Posted by not exactly on February 17, 2003, at 23:32:00
In reply to Re: TCAs and success?! » not exactly, posted by missinglynxx on February 15, 2003, at 4:25:33
> ON my research I feel Desiprimine and NOrtriptyline are nearly Identical, dont you?
Much of what I've read makes them sound very similar. However, I've run across a few websites that either directly contrast them [for example, http://www.umich.edu/~pharm660/addrugs.pdf] or give enough specific information about both to permit a meaningful comparison [for example, http://sl.schofield3.home.att.net/medicine/psychiatric_drugs_chart.html]. Based on this, I chose desipramine because it seemed more "activating" and less likely to cause unpleasant side effects.
> Im still adjusting to the anticholinegic thing,,, are you?
Hasn't been a problem for me. Anticholinergic drugs generally don't bother me, and some I even enjoy. For example, I always found atropine to be a pleasant stimulant. But then, my neurochemistry doesn't work like most people's.
> Im thrilled you are taking the :right Medication:
Time will tell if it's really right, but for now it's a helluva lot less wrong than most other ADs I've tried.
> Spring will be awesome for you this year.
Thanks... I hope you're right.
> do you get constipation and dry mouth?
Had some mild constipation at first, but my regular regularity is so irregular that I can't be sure it was the desipramine. And I never noticed any significant mouth-drying effects.
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