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Posted by Katey on November 25, 2001, at 9:54:14
i was wondering if most people on welbutrin and/or prozac have a lot of trouble sleeping? i have no problem falling asleep, its staying asleep after about five hours that gets me. this morning for instance, i woke up at 2am, 2:30am, 3:15am, 3:45am, 4:15am, 4:45am, 5:45am, 6:30am, this was when i got up and got blankets because i was shivering, went back to sleep around 7am and woke up about 9am. excruciatingly painful. somewhere in the three o'clock wakings i came up with the idea of taking my welbutrin in the morning(gives me energy) and my prozac at night (sedates me) think it will work? my other thought is asking my pdoc for something to help me sleep when i go back in two weeks.
Posted by Chloe on November 25, 2001, at 18:44:17
In reply to trouble sleeping...help please?, posted by Katey on November 25, 2001, at 9:54:14
Katey,
I have a very similar sleep pattern when I get depressed. When my depression is better managed, I tend to not have the middle of the night wakenings where I can't resume sleeping.ANYWAY, I tried 25 mgs of Trazodone (an older AD, similar to a tricyclic, but supposed to have less side effects!) last night that was prescibed for me last year. I wish I had thrown the stuff out. I still awoke at 3 am, but was plagued by feeling light headed and nauseated. So now I wasn't just awake, I was awake and feeling miserable. I tossed and turned and kept hydrating, so I didn't faint in bed(!), and finally sleep in the early am hours as usual(7a-9a). BUT, all day I have been dragging and nauseated/upset stomach. Major hangover.
In all fairness, I am very drug sensitive, but I am not sure that trazodone is a good med for folks who have this middle of the night wakening...
So bottom line, I am of NO HELP, just wanted to share my story(mistake!)about last night.Let us know if you find something to help you sleep.
Chloe> i was wondering if most people on welbutrin and/or prozac have a lot of trouble sleeping? i have no problem falling asleep, its staying asleep after about five hours that gets me. this morning for instance, i woke up at 2am, 2:30am, 3:15am, 3:45am, 4:15am, 4:45am, 5:45am, 6:30am, this was when i got up and got blankets because i was shivering, went back to sleep around 7am and woke up about 9am. excruciatingly painful. somewhere in the three o'clock wakings i came up with the idea of taking my welbutrin in the morning(gives me energy) and my prozac at night (sedates me) think it will work? my other thought is asking my pdoc for something to help me sleep when i go back in two weeks.
Posted by Pamela Lynn on November 26, 2001, at 14:43:11
In reply to trouble sleeping...help please?, posted by Katey on November 25, 2001, at 9:54:14
Katey,
I have had insomnia for quite some time now....the best med. that my shrink has given to me has been Temazepam-30MG's about 30 mins. before bedtime. I tried Ambien..no dice for me. I have heard some people had great effects with the Ambien though.
P.L.
> i was wondering if most people on welbutrin and/or prozac have a lot of trouble sleeping? i have no problem falling asleep, its staying asleep after about five hours that gets me. this morning for instance, i woke up at 2am, 2:30am, 3:15am, 3:45am, 4:15am, 4:45am, 5:45am, 6:30am, this was when i got up and got blankets because i was shivering, went back to sleep around 7am and woke up about 9am. excruciatingly painful. somewhere in the three o'clock wakings i came up with the idea of taking my welbutrin in the morning(gives me energy) and my prozac at night (sedates me) think it will work? my other thought is asking my pdoc for something to help me sleep when i go back in two weeks.
Posted by amyw on November 29, 2001, at 9:50:32
In reply to trouble sleeping...help please?, posted by Katey on November 25, 2001, at 9:54:14
I used to have a similar problem with prozac, but the doctor prescribed trazadone and that has helped a lot.
Posted by nightlight on November 30, 2001, at 19:11:27
In reply to trouble sleeping...help please?, posted by Katey on November 25, 2001, at 9:54:14
> i was wondering if most people on welbutrin and/or prozac have a lot of trouble sleeping? i have no problem falling asleep, its staying asleep after about five hours that gets me.
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Hi Katey,
First of all, don't wait 2 weeks to contact your doc! Call Monday, tell him your problems. When I started Welbutrin, my doc automatically handed me a Rx for Ambien and said I would probably need it during my 'start-up' period. It was about 20 10 mg. tablets. And I did need them. I took 150 mgs. WB in a.m. & 150 after lunch, never took it later than 3 p.m. because it can cause wakefulness.
How did your dr. tell you to take your doses of WB and prozac? Your plan for a.m. WB & p.m. prozac might help you settle in, but definitely let him/her know you need specific dosing advice and some help w/sleeping til initial side-effects wear off.
What dosages are you on now and for how long?Let us know how it goes.
nightlight
Posted by shelliR on November 30, 2001, at 21:01:28
In reply to trouble sleeping...help please?, posted by Katey on November 25, 2001, at 9:54:14
Hi Katey,
I agree with the idea of changing your meds around (and nightlight's about telling your pdoc). I think that more is not better, so if rearranging your ADs work, then you might not need anything to sleep. For some reason you are supposed to spread out your wellbutrin to twice a day; I guess it is not longlasting. I take it when I get up and then again pretty early, like 2:30 pm.
If prozac is making you tired then I don't see the problem with taking it in the morning. It's long lasting. Prozac is usually a stimulating drug; you're sure it's the prozac which is making you tired? Everyone reacts differently though.
If I want to change something and am pretty sure it's not a big deal thing then I usually fax my doctor and ask him to call back *if* there are any problems with what I'm doing. That way I have sort of done my part by faxing, and if he disagrees then it's on his shoulders to call me. I also fax (instead of calling) because this guy won't take phone calls (he wants you to come in), so sometimes it saves me a visit. With my last pdoc, she always got back to me, but this way, by the time she called, she knew exactly what I was calling her about, or if it was totally insignificant, someone on her staff would call.
Shelli
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