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Wellbutrin & Weight Loss

JennB629
JennB629 Posts: 54 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
Anyone else have trouble meeting their calories while on Wellbutrin? I'm only 3.5 weeks into it, and I'm nauseous all the time, so I usually force myself to eat. My doctor said it takes roughly 6 weeks for those symptoms to begin to go away. I don't want to throw my body into starvation mode.

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  • elphie754
    elphie754 Posts: 7,574 Member
    Starvation mode (the way people talk about it in dieting) doesn't exist.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    JennB629 wrote: »
    Anyone else have trouble meeting their calories while on Wellbutrin? I'm only 3.5 weeks into it, and I'm nauseous all the time, so I usually force myself to eat. My doctor said it takes roughly 6 weeks for those symptoms to begin to go away.

    What form are you taking and what strength? There are three different forms and various strengths. I have no nausea on 100 mg of SR. The XL didn't agree with me, however.
  • ASKyle
    ASKyle Posts: 1,475 Member
    I noticed it at first, but give it some more time. 3.5 weeks isn't long at all in terms of antidepressants. Your doctor is correct. I don't have any side effects anymore.
  • JennB629
    JennB629 Posts: 54 Member
    What form are you taking and what strength? There are three different forms and various strengths. I have no nausea on 100 mg of SR. The XL didn't agree with me, however.[/quote]

    Bupropion HCL XL 300mg


  • JennB629
    JennB629 Posts: 54 Member
    ASKyle wrote: »
    I noticed it at first, but give it some more time. 3.5 weeks isn't long at all in terms of antidepressants. Your doctor is correct. I don't have any side effects anymore.

    Thank you! ☺️
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,055 Member
    JennB629 wrote: »
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    What form are you taking and what strength? There are three different forms and various strengths. I have no nausea on 100 mg of SR. The XL didn't agree with me, however.

    Bupropion HCL XL 300mg

    You could ask your doctor about a lower dose or a different form.
  • ashenk224
    ashenk224 Posts: 14 Member

    JennB629 wrote: »

    Bupropion HCL XL 300mg

    I take the same dosage. I had similar effects at first but I've been on it now for over a year and that went away. When I was on the 450mg dose I was getting headaches but stayed at the 300mg and I've been just fine

  • cerise_noir
    cerise_noir Posts: 5,468 Member
    JennB629 wrote: »
    Anyone else have trouble meeting their calories while on Wellbutrin? I'm only 3.5 weeks into it, and I'm nauseous all the time, so I usually force myself to eat. My doctor said it takes roughly 6 weeks for those symptoms to begin to go away. I don't want to throw my body into starvation mode.
    In the beginning (300mg as well) I did feel this way, but the feeling does subside over time.

    And, starvation mode isn't a thing.
  • DearestWinter
    DearestWinter Posts: 595 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    JeninB629 wrote: »
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    What form are you taking and what strength? There are three different forms and various strengths. I have no nausea on 100 mg of SR. The XL didn't agree with me, however.

    Bupropion HCL XL 300mg

    You could ask your doctor about a lower dose or a different form.

    ^^ Yes. Ask your doctor about starting on 150 XL with the intention of increasing once your side effects stabilize. Or take a lower dose SR.
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