Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 9449

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Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft

Posted by Barb on July 31, 1999, at 17:07:47

Zoloft worked great for the depression and PMS, but 18lbs in the last year was not what I wanted in exchange for my "lobotomy in a pill". What's the worst and best reports on Wellbutrin?

 

Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft

Posted by Greg on August 2, 1999, at 15:08:23

In reply to Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by Barb on July 31, 1999, at 17:07:47

> I have a relative who gained 90 pounds on Depakote
and Prozac. She stopped the Depakote and switched
from Prozac to Wellbutrin. In the 7 months she has
been on the Wellbutrin she lost 75 pounds. It does,
however, make her irritable and aggravates her
paranoia. (She is BiPolarII with Delusional
Paranoia)

 

Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft

Posted by JohnL on August 2, 1999, at 15:59:54

In reply to Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by Barb on July 31, 1999, at 17:07:47


Barb, worst case I've heard is worsened depression, insomnia, agitation. Best case is, "I LOVE it!". It is known for weight loss and activation, though there are some who will get the opposite. I went to Wellbutrin from Zoloft. At first I thought it was wired all backward, because I got real hungry and sedated. But after a few days I lost appetite, lost weight, and really perked up. It is a cousin to speed. Sadly I had to stop because of intolerable tinnitus.

It is a completely different feeling than Zoloft. If you like Zoloft, you might consider tapering down while adding in Wellbutrin (200-300mg range, same as smoking cessation). You may find a sweet spot in the middle where both are better than either alone. Or you might end up on just Wellbutrin. In any case, it would be a way to try it without making a full commitment until you've sampled Wellbutrin. If Zoloft has been working for you, I personally would be cautious about totally dumping it until you've become comfortable with Wellbutrin. Just my opinion. The doc may approach it differently.

If weight loss is the issue, the odds are in your favor with Wellbutrin, either alone or with Zoloft. Let us know what the doc says. JohnL.

 

Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft

Posted by Barb on August 4, 1999, at 6:34:12

In reply to Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by JohnL on August 2, 1999, at 15:59:54

> Wow, thanks John for your thoughts. Weight loss is a BIG issue, but I am over concerned about body image, I admit. Thankfully, I've always been very tuned in health wise (Health nut with food, regular exercise...). I tapered the Zoloft from just 50mg to 0 over a few days - probably too quick, and I kinda miss the euphoric feeling I had with it. But I am hoping in a few weeks I will know if Wellbutrin will work for me. I am now suddenly very irratible and agitated when I'm around my kids (3 boys - 12, 9.5, and 6!) or feeling other stress (is there any other??? :). But I feel okay when I am at work or working out at the rec center.
Fortunately, school is almost back in session (yea!) and I am enjoying the increase in exercise from just brisk walking to weight training again and other cardiovascular workouts. I will let you know how it goes. Thanks again.


> Barb, worst case I've heard is worsened depression, insomnia, agitation. Best case is, "I LOVE it!". It is known for weight loss and activation, though there are some who will get the opposite. I went to Wellbutrin from Zoloft. At first I thought it was wired all backward, because I got real hungry and sedated. But after a few days I lost appetite, lost weight, and really perked up. It is a cousin to speed. Sadly I had to stop because of intolerable tinnitus.
>
> It is a completely different feeling than Zoloft. If you like Zoloft, you might consider tapering down while adding in Wellbutrin (200-300mg range, same as smoking cessation). You may find a sweet spot in the middle where both are better than either alone. Or you might end up on just Wellbutrin. In any case, it would be a way to try it without making a full commitment until you've sampled Wellbutrin. If Zoloft has been working for you, I personally would be cautious about totally dumping it until you've become comfortable with Wellbutrin. Just my opinion. The doc may approach it differently.
>
> If weight loss is the issue, the odds are in your favor with Wellbutrin, either alone or with Zoloft. Let us know what the doc says. JohnL.

 

Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft

Posted by Pat on August 12, 1999, at 13:55:23

In reply to Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by Barb on August 4, 1999, at 6:34:12

Hi - I've been taking a break from ad's for some months now and just using Ativan for anxiety and insomnia every day (2 MG per day). Doc just started me on Wellbutrin (100 mg per day) and says if it causes any agitation or insomnia in the beginning, to adjust Ativan until I get used to the Wellbutrin. Very glad to hear it doesn't cause weight loss (I gained 15 pounds on Remeron). I am an exercise freak and can't stand gaining weight. I'd love to hear more updates on Wellbutrin if anyone else cares to share their stories. Thanks.

