Posted by IsoM on January 29, 2002, at 13:42:56
In reply to Effexor XR and sleep (no sleep rather), posted by sid on January 29, 2002, at 11:01:18
Sid, many people will use Gravol (travel sickness tabs) to help them sleep occasionally. When I bought mine at our pharmacy, the assistant told me that more people buy it for that reason than to settle a queasy stomach.
It takes about 45 min - 1 hr to kick in (normal) & then you'll start feeling drowsy & fall asleep easy - drifting off. Effects generally last only 4-6 hours so you wake up undrugged feeling.
Again, people's metabolism varies so much. This may not help you but it's worth a try. It's cheap (you can buy a small blister pac containing maybe a dozen of them), seems to have no interactions with other meds (I've checked in my thick CPS text) & completely reviersible effects. I've heard of one person who paradoxically couldn't sleep the whole night, so suggest you try it on a weekend instead to test it out.
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