Posted by temoigneur on March 4, 2005, at 22:23:22
In reply to Re: To Phillipa and TheOutsider, posted by Ame Sans Vie on March 3, 2005, at 12:39:48
> Thanks to the both of you for the warm welcome back!! :-)
>
> ~MichaelHi Michael, I sent this email a while ago, I think maybe to your yahoo account, I know with mine I get so much mail I never check it, anyway..
Hey Michael how are you doing. Are you in school right now, I remember your french, perhaps you're launched in a carreer, you always seemed cogent, and knowledgeable. How is your family, mine is so so, I'm going to the Anxiety Disorder Conference in Seattle next month, should be informative:)
I haven't been on the anxiety boards that much recently, so i don't know if you are still in contact, but I have anxiety OCD.... I was asking you about tramadol while i was trying nardil. I went on Tramadol, but I thing the NRI properties it shares with effexor were making me quite anxious. As explained below, I'm on Clomipramine, but tricyclics, are like a sledghammer, it certainly has controlled my OCD well, but I sleep most of the day, and have little/no ambition to do much of anything.
I was wondering, with your knowledge of anxiolytics and drugs, is there anything you might recommend addiing to clomipramine, below I've explained some of the complications I've had with stimulants/SSRI's etc. Thanks so much.
Ben
After, ridiculous anxiety - being almost driven to suicide numerous times in the past year, I've come upon clomipramine for OCD/Anxiety. It has all but abolished the horrible OCD/Anxiety along with clonazepam, 3mg t.i.d. but I'm tired all the time, I just want to sleep all day; my mind is relatively dull, and I can see sleeping my way into my sixties, if I don't get something that would give me some inertia. I have little/no ambition, or drive to do very much and as I'm on disability, I can just sleep all day and ponder what life would be like without the disease. But I had a good mind, got my ARCT in piano, I'd like to be a Nurse-Practitioner, but this is impossible being so dull and drowsy.
Anyway, is there any conceivable combo Clomipramine + SSRI or bromocriptine that may allow me to retain clinical gains, and start living again. Basically looking for something to give me my energy and creativity without the torment of Anxiety and OCD. Has anyone observed that their anxiety is aggravated by SNRI's or Stimulants. I cannnot tolerate any stimulants, On Ritalin I displayed bipolar symptoms, Dexadrine made me extremely anxious, as did provigil.
My psychiatrist has noted that noradrenergic medications cause an increase in anxiety for me. Does anything strike anyone that might help with energy, I found all SSRI's to be stimulating, to the point where I couldn't sleep, which is why I'm somewhat interested in some combination of SSRI + Clomipramine. The SSRI's alone helped for 4 months, then did little for my anxiety, but it's hard to compare because
While on the SSRI's I was in school, under a great deal of pressure - and have no significant commitments now on clomipramine. Thanks so much - also, if you're neurotic and want a protypical response profile for different medications, I would be happy to submit my experience:)
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