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Originally Posted by seesawgirl
Hi everyone ... I'm new here. After many many different medication and/or combinations, I have finally hit on a combination that works well for me. Effexor has been the ONLY med that has lifted my depression. I have been on it for several months now and I feel great on it. The problem, though is that it causes pretty severe insomnia. When we've lowered the dose, I sleep, but the depression comes back. Has anyone had any success in dealing with a medication induced insomnia? I'll make suggestions to my psychiatrist. This is just so frustrating!
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That's a really common side effect with Effexor. Do you take it first thing in the morning? Avoid caffeine in the afternoon and all that stuff already? You might need an additional med to help you sleep. I'm on a med in the same class as Effexor and I've taken Effexor in the past and I've always needed augmentation with trazodone or remeron or Elavil or something to help me sleep.