 

Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft

Posted by Barb on August 13, 1999, at 12:58:43

In reply to Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by Pat on August 12, 1999, at 13:55:23

Call it vanity, but zoloft related weight gain made me more depressed than ever. Truthfully, in my head I felt like a million bucks, and my family has enjoyed my low key attitude the last year. But I would have had to SPEND a million bucks to replace my wardrobe from 9/11 to 14/16!

I am motivated more than ever to loose through health and fitness, BUT I am not disappointed with the effects of Wellbutrin these days! I have increased my exercise to rigorous roller blading (uphills) and BRISK walking and added frequent strength training sessions.

I started Wellbutrin on 7/31 after tapering off zoloft. As of today, 8/13, I have gone from 152lbs down to 143.5! That includes the muscle weight I've gained! Yea! I feel so much better from working out so regularly too. I really needed the exhausting routines to help combat insomnia, which was severe the first week and a half, but is nearly nonexistant now.

 

Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft

Posted by Pat on August 13, 1999, at 16:03:26

In reply to Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by Barb on August 13, 1999, at 12:58:43

Thanks for writing Barb. I suffer from the same kind of "vanity". After some surgery and a brief stint on Remeron, I had gained over 20 pounds. I just couldn't stand it and that was one more reason why I just stopped AD's altogther for a while. But I found that even though the Ativan controlled my anxiety and insomnia beautifully, it did nothing (of course) for my feelings of worthlessness, loss self-esteem and constant worrying. So I went back to the pdoc to try again. I've already lost all the weight through vigourous aerobic classes at the gym (like five times a week). So I'm physically strong this time - I hope strong enough to fight the side effects. I just started the Wellbutrin on Wednesday, and I had big trouble sleeping last night. I took 2 mg Ativan, which is a lot for me, and I still couldn't sleep. I'm hoping this insomnia passes as quickly for me as it did for you. I can take it for a week or two, I'm healthy now. How is your depression now? Do you feel like the Wellbutrin has started acting on it? Also, are you using it in combination with any other meds? If you like, please feel free to send me e mail.

 

Pat: Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft

Posted by Barb on August 15, 1999, at 21:32:50

In reply to Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by Pat on August 13, 1999, at 16:03:26

Hi Pat. I just read your 8/13 response. I'm glad I had something helpful to say. About my depression: I really never started zoloft for classical depression: sadness, low energy, etc. I have suffered pretty severe, irratic PMS since my third pregnancy. I started working with a nutritionist, and for the first time building regular, rigorous exercise into my life style.

I'm no faithful health nut, but I know now what foods set off a reaction, and I don't totally freak out at every symptom. My PMS used to last at times for 17 days, debilitate me, and I have subtle suicidal feelings. Lots of great counseling, some really good bible studies, and better health helped alot. But at a certain time last year, it wasn't enough, and said enough is enough. I have a marriage and family to help keep together here.

So I caved in and went to the doc. I have not tried any other SSRI's or combos of drugs. I am usually low tolerant to any meds, and side effects have been strong. Unlike you, I never tried a sleeping aid. I'd just get out of bed, enjoy getting stuff done that never gets done with three screaming boys around, and napped the next day if I needed. Worst case scenario, four hours of sleep and a couple cups of coffee, and I'm set to go. I'm lucky that way.

Write again. I don't want to ramble to much!

 

Welllbutrin

Posted by Pat on August 16, 1999, at 18:08:09

In reply to Pat: Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by Barb on August 15, 1999, at 21:32:50

>My PMS is terrible too! My husband and I have wondered if that is the total cause of my depression more than once. I haven't combined AD's at all, but I've been stuck on the ativan because of insomnia. I mean real bad insomnia. Anyway, the Wellbutrin isn't making me agitated at all anymore, so I haven't had to take more ativan in the daytime. Of course, the hope is that once the Wellbutrin really kicks in, I'll be able to stop the ativan all together. I would like that to happen. I'll be on the Wellbutrin a week on Wednesday, and so far the side effects are like nothing! I am so thrilled. I've tried I don't know how many AD's before, and I could never handle the side effects. I'm hopeful for the first time in months!

