Posted by KimberlyDi on December 5, 2003, at 10:14:28
In reply to Desipramine advise ( a good night's sleep) wanted, posted by CraigD on December 3, 2003, at 13:40:05
I'm not familiar with Desipramine but I'm on another TCA called Imipramine. I took my last daily dosage of Imipramine (25mg) along with 100mg of Trazadone before bedtime and had the deepest uninterrupted sleep in years. Woke up feeling like I had been hit by a runaway truck for a few moments (dazed) but today has been great. I'm rested.
Holiday wishes to you Craig. :)
KDi in TX
> To get through the holidays, a bad breakup, and an HIV diagnosis, I've decided it's time to break my self-imposed moretorium on psych meds.
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> Reluctant to go back to SSRI's, my doc put me on desipramine yesterday. I got a pure placebo effect from his optimism...
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> But I never got to sleep last night. My mind would "dream" without me ever going to sleep.
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> And today, I am flush, no appetite, heartburn, kinda week. Feel a little dopy, too, especially at the computer.
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> Anyone familiar with Desipramine or other TCA's?
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> I started at 50 mgs (for four nights) and will ween upwards at 50 mg increments.
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> When can I expect my sleep to return and when will I feel "better?" My impression of the TCA's is that they relieve depression in a muffly, wet-blanket way. I don't want to wade through these side effects to become a zombie.
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> I would be back on Celexa if it weren't for the sexual SEs and the hypomanic (maybe) traits it brought out in me.
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> Any advice?
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