Posted by ksvt on July 29, 2000, at 17:01:16
In reply to Re: Any Explanation For This Side Effect?, posted by Nibor on July 29, 2000, at 16:44:32
> > I've been taking Wellbutrin for about 4 years or so, most of it at 100 mgs 4x daily. Altho, several people have posted remarks about suffering from anxiety or being too wound up on WB, that was really never an issue for me, at least not consistently. I did take a small amount of Klonopin to help me get to sleep, which always worked quite nicely. A couple of months ago, because I seemed to have really slid, I started augmenting WB with Zoloft. At the same time I, reduced the WB to 300 mgs of Wellbutrin SR. One real big problem with this combination was that I felt very wired alot of the time and started having difficulty getting to sleep and staying asleep. I first went back to regular WB and then eventually eliminated Zoloft. I am now just taking 100 mgs of Wellbutrin 3x daily which is only 75 % of what I've been taking for years. However, I still really struggle to sleep, and the klonopin, even in larger doses, seems much less effective. I am under alot of work related stress right now which may explain some of what's happened, but i don't think it explains all. Is it possible for this to be WB related even though this is a side effect that I never really suffered from at a higher dose. Lack of sleep is a real depression trigger for me. I've been able to ride this wave of little sleep because I have been so busy and since I am pretty wired right now, but I know I really need more than about 41/2 hours of sleep a night, even if that's enough for some people. Any ideas?
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> I don't know if this will help, because you say you eliminated the zoloft, but for what it's worth--I took zoloft for a couple of months. I couldn't sleep, it made me hyper almost like the diet pills they gave out in the '50s and '60s that were amphetamines. Things got better on paxil. It seems to have a more calming effect on me. Have you ever taken paxil?Nibor - I have never taken paxil, although I have taken prozac. The SSRIs don't seem to agree with me all that much and the accompanying sexual dysfunction is definitely a drawback. I'm not sure where I go from here - I've decided not to decide anything for a few weeks anyway unless I really crash first. What I can't figure out is why I'm still so hyper when I've supposedly removed the cause. I do feel pretty washed out several times a day, but it's like I get this big second wind as the evening progresses. I used to totally crash by 9:30 or 10:00 and now I'm having a tough time getting to sleep much before 1:00 am, and I frequently wake up between 5:00 and 5:30. I know there will be a heavy price to pay at some point.
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