Posted by tygereyes on May 6, 2006, at 15:22:42
In reply to Re: Sinequan to be discontinued in the UK » tygereyes, posted by zeugma on May 6, 2006, at 13:14:26
> > I don't know - I do know that my psychiatrist never brought it up as a possibility for me when we were trying TCAs, which (if it is available) would be odd because I was adamant about not gaining weight on a TCA.>
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> That is not odd at all, doxepin is perhaps the most apt to produce weight gain of all the TCA's.
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> Doxepin is available as a generic in the U.S., but I don't think it's used as an AD often, it is more of a sedative/anxiolytic.
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> -z
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>Ah, you are correct.
My cognition seems to be impaired lately (hello Parnate withdrawal, much?)
Which TCA am I thinking of that has less propensity to cause weight gain than Desipramine? There was a head-to-head comparison with Desipramine and another drug; I believe the study was done in the 1980's. It's been a while since I read it.
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