Posted by Brad H on February 24, 2000, at 17:55:22
In reply to Re: Too sleepy on Effexor, posted by medlib on February 23, 2000, at 2:11:29
I've had the very same effect on Effexor. I believe when I finally went off of it, I was at the maximum dose of 375mg. I spent my whole days sleeping and eating like mad. I was on Effexor for close to a year and half. I did enjoy that it was the first medicine to calm my anxiety. I was taking mine for depression, so may have a different effect for ADD. I thought that it was just my residual depression that was making me sleep so much, but when I finally changed meds I could not believe the change that occured. I was a lot more lively. So there may be a strong chance that the Effexor is causing the sleepiness. Usually Wellbutrin is a more energizing drug, and the usually dose for depresion is 300mg and can increased all the way to 400-450mg with sustained release. So you may want to look at that avenue.
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