Struggling to finish meals on bupropion for depression
I (21F) started bupropion (American Wellbutrin) four months ago and it has tremendously helped with managing my depression. The first couple months I had really bad nausea and low appetite but after about a month and a half these symptoms went away. However I now really struggle with finishing my food and recognizing my hunger cues.
I feel like I often forget to eat because I don’t feel hungry and I inevitably start to feel very sick and nauseous from not eating and then know I need to eat. But then it’s very hard to eat when I feel that way. I don’t want to lose weight and it’s really hard to finish my food. I feel like I’ve wasted a lot of food since starting it and that’s another aspect I don’t like.
Has anyone had a similar experience and if you figured out a way to help improve your appetite I’d really love some advice.
Posted Sep 6, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC