Posted by redmaryjane on March 7, 2004, at 19:50:00
In reply to Re: Bipolar II: Lamictal and Paxil » redmaryjane, posted by katia on March 6, 2004, at 15:46:57
I've been on Paxil for four months now and have gained about 10 pounds since. I hesitate to blame it on the Paxil though...mostly because I have been eating a lot of chocolate, drinking alcohol (bad!) and not exercising as much as I used to.
I'm trying to change the bad habits and hopefully the weight will come off. I tried Effexor first and lost almost 10 pounds in a month. I became extremely hypomanic on the Effexor. I never felt the urge to eat at all. I have heard that Effexor and Wellbutrin are quite similar which is why my pdoc and I chose Paxil. I'm going to stick it out for now. My dr. seems to think the Lamictal will help with any weight issues. Some people are known to lose weight on it.
It's so hard to tell with these things.
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