Posted by Patient on January 12, 2004, at 16:27:16
In reply to Sleepy on Wellbutrin...Why? zzzzzzzzzz, posted by redscarlet on January 11, 2004, at 1:17:57
Hi,
Just to let you know I had a similar experience the second time I took Wellbutrin with an SSRI. I had been taking 20mg Celexa for depression and anxiety and had Wellbutrin SR 150mg added to help boost libido-it didn't really help, but I did get very stimulated when I started taking the Wellby., and also slight insomnia. I stopped taking the Wellby after a while. Months later I restarted the same combination to help get me out of the brain fog that 20mg of Celexa was causing me (after I'd been on Cel. a few months.)-funny thing was this time the addition of Wellb. made me sleepy during the day.
For you it could help to reduce the Wellbutrin dosage by switching to Wellbutrin Slow Release (SR) form 100mg-it could be that the once a day Wellbutrin XL effects on norepinephrine, and especially, dopamine, are causing the sleepiness.
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