More fatigue---Wellbutrin or CoQ10?

[Guest guest]

Hi,

So have been on Lex 5mg day for 6 mos. It has helped enormously with

anxiety and depression, and it's made me less inhibited in my speech, I often

find myself thinking, hmm perhaps I shouldn't have said that. But the real

problem is that over the past months, I find that I am getting more and more

fatigued, naps on the weekend, consecutive naps, etc. I went to the doctor for

a serious evaluation, blood panel, diabetes and thyroid (I'm a 36 yr old

woman, btw) and my test results were great. So, no anemia or anything like

that. I'm figuring it's the lex since, I went off for 3 days ago and my fatigue

is

gradually going away. Yesterday was the first day in weeks that I didn't have

to go down for a 3 hour nap. But I'd rather stay on the lex for awhile and do

something to beat the fatigue. Wellbutrin makes me super jittery, even at the

75 mg dose. Someone suggested coenzyme Q10 (coQ10) which is really

overpriced, but certainly no more than lex. Anyone have any experience with

this?

Thanks,

Mati

[Guest guest]

Hi Mati ~ ~

For me, the fatigue was there alot in the beginning. I found that by

increasing my sleep time, it helped. I take my dosage in the evening

(early evening) and so try to sleep most of the fatigue away. Now,

as long as I can sleep my 10+ hours a day I don't need a nap

anymore. If, however I can't sleep my needed hours, I still need to

nap... occasionally..... that is not the rule but the exception.

It is all about adjustment. I too am on 5 mgs. I started at 2.5 mgs

and worked my way up on liquid Lex.

Hope this helps *smiles*

Dana Rose

>

> Hi,

>

> So have been on Lex 5mg day for 6 mos. It has helped enormously

with

> anxiety and depression, and it's made me less inhibited in my

speech, I often

> find myself thinking, hmm perhaps I shouldn't have said that. But

the real

> problem is that over the past months, I find that I am getting more

and more

> fatigued, naps on the weekend, consecutive naps, etc. I went to

the doctor for

> a serious evaluation, blood panel, diabetes and thyroid (I'm a 36

yr old

> woman, btw) and my test results were great. So, no anemia or

anything like

> that. I'm figuring it's the lex since, I went off for 3 days ago

and my fatigue is

> gradually going away. Yesterday was the first day in weeks that I

didn't have

> to go down for a 3 hour nap. But I'd rather stay on the lex for

awhile and do

> something to beat the fatigue. Wellbutrin makes me super jittery,

even at the

> 75 mg dose. Someone suggested coenzyme Q10 (coQ10) which is really

> overpriced, but certainly no more than lex. Anyone have any

experience with

> this?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Mati

[Guest guest]

Lex makes me really tired too. I went down to 2.5 mg, and it's a bit

better, but I still need a nap.

Kathy

> Hi,

>

> So have been on Lex 5mg day for 6 mos. It has helped enormously

with

> anxiety and depression, and it's made me less inhibited in my

speech, I often

> find myself thinking, hmm perhaps I shouldn't have said that. But

the real

> problem is that over the past months, I find that I am getting more

and more

> fatigued, naps on the weekend, consecutive naps, etc. I went to

the doctor for

> a serious evaluation, blood panel, diabetes and thyroid (I'm a 36

yr old

> woman, btw) and my test results were great. So, no anemia or

anything like

> that. I'm figuring it's the lex since, I went off for 3 days ago

and my fatigue is

> gradually going away. Yesterday was the first day in weeks that I

didn't have

> to go down for a 3 hour nap. But I'd rather stay on the lex for

awhile and do

> something to beat the fatigue. Wellbutrin makes me super jittery,

even at the

> 75 mg dose. Someone suggested coenzyme Q10 (coQ10) which is really

> overpriced, but certainly no more than lex. Anyone have any

experience with

> this?

>

> Thanks,

>

> Mati

[Guest guest]

Same here Kathy. I am tired and VERY headachey on even 2.5... i put a SMALL mix

of

wellbutrin into it (half a 75mg pill)... every other day. I think that maybe Lex

@ such a low

dose is just making the sides worse than seeing any benefits... not sure, but

some days

are lost from the headaches... also take as little xanax as possible, 1/2 a 0.25

pill once or

twice a day as needed. Lex ... second time on it, stopped once before for the

tiredness...

so it goes...

Faiv

>

> Lex makes me really tired too. I went down to 2.5 mg, and it's a bit

> better, but I still need a nap.

>

> Kathy

>

>

> > Hi,

> >

> > So have been on Lex 5mg day for 6 mos. It has helped enormously

> with

> > anxiety and depression, and it's made me less inhibited in my

> speech, I often

> > find myself thinking, hmm perhaps I shouldn't have said that. But

> the real

> > problem is that over the past months, I find that I am getting more

> and more

> > fatigued, naps on the weekend, consecutive naps, etc. I went to

> the doctor for

> > a serious evaluation, blood panel, diabetes and thyroid (I'm a 36

> yr old

> > woman, btw) and my test results were great. So, no anemia or

> anything like

> > that. I'm figuring it's the lex since, I went off for 3 days ago

> and my fatigue is

> > gradually going away. Yesterday was the first day in weeks that I

> didn't have

> > to go down for a 3 hour nap. But I'd rather stay on the lex for

> awhile and do

> > something to beat the fatigue. Wellbutrin makes me super jittery,

> even at the

> > 75 mg dose. Someone suggested coenzyme Q10 (coQ10) which is really

> > overpriced, but certainly no more than lex. Anyone have any

> experience with

> > this?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Mati