 |
| FAQ/Help |
| Calendar |
| Search |
 |
|
Forums Index
|
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
|
Forums Index
|
| Reply |
| Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
Dec 25, 2018, 04:01 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Merry Christmas everybody!
I wonder if there have been experiences, successful or not, of managing Zyprexa-induced weight gain by adding Wellbutrin. I am treatment-resistant and Zyprexa is the only thing that helps - but it helps almost like a miracle, making me highly functional. It even helps with chronic migraines. The trouble is weight gain. I take 7.5 mg of Zyprexa and now am adding 150 mg of Wellbutrin.
__________________
Bipolar I w/Psychotic features Zyprexa Zydis 5 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Melatonin 10 mg Levoxyl 75 mcg (because I took Lithium in the past) past medications: Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Seroquel, Trazodone, Risperdal, Cogentin, Remerol, Prozac, Amitriptyline, Ambien, Lorazepam, Klonopin, Saphris, Trileptal, Clozapine and Clozapine+Wellbutrin, Topamax |
 Sunflower123
|
 Sunflower123
|
|
#2
Dec 25, 2018, 04:09 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
I hope it is helpful for you. I agree that Zyprexa can be a very effective medication. As for Wellbutrin helping you lose weight, you won't know until you try it. I don't believe it will add to weight gain.
|
| AspiringAuthor
|
|
#3
Dec 25, 2018, 04:20 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
In the beginning Welbutrin curbed my appetite.
__________________
Guiness187055 Moderator Community support team |
| AspiringAuthor
|
|
#4
Dec 27, 2018, 02:51 AM
|
|||
|
|||
|
Wellbutrin is half of the newer weight loss drug called Contrave. The other half is naltrexone, an anti-addiction drug. The theory is that naltrexone curbs your cravings, while bupropion decreases appetitite. After 56 weeks the average weight loss was 12lbs, with diet and exercise. (A quarter quit taking it because of the side effects.) Make of that what you will. I've never tried it but when I first started taking Wellbutrin it did curb my appetite. That wore off even when I increased my dose.
|
| AspiringAuthor
|
|
#5
Dec 27, 2018, 11:17 PM
|
|||
|
|||
|
My problem with this approach is that I do not have cravings - I have physical hunger pangs that are felt like cramps in the stomach area. But I do have Naltrexone so I can try the combo. Thank you for the suggestion.
__________________
Bipolar I w/Psychotic features Zyprexa Zydis 5 mg Gabapentin 1200 mg Melatonin 10 mg Levoxyl 75 mcg (because I took Lithium in the past) past medications: Depakote, Lamictal, Lithium, Seroquel, Trazodone, Risperdal, Cogentin, Remerol, Prozac, Amitriptyline, Ambien, Lorazepam, Klonopin, Saphris, Trileptal, Clozapine and Clozapine+Wellbutrin, Topamax |
|
#6
Dec 29, 2018, 06:10 PM
|
||||
|
||||
|
I hope it works for you. Good luck!
|
| AspiringAuthor
|
| Reply |
This is an old thread. You probably should not post your reply to it, as the original poster is unlikely to see it.|
|
My Support Forums is the online community that was originally begun as the Psych Central Forums in 2001. It now runs as an independent self-help support group community for mental health, personality, and psychological issues and is overseen by a group of dedicated, caring volunteers from around the world.
Linear Mode
