Posted by aloe on November 24, 2003, at 13:27:45
My doc currently has me on 150 Wellbutrin XL (to affect dopamine and norepinephrine), 300 Effexor XR (to affect seratonin and norepinephrine), and some hytrin which is *supposed* to help with the disgusting night sweats. Anybody who has had these night sweats knows how gross they are. I was waking up three times during the night to reposition myself on a dry spot of sheet. I changed my sheets every day, but it got sooo expensive to do all that laundry! ;) I've cut back on the Effexor (down to 150) and cut out the hytrin altogether and the sweats are almost gone, but my moods are taking a turn for the worst. Does anyone know if other seratonin-affecting meds will cause the same night sweats (i.e. are seratonin and night sweats directly related) or are the night sweats independent of the seratonin effect and more just a side effect of the Effexor in general?
Thanks!
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