Posted by Chloe on June 10, 2002, at 20:31:48
In reply to Re: Trimipramine= no sleep! » Chloe, posted by Ritch on June 9, 2002, at 23:10:25
Did keeping yourself up let you sleep in? Never works for me. I try to never go to bed before 11pm, if I have no ami, I am always awake before sunrise. Sleep is work without ami. But, I was getting a bit tolerant to ami sedative effects at 20 mgs, but I was scared to increase, because of the negative mood affect it can have. I get a really short unpredictable fuse...That's why I thought trimiprimine would be good. No substancial NE reuptake, and some DA.
Well, I think I have some EPS. When I awoke this am, my teeth were loose from clenching. And my tongue really hasn't stopped going since I started trimip. So, with the EPS, total inability to sleep, severe restlessness, and anxiety, I aborted mission last night. I took just 10 mgs of ami and it was a God send. I slept! It was like getting an old friend back.
But I am wondering how much off my bad experience with trimip was ami withdrawal? I probably should have tapered, but I just assumed, and wasn't instructed otherwise, I could substitute one TCA for the other. Maybe all the sweating and foggy head on that first day was just withdrawal? But from all I have read, Trimip is supposed to be very sedating, in the same class of doxepin and ami. But 25 mg of trimip wasn't enough to cover the lack of 20 mg of ami, clearly.
Could you relate in your experience the difference betweeen Doxepin and Ami. Do you think dox. would be less likely to cause anger outburst at low doses? Is it less or more sedating? How about dry mouth, constipation, wt gain, etc. Would you mind comparing the two for me? If you have done this before, could you send me to the sight? I am just wondering if dox may have less AD punch at low doses like 25 mgs than ami, but same sedative or hypnotic, anxiety effect.
Mucho thanks,
And I really hope you conquered your early am awakening.
Chloe
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