Posted by Simcha on September 7, 2001, at 13:11:24
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin insomniac » Kathleen6674, posted by paxvox on September 7, 2001, at 12:17:24
Paxvox (PeaceVoice),
I wonder why I haven't had this insomnia. It seems so common among those who take Wellbutrin. I take mine at 3pm. I have been known to be in dreamland within an hour after taking it.
Don't you think that is bizarre? I've been on it for 6 weeks or so. Is it a side effect that will come later? Also do you think that the Celexa is sedating and negating the activating qualities of the Wellbutrin?
I dunno but I think it's weird.
-Simcha
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> > I've been taking it for 3 days, and I've noticed the same thing.
> >
> > I've been on it before, and it caused insomnia then. My doc gave me Ambien, although I think my current doc is iffy about sleeping pills. Thus far I've been taking OTC stuff - Benadryl, mostly, some melatonin.
> >
> > The OTC stuff doesn't work as well as prescription sleep meds, in my experience; although also in my experience, a lot of doctors are reluctant to prescribe sleeping pills. I sure wish that weren't the case.
>
> Well, depending on if you are seeing a GP or a Pdoc, you should DEMAND a sleep aid when taking WB. Whereas I have used both Ambien and Sonata before getting back on benzos, my Pdoc reluctantly "allows" me to stay with the benzos. He has tried several other "mood stabilizers" to help me sleep, the best was trazadone, but it had adverse anticholinergic effects on me. Good luck!
> PAX
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