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Sleep Health | Last Active: Apr 1, 2023 | Replies (268)
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@suecreader, yes! I switched to Wellbutrin also. Even though I have a history of anxiety more than depression and I understand Wellbutrin wouldn’t normally be the med of choice for that, I seem to be doing OK on it. As for alcohol, I joke that I should have my happy hour at 11 a.m. rather than 5 p.m. i know what you mean about after effects not being worth it. I ask myself that everytime I enjoy a glass of wine. I’m not sure about the effect of caffeine for me. I do drink coffee, usually only before 2p.m. I don’t know if I could bear the experiment of going without to see if it would make a difference. I did try Requip but it stopped working and after a time made my RLS much,much worse. Recently I saw a sleep medicine doctor for insomnia and he prescribed one to two 100 mg tabs of Gabapentin for RLS at bedtime. I’ve been taking one and am sleeping pretty much through the night for the first time in years. Best to you!