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Dr. Maurine Kelber Kelly, PHD

Psychologist

Maurine Kelber Kelly, PhD, is a leading Psychoanalyst currently serving patients at her private practice in Silver Spring, Maryland. She provides supervision to psychotherapists, provide psychoanalysis, group, family, and couple psychotherapy as well as individual psychotherapy. Dr. Kelly studied at Northwestern University, the University of Iowa, and the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, in order to stay up to date on all medical advancements in her field, she maintains a professional membership with the American Psychological Association, the American Psychoanalytic Association, and the Contemporary Freudian Society.
Dr. Maurine Kelber Kelly, PHD
  • Bethesda, MD
  • Accepting new patients

Can depression medicines cause excessive sleeping?

Yes, your medication could be the cause of your feeling sleepy. Many psychotropic medications are very sedating. You might seek a psychiatrist who wouldhel to wean you off of READ MORE
Yes, your medication could be the cause of your feeling sleepy. Many psychotropic medications are very sedating. You might seek a psychiatrist who wouldhel to wean you off of the medications very slowly so you would not experience withdrawal which could be worse than before you took the medications. Many non-medical treatments have been found superior to anti-depressants in the successful treatment of depression and anxiety: meditation, relaxation, and bodywork, foods, exercise, music, and most of all talk therapy, especially psychoanalysis or psychoanalytic psychotherapy.