Question

Has anyone here successfully lost weight while on an SSRI? (Prozac, lexapro, etc)

Answer 1

I'm on lexapro. I've lost 27lbs since Jan 6th

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@rosalindrosalinda31 I felt terrible on lexapro but I lost 13lbs in two weeks! I had to get off of it though

Answer 2

I started WW around the same time I started Prozac (2ish weeks) and I've lost 6lbs

Answer 3

Yep. Sertraline.  

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@wilda75790 Same

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@wilda75790 same

Answer 4

Yes lexapro

Answer 5

The only SSRI that helped me lose weight was Wellbutrin.  

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@tympanites welbrutin was too stimulating for me  

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@prowler me too. I got off of it a month ago and I’m putting weight back on. Lexapro is the worst tho. I gained 80 lbs when I took it.  

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@tympanites yup! I gained about 30 (which I know a good amount of it was my diet) and I was always hungry! But lately I’m really struggling mentally

Answer 6

Yes, but not during quarantine:(

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@unassailable that’s okay!  

Answer 7

I’m on Prozac. it’s hard for me to lose

Answer 8

I gained almost 30 pounds on lexapro not using WW so I’m hoping if I use WW while taking it that I can not gain weight

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@prowler same

Answer 9

Yep, 60, Prozac

Answer 10

Yes. I’m on lexapro and losing. It’s a struggle but it’s possible

Answer 11

Yes I'm on Trintellix was on cymbalta. Have lost 30 pounds

Answer 12

Lost 20 lbs on Cymbalta

Answer 13

Yes. I've lost over 25 pounds so far! It's totally possible! You got this!  

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@knopp thank you for the reassurance! What do you take, if you don’t mind me asking

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@prowler effexor

Answer 14

Yes I've lost over 50 in a year. It's a slow loss but it's a loss. im on lexapro

Answer 15

Yes. Lexapro.  

Answer 16

Yes I’m on lexapro as well. I’ve lost 20 since January. I’ve not lost or gained since March 16th. I’ll take the win with this quarantine. Not giving up this time around. I telling myself be proud you FINALLY lost 20 pounds.  

Answer 17

I gained 45lbs on Lexapro and just started WW so this makes me feel better!  

Answer 18

Yes Lexapro and Xanax 20 in a couple of months

Answer 19

Thanks everyone! I was trying to “tough it out” and go the med-free route, but I’m really struggling

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@prowler no shame. Taking care of your mental health is so important, even if it requires medication. I uave been on SSRI's for years and have lost 28lbs since jan. I wish you all the best! Xo

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@pyriphlegethon thank you so much! I gained almost 30 lbs on lexapro (I was eating so badly though). So I’m hoping I won’t gain using WW and other tools

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@prowler i atruggles with anxiety and depression, my husband and i have have struggled with infertility and i have pumped myself with so much fertility medication and then my husband was diagnosed with cancer. I gained probably close to 60lbs. Its so hard but i am trying to not let my weight and my other struggles determine my worth

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@pyriphlegethon I’m so sorry to hear all that! You’ll get thru it  

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@prowler thanks! All the best to you in your journey

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@pyriphlegethon thank you!  

Answer 20

Yes, same here, I am on sertraline

Answer 21

Yes I’m on Effexor

Answer 22

I’m on venlafaxine and I’ve lost weight!  

Answer 23

I'm on lexapro and I've lost almost 20 pounds.  

Answer 24

I am on wellbutrin and I am down 10+ lbs, . Started back on weight watchers March 8.  

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@harbot64408 same here

Answer 25

Yes. I’m on two and I’ve lost 22 in 2 months

Answer 26

Yes 60 lbs

Answer 27

I'm on wellbutrin and Prozac and I haven't had trouble losing, down 15 sense Feb.  

Answer 28

I’m on Wellbutrin. I used to be on Zoloft. I’ve always been able to lose weight. Keeping it off is a different story, but I can’t blame that on the meds.  

Answer 29

I lost 97

Answer 30

Yes on prozac

Answer 31

I've lost 25lbs so far and I am on Lexapro

Answer 32

Yes, I’m on Prozac and I have lost close to 30 pounds since December

Answer 33

I'm on zoloft and gained a TON of weight. After 15 years of making excuses for myself I lost 60lbs.  

Answer 34

Yup! On Lexapro and have lost 36 pounds since January (:

Answer 35

Yes on Zoloft and losing slowly!  

Answer 36

Yes. On Prozac. No problem losing.  

Answer 37

Yes. 85 lbs down so far and haven't killed anyone so. there's that! ;)

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@harbot64408 Ellen Ball how help me mama

Answer 38

I had to take one for burn out. I found that I did not stress eat when taking it and I lost weight.  