 

Re: Welllbutrin

Posted by Barb on August 19, 1999, at 13:39:30

In reply to Welllbutrin, posted by Pat on August 16, 1999, at 18:08:09

You wrote: "I'll be on the Wellbutrin a week on Wednesday, and so far the side effects are like nothing! I am so thrilled. I've tried I don't know how many AD's before, and I could never handle the side effects. I'm hopeful for the first time in months!"

Wow, I am amazed you have no side effects. I didn't sleep for a week when I bumped up to 300mgs on Wellbutrin. I still feel an overall "12 cups of espresso" feeling on it, but I am sleeping. At first it was like taking a "PMS" pill--I'd take it and get replica PMSy. Now it's more like "speed", but I sleep well at night and sometimes have wild, memorable dreams. I too am looking forward to the 3-4 week balance period when I can really tell if this is for me for a while. In the mean time, loosing 8-9 lbs already doesn't disappoint. I feel real good from the exercise too.

 

Re: Welllbutrin

Posted by Pat on August 19, 1999, at 16:23:10

In reply to Re: Welllbutrin, posted by Barb on August 19, 1999, at 13:39:30

Hi Barb- I am only on 100 mg a day, so that may explain why the side effects have been so minimal. Also, I am taking even more ativan than I usually do to sleep, or I wouldn't be sleeping! But I've had insomnia from some AD's so bad, I couldn't sleep even with more ativan! Maybe my effects will get worse when the doc ups the dosage, as I'm sure he will (probably when I see him next week). Anyway, new question. About the PMSy stuff, the last two days I've been feeling extremely tired, I mean exhausted. I'm not sure if it was PMS causing this (it never made me so tired before) or if its from the Wellbutrin, or could be Wellbutrin/Ativan combo. Oh, isn't this fun!!! I was just wondering if you (or others) experienced any sedation from Wellbutrin. I know it often produces the opposite effect. Am I just on too low a dose,or what? Any ideas?

 

Re: Welllbutrin

Posted by Barb on August 23, 1999, at 7:00:23

In reply to Re: Welllbutrin, posted by Pat on August 19, 1999, at 16:23:10

Sorry, no clue on the fatigue. Like I mentioned earlier, W. has been like essrpesso, but I haven't used any ativan. Fatigue IS a major component of PMS, or any hormonal shift, such as days 14-17 when ovulation is most likely to occur. I've learned that PMS doesn't just mean 5-7 day prior to the onset of a period, but the symptoms associatiated with female hormonal changes during a regular monthly cycle. The only truly accurate way to personalize and systematically tract symptoms is to meticulously chart every tweek and change your body, mind,sleeping and eating habits, sexual desires and responses, and emotions change. It's a huge complex hormone/immune system/nutritionally related network of responses. No person is obviously the same, and no two consecutive months are the same. It can take six cycles to see a definite pattern. The good news is, at least for me, that one month may be TERRIBLE in terms of number of symptoms and their intensity, but the following month will most likely be much more tolerable. I almost always experience fatiguw to some degree, but that's good! I can catch up on sleep that I was deprived of at some other point. Sometimes I experience the opposite, somewhat like a "manic" phase (I mean that loosely, not in the psychiatric sense) and need less sleep and get alot of stuff done, kind of like "nesting" at the end of a pregnancy. Well I am rambling again. Hope that helps.

> Hi Barb- I am only on 100 mg a day, so that may explain why the side effects have been so minimal. Also, I am taking even more ativan than I usually do to sleep, or I wouldn't be sleeping! But I've had insomnia from some AD's so bad, I couldn't sleep even with more ativan! Maybe my effects will get worse when the doc ups the dosage, as I'm sure he will (probably when I see him next week). Anyway, new question. About the PMSy stuff, the last two days I've been feeling extremely tired, I mean exhausted. I'm not sure if it was PMS causing this (it never made me so tired before) or if its from the Wellbutrin, or could be Wellbutrin/Ativan combo. Oh, isn't this fun!!! I was just wondering if you (or others) experienced any sedation from Wellbutrin. I know it often produces the opposite effect. Am I just on too low a dose,or what? Any ideas?

