016-05-02 00:35:35
QUESTION TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA	Does Wellbutrin cause trigeminal Neuraliga	2016-05-18 18:35:45
QUESTION FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE	Does contrave enhance fibrocystic disease?	2016-05-26 08:57:15
QUESTION PANCREATITIS	Has anyone taken Wellbutrin and then 3 months into it develop pancreatitis? I've doctors do not know what caused it	2016-07-15 15:33:15
QUESTION DIVERTICULITIS	Is there a class lawsuit going on with this drug Because now I have developed diverticulitis from taking this drug from such a short period	2016-08-08 13:33:07
QUESTION BODY TEMPERATURE INCREASED	Dose welbutrin cause body temp to go up i have been taking welbutrin for over a year and i sweat just sitting there my upper lip all over !!!!!	2016-08-11 20:49:41
QUESTION GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME	Is Wellbutrin effective in treating Guillain-Barre Syndrome?	2016-08-25 13:03:52
QUESTION AORTIC ANEURYSM RUPTURE	I have ascending arotic aneurysm can I take Wellbutrin I do not want to gain weight	2016-09-05 12:31:16
QUESTION AORTIC ANEURYSM RUPTURE	I have ascending arotic aneurysm can I take Wellbutrin I do not want to gain weight	2016-09-05 12:34:02
QUESTION AORTIC ANEURYSM RUPTURE	I have ascending arotic aneurysm can I take Wellbutrin I do not want to gain weight	2016-09-05 12:34:31
QUESTION CATARACT NUCLEAR	I started taking Wellbutrin XL 300mg on 08/17/2016. I was previously taking Lexapro but the sexual complications were too much for me. I am a 47 year old male, good health no heart problems, no high blood pressure, cholesterol or diabetes. I am over weight (I'm 6' 264#) and trying to exercise, blood pressure 117/75. Today is 09/15/2016 and within a week of today I started to notice a clouding on my right eye. Now to clarify I have never had any eye doctor tell me I had a cataract and my last exam was about 1.5 years ago. All of a sudden I cannot see out of my right eye! It's completely cloudy! My ophthalmologist said I have cornele(sp) cataract and was really pronounced! My question is could Wellbutrin XL be the cause of this? Up until last week I've great vision and wear glasses but had / have 20/20 with glasses! Any advice would help! Jake	2016-09-15 10:07:32
QUESTION YAWNING	Does anyone have trbl catching a deep breath with asesiv yawning?	2016-10-04 19:34:48
QUESTION YAWNING	Does anyone have trbl catching a deep breath with asesiv yawning?	2016-10-04 19:35:47
QUESTION GALLBLADDER DISORDER	Does Wellbutrin cause gallbladder distention? I've taken Wellbutrin for about 5 years. I am questioning Wellbutrin as a possible cause.	2016-10-28 13:03:59
QUESTION ACNE	Does the acne caused by Wellbutrin resolve with time or is it necessary to discontinue taking it to clear up the acne?	2016-11-03 06:02:40
QUESTION PANCREATITIS	Does Wellbutrin cause Fall Bladder or Pancreas problems	2016-11-16 15:19:08
QUESTION PANCREATITIS	Does Wellbutrin cause Fall Bladder or Pancreas problems	2016-11-16 15:20:19
QUESTION HERPES SIMPLEX	Noticing canker sores on the underside of my tongue and inside of my mouth and increased HSV2 outbreaks since taking Wellbutrin.	2016-11-20 01:51:16
QUESTION BLINDNESS	My sister has been taking Wellbutrin for 15 years. She is 62 years of age. She is now gradually growing blind in both eyes because there is something wrong in her optic nerves. No doctor she has been to can diagnose the condition. Could the Wellbutrin be the cause of her blindness?	2016-11-26 06:41:32

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