Posted by peter on February 23, 2000, at 23:02:34
In reply to Too sleepy on Effexor, posted by Renee N on February 22, 2000, at 23:16:23
Renee
I can think of six things than may be associated with your president's weekend, maybe just looking at these may help you.
1) Are you (still) depressed? Maybe the effexor really isn't working like you really want.
2) Effexor does take a while to kick-in and some sleepyness may be a side effect that will go away in time (were you sleepy when you first started effexor?). If you recently upped the dose, this may be the culprit.
3) I couldn't sleep well on wellbutrin so I don't think that's the problem -- rem. I'm only one case.
4) Could the BP meds be making you tired?
5) Maybe what you really wanted was for your husband to either listen better or help clean the @#%@#ing house himself.
6) If you don't remember the benefits of adderall for your ADD/ADHD symptoms, it wasn't working. Try ritalin or dexedrine with a good pdoc or psychologist.Finally, no amount of medication in any combination is going to fix your doctor's (and his office's) problems. Fire this guy! You should call and explain why you're leaving ONLY if that will make YOU feel good, otherwise start shopping for a new doc who fits your HMO. If its at all possible start with local reference (e.g. chadd chapters in most major cities). Don't assume that just because a referred doc isn't on the HMO list you can't work things out. Call the Doc. Call the HMO.
Its standard for doctors to get records from previous ones if they have your permission.Good luck, you'll be doing better soon. Heck, its hard and time consuming enough moving through drug regimens to find one that works without having to also find a pdoc that works.
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