Wellbutrin: How To Jumpstart Your Weight Loss Program.

By Randolph Gobel


Wellbutrin is the commercial label for the generic bupropion, an antidepressant. It has a long history of treating depression with a notable side effect, it causes people to lose weight. While not intended as a weight loss drug, It is now routinely prescribed to help people lose weight.

Wellbutrin blocks the transfer of norepinephrine and dopamine out of the brain and keeps these naturally occurring chemicals in the brain for a longer period of time. Norepinephrine and dopamine are energizing, 'feel good' chemicals. This is how it helps to lift chronic depression.

For someone struggling to lose weight, Wellbutrin may well be the answer. Still, it's important to remember that it is powerful medicine with some substantial side effects. This is why it must be prescribed and supervised by a medical doctor and only when non-pharmaceutical approaches have been tried and exhausted.

Exactly how Wellbutrin helps someone lose weight has not been conclusively determined. However, it is believed that it suppresses the appetite so someone taking it eats less. It probably also revs up the body's metabolism so it burns more calories at the same time.

Using Wellbutrin for weight loss is an 'off-label' use of the medication. In other words, the FDA has not approved it for this purpose. Nonetheless, doctors routinely prescribe medication for non-approved purposes and bupropion has a long track record for weight loss.

People who need to lose a lot of weight may wish to speak to their doctor about combining Wellbutrin with Naltrexone. This combination has proven very successful when a lot of weight must be lost and nothing else seems to help. In fact, this formulation is so effective a couple of companies are in the process of getting their proprietary formulation approved by the FDA.

Originally marketed to treat addictions, Naltrexone blocks the cravings an addict has for drugs, alcohol and other addictive substances. When it comes to losing weight, Naltrexone knocks out food cravings. When the cravings are gone, a patient will naturally eat less. Without food cravings, a patient can more easily stay on a weight loss program.

Wellbutrin can help you lose weight, but it is still a prescription grade medication. Doctors who promote a natural approach to health warn against it, saying there is no magic pill for weight loss. Instead they recommend a change in lifestyle that includes a pleasant and satisfying healthy diet, enjoyable activity, supportive social connections and an improved relationship with food. Losing weight and keeping it off is fundamentally about choosing to live a healthy life and taking the action required to make it happen.




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