Posted by Tony P on September 13, 2001, at 0:56:38
In reply to Re: Wellbutrin insomniac (4) » Tony P, posted by paxvox on September 11, 2001, at 8:10:51
Thanks, Pax.
That night I posted all night was the worst night ... don't know exactly what was going on physiologically, but sometimes I found in the past that Serzone would do much the same thing to me, all by itself, if I took it late at night when I was already a bit hyper. Partly my individual body chemistry no doubt, but I've seen a couple of posts some time ago on similar paradoxical experiences - critical timing of night-time doses, esp. the ones like Serzone and Remeron that are normally sleep-encouraging.
Anyhow, I'm not mixing any Serzone in for now - I want to get a good sense of where Wellbutrin is taking me by itself, plus I was overdue for a holiday from the Serzone.
Since then I've experimented with taking my 2nd 150 mg at bedtime, which works OK as far as getting to sleep goes, but I tend to wake up at 4 AM. Today I went back to breakfast time and suppertime, and so of course now at 11PM I'm feeling super energetic. I will try your suggestion - it sounds like it might be the best schedule for me too.
I was just looking at the Klonopin I have left, with no repeats, and hoping my Dr. will agree to keep me on it at least a bit longer - many people here seem to be taking it long-term, after all, it is an anti-seizure med., which is for the long haul for most people. Mostly I feel OK now with the speediness and jitters during the day, in fact one day I didn't feel the energy at all and missed it! But I'm worried about night time.
Thanks for posting.
Tony> Tony, sounds like you are having normal adjustment period to Wellbutrin. Good thing your doc is giving you a benzo with it. It is not unusual to have hypothermia, especially in hands and feet, on WB. I don't know why. I highly recommend B.I.D dosing of 150 SR at the time you get up, and about 6-7 hours later. I have had real problems taking it anytime after 8 hours or so. This does not necessarily fall in line with medical recommendations of at least 8 hours between dosing, but I believe that is mostly "hangover" from the seizure risk school of teaching. Keep your benzo at all costs! I don't know about seratonin syndrome, but I don't think WB would affect that, as it is only a very weak inhibitor of seratonin reuptake, working more on dopamine.
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