Wellbutrin and weight loss

I have been on welbutrin 300 xl for 3 months now and have gained almost 10 pounds taking it. Which is depress I no me more after losing 122 lbs this last year.

I take 300 mg of Wellbutrin as an antidepressant as such runs in my family genes. Wellbutrin helped me lose weight when I transitioned to it exclusively a few years ago from other drugs like Zoloft which caused weight gain. It seems to give me a spark of energy as well as keeping my mood light. I highly recommend it.

I'm taking Sandoz HCL 100 mg twice a day which is generic Wellburtrin. I've been on it close to a month. The first week I felt amazing. Lots of energy and my appetite was pretty much gone. I had to force my self to eat something. I did have some pretty weird side effects. I would feel like I was gonna have a panic attack when I would stop at lights while driving. It was pretty scary also had headaches. I cut out caffeine to see if that would help it did. I lost 4 lbs so far. I binge on the weekends alot which I'm working really hard on. Don;t have much of a willpower seeing my pregnant wife eat whatever she wants and I give in and eat way more than I should. I've noticed now I got some of my appetite back and I have on and off days when I feel tired and some days I feel wired. I'm gonna see if I can get a increase on the pill on my next appointment. So far I really like wellbrutin. Its my first AD. I was suggested Celexia at first from my doctor but I refused it. My brother had crazy side effects from that and gained 40 lbs!

One of my family members is always on a diet and suffers from depression, is wellbutrin a good option for her? What is the recommended dosage to start with? And, is it best taken in the morning or evening?

"One of my family members is always on a diet and suffers from depression, is wellbutrin a good option for her? What is the recommended dosage to start with? And, is it best taken in the morning or evening?"



There are never guarantees that an antidepressant will work for someone. Wellbutrin does work for a lot of people for depression (not so much anxiety), and in many people it does have the effect of curbing appetite somewhat. I don't know of many who have gained weight on Wellbutrin -- people usually lose a little (especially at the beginning).

Paxil and Celexa are known to cause weight gain, so if that is a concern to your family member, advise the person not to try Paxil or Celexa because putting on those pounds is awful. I gained almost 40 pounds on Paxil in just a couple months.

Celexa made me crave sugar like a mad woman!! Wellbutrin caused insomnia and the trazadone gave me nightmares and cotton mouth. I am not taking anything now. I can't deal with the side effects. I am slowly breaking my OCD habits.

I think you should consult with a psychiatrist to be safe.

I was on both wellbutrin and celexa. ..I guess I was lucky because the 2 times I was on celexa alone I lost weight and just kept on losing when I was on both.

I took Wellburtrin more than 20 years ago when I weighed over 300 pounds and dropped 40 pounds in 6 months without even trying. I felt SOOOOOO much better that I had energy to do more. I actually kept most of it off for a while. I quit taking it when I was pregnant with my first child (who is now 18) and gradually gained back about 10 pounds with each of the 3 babies I had, and gained back the last 10 I had lost when the last one finally weaned.

Aside from the crazy sweating I did about 30 min after I took each dose, it was the easiest 40 pounds I ever lost!

May talk to my psych about Wellbutrin because the Lexapro is not really doing anything. I still have no energy, am anxious all the time, and have been having even more trouble with my depression. My aunt is on Wellbutrin and has had a ton of success on it. Just thinking the Lexapro isn't for me.