 

Re: Welllbutrin - Experienced users or Docs Help

Posted by Pat on August 23, 1999, at 17:04:08

In reply to Re: Welllbutrin, posted by Barb on August 23, 1999, at 7:00:23

Thanks for the follow up Barb. I'm pretty well over that bad fatigue from last week. I seem to have a pretty normal energy level again. The last two days I've experienced the level of anxiety picking up, I think due to the Wellbutrin. The Wellbutrin seemed to be helping the depression a little bit at first, but now it doesn't. I'm sure the dosage will have to be increased. I am only taking 100 mg daily and have only been on it for two weeks. I hope the anxiety level doesn't escalate too much when he increases it. Does anyone have experience with taking Wellbutrin when you are an anxiety sufferer anyway? The ativan controls the anxiety, but obviously, I don't want to have to keep upping the daily dosage of ativan. I'm currently taking 2.5 mg daily. Is the Wellbutrin supposed to help the anxiety once I reach the proper dosage level? I would really appreciate hearing from any experienced Wellbutrin users.

 

Re: Welllbutrin - Experienced users or Docs Help

Posted by Nancy on August 23, 1999, at 20:53:19

In reply to Re: Welllbutrin - Experienced users or Docs Help, posted by Pat on August 23, 1999, at 17:04:08

> Thanks for the follow up Barb. I'm pretty well over that bad fatigue from last week. I seem to have a pretty normal energy level again. The last two days I've experienced the level of anxiety picking up, I think due to the Wellbutrin. The Wellbutrin seemed to be helping the depression a little bit at first, but now it doesn't. I'm sure the dosage will have to be increased. I am only taking 100 mg daily and have only been on it for two weeks. I hope the anxiety level doesn't escalate too much when he increases it. Does anyone have experience with taking Wellbutrin when you are an anxiety sufferer anyway? The ativan controls the anxiety, but obviously, I don't want to have to keep upping the daily dosage of ativan. I'm currently taking 2.5 mg daily. Is the Wellbutrin supposed to help the anxiety once I reach the proper dosage level? I would really appreciate hearing from any experienced Wellbutrin users.

Hi Wellbutrin takers!!
I have been on Prozac for 3 years and gained 25 pounds. I recently switched to Wellbutrin in hopes of losing some weight. I have found that unfortunately, it doesn't produce the "calming" effect that Prozac did. I'm crabbier than usual and short-tempered. With Prozac I was so laid back and everything was wonderful except for the horrid weight gain. I'm still taking 300 mg. of Wellbutrin and plan on staying on it longer to see what happens. Concerning anxiety....could anyone try and explain that? I want to know if it's the same thing that I'm feeling . I feel afraid and panicky about doing everything....even making supper or doing laundry! Sometimes when I feel like this, things even kind of "look" funny to me, kind of like being on hallucinating drugs or something? Can anyone relate to this at all? Do you think it may not be depression at all, but anxiety. Maybe I should be on Buspar???

 

Re: Wellbutrin Pat & Nancy

Posted by LD on August 26, 1999, at 7:54:55

In reply to Re: Welllbutrin - Experienced users or Docs Help, posted by Nancy on August 23, 1999, at 20:53:19

Hello Pat and Nancy, I have been having the same problems as you two. I have now been on 300 mg/day of Wellbutrin for 5 weeks. After the second week, my depression started to lift a bit, but then I hurt my back and slid right back into a deep deep depression. This makes me think it really isnt working like it should.
Also, I suffer panic attacks and have chronic anxiety. I thought I was going crazy from the anxiety, and couldnt figure out if it was from the Wellbutrin or hurting my back (i'm a hypocondric too).
So my psychiatrist gave me Klonopin just to take for a very short time (2 weeks) just to help with this current bout of anxiety. We decided I would stay on the Well. for a couple more weeks to see if there was any improvement. So far there has been none.
My anxiety is still at a very high level, although I feel like the only thing that has helped it is the Klonopin, but I do not want to be dependent on that. I have already been through Serzone (didnt work) and Paxil (I was allergic to it). I was really hoping
the wellbutrin would work because of the low side effects, and I have completely quit smoking since taking it.

Does anyone know of a good supplement to take with wellbutrin to lessen the anxiety? My psych says that if I dont improve on this she is going to switch me to Celexa. Does anyone know anything about this AD?
I am really starting to feel like I will never find the right combo for me and am getting tired of trying. Is it always this hard to find the right one for you?

