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Anyone get sleepy on Wellbutrin?

Posted by Racer on November 25, 2004, at 15:27:14

I'm on Cymbalta 60mg and Wellbutrin XL 150mg. Every day, I find I need a nap. I know, Wellbutrin is supposed to be activating, and I do get a bit wound up, but the sleepiness is starting to drive me nuts.

Anyone else experience this? Or am I just weird? Or are those two things totally unrelated? :-D OK, so just answer the first question. I know I'm weird.

Thanks!

Re: Anyone get sleepy on Wellbutrin?

Posted by mmcconathy on November 25, 2004, at 15:37:41

In reply to Anyone get sleepy on Wellbutrin?, posted by Racer on November 25, 2004, at 15:27:14

You may need to increase it to 300mg or 450mg, but wait for a while until you go that high.

You will notice more mental alertness at 450mg, it also makes things more intesting.

The only thing bad about 450mg for me is i cant not take a nap in the day, it wont let me, i close my eyes but nothing happens i dont get that feeling you get before you go to sleep. I can sleep at night when it where's off.

Talk to your doctor about slowly increasing.

Best of luck.

Matt

Re: Anyone get sleepy on Wellbutrin?

Posted by SLS on November 25, 2004, at 22:17:06

In reply to Anyone get sleepy on Wellbutrin?, posted by Racer on November 25, 2004, at 15:27:14

> I'm on Cymbalta 60mg and Wellbutrin XL 150mg. Every day, I find I need a nap. I know, Wellbutrin is supposed to be activating, and I do get a bit wound up, but the sleepiness is starting to drive me nuts.
>
> Anyone else experience this? Or am I just weird? Or are those two things totally unrelated? :-D OK, so just answer the first question. I know I'm weird.
>
> Thanks!

Why don't you try discontinuing the Cymbalta for a day to see if it is the culprit. You may not need it. It has a relatively short half-life, so you should get your answer quickly.

- Scott

Re: Anyone get sleepy on Wellbutrin?

Posted by ravenstorm on November 26, 2004, at 20:38:41

In reply to Re: Anyone get sleepy on Wellbutrin?, posted by SLS on November 25, 2004, at 22:17:06

I was really tired on WB for the first three weeks, then I felt great for about four weeks, then it caused increasing anxiety to the point I had to discontinue it.

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