Answer 39

Yes! 65 pounds. Made goal

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@crossland7820 way to go!  

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@surgery4 thanks

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@crossland7820 congrats!  

Answer 40

Down 21 lbs in 4 months while on Lexapro & thyroid meds!  

Answer 41

Doing it now. Lost 88lb

Answer 42

Yes, when I actually try

Answer 43

37 on Lexapro

Answer 44

62 lbs on zoloft

Answer 45

Yes, in progress. Down 27 pounds so far.  

Answer 46

I have

Answer 47

Yes. Prozac is my friend and keeps my family alive. I’m down from 216 to 197.  

Answer 48

Is anyone taking cymbalta

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@godforsaken a few people who posted above are!  

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@godforsaken iam.  

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@godforsaken I do

Answer 49

Prozac :)

Answer 50

Yes I take it 60 mil a day. I have lost but I am 67 and I can only walk no other exercise which is not much. But it is slow now I just need 10-15 more lbs.  

Answer 51

Yes. I take a very high dose of cymbalta and have lost 40 pounds

Answer 52

Oh boy! I gained 40lbs on Lexapro and have never been able to lose it .  

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@avifauna48556 I gained 30 on it and I’ve lost 10 now that I’m on WW and not taking it anymore

Answer 53

Any one loss on lexapro.  

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@handwoven I am on a low dose of lexapro and have been losing well with a combination of WW and Intermittent Fasting

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@surgery4 Wood they want me to start in 5mg of lexapro

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@handwoven that’s v low, I think

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I'm on 20mg and loosing every week , I do low carb , count calories and occasionally fast

Answer 54

I'm on celexa and welbutrin. But I take metformin to help with pcos related weight issues

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@willywilly71 McGinness what's that

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@award pcos? Polycystic ovarian syndrome. Weightloss is an issue because a pcos symptom is insulin resistance. The metformin helps with that.  

Answer 55

Prozac just been a few weeks . loss of appetite haven’t been on the scale yet ?  

Answer 56

I've been on Lexapro since before I started. Down 98. 8 lbs

Answer 57

Yes. I’m on Lexapro. Down 13 but gained 2 back since this isolation

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@pangermanism that’s ok!  

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@prowler I just need those meetings! They were helping a lot.  

Answer 58

Lexapro made me gain 20 more pounds after gaining 35 in a matter of weeks. Dr said I was just agreed and started lexapro.  

Answer 59

Yes lost 28 lbs so far  

Answer 60

Yes, 50 pounds

Answer 61

Yes lost 30 pounds need to track I still want to lose 30 more pounds but have been at a standstill I work at Wal Mart so have been more stressed since the virus, and now we have to get used to wearing face masks and I am very claustrophobic

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@tapeworm32316 thank you for all you’re doing right now!  

Answer 62

I did and last 3 weeks I’ve stopped taking it and put on 2 kilos. think I’m going back on it.  

Answer 63

55 pounds. I had told myself for years that I couldn’t lose weight because I was on ssri’s, that it was coming off too slow. I finally realized that 1-2 pounds per week is the norm. Don’t let it hold you back. You can do it.  

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@subtrahend505 Harris thank you! My weight loss has been slow but slow & steady wins the race

Answer 64

I'm on a low dose too and am down 15 in 6 weeks

Answer 65

Yes and I was 70 yo. But during this virus thing, I’m struggling to just eat well. Now I have to lose it all again! I wish you much success.  

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@byplay thank you! You as well!  

Answer 66

Yes. been on prozac for yrs. 35 lb in 5 months

Answer 67

Yes. I’m on Prozac and have lost 100+. Each ssri is different in terms of weight. I’ve been on almost every psyche med and some are brutal. Prozac wasn’t a problem for me.  

Answer 68

I am on Lexapro and am losing weight. Yes, it has been a struggle but if you put your mind to it you can do it

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@abwatt good to know! I'm on 25 mg of Lexapro/day

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Colleen, I am on 20mg a day

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@abwatt omg! I’m on 25 mg of metoprolol each day, but 10 mg of lexapro. Sheesh

Answer 69

I lost 50 lbs on Lexapro and Wellbutrin

Answer 70

Yes. Almost 65 lbs

Answer 71

I take Zoloft! Has not hurt my results. I also have pcos and an insulin resistance. Every darn odd was against me, and probably why I spent 20 years overweight and depressed. But got sick of that and said NO! No more! No more excuses. Even if it is slow weight loss. I will lose weight! I have! I have kept it off. I will continue to persevere. You can do it too! Nothing will stop you when you are ready! You got this! ❤️

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@indicator you look amazing! Congrats and thanks for the kind words  

Answer 72

Yes, on lexapro for years. Since January 18th lost 25 lbs

Answer 73

I’m on Prozac now and lost about 18 pounds

Answer 74

Just lost 19 lbs. on a SSRI for many years. Hang in

Answer 75

I’m on Zoloft and I’ve lost almost 25 lbs this year

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I'm on Lexapro and I've lost 35 pounds since Jan 25.  

