Posted by sl on July 10, 2001, at 11:43:56
In reply to is everything a sign of underlying dep???!!! , posted by delna on July 10, 2001, at 11:28:25
> Shouldn’t he just add stimulants to effexor to control the sleepiness?
>
> Thanks for listening
> Any views welcome
> delnaHeh. In a word, YES. What I found out AFTER my doctor changed me off the med I had about a 75% recovery on is this: If you're responding MOSTLY to a med, they're supposed to ADD something, not change you off it. (you can search online under partial response to find documentation)
My suggestion would be to add Wellbutrin, or up the dosage of Effexor to see if the stimulating effects clear out the sleepiness (my research says you could go as high as 375mg). They could even use Provigil, which is usually prescribed for narcolepsy, or Adderall which is a stimulant prescribed ususally for ADD.
Anyway, given what you've said, I side with you. ;)
Luck...
sl
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