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Posted by TrishP on July 5, 2005, at 15:09:10
I take Trazodone at night to help with sleep sometimes. If I took it on a regular nightly basis, would it help take the edge off Wellbutrin during the day?
Posted by rjlockhart98 on July 5, 2005, at 15:49:02
In reply to Will Traz take edge off Wellbutrin?, posted by TrishP on July 5, 2005, at 15:09:10
NOO.
Belive me you will feel 'doped'.
I couldnt stand trazadone, even at night.
Ask your doctor maybe about a small dose of Ativan (.5 mg) through out the day.
Posted by Colleen D. on July 5, 2005, at 16:42:46
In reply to Will Traz take edge off Wellbutrin?, posted by TrishP on July 5, 2005, at 15:09:10
> I take Trazodone at night to help with sleep sometimes. If I took it on a regular nightly basis, would it help take the edge off Wellbutrin during the day?
I personally cannot tolerate the "hangover" side effect of trazodone. It did help me sleep though. If you don't experience any side effects other than sedation, you may want to try a very small dosage of it along with the Wellbutrin and see how that works!
Posted by Phillipa on July 5, 2005, at 17:42:26
In reply to Re: Will Traz take edge off Wellbutrin? » TrishP, posted by Colleen D. on July 5, 2005, at 16:42:46
What is the wellbutrin for? It's not supposed to be a very good antidepressant. Used to stop smoking a lot. And causes anxiety. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by rjlockhart98 on July 5, 2005, at 18:53:46
In reply to Re: Will Traz take edge off Wellbutrin?, posted by Phillipa on July 5, 2005, at 17:42:26
Wellbutrin is a dopamine/noradrenaine reptake inhibitor.
It increases dopamine in the synapse, but stops release... its wierd.
I do suggest maybe an anti-anxiety added, or lowering the dose.
Or changing...
Take Care
Posted by carolina on July 6, 2005, at 11:44:36
In reply to Will Traz take edge off Wellbutrin?, posted by TrishP on July 5, 2005, at 15:09:10
> I take Trazodone at night to help with sleep sometimes. If I took it on a regular nightly basis, would it help take the edge off Wellbutrin during the day?
NO NO NO!!! i was on trazadone for sleep only and it would knock me out! its powerful b/c they tried me on high doses of ambien(what a joke),klonopin,ativan,etc....and i have a high tolerance to meds but the traz definately put me into lala land. im actually going to talk 2 my doc about going back on wellbutrin b/c im on clonazapam-generic 4 klonopin and that is 4 anxiety which i have anyway but the wellbutrin increased it.other than that i liked the wellbutrin.
Posted by Cairo on July 7, 2005, at 14:22:39
In reply to Will Traz take edge off Wellbutrin?, posted by TrishP on July 5, 2005, at 15:09:10
I've been on trazodone for years for sleep and its doesn't cause morning hangover at all for me. When I first started it, it knocked me for a loop and caused vertigo even, but side effects went away pretty quickly. I just was started on Wellbutrin SR in addition to the trazodone, but it's too early to tell you anything about the combo.
Give yourself time to see how you react to the Wellbutrin before you add anything else. Other than sedation, did you get any other side effects from trazodone?
Cairo
> I take Trazodone at night to help with sleep sometimes. If I took it on a regular nightly basis, would it help take the edge off Wellbutrin during the day?
Posted by TrishP on July 7, 2005, at 16:12:08
In reply to Re: Will Traz take edge off Wellbutrin? » TrishP, posted by Cairo on July 7, 2005, at 14:22:39
> I've been on trazodone for years for sleep and its doesn't cause morning hangover at all for me. When I first started it, it knocked me for a loop and caused vertigo even, but side effects went away pretty quickly. I just was started on Wellbutrin SR in addition to the trazodone, but it's too early to tell you anything about the combo.
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> Give yourself time to see how you react to the Wellbutrin before you add anything else. Other than sedation, did you get any other side effects from trazodone?
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No - Trazodone is great. After a while I think the sleepiness goes away.
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Posted by TerraJo on July 10, 2005, at 10:23:22
In reply to Re: Will Traz take edge off Wellbutrin?, posted by TrishP on July 7, 2005, at 16:12:08
how long have you been on the wellbutrin? i found a solid 4-6 weeks were necessary before the anxiety/agitation during the day wore off. i used xanax as needed. then, just as predicted, the anxiety/agitation/anger subsided. there's a definite "breaking-in" period with wellbutrin.
i, too, found trazadone to be pretty heavy.
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