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Posted by Jackie Black on August 1, 2001, at 10:18:44
I took prozac (40mg) with great results for 3 years. Then I wanted to quit smoking so I stopped prozac and went on Wellbutrin (150mg then 300mg) and it worked great. I haven't had a cigarette for 6 months. But I've gained so much weight I'm more miserable than I was when I was smoking!! It seems I've subsittuted smoking with compulsive overeating. I don't know what to do so I decided to see if getting back on prozac would help so I am taking 40mg prozac and 150mg Wellbutrin for about 2 weeks now. Still eating like crazy and can't stop thinking about eating. What can I do????
Posted by pellmell on August 3, 2001, at 8:11:30
In reply to Wellbutrin, Quit Smoking, Weight Gain, Prozac Help, posted by Jackie Black on August 1, 2001, at 10:18:44
I overeat compulsively when I'm feeling especially anxious, and Wellbutrin made me so anxious I was stuffing my face constantly. More than once I left my friends for a few minutes without much explanation just to walk to a convenience store for a candy bar! Fortunately for me this didn't continue long enough to cause significant weight gain.
So, anyway, do you think Wellbutrin might be making you anxious? If it is, anxiogenic start-up side-effects of Prozac might be making it even worse (though both times I was on the stuff I lost weight in the first month). Or maybe there's just some effect of Wellbutrin that makes certain people want to eat all the time? I don't know. I've never tried to quit smoking myself (I only smoke two packs a /week/ anyway), but I've heard stories of people switching from compulsive cancer-stick sucking to compulsive carbohydrate ingesting as they try to quit. One of them said something about needing something in her mouth to replace the cigarette.
Anyway, I might try going off the Wellbutrin completely and seeing how that goes. Just a question: why'd your pdoc take you off of Prozac in the first place? As far as I know fluoxetine and bupropion don't pull each others' hair.
Good luck,
-pm
Posted by Jackie Black on August 3, 2001, at 9:59:46
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin, Quit Smoking, Weight Gain, Prozac Help, posted by pellmell on August 3, 2001, at 8:11:30
> I overeat compulsively when I'm feeling especially anxious, and Wellbutrin made me so anxious I was stuffing my face constantly. More than once I left my friends for a few minutes without much explanation just to walk to a convenience store for a candy bar! Fortunately for me this didn't continue long enough to cause significant weight gain.
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> So, anyway, do you think Wellbutrin might be making you anxious? If it is, anxiogenic start-up side-effects of Prozac might be making it even worse (though both times I was on the stuff I lost weight in the first month). Or maybe there's just some effect of Wellbutrin that makes certain people want to eat all the time? I don't know. I've never tried to quit smoking myself (I only smoke two packs a /week/ anyway), but I've heard stories of people switching from compulsive cancer-stick sucking to compulsive carbohydrate ingesting as they try to quit. One of them said something about needing something in her mouth to replace the cigarette.
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> Anyway, I might try going off the Wellbutrin completely and seeing how that goes. Just a question: why'd your pdoc take you off of Prozac in the first place? As far as I know fluoxetine and bupropion don't pull each others' hair.
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> Good luck,
>
> -pmThanks pellmell - I think I might just go off Wellbutrin and see what happens. I started taking it to help me quit smoking and it really worked for me! It allowed me to stop thinking about wanting a cigarette every moment of every day. I was smoking at least 2 packs a day and I had smoked for 25 years -- so I really needed to quit. BUT - this weight gain is so devestating I just want to cry, and hide from everyone, and now I'm starting to think smoking wasn't as bad as gaining all this weight!
Posted by super on August 3, 2001, at 13:25:36
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin, Quit Smoking, Weight Gain, Prozac Help, posted by Jackie Black on August 3, 2001, at 9:59:46
I don't understand how Wellbutrin could help take your mind off smokes, but not off food. I don't doubt you, but it's a mystery to me how this drug works. (I take Wellbutrin and also struggle with compulsive eating--though I had the problem before starting Wellbutrin too.)
> > I overeat compulsively when I'm feeling especially anxious, and Wellbutrin made me so anxious I was stuffing my face constantly. More than once I left my friends for a few minutes without much explanation just to walk to a convenience store for a candy bar! Fortunately for me this didn't continue long enough to cause significant weight gain.
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> > So, anyway, do you think Wellbutrin might be making you anxious? If it is, anxiogenic start-up side-effects of Prozac might be making it even worse (though both times I was on the stuff I lost weight in the first month). Or maybe there's just some effect of Wellbutrin that makes certain people want to eat all the time? I don't know. I've never tried to quit smoking myself (I only smoke two packs a /week/ anyway), but I've heard stories of people switching from compulsive cancer-stick sucking to compulsive carbohydrate ingesting as they try to quit. One of them said something about needing something in her mouth to replace the cigarette.
> >
> > Anyway, I might try going off the Wellbutrin completely and seeing how that goes. Just a question: why'd your pdoc take you off of Prozac in the first place? As far as I know fluoxetine and bupropion don't pull each others' hair.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > -pm
>
> Thanks pellmell - I think I might just go off Wellbutrin and see what happens. I started taking it to help me quit smoking and it really worked for me! It allowed me to stop thinking about wanting a cigarette every moment of every day. I was smoking at least 2 packs a day and I had smoked for 25 years -- so I really needed to quit. BUT - this weight gain is so devestating I just want to cry, and hide from everyone, and now I'm starting to think smoking wasn't as bad as gaining all this weight!
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