Side effects

[colz85]

I took my new meds today.  Is it possible for them to have an effect already?  Because long about lunchtime, I got positively giddy.  Like...UP.

Annnnnd I just wanted to leap to the end of the sofa and strangle my husband as he NOISILY crammed potato chips into his gaping maw.  I also snapped "fine, whatever" on our way home from dancing as he

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[voxacerbus]

Actually yeah, Wellbutrin can make you darned well perky. I dig that particular "effect". I need only perkiness, not much else, and it delivers for me.

You've got a good mindset: baby steps, hitting the gym, etc. But the last time you did WW it worked for forty pounds. GREAT! If it works for forty pounds, and that's it, then you're still better off than right now, right?

That's how I am looking at it. I left WW last time because they set an unreasonable goal for me. I have lost 8.5 pounds on the program, with another 15-20 to lose, but even if I only lose ten - ever - I am working on being okay with that. And more importantly, not gaining that ten back.

Keep it small, and don't worry about the plateaus. Stop with WW, but keep doing the program on your own if you hit the dreaded plateau. Just never beat yourself up.

Regardless, the gym is going to be good, as are your better food choices. WW is just my personal way of dealing with it and I don't want to force you into MY way. I just hope you find what makes you very happy.

[colz85]

WW was good, I think, because it didn't forbid anything, and is all about portion control. I'm not averse to going back on it at some point. though I do remember the evening I started bawling because the tacos we were having were "so tiny. And I'm STARVING. And this is so haaaarrrd". My poor husband!

[voxacerbus]

Oh yeah, I know what you mean. :) That is very true.

[tudorlady]

'Leen --

Two things: Enjoy the high. What you're actually feeling is just "better". Seriously. When people with chronic depression begin to experience anything *like* normal, they totally freak out and think they're hypomanic. We're not. It's just that we're so used to being miserable that anything else is disturbingly foreign. On the other hand, if you don't sleep for 48 hours, then call your doc.

Second: Never doubt that for a moment you have done something wonderful that has made a significant difference in someone's life. Your generous gift of postage stamps has helped me tremendously, and I mean it. These will last me quite a while. Just now, when even getting weekly bus tickets for myself and clearbell is a real challenge, this has helped me a great deal. It's one of those things most people don't even think of because it's so basic, but -- you have helped me in a way that I really, really appreciate. Thank you.

[colz85]

really? This is just NORMAL? wow. And yeah...sleeping last night was, uh...different. But I think in the end it'll be fine. Can it really make a difference after one pill??

And you are more than welcome for the stamps. I was happy to do it!

[tudorlady]

they say paxil takes 2 weeks to really effect you but the three times I went on it, withing 24 hours I felt the effects. or affects. which is is grammatically correct.

as for the weight loss....dude....baby steps is right. I just push and shoved along a little at a time and soon it became a routine.

grant it, I'm just down 13 pounds in 2 months, but HEY! I'm down 13 pounds! and look and feel a thousand times better

wellbutrin and weight loss

[anonymous]

Took less than 24 for the Wellbutrin to kick in for me this time. Weight loss? You betcha. With no need to self-medicate with junk food I've lost nearly 20lbs in 3 months. I feel happy and well enough (except this week, thank you hormones) to get up and do stuff and just that little bit of extra activity helps to no end. It's not like I have more energy per se, it's more like the defeatist "whatever" lumpish mindset went away and getting off my ass doesn't require a guilt trip and a huge effort anymore. ~LA

yes...baby steps!

[anonymous]

Weight loss is such a cross to bear. Ugh. I feel your pain. My extra 35 pounds crept up on me and now I am miserable and it feels too overwhelming to be successful. Do you have someone to help motivate you and hold you accountable?
That helps me.

Meds: It is most def possible to be feeling side effects, even if the drug has not stabilized enough to be at peak effectiveness yet. And if crazy whoohoo manic highs are your side effects, you better share that shit.