Re: LDN plus bupropion (wellbutrin) for weight loss

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As a psychiatric survivor, I can't not respond to this. I was put on Wellbutrin

in 1997 and it gave me terrifying speed reactions. I only took it about 2 weeks

and had to stop because of the speed reactions--backward somersaults actually.

When I quit, I was so scared I couldn't leave my room. I had to cancel a class

and almost didn't finish my master's degree. That was when my hair started

turning gray too.

Annette

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> There is a new 'drug' combo called CONTRAVE which is in the last stages of

studies before being released to the public. I don't know what the cost will be

or when it will come out. However, what it is, is naltrexone and wellbutrin. Of

course both the doses are way higher than we know to use.

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> Since I take LDN at 4 mg due to fibromyalgia already, I added 75 mg of

wellbutrin 2 times a day.

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> Here is what I did.

> Before bed, my 4 mg LDN

> With breakfast and lunch, at least 5 hours apart, 75 mg wellbutrin.

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> That is 1 tablet of regular, old fashioned wellbutrin, not XL or SR.

> The XL and SR, which are extended release types, CANNOT be cut!

> However the regular, non extended release wellbutrin can be cut in half.

> (I think you can get 75 mg wellbutrin also.)

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> I have found it to be effective. I believe it works on the hypothalamus and

possibly makes the body more leptin sensitive.

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> BE SENSIBLE. If you are going to try it, look up the side effects and drug

interaction warnings. Try the LOW DOSES as we know from the LDN that low doses

are effective without causing side effects.

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> Either google CONTRAVE, or LDN and wellbutrin for weight loss, or

> try www.stanford.wellsphere.com then type in contrave in the search box.

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> Be sensible and good luck.

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