Posted by Tony P on September 8, 2001, at 8:51:27
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin insomniac (3), posted by Tony P on September 8, 2001, at 6:45:15
6:30 AM here in lotus land. still hanging in. Music helps - Thank God for CBC-Stereo and CDs and ecstatic composers like des Prez and Gorecki.. "And so to bed" .... may be sufficiently tired/sedated by now to sleep despite serotonin overload symptoms persisting.
I will take my Wellbutrin SR 150 @ 7 AM per usual - not SSRI, so shouldn't make things appreciably worse (I hope). Will keep you posted, if anyone out there's reading this< g >.
Feel free to email me (&/or of course post response to the list).Thanks for being there, even if only in virtual espace at this time of night / AM wherever you are ....
Tony
> 4 AM - still wakeful, skin feels like it's burning but extremities cold (judging by my nose, if I were a dog I'd be very healthy< g >), general anxiety, shivery now that I'm out of bed - is this the dreaded Serotonin Syndrome? Not meaning to sound flippant, know it can be serious if severe. For the techy types, body temp 97.4F, about right for this time of night, sorry no sphygmomanomter at hand.
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> Tempted to take 1st Wellbutrin of day early, but no - would throw off schedule, and if indeed suffering serotonin crisis, would make worse.
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> Took 2mg clonazepam - well within max daily limits I think, and least I can be a sedated serotonin syndrome victim! Maybe some restful music will help - undoubtedly better than sitting typing at computer.
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> I know probably nobody but me is live on this BB at this hour of the AM, but thanks for being there just to let me type this and feel a little better ....
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> Tony P
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> > Did my last post sound smug? Well, may Hypnos and Morpheus forgive me.
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> > Different experiment this time: Wellbutrin dose #2 at supper time, i.e. ~11 hr. after 1st dose. Spent a calm evening and fell asleep OK (11PM+? not sure) with prescribed dose of 1 mg clonazepam, 7.5 mg zopiclone.
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> > Awoke after skimming the surface of sleep for a while at 1 AM. Tomorrow's Saturday, I don't have to get up, so another .5 mg clonazepam, 7.5 mg zopiclone with some kava-kava in cocoa. Back to bed & try meditative techniques. Dozed for a maybe 10 minutes in a 40 min period, then fully wakeful. Took (somewhat regretfully) 200 mg Serzone - I was hoping for a longer period of trial just on WB without mixing the two. I feel the familiar gentle sleepiness from the Serzone as I type this, so here's hoping!
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> > Tony P
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> > > I'm on day 14 of Wellbutrin SR (1st time), day 7 at 150 x 2 per day. [snip remainder of background/history]
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