I dont know if this really answers any of your questions, but this has been my experience on Wellbutrin so far.
-LD

 

Please help us with Wellbutrin information/stories

Posted by Pat on August 26, 1999, at 16:00:51

In reply to Re: Wellbutrin Pat & Nancy, posted by LD on August 26, 1999, at 7:54:55

>Hi- I too have been on the antidepressant merry-go-round for about a year now. Serzone made me psychotic, remeron made me extremely fat, all SSRI's made me nauseous and gave me insomnia. Also, I don't trust SSRI's cause everyone on here seems to get fat on them too. Fitness is very important to me. I saw my pdoc yesterday and he is keeping me on my extremely low dose of Wellbutrin (only 100 mg) for five more weeks to see if the anxiety lets up. For now, I am taking ativan for the anxiety which is nothing new for me. I've had to take the ativan ever since this anxiety thing started. The anxiety didn't seem too bad today. I've only been on Wellbutrin two weeks now. I was so hopeful this time of finding a good drug - I was determined to put up with all side effects as long as I possibly could, no matter what they were. But the last couple of days I've been experiencing the dreaded constipation (which I had on elavil too). Does anybody else on Wellbutrin have this, and does anybody know if it lets up or does it just go on and on? I was on a tricyclic AD for years and just put up with the relentless constipation, but it ruined my body in several different ways. I don't want to go through that again. Can anybody give me any information about this? Please?

 

Re: Please help us with Wellbutrin information/stories

Posted by LD on August 27, 1999, at 9:18:09

In reply to Please help us with Wellbutrin information/stories, posted by Pat on August 26, 1999, at 16:00:51

Pat,
Yes, I have the dreaded constipation too. As I posted earlier I have been on Wellbutrin for about 5 weeks full strength now. I've had the constipation ever since week one.
The only thing that I have found to help, is I take one glass full of Medimucial (spelling??) every night, and it has seemed to regulate me, although not quite to the point of being
normal. I am like you in that I was determined that this would be the drug to work for me, and it is very frustrating to be having these axiety problems on it, and really no lifting
of my depression so far. How long is it supposed to take? I have heard that people with panic disorder take longer to respond to medication, so I am still hopeful that it may work.


Let me know how things turn out for you as time goes by. Does anyone know of a good supplement that balances out the anxiety? Is Ativan addictive? That is why I dont want to stay on the
Klonopin.

Thanks, LD

 

Response to LD

Posted by Pat on August 27, 1999, at 13:21:10

In reply to Re: Please help us with Wellbutrin information/stories, posted by LD on August 27, 1999, at 9:18:09

I wish we would hear from some people who have adjusted to this drug. I'm dissappointed to hear that after 5 weeks you still have some problems with constipation. I was hoping this drug would let up on that, unlike the triavil I used to take that never let up. I put up with that for years. I'm already drinking citrucel because of all the problems with my bowel caused by triavil. Anyway, I wanted to tell you that my anxiety seemed to start lessening yesterday afternoon. Remember, I'm only on 100 mg, lots less than you. I'm still taking ativan routinely, but the first two weeks on Wellbutrin, my regular doses of ativan were bearly holding me and I had to increase it. Now, it almost seems like I might need to take less ativan soon. From what I've read on these posts, ativan is "addicting" but it seems as though a person just has to be careful to slowly wean off it when no longer needed. My pdoc has practically insisted I take it because we haven't been able yet to find an AD that I can tolerate that controls my anxiety. Meanwhile, while we keep trying new ones, I have to be able to function as a mother and on the job. So...gotta take ativan. I don't get panic attacks, just anxiety so bad, I just feel like my skin is inside out. Anyway, I'm "babbling". Hope the Wellbutrin starts doing something for your depression soon.

 

Re: Response to LD

Posted by nancy on August 27, 1999, at 18:32:40

In reply to Response to LD, posted by Pat on August 27, 1999, at 13:21:10

> I wish we would hear from some people who have adjusted to this drug. I'm dissappointed to hear that after 5 weeks you still have some problems with constipation. I was hoping this drug would let up on that, unlike the triavil I used to take that never let up. I put up with that for years. I'm already drinking citrucel because of all the problems with my bowel caused by triavil. Anyway, I wanted to tell you that my anxiety seemed to start lessening yesterday afternoon. Remember, I'm only on 100 mg, lots less than you. I'm still taking ativan routinely, but the first two weeks on Wellbutrin, my regular doses of ativan were bearly holding me and I had to increase it. Now, it almost seems like I might need to take less ativan soon. From what I've read on these posts, ativan is "addicting" but it seems as though a person just has to be careful to slowly wean off it when no longer needed. My pdoc has practically insisted I take it because we haven't been able yet to find an AD that I can tolerate that controls my anxiety. Meanwhile, while we keep trying new ones, I have to be able to function as a mother and on the job. So...gotta take ativan. I don't get panic attacks, just anxiety so bad, I just feel like my skin is inside out. Anyway, I'm "babbling". Hope the Wellbutrin starts doing something for your depression soon.

