Posted by sideburnsdan on November 17, 2003, at 9:16:34
In reply to Re: Effexor withdrawal symptoms & sleeping a lot, posted by anita on October 3, 1999, at 14:38:53
i kicked cold turkey from 200 mg's and i could probably fall asleep in a construction sight. i'm a bad insomniac and effexor withdrawal seems to make sleep more than possible, it makes oversleeping inevitable. and now i'm getting that wonderful side effect where when i sleep i have horriffic nightmares. lovely!
> Hi,
>
> I've been reducing my Effexor dose and lately I've been sleeping even more than usual.
> I can sleep for 18 hours, be up for 6 hours, and then sleep another 8 hours. Can this be
> a withdrawal symptom? I assumed it was just because I am depressed and thus not exactly thrilled
> to be awake, but even so, this oversleeping is kinda ridiculous!
>
> anita
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