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Hi all,
I've been lurking for awhile, reading about everyone's medication knowledge and experience. Now I've got a question of my own. I seem to recall seeing a thread (maybe it was here... maybe not) comparing the relative tendency of the different SSRIs and SNRIs to be either sedating/energizing. Can anyone comment on this?
Here's my deal... I've got case of mild narcolepsy to go along with my social anxiety. I don't get sleep attacks (thank god), but I'm often just really sleepy and feeling dopey. And stressful/anxiety-invoking situations tend to make this worse. It's hard to function socially when my brain is half-asleep.
I was on Wellbutrin for awhile, but my stress and depression started getting out of hand, so my doctor switched me to Pristiq (I'd had previous success on Effexor but w/ lousy side effects). Tried out Pristiq for about 6 or 7 weeks, but it didn't seem to do much of anything. Now I'm trying out Celexa. I'm only on week two, but my energy level has really tanked lately. I don't know if the Celexa is causing it or not.
I'll give it another couple of weeks to see if things improve. But if they don't, is there another SSRI that might boost the energy level a bit? Also, I've been taking the Celexa in the evening. Might dosing in the morning make a difference?
Thanks,
M.J.
I've been lurking for awhile, reading about everyone's medication knowledge and experience. Now I've got a question of my own. I seem to recall seeing a thread (maybe it was here... maybe not) comparing the relative tendency of the different SSRIs and SNRIs to be either sedating/energizing. Can anyone comment on this?
Here's my deal... I've got case of mild narcolepsy to go along with my social anxiety. I don't get sleep attacks (thank god), but I'm often just really sleepy and feeling dopey. And stressful/anxiety-invoking situations tend to make this worse. It's hard to function socially when my brain is half-asleep.
I was on Wellbutrin for awhile, but my stress and depression started getting out of hand, so my doctor switched me to Pristiq (I'd had previous success on Effexor but w/ lousy side effects). Tried out Pristiq for about 6 or 7 weeks, but it didn't seem to do much of anything. Now I'm trying out Celexa. I'm only on week two, but my energy level has really tanked lately. I don't know if the Celexa is causing it or not.
I'll give it another couple of weeks to see if things improve. But if they don't, is there another SSRI that might boost the energy level a bit? Also, I've been taking the Celexa in the evening. Might dosing in the morning make a difference?
Thanks,
M.J.