Posted by TriedEveryMedication on November 2, 2016, at 9:06:06
In reply to Re: managing desipramine insomnia - again. - Oops, posted by porkpiehat on November 2, 2016, at 8:58:30
> Effexor gives me pretty bad insomnia, even at 37.5...And I take prazosin (1 mg) at night for night terrors and that doesn't seem to make a difference.
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> I'm assuming that it's the NE activity OR that it is constantly releasing into my system because it is XR. Nothing but nyquil seems to cut through it...with ativan and melatonin, but that seems to be waning also.
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> What was the origninal suggestion again and was anyone having luck with it?The original suggestion was clonidine. I didn't have any but used guanfacine instead, which worked for me, too.
Note that at 37.5mg, the NE effects of effexor should be pretty minimal. So maybe it is something else about the effexor that keeps you awake.
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