Posted by bob on January 28, 2002, at 0:22:18
In reply to Nardil-induced hypersomnia, posted by christophrejmc on January 26, 2002, at 3:32:41
Christophre:
I have experienced the eventual development of hypersomnia with every single significantly serotonergic drug I've ever tried. This includes all the SSRIs, Effexor, and Mirtazapine. It doesn't happen right away, but eventually... e.g. six to eight months down the road. It is especially characterized by severe sedation upon getting up - to the point where I eventually don't get out of bed until the afternoon. How's that for hypersomnia?! Nothing I have ever tried has mitigated it, except for coming off the drug in question. Of course, then I dive into severe mental disarray. I tried willpower, multiple alarm clocks, changing the time of dosing, coffee, etc, etc, etc. When you don't hear your alarm, you don't get up.
I took Depakote for over a year, and it wasn't as bed with morning sedation as the SSRI type drugs, but then again, it caused 'round the clock fatigue and drowsiness.
Bob
P.S. If you ever find a solution to this hypersomnia, please post it here!
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