Why do I only sleep four or five hours a night, I take ambien cr. can another medicine that I take cause this

Question

I am currently on the medicine effexor xr, can this cause me to only sleep four or five hours a night even while I am taking ambien cr?

Answer 1

i had the same proble. i stared doing cardio every day and i gained 3 hours of sleep within 2 weeks, i can sleep now 7 8 hours of sleep with out the aid of drugs.

good luck

Answer 2

how long have you been on Efexor XR coz if its been less then three weeks then you will just have to wait  and see if your sleep improves. However if its been more than that period then i guess your doctor needs to adjust the dose of your Efexor XR (increase it). However let me remind you that for some people sleeping for about five hours a day is normal pattern. Secondly sometimes people who basically have a Bipolar disorder instead of unipolar depression, end up with a manic phase while on Efexor. The manic phase is also characterised initially by a decreased duration and need for sleep. Good luck.