about a month and a half into starting to take wellbutrin xl (300 mg), i started to notice an extreme lack of appetite, the thought of food making me sick even. granted, i've had an eating disorder for 4 years, but it's always been about binging and short periods of restriction to compensate, never really losing any weight. food had never repulsed me like this before. over the next 2-3 months of taking the drug daily, i went from 118 pounds to 96 pounds. i stopped taking wellbutrin simply because i forgot. it's been about 9 months since i stopped taking it and i've gained about 25 pounds back. this drug has a huge effect on appetite, at leas in my experience.
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Your story is my exact story too! Wishing you all the best in your journey. Coming up on one week on this med. I feel 100% ALIVE! FEELS GREAT!
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I have been on Wellbutrin/bupropion for over a week but haven't noticed any side effects whatsoever. While this is good that I haven't experienced anything negative, I would really like to have the weight loss side effect! Has anyone experienced it after a few weeks rather than right away? I reached my adult height of 5'3" and weight of 115 lbs in 7th grade and stayed there without a problem even after I had my two children. When I stopped breastfeeding on my 33rd birthday, I gained 10 lbs by my 34th birthday. By my 35th I'd gained another 10 lbs, by my 36th another 10 lbs, and by my 37th birthday another 10 lbs! So I'm now 155 lbs which is now considered overweight on the BMI scale. I can't believe I'm in this category. I hired a personal trainer 2 years ago, got a membership to a gym a year ago, and have been eating healthier than ever before. Needless to say, not shedding any weight when trying so hard has made me depressed so my doctor prescribed 150mg. I have a follow up appt 2 weeks from now and really hope there will be some improvement by then.
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I've been on Wellbutrin (450 mg) for about five years and this has happened to me as well. I never correlated it with the Wellbutrin but I can tell you you're not alone. It sounds like Wellbutrin affects you about the same way it affects me.
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You realize that there are people who have hormonal imbalances or certain conditions that make it virtually impossible to lose weight - even if they aren't eating a whole cake. Hypothydroidism will cause weight gain, certain anti-depressants and anti-anxieties will cause massive weight gain, etc.
It's really troubling for people who deal with these conditions and do eat well and workout very hard to come to a discussion board, researching a drug their doctor has prescribed them to read comments like these.
Someone taking this drug for weight loss is doing so because their doctor has prescribed it, many times becuase nothing else has worked for them. I sincerely hope you adjust your negative attitude.
It's really troubling for people who deal with these conditions and do eat well and workout very hard to come to a discussion board, researching a drug their doctor has prescribed them to read comments like these.
Someone taking this drug for weight loss is doing so because their doctor has prescribed it, many times becuase nothing else has worked for them. I sincerely hope you adjust your negative attitude.
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Well the law seems to bend because the generic is NOT the same as the name brand Wellbutrin SR! Instead of losing weight you will gain it. Instead of having energy you will be lethargic and sleepy. This is my observation in 2017.
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Why is this?! I've been on Bupropion almost 5 weeks now and haven't experienced any surge of energy or less of an appetite. Thankfully I haven't experienced an increase or any weight gain, but I'm extremely tired all day. It hasn't kicked in for my mood, either. My doctor said to give it 8 weeks so I'm going to wait until then to make any decision but now I'm wondering if I should request the name brand Wellbutrin. I was on 150mg for 2 weeks and then increased to 300mg because the first 2 weeks was like taking a vitamin - I had no signs that I was taking anything whatsoever. I still haven't had any side effects but I'm wondering if his lethargy is connected. I hadn't thought so until now because everything I've read and everything my doctor said was that it was supposed to get me up! Hopefully my insurance will cover the name brand if I switch!
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Hello,
I have been off and on Wellbutrin in the past. For me, it's normally paired with something and now it's lexapro. I decided to start taking my meds again on Thursday (bupropion hcl 100mg and lexapro 10 mg), which is a fairly low dose. Almost immediately I lost appetite and became nauseous. I have been like this all weekend. Only being able to eat small portions before I want to puke. And thankfully I haven't, yet. I've lost 5 lbs since I started taking them. ( I am 28, 5'7, was over 200 lbs) it's nice to lose the weight. I'm just worried about how fast I'm losing it... has anyone had the same experience? Or things I should be looking for. This time is totally different than any other time.
I have been off and on Wellbutrin in the past. For me, it's normally paired with something and now it's lexapro. I decided to start taking my meds again on Thursday (bupropion hcl 100mg and lexapro 10 mg), which is a fairly low dose. Almost immediately I lost appetite and became nauseous. I have been like this all weekend. Only being able to eat small portions before I want to puke. And thankfully I haven't, yet. I've lost 5 lbs since I started taking them. ( I am 28, 5'7, was over 200 lbs) it's nice to lose the weight. I'm just worried about how fast I'm losing it... has anyone had the same experience? Or things I should be looking for. This time is totally different than any other time.
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I thought I'd give an update to this post of mine now that I've been on Wellbutrin for eight-and-a-half weeks now. After my first 2 weeks I increased from 150mg to 300mg but still didn't notice I was taking a thing. After 6 weeks on it (4 weeks on 300mg) I switched from generic bupropion to name brand Wellbutrin but it's been 2 weeks on that (6 weeks of 300mg, 8 weeks total) and still nothing. It hasn't helped with my mood or appetite/weight so I'm going to make an appointment this week with my doctor to go off of it now. I wanted to give it the full recommended 10 weeks and I'm sure by the time I wean off that's what it'll be but I'm so bummed that it didn't work AT ALL. This sounded like the best anti depressant out there but I guess that's only if you are in the lucky category whose body responds! Mine just seemed to completely ignore this medication which is strange because I can't usually take anything due to being sensitive of side effects but I might as well have been taking a water pill these past two months. :(
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I was on Wellbutrin in November and experienced extreme weight loss then had my dosage reduced and got a little of my appetite back and then lost it again. I have been nausceous for a week now. It is now getting worse and worse and my nausceousy gets worse also. I started off 150 and I am now 117 pounds I am 5'5". I do not know what to do. My doctor just prescribed a new anti depressant and I'm hoping it gets this sick feeling away and I start eating again.
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I know this is an old post but I am taking Wellbutrin and I have lost weight and also my short term memory is bad.
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I have been taking Wellbutrin since December 2016 to quit smoking. I found it worked very well but just like a lot of you I too have no interest in food. I have lost about 15lbs well taking this. I also find my short term memory is really bad as well. I'm not complaining about the weight loss it's my memory I want back.
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