Wellbutrin And Naltrexone: A Knockout Punch For Weight Loss.

By Victor Bruno


Wellbutrin is the commercial label for the generic bupropion, an antidepressant. It has a long history of treating depression with a notable side effect, it causes people to lose weight. While not intended as a weight loss drug, It is now routinely prescribed to help people lose weight.

Wellbutrin treats depression by keeping the uplifting chemicals, norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain longer. This allows these mood enhancing compounds to build to effective levels and lift the patient's spirits.

For someone struggling to lose weight, Wellbutrin may well be the answer. Still, it's important to remember that it is powerful medicine with some substantial side effects. This is why it must be prescribed and supervised by a medical doctor and only when non-pharmaceutical approaches have been tried and exhausted.

Exactly how Wellbutrin helps someone lose weight has not been conclusively determined. However, it is believed that it suppresses the appetite so someone taking it eats less. It probably also revs up the body's metabolism so it burns more calories at the same time.

Using Wellbutrin for weight loss is an 'off-label' use of the medication. In other words, the FDA has not approved it for this purpose. Nonetheless, doctors routinely prescribe medication for non-approved purposes and bupropion has a long track record for weight loss.

People who need to lose a lot of weight may wish to speak to their doctor about combining Wellbutrin with Naltrexone. This combination has proven very successful when a lot of weight must be lost and nothing else seems to help. In fact, this formulation is so effective a couple of companies are in the process of getting their proprietary formulation approved by the FDA.

Naltrexone is a powerful drug that has traditionally been used to treat drug addiction. It stops the cravings associated with an addictive substance. When it's prescribed for weight loss, Naltrexone stops cravings for food, so a person will naturally eat less. Wellbutrin and Naltrexone is an extreme but often highly effective method of treating obesity.

Wellbutrin can help you lose weight, but it does have side effects. It's a serious medication and still controversial in some medical circles. Doctors who embrace a non-pharmaceutical approach to health warn that there is no magic pill for losing weight. They recommend learning why you are overweight and addressing those concerns. For them, excessive weight is the symptom of something deeper and to paint over it with a pill is to miss an opportunity to truly regain your health.




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