Mood related eating

[Anonymous]

I have and do the healthy things - meditate, time with friends, eat pretty well, exercise, time with family, have a pet, nice home, financial security etc.

Yet my eating gets so out of hand. I eat protein, healthy fats, enough calories but just want to eat so much. I have a history of trauma including being hungry and unsafe for most of my childhood.

I'm considering going on wellbutrin, in the past I used it for a few months and it has helped me feel better. Even when I don't eat in response to urges, I just really want to and I think about it a lot. Wellbutrin works on dopamine, and when I eat I absolutely believe I'm looking for a dopamine fix to help me feel better, even if it only lasts so long as the eating.

Is going on wellbutrin again for a few months to help me get through this harmful in the long run? Last time I used it for stress. I am under emotional stress now but not the same level as before.

[Anonymous]

No, go on the Wellbutrin. Mental heath is important and absolutely feeds into eating too much/not enough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, go on the Wellbutrin. Mental heath is important and absolutely feeds into eating too much/not enough

Mental health is important but skip the wellbutrin. It’s in the class of drugs which is associated with increased dementia risk

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/two-types-of-drugs-you-may-want-to-avoid-for-the-sake-of-your-brain

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, go on the Wellbutrin. Mental heath is important and absolutely feeds into eating too much/not enough

Mental health is important but skip the wellbutrin. It’s in the class of drugs which is associated with increased dementia risk

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/two-types-of-drugs-you-may-want-to-avoid-for-the-sake-of-your-brain

NP Thanks for posting this, although ignorance might have been bliss. Just got back on Wellbutrin at 60 and am now going to speak with psychiatrist about study,

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, go on the Wellbutrin. Mental heath is important and absolutely feeds into eating too much/not enough

Mental health is important but skip the wellbutrin. It’s in the class of drugs which is associated with increased dementia risk

https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/two-types-of-drugs-you-may-want-to-avoid-for-the-sake-of-your-brain

Not seeing wellbutrin in this, am I missing it?

[Anonymous]

It's not Wellbutrin, it's Paxil that's the potentially risky drug.