Antidepressants...? (especially Wellbutrin)

I've been on Welbutrin XL for four years now. I have not had any weight gain, in fact a side effect is loss of appetite. The medication has worked great for me and I hope everything works out for you!

I have been taking Lexapro for a couple years. It did not make me gain weight. I asked my doctor, sort of joking, if she could give me something to make me be less of a *****. She said yes and it absolutley worked. I never thought I was depressed I just thought people really bugged me. It has improved every aspect of my life. No side effects that I am aware of. It doesn't have to be forever, you can wean off and see if your brain is doing its chemicals right on its own later, with your doctors approval of course.

Girl, listen to your doctor!

I've tried many of them...Zoloft, Prozac, Effexor and now Wellbutrin. Prozac did seem to make me gain weight. Zoloft was ok. The two that make/made the most difference were/are Effexor and Wellbutrin.

IMO, if you have trouble remembering to take your meds, Effexor should work well for you. If you miss a dose, you get SICK!!!!!!!!! Seriously! Although I was able to quit taking it cold turkey after a few months (yeah...I know).

The Wellbutrin has really helped me now. I could tell the Eff and Well worked when I started being a better driver....less annoyance at other drivers.

There are side effects. But as I told my dr last month...the side effects totally outweigh the good it does for me. I had many of the initial side effects many people have. But I will say, it gave me get up and GO like none of the others. Shortly after starting to take it, I was able to get motivated to get off the couch and start exercising and eating right. It doesn't kill my appetite QUITE as much as it did at first, but I'm also exercising (walking) a lot longer now. Phentermine killed my appetite completely but gave me no motivation and I'm not able to take it now.

Yeah, my husband still annoys me sometimes. And sometimes I get snippy. But those are personality problems....although the Wellbutrin has decreased some of those.

I've only been on it a month. I'd be happy to talk to you more.

MOST IMPORTANTLY:
If you had diabetes, you'd take your medicine. If you had an illness that was only cured by medicine, you'd take it. If you had cancer, you'd do what you needed to as well. From my understanding, they will NOT help someone who doesn't have that chemical imbalance...no harm, no foul. It's a medical condition that manifests itself both mentally and physically.

i've tried everything, and they all make me feel dead and my friends say that i'm not the same person when i'm on them-- that i'm strange and they don't like me on meds.

i completely against anti-depressants.

Depending on the medication/dosage, it doesn't have to be that way. Wrong dosages, misdiagnoses, and many other factors can play a part in this. They helped save my life. Completely. And they've given me my life back now.

Maybe they aren't for everyone. But that doesn't mean that they are WRONG for EVERYone.

I first started taking Wellbutrin (Zyban) for smoking cessation in 2002 for 4 months and it does wonders with helping curb your mental cravings i.e smoking or eating when not being hungry. I took wellbutrin in 2005 for 2 years for a bout of depression and I just started taking it again 2 months ago. I only take one 150mg pill a day in the morning because I have trouble sleeping if I take more. There was an article I read about Wellbutrin being looked at for use as a weight loss pill, so it might be marketed as that in a few years. I've never tried any of the other anti depressants so I can't give you a comparison but I'm happy with the results with Wellbutrin.