Posted by Bob on January 7, 2001, at 22:44:26
In reply to Re: SSRIs and especially Effexor, posted by Aubs on January 7, 2001, at 22:38:07
> > Has anyone experienced an inablility to get themselves out of bed at a reasonable hour after 4 to 5 months of therapy on an SSRI? I noticed this on medicines like Paxil and Zoloft, but with Effexor it became serious enough as to hinder my ability to function at my job. I literally often wasn't able to wake up until 12 or 1 in the afternoon. Has anyone else ever had this happen???
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> Bob,
> Did this have to do with not being able to sleep at a reasonable hour....i.e: insomnia? When during the day are you taking the effexor?I'm not actually taking Effexor anymore, but when I did I was on it for about a year and a half. It had absolutely nothing to do with when I went to bed or how much sleep I got. Basically when I fell asleep, it was like a runaway train, and once REM sleep started, my body simply didn't want to wake up any more. I could go to bed at 9 at night, get to sleep by 9:30, and then not be able to wake up until 12 the next day.
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