Posted by Tomatheus on October 4, 2014, at 16:48:12
In reply to what causes LEAST weight gain???, posted by iowamoo on October 3, 2014, at 19:28:13
Iowamoo,
One medication for mood disorders that comes to mind that seems to have a low likelihood of being associated with weight gain is the antidepressant Wellbutrin (bupropion). I didn't gain or lose any weight when I took Wellbutrin, but I can say that when I took Wellbutrin alone that I had a noticeably smaller appetite than I did before I started the medication. To the extent that Wellbutrin might reduce your appetite as it did with mine, I think that the medication's likelihood of leading to weight gain would be small. Wellbutrin has actually even been studied as a medication to help with weight loss:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11557835
Considering that Wellbutrin is an antidepressant, it may conceivably contribute to or worsen (hypo)manic symptoms in individuals with bipolar disorder, so I think that most doctors would probably prescribe Wellbutrin with a mood stabilizer for bipolar disorder if they would prescribe it at all. However, given the fact that Wellbutrin is used for mood disorders and that the medication is not likely to lead to weight gain (and may even help with weight loss), I thought that I would mention it.
Tomatheus
Has an affective psychosis with strong chronic fatigue symptoms
Taking Abilify & vitamins B3, C, & D3
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