Wellbutrin and weight loss

So, I recently started taking this medicine after a sports injury prevented me from working out (going on almost ten months out of the gym). I guess not having the endorphins led me to feel more depressed. I was wondering if anyone knows how this med effects weight. I posted this in another forum and did not get any responses. Thanks!!

i was on wellbutrin (under brandname zyban) to stop smoking. initially it can kill your appetite and lead to weight loss, but my doctor warned me that the longterm data showed weightgain, so watch it.

i started working out and dieting at the same time, but it made it verry easy to eat less and i lost 15 pounds. but again, its not a magic pill (i know you don't expect it to be), you adjust to the medicine, i gained that all back when i stopped working out and got my hunger back.

but it was an awesome boost!

p.s., enjoy the vivid, sexy dreams if you get that side effect ;)

Hahaha! That just really made me laugh. . . No dreams yet!

I was taking Paxil for a couple of years and gained significant weight.  My Dr. changed my prescription to Wellbutrin specifically because of the weight problem caused by Paxil.  I  soon returned to my former weight without dieting or exercise.

In clinical studies 28% of the people on Welbutrin lost weight (greater than 5 lbs); twice that of the control group.  Consequently only 9.4% of the people on Wellbutrin gained weight as opposed to 34.5% of the patients taking Tricyclic antidepressants.

To recap, 62.6% of the patients did not experience a change, 28% lost weight and only 9.4% gained weight.

Considering the advantages of Wellbutrin, I would take those odds any day. 

Hope that helps. 

Is this for real?

I started taking Prozac for PMS in 2004 and quickly moved into a full dosage all through the month to help with depression.  Since then, I have gained 40 pounds and went up 4-5 dress sizes without making any significant changes to my eating habits. 

My new therapist is switching me to Wellbutrin effective today - am filling the prescription this afternoon.  My hopes are high.  How soon have Wellbutrin patients started to see this potential weight loss?

I think alot of these medications are the same.  They don't necessarily MAKE you gain weight, but they can increase your appetite.  Which means that if you don't pay attention to what you are eating, you can gain weight.

My doctor put me on zoloft and I had an awful time with the hunger.  My eating was out of control.  I'm thinking of asking her to try wellbutrin instead because I hear good things.