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wobbly
11-08-2003, 09:03 AM
Hi guys,
Well my psych is switching me from Effexor (which did nothing for my depression) to Wellbutrin (which I have some hope for b/c smoking helps me feel better and Wellbutrin is supposed to work on the same part of the brain as nicotine). Right now, here is what I'm taking: 35 mg Effexor, 150 mg Wellbutrin, 200 mg Lamictal--and 10 mg of Zyprexa and 30 mg of Remeron at bedtime. I've been on the Zyprexa for 5 months and the Remeron 3.5 weeks with no noticeable side effects of sweating, but for about the past week I wake up literally drenched in sweat. It's so bad I have to get up and dry myself with a towel, change nightgowns, and finish sleeping on the couch because my bedsheets are too wet to lie down on!
Do you think this is b/c I'm weaning off the Effexor, or is something else going on here? I sure hope it doesn't last! It's hard to get a good night's sleep when you feel like a firetruck just hosed you down!
Thanks for any advice--
wobbly :cool:

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2SarniesShort
11-08-2003, 11:06 AM
I get hideous nightsweats, I,ve had them since I hit puberty, hormones have a lot to do with it ( are you male or female?).
The nightsweats are also much worse when i am manic, and when I'm on prozac.
dunno if that helps any....

u2fran
11-09-2003, 01:19 AM
If you are over 40 something, it could be a side effect of menopause or perimenopause. But it probably is just side effects from the withdawl symtoms of the effexor. You are probably too young for that menopause stuff...

mikemadman
11-09-2003, 02:01 AM
I was on Wellbutrin and Zyprexa and would get horrible sweats as well. Just like you, I would have to change clothes and sleep on the couch. It lasted for about 3 months but it stopped after that.

 
 
 




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