Posted by John O on August 30, 2001, at 23:22:55
In reply to Re: sleepy sleepy on prozac, posted by JAMMER on August 30, 2001, at 13:37:13
I have been on Prozac for 5 years. I started at 20 mg and worked up to 80 mg over time in order to maintain the same effects. Since tiredness has been a constant side effect, the high dosage left me nearly comatose!
To combat this, my doctor had me drop the dosage of Prozac and add Wellbutrin to the mix. This seemed to work for a while, but the depression returned. We then tried a Prozac/Alertec combo. Alertec is a drug used for narcolepsy, and the combination has been pretty good. Certainly my moods have been incredibly stable!
The fatigue is still there though. I can fall asleep in a matter of minutes and find myself nodding off at very inappropriate times! I'd like to know if anyone with similar symptoms has successfully switched completely from Prozac to something else.
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