Posted by jujube on November 10, 2004, at 9:59:48
In reply to Re: Anafranil - Interactions, posted by dove on November 10, 2004, at 9:50:47
Thanks Dove. I take between 2000 mg - 3000 mg of Vitamin C during the day. I don't want to have to stop taking it, particularly since the winter will soon be upon us. I will be taking the Anafanil at night, so it will be away from my Vitamin C intake. I do smoke, but perhaps taking the Anafranil will be incentive for me to quit (which I have been planning to do for a few months now).
Can I ask if you have ever used Anafranil? If so, what was your experience? Were the side effects really bad? Was there any cognitive impairment? As you can probably tell, I am a bit nervous about starting it. I have had the prescription for over a week, and still have not got up the nerve to start. I have heard that it is considered one of the best ADs of all time, but the side effects can be a bear.
Tamara
> Vit C in the stomach and digestive system at the same time as a TCA will reduce its effectiveness. So, don't down your pill with a big glass of orange juice.
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> Tylenol is just fine to take with it.
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> And lastly, as I have asked my G-doc and my P-doc about the TCA/tobacco interaction, two different opinions. One is yes, it takes more to be effective and the other is no, it takes less because the active metabolites circulate longer, and are not processed as quickly or as efficiently.
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> Either way, the interaction is supposedly *very* mild (both doc's opinions).
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> Hopefully, someone else can answer that last more definitively.
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> dove
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