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| Health & Support | Has anyone lost weight with Bupropion SR | Feb 14 2008 22:19 (UTC) |
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My experience has been that the SSRI's and many other ADs, anti-psychotics etc cause the weight gain. I gained 16 pounds on my first combo of meds. Then my doc did some tweaking and we added WB150 then WB200XL. I have lost 7 of those extra pounds so far. I could not stop eating while taking Remeron, plus the weight gain of Lex. Now, I'm slowly heading in the other direction. It's much harder going down than up! Har. |
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| Health & Support | Has anyone lost weight with Bupropion SR | Feb 14 2008 20:49 (UTC) |
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Hi mikesherry, After being on WB brand for about 5 mos, I tried the generic Budeprion 300 XL. No way! I was on a rollercoaster of anxiety, high BP, shakes, etc. Maybe if I had started on this generic version I would have been okay; don't know. Needless to say I went back to WB brand and am doing well on it; also take Lexapro. My pharmacist says the generic Budeprion is not chemically the same and the coating dissolves differently causing spikes and drops. THIS IS MY EXPERIENCE ONLY, not meant to scare off anyone taking generic. I'm spending over $100/mo on name brand! generic was only $5. Aaaaargh. |
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| Health & Support | Has anyone lost weight with Bupropion SR | Aug 26 2007 22:42 (UTC) |
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fmjes: So glad to hear the Wellbutrin XL 300 is helping with your panic/anxiety! I've heard mixed stories about WB as an anxiety med. The Lex has worked well for over a year but the SEs bug me. My doc has me on WB 150XL now and told me to cut the Lexapro to 5mg for 3 weeks and then try to stop. I'm telling you the withdrawals going from 10 to 5 were nasty! So, I'm doing 7.5 (chopping pills) until I'm without withdrawal symptoms and then going down to 5 from there. My goal is to get on WB alone and up to 300XL to see how it does for my anxiety/panic disorder. I will be soooo happy if it works as well for me as it seems to be for you. But if it doesn't, I'll add the Lexapro back into my regime, despite its SEs. Are you on any other ADs, mood stabilizers, etc? |
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| Health & Support | Has anyone lost weight with Bupropion SR | Aug 22 2007 21:31 (UTC) |
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fmjess, Thanks for the reply! Are you taking WB brand or generic? I'm thinking about going to generic when I increase to 300mg. What is your primary diagnosis or the reason you are on WB? I've got GAD and secondary depression. I'm on 3 ADs now: Lexapro, Mirtazapine and WB. I hope to eliminate the Lexapro if WB does not cause an increase in anxiety and panic. What have you experienced while on it? Thanks! |
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| Health & Support | Has anyone lost weight with Bupropion SR | Aug 22 2007 00:10 (UTC) |
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| Those of you losing weight on WB, what dose are you taking? I've been on 150XL for almost a month and haven't lost any. But, I'm also on Lexapro and Mirtazapine, both which cause weight gain. I may need a higher dose of WB to see any effect. Thanks. | |||
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