Posted by zeugma on January 10, 2004, at 17:42:16
In reply to Re: anyone had success with desipramine for adhd ? » zeugma, posted by Francesco on January 10, 2004, at 16:48:50
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> > Nortriptyline and Strattera are similar in terms of side effects. dry mouth and constipation. The side effects are much worse from klonopin. But Klonopin is the only thing that helps my anxiety.
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> I must have read recently a very interesting post by a guy called Sal4Army, or something like that, who suggested safe meds for constipation and dry mouth induced by psychotropic meds. Have you checked it ?
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> I think I will give Remeron a try to see what happens. I read an article on Biopsychiatry.com that related, if my undestanding was correct, Remeron usage with an increase of dopamine and noripineprine in the prefrontal cortex. This sounds good for my Adhd. Another possible bonus for Remeron seems the possibility in reversing the sexual dysfunction of meds. I'm not sure I'm having this problem with desipramine but to prevent is better than to cure ;-)
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> Incidentally, do you find that Klonopin worsens your constipation and dry mouth ? I have never had this problem with benzos, but maybe I just didn't notice it.Klonopin has made all side effects worse. yes, I had constipation and dry mouth from the TCA and Strattera. The dry mouth was transient, the constipation constant, but I was sleeping normally, and physically feeling in the best shape of my life (not saying much, because I'm the kind of person who always looks sick). Adding Klonopin to these meds (plus Buspar, but at reasonable dosages- up to 30 mg/day- this drug is remarkably benign, i mean NO serious side effects) has strained my body, and I don't know how much is the Klonopin itself and how much is the result of adding one more drug to my already taxed system. But I can't function without Klonopin. NOTHING ELSE has done a damn thing for my anxiety. So I'm taking the smallest possible amount of Klonopin (.25 mg) and trying to minimize the side effects, which, since they are sleep-related, are really hard for me to deal with.
I saw in your other post that you were afraid the remeron might make you too patriotic. Does the fear of sexual side effects outweigh your fear of patriotism? :)
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