Posted by cmorhoun on May 11, 2007, at 9:23:11
In reply to 20 years of imipramine, posted by wmd40 on February 4, 2007, at 21:13:06
You might try a stimulant like adderall or concerta. Many people who don't get any relief from ADs of any kind find releif from stimulants. They are a bit tricky because they loose their initial umph but if you don't chase the high that they often intially provide they can help. They are the only thing to help me so far.
>
> Hello Pyscho-Babblers,
>
> I've been told that this might be a good place to
> sing the blues about a life spent waiting to die,
> with the occasional tired and half-hearted attempt
> to hurry the process up.
>
> I've been taking imipramine (currently 300 mg per
> day) for about 20 years; I started just before the
> rage for Prozac got under way. I've had all the
> usual side effects: dry mouth, sedation,
> orthostatic hypotension, urinary hesitancy and
> the constant brain fog.
>
> Because the side effects are so bad, I've tried
> many other drugs -- Prozac, Luvox, clomipramine,
> Remeron, Wellbutrin, Effexor, Zoloft, desipramine,
> moclobemide, Paxil, Cognitive Behavioural
> Therapy (the worst of the bunch), and lithium
> as an adjunct -- but nothing works as well as
> good old fashioned imipramine.
>
> I desperately miss what I think I remember as a
> happy unmedicated life before the onset of
> depression, but every time I've tried to wean
> myself off drugs, I've plunged into a miserable
> state, so I've pretty much given up on that.
>
> I'm now beginning to wonder -- perhaps a bit late
> -- what the long term effects of life on
> imipramine might be. A web search suggests that
> I can expect to turn a purplish blue colour some
> time, but I can't find any other information.
> Does anybody out there know? I suppose that as
> a 20-year veteran, I probably know about as much
> as anybody else what to expect, but I'm hoping
> somebody else might know better.
>
> --
> wmd40
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