Posted by zeugma on December 5, 2004, at 12:29:52
In reply to TCAs and Acid Reflux, posted by RetiredYoung on December 4, 2004, at 10:28:15
> Just wanted to add a contrary opinion on this. I'm taking clomipramine at 300mg/day. One of it's many side effects for me has been heartburn/acid reflux. It was so bad that I had to get a Rx for Prevacid.
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> My psychiatrist confirmed in his manual that reflux problems can be caused by TCAs..
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> JimI suppose I didn't have problems with reflux so much as nausea. The nausea either tended to trigger, or actually was the result of, a panic attack, so it could be nortriptyline's antipanic properties that caused the nausea to lessen.
On the other hand, SSRI's caused violent nausea and panic attacks.
Clomipramine is the TCA that most closely resembles an SSRI. I was wary of trying clomipramine, despite its reputation for efficacy, because I was worried about its effects on my GI system.
Did you experience acid reflux on SSRI's or on amitriptyline?
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