Has anyone added wellbutrin to Prozac and lost weight from the combo?

 

Wellbutrin for 4 weeks

Posted by janey girl on August 27, 1999, at 20:02:13

In reply to Re: Response to LD, posted by nancy on August 27, 1999, at 18:32:40

Hi everybody,

I'm glad I started reading the Wellbutrin thread.
I've been on it for 4 weeks now, and while I had terrible
diarrhea at first, now I am constipated. Now I
know why.

I've noticed some weight loss, although since I
don't own a scale anymore, I have no idea how much.

Since I've been on the Wellbutrin, I seem to have
become numb, and some of it may be "self-inflicted."
I notice I am also less tolerant and more bitchy/
moody, and maybe the stress is bothering me more?

Re: The numbness -- If I let myself "feel" then
I just lose it. I've put up a big wall around me
right now, and nobody's getting through.

Anyone else having similar stuff with regard to
Wellbutrin?

janey girl

 

Re: Wellbutrin for 4 weeks

Posted by Pat on August 28, 1999, at 8:33:25

In reply to Wellbutrin for 4 weeks, posted by janey girl on August 27, 1999, at 20:02:13

Hi Janey - welcome to the Wellbutrin thread! Try using citrucel and prune juice - it's working for me now. I have been feeling somewhat "disconnected" at times - hoping that goes away. What dose are you taking? Did you start out on that? Are you taking any other meds? Do you or did you have anxiety? (I don't mean to pry - ha ha). I'm just dying for info - I'm really hoping to make this be the answer for me.

 

Hi Pat

Posted by janey girl on August 28, 1999, at 11:01:28

In reply to Re: Wellbutrin for 4 weeks, posted by Pat on August 28, 1999, at 8:33:25

Pat,

I started at the 150 mg SR dose and am still at that
dose. My doctor seems to think that there's no
reason to increase it if it works at this level.

I'm curious to find out if the weight loss is a long-term
thing or just a initial side effect. If it's long-
term, I'm all for it. Although I am following Dr.
Christiane Northrup's recommendations to eat
better -- no "white" foods, and my weight loss
could be due to that. The people I work with
are amazed at what they call my "discipline". I
wonder if the Wellbutrin has anything to do with
the discipline? It's not motivation.

I'm being treated for chronic depression with
major depressive episode and anxiety.

janey girl

 

attention those with eating disorders or weight lo

Posted by kate on March 10, 2000, at 9:11:44

In reply to Re: Wellbutrin instead of Zoloft, posted by Barb on August 4, 1999, at 6:34:12

hi. i have just gine off wellbutrin for several
reasons. one, it isn't working for me even
though i was taking 450mg a day. two, with my
depression i have experienced extreme weight loss
because of loss of appetite. i don't really know
why my doctors put me on this drug in the first
place but they did and now i am at a very dangerous
weight and having trouble finding any appetite for
anything. plus i had really bad tinnitus when i
started on wellbutrin. so, i haven't a good
experience with the drug and want to warn anyone
with an eating disorder or marked weight loss
because of depression that you may want to steer
clear of this drug because of its appetite
suppresant tendencies. nobody told me and now i
am paying for. good luck to everyone trying new
meds!

 

Re: attention those with eating disorders or weight lo

Posted by Noa on March 10, 2000, at 10:13:25

In reply to attention those with eating disorders or weight lo, posted by kate on March 10, 2000, at 9:11:44

Did the tinnitus you had when starting wellbutrin go away after a while, or continue the entire time you were on it?

 

Re: attention those with eating disorders

Posted by kate on March 10, 2000, at 11:37:22

In reply to Re: attention those with eating disorders or weight lo, posted by Noa on March 10, 2000, at 10:13:25

I had the tinittus right up until i quit. it
used to be really bad. so much that sometimes i
couldn't read because it was so loud. that isn't
the only side effect i've experienced- complete
loss of appetite, blood pressure problems. i
started effexor last week and am waiting to see if
that does any good. are you on wellbutrin?


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