Posted by jujube on November 11, 2004, at 16:40:22
In reply to Anafranil, Clomipramine, and jujube, posted by RetiredYoung on November 11, 2004, at 14:31:16
Thanks so much for your post. Did you start out slow and then trirate up to the 150 mg twice a day? I am supposed to start at 25 mg, then go up to 50 mg the following week. I have heard that the side effects may not be as bad at 50 mg, but start to get more pronounced as you get up to 100 mg and higher. How pronounced did you find the side effects at 50 mg, that is if you were at that dose at some point? Also, I have a concern about congnitive impairment and decreased energy and motivation. Have you experienced any problems in these areas? Sorry to bombard you with questions :-)
Thanks again for sharing your Anafranil experience. It is very helpful, and I really appreciate it.
Tamara
> Hi Tamara (and everyone!) - I'm taking 300mg/day of clomipramine (that's 150mg in the morning (along with my multi-vitamin), and 150mg at bed time).
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> My side effects: Heart rate up, slightly shaky hands, very bad dry mouth, urinary hesitation, minnor word finding/slurring problems, lowered exercise tolerance, and reflux/heartburn.
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> Typing that out makes it sound horrible, which it kind of is, BUT... I'm taking it to help me with depression and chronic tension headaches and, at the dosage that I'm on now, it's been extremely effective so far.. So effective that I'm willing to put up with the side effects that I listed.
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> If or when it begins to be less effective, I'm going to try Cymbalta.
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> Jim
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