Posted by Snoozy on May 13, 2003, at 0:16:51
In reply to Re: Benadryl » Snoozy, posted by melley on May 12, 2003, at 16:13:11
I've been on Wellbutrin for several years, at 400 mg for probably 2 years. I think I started at 150 or 200 mg at the very beginning. Irritability is pretty common when you start taking it. Knowing that a drug is causing irritability makes it easier for me to deal with it. Like if listening to someone chew is making me hate them, I can talk myself through that the meds are making me on edge, and try to let go of that feeling. I hope that makes a bit of sense. Good luck to you!
> I found this interesting as I am taking ambien.10mg. every night. I really needed it when I bumped up to 225 mg of effexor, for sleeping. Before I was taking it to keep the vivid dreams at bay. However, I am now in the process of switching to wellbutrin. So far just feeling a bit seasick but not enough that I can't function. I am a bit testy, too. My husband said he thought for sure he must have a business trip to somewhere that he had to go to.
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> > I've been using Benadryl (generic is just fine) for help sleeping for many years (not lately though ;) I don't take it regularly, as my body gets used to it and I don't get as drowsy.
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> > It doesn't wear off in the middle of the night like Ambien or Sonata. If you haven't tried it before, you may want to start with one tablet (25 mg) to see how it works for you. For me, it takes longer for the drowsiness to kick in (about 1 hour) after taking it, than with other sleeping aids (usually about 15-30 min.)
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> > But please stay away from the bulldozer and other heavy machinery when you take it ;)
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