Posted by Ritch on February 14, 2005, at 13:34:21
In reply to No longer on SSRI and now having anxiety, posted by ST on February 14, 2005, at 10:07:40
> Hi,
> I started posting in 2001 and haven't been here in a while.
> In May, I went off Serzone and am now just on Wellbutrin (used to be on Wellburtin/Serzone/Depakote). I'm a diagnosed bp II, but with my pdoc's guidance, I am off any mood stabilizer. So far, absolutely no hypo mania or mania, but a bit of anxiety has surfaced, due to not being on an SSRI anymore, I believe.
> I now wake up at night and cannot go back to sleep...I lie awake and worry, I think about all the stuff on my to do list, I get mad at myself for being up...I eventually end up falling asleep but am exhausted all day. I'm worried the lack of sleep could trigger mania...
> Wondering if I should go back to being on an SSRI with the Wellbutrin to help with this.
> Any recs for sleeping aids that won't make me groggy the next day? I've tried Calm's Forte, Valerian....Tylenol PM.
> Thanks!Hey, I'm in the same boat! I can't seem to ditch SSRI for anxiety resurfacing. Also, low-dose sedative SSRI's tend to help my sleep (a little not a lot). I'm thinking about asking my pdoc for 250mg of Keppra at bedtime (just for sleep). When I took it before it worked really well for the middle of the night wakening you talk about (and which I also have). Neurontin also worked well at bedtime (just for sleep). The Keppra didn't make me feel "foggy" the next day, just a little clumsy and unbalanced for a few hours.
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