Just Prescribed Welbutrin AFRAID TO TAKE====weightgain????

[thinagaindiva]

I have just been prescribed Welbutrin to help me with anxiety, I am having promblems with my health from too much stress.  I am very sceptical about taking drugs---and my fear is weight gain, I just lost 45 ILBs this was extremly hard.....Has anyone ou there gained weight taking this???  Thanks

[Mary 53]

Hi,

I had much sucess with Welbutrin. It helped with the anxiety/mild depression and let me live my life. In other words, it did not affect my weight or my libido, not that you asked about that, but this is one reason why people like Welbutrin as some of the other SSRI's can have a negative impact on libido for some people. I did have problems weight wise with Zoloft, although I was going through perimenopause at the time and that along brings many problems including problems with weight for some people.

I was on Welbutrin for about four years. I only went off it when a thyroid problem was discovered and now I take Armour Thyroid. Many of the symptoms of hypothroidism  are similar to symptoms of anxiety and depression...not saying you have a problem with that, of course, but just a heads up.

Hope this helps,

Mary

[live4fitness]

I took it and had no weight gain it actually helped me think of food less :)

[GypsyA]

my son takes wellbutrin and has for years. Of all those type medicines it has the least affect on weight gain in fact it is used sometimes for loss for medical reasons.
Hope that helps......oh and he does wonderful on it, he can NOT do without that one for sure its so good for him

[niuyorican]

I have been taking wellbutrim now for 5 years and if anything has helped me lose weight. I asked my doctor and find out it has this side effect (in lack for a better description). I'm happy with it. Good Luck.

[MinkeyGirl]

I was on Wellbutrin 5 years ago for depression and smoking.  I actually quit smoking and lost weight.  I will say the weight loss may have partially come from the fact that Wellbutrin will make sodas, particularly colas, taste like metal. I used to drink at least 2-20 ozs. a day in college.  (Plus I seek comfort in food, so with the depression gone I stopped numbing myself with food.)  The funny taste applied to cigarettes too.  The libido stayed up, if not more so, and the extra activity didn't hurt with the weight loss either.  ;)

[Aruba417]

I was also on Welbutrin for awhile and it helped me lose weight, too!

[twizz]

I was on Wellbutrin for awhile, and I didn't notice any weight gain associated with the drug.  This drug is fantastic.  I am a hyster sister, and I had severe mood swings without having my ovaries any more.  I'm 32 and was thrown into sugical menopause just like that... It wasn't too awful long after that I went on Wellbutrin.  I was NUTTY to say the least.  I put a stamp on the wrong side of the envelope and bawled for 10 minutes.  Yeah... so Wellbutrin helped me get past that and get used to my body (along with HRT of course) but it also helped me quit smoking.  I smoked for 14 years and today is day 55 smoke free.

If anything Wellbutrin had the least amount of side effects from any of the drugs in it's class.  I too was afraid of weight gain, but I was afraid more for my mental health and said "i'm going to go for it".

I hope this helps,
Good Luck

Twizz

[Terri69]

I was on wellbutrin for 2 months on a trial basis...the first month was 150 mg, the second month was 300 mg.  Unfortunately, it really didn't do anything for me...didn't help with depression, and didn't make me gain any weight.

But I do know of others that it did well for.

[candycayne19]

why dont u research alternative medicine for anxiety there are plenty of supplements that help greatly from that. I wouldnt jump into a dangerous drug that can have serious side affects. Just my opinion...google it and u will find stuff.