Answer 77

On Effexor and losing!  

Answer 78

Yes, almost 40 lbs and on Effexor also

Answer 79

Im on lexapro I had stopped taking it and started natural medicine not weed lol. I was sick of being tired and having no energy on lexapro.  

Answer 80

Yep lexapro, 50years old, 5 weeks in , 10 lb down

Answer 81

Yes Prozac

Answer 82

A side effect of prozac is weight loss.  

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@boreas prozac didn’t work for me, gave me heart palpitations

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Wellbutrin has no weight gain properties but you have to weigh what's most important because your mental health hasta come Hurst a lot of the weight gain comes from the Hunger that some of these meds cause you're not going to gain ton of weight and if you notice that you're gaining weight from these medications alter your eating see a nutritionist and dietitian because if it is wig working for your mental health you don't want to stop taking it without careful guidance from doctors

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@prowler did you try cutting the dose? I'm on 20mg, tried going to 40 had heart palpitations, went back down haven't had any problems!  

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@chantal251 I was on 10 which is the lowest

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@prowler , I take 5 mg

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@nonperishable how? Mine came in a capsule so I couldn’t half it

Answer 83

Nope. Gained on birh

Answer 84

I only know that if I do not take my meds, i get so depressed I don’t care what I eat or how much. Grateful I am down 95 lbs. for the last 3 years, but still have 30 more to go , in time I will get there. Stay well to everyone.  

Answer 85

I've been on Prozac since I was in 4th grade and I'm 22 now. I gained weight even though the side effect is weight loss, but I didn't gain weight until I was a senior in high school so I think it's due to my birth control and not playing sports anymore, not the Prozac. but who knows. Anyways I've lost 20lbs, SSRI doesn't seem to affect my weight loss. Good luck!  

Answer 86

I gained weight when I was on every other ssri except Prozac. However having said that , every body is totally different so work with your doctor to get what is right for you and your illness

Answer 87

I gained on EVERY antidepressant I’ve been on until I was prescribed Wellbutrin. It’s worked great for me

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@voroshilovgrad7 me to. I was so happy. I'm glad you found it as well. I've actually lost.  

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I am prescribed the generic brand of wellbutrin. wonder if i will have the same results

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@voroshilovgrad7 do u take it with your other depressant or do u just take wellbutrin

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@gully just Wellbutrin 300 mg

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@hypochondriac I have too

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@nigritude55 that’s what I take

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@voroshilovgrad7 just Wellbutrin 300 XL . Every other medication gave me terrible side effects along with weight gain. This is the first one that worked for me.  

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@voroshilovgrad7 HolmesHolme i was just prescribed 150 bupriopion for weight loss. i hope i can lose weight on it

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@nigritude55 it’s helped me. Best of luck to you!  

Answer 88

Yes, I take Prozac and have lost weight. I wish you the best.  

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@diagram thank you!  

Answer 89

I’m on Wellbutrin and Prozac and I’ve lost 80 pounds in a year!  

Answer 90

Out of all the SSRIs Paroxetine has the most significant profile for weight gain. The others not as much. You can ask your provider to switch you to a SNRI or Wellbutrin if weight gain is bothersome. Bottom line, have this conversation with your medical provider. They can help you find which medication is right for your circumstances.  

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@ruth15266 I have a “virtual visit” with her today! I just wanted to see other people’s experiences  

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@prowler good luck! I wish you nothing but the best.  

Answer 91

I’m on Effexor and I’ve lost 10 1/2 lbs in about 1 1/2 months!  

Answer 92

Yes. Down 50 lbs on an SSRI

Answer 93

? Is losing weight because your depressed and have no appetite/ and or a side effect of the med. I have been on anti depressants and I don’t have an appetite because of depression , gradually I’d eat because I’d start to feel better. They are not weight loss pills.  

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@hedwig I know they’re not weight loss pills. A lot of people gain weight on SSRIS because they increase your appetite

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@prowler I know! I gained because I ate and was feeling better!  

Answer 94

I take Cymbalta and Vistaril and have lost back down to below my lifetime goal with no problem.  

Answer 95

I have. I met my goal weight in 2006 and I've kept it off since!  

