Posted by CalvaryHill on January 12, 2002, at 4:20:07
In reply to Wellbutrin plus Prozac and sleepy, posted by BLPBart on January 11, 2002, at 23:14:54
I read all you wrote with interest... I'm thinking you can work with the Prozac and augment it with some stimulating caffeine pills or Ephedra. But some people find that the "sleepy" overpowers the "wakey" of over-the-counter and other stimulants. I still use a caffeine pill every once in a while...I don't understand completely why you went off the Wellbutrin (ultra stimulation in Immediate Release version).
Effexor XR would be a viable possibility for you because it is very tolerable and taken once at bedtime. It also has more chance of conquering all your problems as a result of its combined serotonergic and noradrenergic properties (2 chances to defeat depression). Some people find the noradrenergic property of Effexor XR to be beneficial in overall vigilance...
Effexor has the possibilty of weight-loss too (re: Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Volume 21(2) April 2001 pp 185-189).
***Craving for carbs on SSRIs is addressed here: (http://www.dr-bob.org/tips/split/Carbohydrate-craving-from-.html).I sympathize with your plight,
CalvaryHill
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