r7551I just started on lamictal . I am on a small dose but I also am very petitie. I also take wellbutrin xl 150 1x day. I am very worried about gaining weight on this medicine. Has anyone else been on this combination of medications and what have they noticed in general but also with their weight and appetite.|?
Lamictal & Wellbutrin - anyone else taken this combination and what happened with your weight ?
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- 21 Jul 2012 by r7551
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- lamictal, wellbutrin, wellbutrin xl, depression, bipolar disorder, weight, medicine, medication
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bumblebee9023 Jul 2012
r7551, I am on Lamictal 100 mg and Wellbutrin too, and I have not had any problems with weight gain. I think it is a great combination, for me that is. I was struggling very hard mentally before this combination, and I feel alot better. Everyone is different. But works for me. Best of luck to you, and wish you nothing but peace and happiness. Ruthie
23 Jul 2012
Hi r7551, I have been on 400mg's of Lamictal now for at least 7yrs. I'm also on Wellbutrin. I love Lamictal! And I can guarentee you it is not a drug that causes people to gain weight. Wellbutrin isn't either. I also have been very weight conscious and have been on many different medications through my yrs. of struggle with bipolar disorder. I'm 49 and I was diagnosed at 26. I've taken many meds that have made me put on an average 20lbs. I also have an anxiety disorder that used to be crippling to me. I take 2-mg's of clonazepam at bedtime for anxiety and in addition, I was told by two psychiatrists tha though clonazepam isn't considered a tx. for Bipolar disorder it does have some properties that are good for people with bipolar disorder. I take Seroquel 200mg's at bedtime. Seroquel is an antipsychotic to decreas the potential for going into a full blown manic/pyschotic episode.
r7551
24 Jul 2012
Thank you , you comment was very helpful. I also do take klonipin 2 mg like you at bed time to help me sleep. Although since I started taking lamictal my poor sleeping has gotten worse. Up til 3 or 4 everynight. Im getting flustrated but am trying to see if I can get on a higher dose of klonipin for sleep.I am your age too. Im 44. I just want a life. Ive been struggling since I was 11yrs old with anxiety and dibilitating lack of confidence and depression.
Thank you I am going to add you to my friends if thats ok. Im new to this site so bear with me if it takes me alittle time to get back to you.
bumblebee90
24 Jul 2012
I too take Lamictal 100mg and Wellbutrin, and it has helped me tremendously. We have alot in common. I do feel like the Lamictal could be raised a bit, and the dr. mentioned it, so we'll see about that. Have a wonderful day, and take care. Ruthie
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pickles503
15 Aug 2012
Excellent advice, mostlycloudy! I couldn't have said it better myself.
r7551
16 Aug 2012
OMG. Thank you . I have almost the exact symptoms you did. I was started on 4 mg of lamictal and on 150 mg extended release wellbutrin. I was a total bitch and noone could stand to be around me and I couldnt stand myself. I couldnt get out of being so depressed wwith how bad my life is. SO I stopped taking the lamictal and feel like myself again. Well Now the Dr. thinks that the 150 extended release wellbutrin was interacting with the lamictal, so now he wants me to try 2 mg. of lamictal in the am and 75 mg. 1x a day wellbutrin sr. Im alittle hesitant but if I start feeling that way I again I am done and going back to wellbutrin 150xl. tommorrow I start so we will see. What dose of wellbutrin are you on and what kind?
jshrier7 r7551
16 Aug 2012
Thank you for your feedback. Are you also on Wellbutrin sr?
LVJJJ
16 Aug 2012
no, too expensive
Images*1115 Aug 2012
I am on 200 mg Lamictal before bed and 200 mg Wellbutrin twice daily. I have actually had a decrease in weight on this combo. I had been on combination of Serequal, Ativan and Wellbutrin and had significant weight gain. I have lost all of that weight, and then some, since making the switch. The combination works well for me also.
Good Luck!
Grayblane
notanexac...17 Jan 2013
I took welbutrin went from size 22 to 8 . It wore off and started to take paxil then that wore off. Now on lamictal havent gained 25 mg 2xpday celexa an adivan. Im experiencing joint pain and lechen planus since i started this month. Im small framed too been going thur this bipolar One since1999 been on meds since. Your gonna stay small i went from 2 to 12 on six months from respirdol know how u feel.
