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Re: effexor and sleep disturbance - dosage timing?

Posted by Cindy W on October 22, 2000, at 21:03:57

In reply to effexor and sleep disturbance - dosage timing?, posted by tenuous on October 20, 2000, at 10:04:53

> I've been on 150/mg day of Effexor XR, 75 in the am and 75 at night, and 50mg/at night of trazadone.
> So far it's working on my depression. However, I have only been able to sleep for about 3 - 4 hrs at
> night, plus a 45 minute nap at mid-day. The nighttime sleep only comes after taking the trazadone
> (I have tried to skip the trazadone and after 3 hours I finally gave up.) I'm guessing that the Effexor
> is the problem since I usually only have trouble sleeping during a depression and that's not happening
> right now. I'd like to try moving both doses of the Effexor to the morning in the hope that I'll be able
> to sleep; would I get withdrawal type symptoms by not using a split dosage? (My doctor is a general
> practitioner with very little experience prescribing this drug.)
tenuous, I take all 375 mg/Effexor-XR in the morning, and STILL was having trouble sleeping (my sleep though has never been normal...I have always had a very short REM latency, mid night awakening, and early morning awakening). With Seroquel at night, however, my sleep has MARKEDLY improved, to the point that I sleep very soundly and feel quite rested, which is really wonderful!!--Cindy W


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