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Posted by andrewb on January 21, 2000, at 10:36:19
Iv'e been on reboxetine for 16 days and I have some trouble getting to sleep and I wake up many times during the night. Will this side effect go away? What can I do to help myself sleep better?
Posted by Jen on January 22, 2000, at 6:18:08
In reply to reboxetine: trouble sleeping, posted by andrewb on January 21, 2000, at 10:36:19
> Iv'e been on reboxetine for 16 days and I have some trouble getting to sleep and I wake up many times during the night. Will this side effect go away? What can I do to help myself sleep better?
It does get better. I had this effect at first as well. Try a low dose of
an antihistamine. I used Phenergan. I am assuming you are in the UK? If
not benedryl might work, although it personally does nothing for me.
The only thing you need to watch out for is constipation... which also
goes away in time, but takes much longer. Hang in there, it is worth the
wait!Jen
Posted by torchgrl on January 25, 2000, at 0:34:32
In reply to Re: reboxetine: trouble sleeping, posted by Jen on January 22, 2000, at 6:18:08
my trial of reboxetine was about 10 weeks, and during that time I didn't notice any major change in the insomnia, except that I didn't wake up as many times during the night towards wk 10 as I did in the beginning. Since I was involved in the study, I couldn't take anything to help sleep, so had to try to deal with it as best I could. Antihistimines might help (i.e. benedryl), although I've heard they lose efficacy after awhile. There are also some newer sleeping medications that are supposed to be good (i.e. Ambien) and nonaddictive. Good luck!
Posted by Bruce on January 25, 2000, at 7:16:53
In reply to reboxetine: trouble sleeping, posted by andrewb on January 21, 2000, at 10:36:19
Andrew -
I am using Kava Kava successfully (1or 2 500 mg pills an hour before bed). It doesn't cause a hangover at those doses. It can also give you some cool dreams...
Bruce
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