Posted by MB on August 8, 2001, at 21:08:40
In reply to Re: SSRIs vs Appetite Suppressants - bizarre, posted by Joe Schmoe on August 8, 2001, at 17:13:47
> >Maybe a medication like Ritilin or Dexadrine might help you.
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> The problem is no doctor is going to prescribe something like that to help a 190 pound man lose 25 pounds. They tend to reserve that stuff for obese people. Unfortunately without some chemical help I have been unable to lose any weight, instead I slowly keep gaining it, I think there is something wrong with my dopamine system because the Wellbutrin is wonderful so far about suppressing appetite. (Was a 200 pound man when I started the Wellbutrin six weeks ago!) For the first time in my life I don't have food cravings all the time. I really enjoy it but
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> a) I am told Wellbutrin tends to lose this effect after a few months and
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> b) the Wellbutrin is giving me chest pains even at very low doses so I don't know if I can stay on it.
I totally misunderstood. I thought you wanted it for you mood; I thought you noticed weight loss drugs improved your mood. Yeah getting a doc to script a schedule II drug for weight loss to someone that isn't *REALLY* fat would be hard...unless you go to some old croaker doc known for his "sympathy."
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