Posted by Maribeth on October 23, 2000, at 7:42:35
In reply to Re: effexor and sleep disturbance - Cindy Cam, posted by tenuous on October 23, 2000, at 5:55:44
> Well what do you know, those symtoms from moving the effexor dosage have turned out to be the beginning of a
> depression instead. Since I was not currently in a depression when I start the med we didn't know what dose
> I would need. Looks like I will need to have it upped this week. So, ignore what I reported about not being
> able to move the dose.
>
> Cindy - thanks for the tip about the Seroquel; I'll ask about it in a couple of weeks. I can't ask for it at
> the same time as I ask to up the Effexor because I'm always afraid that the docs will think I'm just fishing
> for drugs. (Intense fear of what others think is just another of my many attractive symptoms! hahahaha)Hi --its me the newbie, Maribeth. I cannot believe how appropiate the postings have become just since I began following a couple of days ago!
I too have been on Seroquel (300 mgm, 100mgm 3x daily) Effexor XR 350 each AM --each of these for nine months. On my last visit with my
pdoc this past Thursday, 10/19/00, he started me on Topamax, 50 mgm at bedtime this for a week. Then I will build up slowly probably to
300mgm. I ALWAYS gorked out exactly one and a half hours after taking the Seroquel even when he broke up the dose to kick the auditory
hallucinations (he just bumped that up from 250 to 300 on Thursday. I am DID but have pretty well unified in twelve years of intense but
excellent, therapy. Am also serious ADD --Ritalin does wonders, but spouse objects. Took Wellbutrin SR for very brief time until it produced
psychotic episode that nearly killed me. So as you can see I've been there done that a little too. I guess I am asking what could be causing
my insomnia? --I guess I'll take Bdryl. Any other thoughts? Maribeth
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