Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 646545

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Tiredness--Enervation

Posted by Bob Jones on May 21, 2006, at 12:07:18

I suffer from clinical depression and one symptom I have is a tiredness that I carry around with me.

He has me on the following meds:

300 Effexor XR;
450 mgs of Welbutrin
60 mgs of Ritalin

But this combination just doesn't work for me, and I've told him. I see him again next week. Does anyone have any comments/suggestions that I might relate to him?

Thanks

 

Re: Tiredness--Enervation

Posted by willyee on May 21, 2006, at 15:17:45

In reply to Tiredness--Enervation, posted by Bob Jones on May 21, 2006, at 12:07:18

A lot of people dont know that GABA also can be stimulatory,your meds sound like a lot of similiar nueros are being hit,u might wanna try and this is just a suggestion a gaba med,might actualy stimulate you.Ive had an abundance of stimulate meds cause fatiuque,and the remedy was neurontion.

 

Re: Tiredness--Enervation » willyee

Posted by Phillipa on May 21, 2006, at 21:32:24

In reply to Re: Tiredness--Enervation, posted by willyee on May 21, 2006, at 15:17:45

Willyee did you get your klonopin Rx? Love Phillipa

 

Re: Tiredness--Enervation

Posted by helpme on July 9, 2006, at 11:37:57

In reply to Tiredness--Enervation, posted by Bob Jones on May 21, 2006, at 12:07:18


I've had similar problem- my hero doctor finally deduced that too many seratonin drugs were ruining my "sleep architecture", robbing me of the restorative stages of deep sleep. (Even though yes, I slept my 8-9 hours nightly- I was never refreshed.) An official sleep study confirmed his theory. But he did like Wellbutrin for people with sleep issues, saying it wasn't as bad as the others. Ritalin should wear off by bedtime while helping you in the daytime. My hunch, based on my experience, is maybe the Effexor makes your drug mix just too stimulating, harming the quality of your sleep, and hence contributing to daytime exhaustion? Seriously, this is exactly what had happened to me!! You are on plenty of stimulants...I can't imagine how many more one would want to mess with.

Wonder what dumping the Effexor and then, if appropriate, perhaps even adding ambien cr would do for you? Can you fall asleep, or is that not part of your problem? I like the ambien cr because it "shuts off" like magic early in the morning when it's time to get up, and I experience zero hangover with it. I don't hope to take it forever though.

Good luck.

> I suffer from clinical depression and one symptom I have is a tiredness that I carry around with me.
>
> He has me on the following meds:
>
> 300 Effexor XR;
> 450 mgs of Welbutrin
> 60 mgs of Ritalin
>
> But this combination just doesn't work for me, and I've told him. I see him again next week. Does anyone have any comments/suggestions that I might relate to him?
>
> Thanks


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