Bupropion Only Antidepressant Linked to Weight Loss

Anyone using this?

Bupropion is the only antidepressant associated with modest long-term weight loss, but only among nonsmokers, according to a new retrospective cohort study published recently in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

“We found that bupropion is the only antidepressant that tends to be linked to weight loss over 2 years,” study leader David Arterburn, MD, Group Health Research Institute, Seattle, Washington, said in a Group Health Research Institute news release. “All other antidepressants are linked to varying degrees of weight gain.”

“Our study suggests that bupropion is the best initial choice of antidepressant for the vast majority of Americans who have depression and are overweight or obese,” he added.

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I use it but i still eating a lot so its not working for me

Careful welbutrin is stimmy

I have been taking it for years.

I take lexapro, a different antidepressant. I haven’t gained any weight taking it.

I haven’t lost any either but the article suggests most if not all other antidepressants will cause weight gain.

I take Lexapro, too, and am losing weight on it.

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High five! Same antidepressant!

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