Posted by Colleen D. on November 24, 2004, at 19:36:04
In reply to Best Time To Take Effexor XR, posted by TommyIsland on November 24, 2004, at 16:18:24
and after the same sleepiness in the day and wired feeling at night wouldn't go away with time, I started taking the Effexor at noon. This helped with the midday sleepiness, but not with the nighttime insomnia. For that I had to add doxepin (a TCA) which is sedating at a low dose - 25mg. No chance of tolerance with it, it's very inexpensive and it helps with nighttime anxiety too - a major problem for me. Beats trazodone or any OTC sleep aids as it's not so drying on the sinuses and really works to keep me asleep all night. Perhaps you could try something like that to get your sleep schedule trained back to what it should be.
Good luck!
Colleen
PPD, GAD and OCD
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