Posted by Tony P on September 7, 2001, at 21:48:39
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin insomniac » paxvox, posted by Simcha on September 7, 2001, at 13:11:24
I'm on day 14 of Wellbutrin SR (1st time), day 7 at 150 x 2 per day. I also have noticed that it can make me sleepy, rather than wakeful.
My first few days at b.i.d. I was taking the 2nd dose exactly 8 hrs. after the first. By the evening, I was almost manic, I just couldn't stop going, like that bunny! So I decided to experiment, took my second dose an hour or so before bedtime - that seems to work for me right now. This first 2 weeks have been quite a roller-coaster ride, though, so I'm prepared for it to change.
My Dr. has given me clonazepam (think that's same as Klonopin), 2 x .5 mg at night, plus Zopiclone/Imovane. The Zopiclone works fast but only really lasts about 4 hours, the clonazepam is slow and long acting, so it seems to be a good combination. I think the doc wants to wean me from the clonazepam fairly quickly, which I am a bit nervous about, but on the other hand don't want to stay on it so long that I have a hard time coming off it ... life's a balancing act sometimes!
I was having insomnia and taking the zopiclone already for a month or two before I started on the Wellbutrin, waking and getting up 2-3 times a night when it was worst. I was making it worse by rebound from the OTC drugs I was taking (especially Robaxin). I was also on Serzone (long-term) which seemed to have lost some of its sleep-stabilizing effect - so it's a bit complicated comparing then and now. But I've had 2 nights now where I more or less slept right through, and if I did waken, got back to sleep without taking anything extra. So I'm cautiously optimistic at this point!
Tony P
> Paxvox (PeaceVoice),
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> 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.
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> 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?
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> I dunno but I think it's weird.
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> -Simcha
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