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Mar 11, 2015, 03:48 PM
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I take Prozac 30 mg with Lamictal 200 mg, and it makes me slightly hypo which I like, always in a good mood. It's like a 6 on a mood scale. The problem being is that I'll wake up at 3 am regardless of what time I went to bed up to midnight with my head buzzing with energy and restlessness. I reduced my dose to 25 mg and was able to sleep all night finally. Now I'm in a ho-hum mood with leanings towards depression.
ITS NOT FAIR! It sucks that I have such a fine line between feeling good and side effects. 5 mg isn't really much  Now I get to choose between sleeping or maintaining a good mood. I already took a boost of AD to feel better. What would your choice be? I'm still undecided. |
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Mar 11, 2015, 03:56 PM
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I cant really say that antidepressants cause my insomnia, but I know that I tried seroquel and it made me manic. Its commonly known that some antidepressants cant spark mania so it wouldnt be too far fetched to think that it may cause insomnia?
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Mar 11, 2015, 04:25 PM
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My meds cause insomnia. So I take melatonin it helps a bit for sleep.
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Mar 11, 2015, 04:28 PM
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Went on mirtazapine and it caused me to become manic. I have been off of it for 4 weeks now and am unmedicated and I am pretty manic, sleeping only 2-3 hours a night.
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#5
Mar 11, 2015, 04:36 PM
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I'm just confused because I was taking a stabilizer also. Sure AD causes mania, but I wasn't figuring on not hardly sleeping :/
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Mar 11, 2015, 10:46 PM
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This is why I take my baby dose of Celexa in the morning rather than bedtime. I don't sleep at night, I become manic, and vice versa.....far better for me to take the AD with my mood stabilizer when I get up.
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#7
Mar 11, 2015, 11:10 PM
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Me 2. But 18 hours later I'm wound for sound. I guess I need to make a choice.
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Mar 11, 2015, 11:37 PM
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ADs with or without stabilizers abd AP send me straight to mania...I guess you can call that insomia.
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Mar 11, 2015, 11:49 PM
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For me, personally, yes, they can contribute towards my insomnia.
I always take mine in the morning by rule of thumb. |
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Mar 11, 2015, 11:55 PM
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It did the first week but it eventually went away.
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Last edited by ChaoticSymphony; Mar 11, 2015 at 11:55 PM. Reason: Forgot a word |
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