Answer 96

Anyone take Lexapro or it’s generic

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@flop32 I took the generic for postpartum for a year, and I gained weight on it!  

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@flop32 I have taken it for years and am down 25 lbs. it does different things to different people.  

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@flop32 I take the generic gained 60 lbs

Answer 97

Yes, the generic lexapro. I gained on all of them and stopped taking. I use CBD oil for my anxiety.  

Answer 98

I gained 60 lbs since I started lexapro and klonapin.  

Answer 99

Yes! Slower than I’d like, but I figure I’m building stronger habits  

Answer 100

I dont bother trying to lose weight anymore. its impossible on these meds. I'm just on this page to cheer people on and see their hard work

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@meet21 Really it is not! You CAN! Even a tiny bit at a time. I first lost only 25lbs my first yr. I was happy with that. I then REALLY got crazy and lost the rest faster. but you can lose slow. Anything is better than nothing. As I started earlier I have pcos, pseudo tumor cerebri, an insulin resistance and depression. Like you after 20 yrs decided I was going to be fat forever. I yo yo dieted always. but I finally did it! I am thin. 130lbs. I feel great. My insulin is down to 2. my fluids in my head are gone! My hormone levels are great without taking meds! I still take my anti depressants. but my neurologist says they also help keep my sleep in schedule and help with anxiety and stress. so I stay in them. I am proof though if I can do it anyone can!  

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@indicator was thank you for your encouragement. I lose. then gain! PCOS IS A B#@××! My big problem is severe arthritis in my lower back. being heavy makes it unbearable. I weigh 225. 5'4

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@meet21 That really sucks! My biggest was 270 after my daughter was born. 10 years ago.  Remember food is 80% of our weight loss! Even if you can’t exercise.  

Answer 101

Yes. It takes patience because it didn’t happen overnight but so well worth it

Answer 102

I've taken prozac for a few years and have been able to lose weight! I also have thyroid issues. ❤

Answer 103

I'm on zoloft idk if it's an ssri but I think it's helpful because it makes me feel up to things like getting out of bed

Answer 104

Yes! I have been on SSRIs for years. Now on SNRI which is the same in terms of making weight loss a bit harder. You absolutely can do it whilst on them. You are more likely to maintain your loss if it is slow and steady anyway. I promise you it will work though. I would advise keeping an eye on carbs - they also increase seratonin which is why it is so common for people with depression to eat more carbs. This blew my mind when I found it out and made so much sense. I would recommend green programme to start off with as involves counting everything whereas some starchy foods are free on blue and purple. I have lost around a stone (4 kilos I think) now since joining in February. Be patient as it may take a few weeks for your metabolism to adjust and to see the weight coming down. You can do it! Good luck. X

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Correction, a stone is SIX kilos, joy!  

Answer 105

All 100lbs while I was on SSRI. I am 56 yrs old.  

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@crossland7820 Segar Hughes you look fabulous

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@handwoven thank u! Hoping to inspire others to regain their health

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@crossland7820 Segar Hughes you look fabulous!  

Answer 106

Try weight watchers

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@zia266 Su I am on weight watchers already

Answer 107

Yes just takes a lot longer

Answer 108

On Prozac and lost 30 lbs since September

Answer 109

I have both gained and lost with Viibryd. Took sertraline for a bit (generic Zoloft) and had a horribly voracious appetite! Gained 40.  

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@esqueda that’s what lexapro does to me! Makes me sooo hungry

Answer 110

Yes! No problems.  

Answer 111

I take paxil and have lost 60 pounds slowly

Answer 112

Yes, currently on Lexapro, Wellbutrin, and lamictal. It’s definitely more difficult, but doable

Answer 113

I've lost 35 on lexapro

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@camfort how long have u been on it? Do u take it am or pm? Does it make u drowsy?  

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@flop32 Im on 30 mg I take in the am. I take is for depression not to loose weight. No it does not make me drowsy.  

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I 've been on for about 10 yrs

Answer 114

I came off and I gained 40 lbs

Answer 115

Only 1.  

Answer 116

Has anyone lost wait after gallbladder removal my cholesterol shots up to 7 and weight piling on since I got it out on October has anyone experienced this  

Answer 117

I’ve been on Prozac for 7 years and have no problem.  

Answer 118

I am losing weight with an under active thyroid

Answer 119

Helped me alot to lose weight and quite smoking

Answer 120

I take 15mg of lexapro in the evenings & have lost weight, didnt keep it off because I returned to bad habits. It made me drowsy when I first started 5 years ago but now it doesn’t

Answer 121

Has anyone taken Wellbutrin? Did you gain or lose weight?