Posted by KarenK on January 18, 2001, at 13:15:08
In reply to Re: Damn Weight Gain, posted by greg on August 2, 1999, at 14:32:18
> > I have a relative who gained 90 pounds on Depakote.
> After stopping the Depakote she was unable to lose
> the weight...maybe because she continued taking
> Prozac. Her psy then switched her to Wellbutrin.
> In the 7 months she has been on Wellbutrin she has
> lost 75 pounds and intends to stay on the stuff
> until she loses the entire 90 pounds that she had
> gained. The Wellbutrin (and maybe the dieting)
> does make her very irritable and exacerbates her
> paranoia, but it sure did solve the weight problem!I'm in the process of getting off depakote now that in on topamax and the nasty side effects have gone away but I gained 30lbs on the stuff as if I wasn't fat enough! I'm still on prozac and I have lost 7lbs in 2 weeks. I don't have the cravings for ice cream and custards like I used to. Fruit will satisfy a sweet tooth now. I'm just hoping I can keep going.
KarenK
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