Posted by johnj on June 9, 2002, at 22:03:17
In reply to Re:TCA's » johnj, posted by Chloe on June 9, 2002, at 20:10:56
HI Chloe,
Sorry to hear about the rough night for you. Did you just switched the amit for trimp? Could there be some rebound from changing so abrubtly? My biggest problem right now is how to switch from notry to trimp. I don't think a direct switch will work. My pdoc wanted me to work my way up with imipramine to a theraputic level and then go down, but the problem was I had side effects and some jitterness that spooked me so I dropped the imipramine test. I will discuss trimp in a week.
What I mean by "hosed up" is that when I step up a workout to make it somewhat meaningful I get an overall rotten feeling that starts with sleep problems, depression, enhanced side effects like a return to past dry mouth and especially dizziness. Doc says it is not the med, but I have found people that had the same problem on amitryptline which is the parent drug of nortry; however, they didn't have the problem on imipramine. So, the TCA's are not all equal like the ssri's are not equal. Excercise is my way to help myself which is very depressing when I cannot. This odd effect after working out usually came about after a certain period of time, but recently, probably due to being in my 30's, it has started to happen more quickly. I take lithium and some benzo, but have not heard from anyone that these have caused this feeling. Last fall I was into my 4th week of jogging again and started to feel like crap. It took over 2 weeks to work itself out. I had started a new job 6 weeks earlier so I thought that might also be a reason for some troubles again. So, I waited a month or so and tried lifting and after a few weeks felt like crap again. Sorry to ramble, but that is the readers digest version my TCA experience.
I am interested in trimp for the sleep aspect. I might have to give up excercise until something better comes along. I am not very interested in ssri's since they may cause some panic attacks and I want to avoid anything that may cause anxiety and panic with depression. Again, check with your doc about switching the meds slowly. I am not sure the best way, but cold turkey might have some withdraw effects that have nothing to do with the trimp. Hope all goes well and you get some sleep. Hang in there we are all in this together.
Peace
Johnj
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