Wellbutrin - Insomnia - Weight Gain/loss

I am on the sr, 2 times a day at 150 mg. I lost weight and I sleep pretty well if I take it and go right to bed. If I take it and then stay up doing this and that...I will be up for a little longer than I want. I havent tried the xl... Good luck.

Oh yes, I too have a small frame. I am 5'0..I know!

I have been on and off of wellbutrin for a few years now.. And I have also been on sleep med's too.. I never thought that the wellbutrinwas the reason I couldnt sleep. When I lowered my dose I was able to sleep finallly but now I just started with the 150 sr twice a day as well.. And im not sure how I will react.. I guess I will see tonite. I am taking it a 6am and 3pm for now.. I know it should be 12 hours btwn..But my pharmacist said I could do this so that it isnt close to bed.. I may try it like you though if I cant sleep..Taking it before bed.. And then early in the afternoon.. Around 10-11 depending on the tme I go to sleep..?? Not sure. As for my weight.. I was losing alot of weight and it scared me.. My Dr. Was beginning to think I was anorexic.. I guess I will just monitor it and keep snacks around. I do notice im not that hungry or I dont eat as much when I take the higher dose.. Oh well.. Thanks for your reply.. I'd love to chat with you off line ?? I have never really talked to anyone else that understood what im dealing with.. If you'd like you can email me..

Yeah, I dont know about taking that at 3pm. Neither of the doctors I ever had seen on wellbutrin instructed that. You should follow what your doctor says, not the pharmasist. You doctor knows you. I am 18, and I have been on wellbutrin sr for about 2...Actually 3 years now. At first, the side effects are noticable. The ones in regards to weight loss. I couldnt eat when I took mine, but eventually I could. I don't think I would trade wellbutrin in for anything! Eventually I am gonna try and wean off because I believe god can heal me from depression, but for now I am happy where I am. Wellbutrin did help me lose a good amount of weight. The higher the dose, the more you lose...Start out small or you will be sorry. Nausea will kick your tail! You didnt give me an e-amil addy!!

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Faithingod, if you were diabetic, would you say, "i'm going to wean myself of my insulin injections because i'm going to pray to god to heal me from diabetes?" depression is a chemical imbalence! You wouldn't tell a diabetic to pray to god so that her pancreas would start to make insulin, so don't think that you can start to make neurotransmitters on your own by praying to god. Depression, just like diabetes, is a medical condition due to the lack of chemicals in the body. You faith certainly can help you deal with the fact that you suffer from depression, but don't just think that praying is going to heal you from a chemical imbalence.

Anyone experiencing weight loss. My dosage was up to 150MG x 2 and I've loss at least 6 pounds in the last month. Is this normal?

I take 300mg in the morning and at night I take 2 benedrill to sleep. Works like a charm and much healthier for you liver than Tylenol PM. The PM is benedrill.

I thought that I would loss weight and that would be great! I have been on it for aweek now. I only take 150 a day. It makes me feel tired and I gained 10 pounds! In a week! I think the dose needs to be higher because I want to sleep and if im awake, I want food! Like the food is giving me comfort! Im on it because I wanted to end my life a week ago. I dont want to end it now but still feel like I dont care about much. Kinda like im just here for others and not so much myself and that scares me! I can't ever feel like I did aweek ago. I have gone to church, taken my meds and everything my doctor asked me to do. Still scared...still feel alittle lonely.. But I feel like I can deal with it for now.

There is no such thing as a "Chemical Imbalance". This term was introduced after a study used it around 20 years ago. Drug company marketing departments caught on fast, and the new concept of "Chemical Imbalance" was sold to Doctors. Pretty soon Doctors were telling patients about their "Chemical Imbalance". Well... there is no such thing, it's BS. There is no scientific proof of it, no studies that support it, and it's just a drug company marketing tool. I took antidepressant meds for 15 years -- and I am way healthier and happier since I stopped. Don't be "sold to". The last med I had to come off was Wellbutrin -- and I've gained weight since -- it's just going to take my body time to readjust, because Wellbutrin basically stimulated my colon to eliminate faster for 5 years. I worked with a good Naturopopathic Doctor, and a Nutritional Psychiatrist, and it took me 2 years to get "clean" and off all the meds. It was worth it.

I've been on wellbutrin for a little over a week now. I didn't tell my doctor this, but when I asked for an antidepressant for feeling a little depressed, I was really suicidal but didnt want to tell anyone. I have been depressed for about a year and inthe last 10 months developed a gambling addiction and spent $50,000 that I didnt have. And I wasnt alone at the casino, let me tell you. Slot machines are like OCD on steroids. I hit rock bottom about 3 months ago, then hit it again, and again and again. I did it to escape the stress of my job. I did it to escape all the bad memories of my past. I was just numb and playing the slots is a great way to completely escape from your problems. Then when you have lost all your money, the original problems are still there and now you're also facing homelessness. I don't know why I did it. For my whole life I have been so careful with money. I saved every penny. Then, I went to the casino with a friend. I couldnt stop playing for hours, until I lost $55 and went home very depressed. Then I went back a week later to try to win the money back. I won it back and more! The next week I won the jackpot $2000. Then started to play for more money,higher bets, etc. One night I lost $5000, and was numb. I signed myself to the self ban list, but it doesnt work, they let you right back in the door.
Anyway, since being on Wellbutrin, I have not gambled in the past week and a half, I have lost about 5 pounds, and wish I had been on this med for the past 10 years. My life wouuld have been so different. I'm getting things done that I couldnt face before. I am hopeful about the future. I was even able to stay calm in my job. I'm going totry to get on the 450 dose, because I need to really lost more weight, and I think the 450 would do it. Also, I still have some symptoms of depression and I think the higher dose would take care of it. I was on Lexapro about 5 years ago for a depression that was much milder than the one I have(had) now, but Lexapro gave me little manic happy episodes at work, and I gained a ton of weight, But being on Lexapro, i didnt care, it was all right. thats the thing on Lexapro, EVERYTHING is all right, even when it shouldnt be. With Wellbutrin I am completely myself--minus the depression. I also have more self confidence and I'm not nervous around people. I have had social anxiety since I was born, and Wellbutrin has eliminated those symptoms too.

When I am suffered because of Insomnia my friend advised me to try Hypnotheraphy and suggested a site Thoughtsbecomereality.co.uk. They cured my problem by Hypnotheraphy and NLP techniques.

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I usually take 300 XL mg of Wellbutrin daily. I ran out of my Rx but have extra 150 XL mg tablets. Is it safe to substitute 2 150 XL mg tablets for the usual 300 XL mg single dosage? If it is safe to take 2, do you take them at the same time? Thanks so much!