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 Post subject: Re: Interesting: Naltrexon in weight loss!
PostPosted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:24 pm 
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ok, you hooked me about the threads on weight loss. I tried wellbutrin awhile ago for smoking and it did nothing for me so I stopped, but :D the combination of Nal and wellbutrin sounds intriguing to me. I'm always fighting the weight gain and thinking if i would only stop drinking i would lose the weight hence the catch 22! My thought is when I go back to the doc for our check-in can I ask for a prescription of wellbutrin as well without him saying to me I'm out of control and where are you coming from lady. Hey, if I walked in before and said I'm an alcoholic and I need a prescription for Nal do i really care at this point what he thinks now? Ok, I guess I do.


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 Post subject: Re: Interesting: Naltrexon in weight loss!
PostPosted: Fri Dec 30, 2016 10:33 pm 
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ortho wrote:
The drug called "Contrave" is being hyped to be the magic pill in weight loss. It recently successfully passed Phase III trial and is up (or will be very soon) for the FDA approval as a prescription medicine. It is an extended release version of a combination of two well-known drugs, Naltrexone and Bupropion (AKA Wellbutrin, AKA Zyban). As many here may know, Zyban is by far the most effective and safe medicine prescribed for smoking cessation and Wellbutrin is a somewhat inefficient but very safe antidepressant. Apparently, people on all versions of Bupripion tend to lose weight in the beginning but then gain it again. It is suggested that when Naltrexon is added to the mix, it suppresses cravings for food.

I think it can be said that this is a case of TSM or pharmacological extinction - you eat while taking Naltrexon to help you deal with the urges to eat! Interestingly, the company that makes Contrave suggests that it is an extended release version of both that is critical for the success of Contrave.
Maybe, just maybe it means people here will be better off taking NAL in 25 mg portions during the drinking session (?).

Just google "contrave" and read away. It should be easy to find the clinical trial reports. It's a pity it seems no one ever tried combination of naltrexone and wellbutrin on alcoholic patients. Maybe soon?



hi,
Thanks for this informative post....


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