2 Apr 2013
I am on the same combination of meds and have been for many years. I am the same size now as I was before I started the medications. 5'2" tall and about 118 lbs. I was on Wellbutrin for a couple years along with Zoloft for depression and Depakote for my mood stabilizer. when I switched from Depakote to Lamictal I felt like my life began!! What a wonderful medication for Bipolar! I have heard the only good reports from many other Bipolars. I hope you will find it to be as helpful as I have. I am no longer on the Zoloft. I chose to give my body and mind a break from all my medications a few years ago because my situation had changed so drastically in many ways and I wanted to cleanse and be reassessed to see where I was at. Before the break I was on Wellbutrin, Zoloft, Lamictal. Gabapentin, and two others I can't recall at the moment for eight years and on high doses. I am very happy and balanced on Lamictal and Wellbutrin and have been for about a year now.
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Thank you for your reassurance. You are on a higher dose than I am but I suspect my doctor will be increasing mine just doing it very slowly. He started me on only 4 mg. per day. I am pettite but Im pretty sure that dose will change. It makes me feel better to know that you are on 100 mg and also wellbutrin to. I have struggled for many years not being able to hold down jobs because of anxiety and severe depression, doom and panic. Even the stupid little things overwhelm me. I feel like a failure. some how I managed to get through nursing school 3 yrs. ago but still cant hold a job down. I do have to say since i started taking the med. I feel somewhat hyper. I kinda like it. But I also feel alittle happier at times, but still wigg out with the little things but alot it going on too with my family that is taking its toll on me. I know Ive only been on it for a couple days so it probably isnt really working yet. I know it takes a few months. How has it helped you?
Thank you again for your feedback.
r7551, I added you as a friend. You can add me as one too, and we can talk to each other by private questions. I am glad I was able to help you in some way. I am alot, and I mean alot like you. So don't feel bad. I too have struggled tremendously through the years, and have lost jobs too. My problem was I medicated myself for years with alcohol instead of medication. I ended up a chronic alcoholic, and almost died a few times due to it. I have been sober from alcohol 6 years now. I quit when I got pregnant with my 3rd child who is five now. I struggled for a while with the having to take medicine to be able to function, but I am completely ok with it now. If I don't take it, I cry uncontrollably, up's and down's, high's and low's, sideway's and backway's ha ha. It's a mental rollercoaster ride that is not only very hard on me, but for my family too.
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I accepted that I have a mental issue, and my medication's help me be a better person... period. How? No more uncontrollable crying. I feel like I can handle my pain issues much better than before. I am much more stabilized with my moods. Much more pleasant to be around. I am not ashamed at all that I have to take meds. to help me. I am unhealthy when I don't take them. And I don't want my kid's or husband seeing me like that. I don't want to feel that way. You are doing the right thing. Give it some time, and hang in there. I know my childhood upbringing and all the abuse that went along with it, and a prior abusive marriage, and a couple of other things did alot of damage to me. It caused alot of anxiety and panick attack issues, along with the mental issues. Even though it did a number on me, I continue to fight the battle. Remind myself that it was in the past, and try to focus on what I have today. A wonderful supportive hubby, who takes care of me. And there's alot to take care of. But he loves me unconditionally. I never had that before. I still struggle at times. Maybe I always will, but I won't let it get the better of me, and don't you let it either. Life is too precious, and we have to try and be as strong as we can. It's so very hard at times... I know. I have two older children that remind me of that quite often. But let nothing get you completely down. I am here for you anytime. You can write to me now whenever you want, and I will be of as much help as possible. Take care hon, and remember something my mother used to always tell me... Noone said life would be a bed of roses, and if it was, roses have thorns. Your friend, Ruthie
Thank you Ruthie for sharing. I added you as a friend. How do I message you privately. Im new to this site so bear with me. My name is Rose. Maybe through the private messaging I can give you my real email.
Rose
we are very much alike. Except you atleast were able to get married and have kids. I gave up on that pipe dream along time ago. Really would like to talk to you more .
I'll send you a private message and it will show up on you're computer... You have a private message from babyr0525. Just open it like all the other questions and read it. To send a Private Message to someone, click on their avatar, which is there picture. Like mine is the little bear. Just click on it, and you will see where it say's Send Private Message. Click there. There's one line/space where you have to ask a question... like How are you? Then a second space below where you add more detail to you're question. Then click submit. Now I will tell you, some people's say's sending private message is unavailable. Because they made it that way. But if you friend someone and they friend you back, you are able to ask private questions. I hope this helps somehow. I'm going to send you one right now. I would love to talk to you more too. Cheer up missy. Try and have a good day. And remember... there are alot of great people on this site.
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Alot of caring people. I know, I've made several friends. And there's always room for one more. :) Ruthie