Posted by Vincent_QC on February 28, 2009, at 6:32:49
In reply to Re: Clomipramine (Someone else take that AD now) ???, posted by Incubusfan on February 27, 2009, at 13:07:50
> I had to discontinue Clomipramine because it made it so I couldn't get out of bed in the morning, and made my heart race. I also have SAD, GAD, BDD, along with depression, some OCD, and ADHD(in-attentive). I may try it again in the summer when I can afford to lie in bed all day if I need to.
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> I'm going to be starting Noritriptyline on Sunday. My pdoc likes the side effect profile of it better; we're going to test it to see if it effects my heart as well.
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> Stay with it! Most people say the sedation fades. I just can't deal with it right now, as if I stop going to school, I'll lose my financial aid and most likely be kicked out at this point.
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> - MikeHi Mike ;-)
I totally understand why you stop it... That's funny how a med can act diffrently on someone else... The Clomipramine make me feel tired but I can't sleep...It's one of the most activating AD I try, but at the same time it's seem to activate some bad things like the repetitive thoughts inside my head and worse my social phobia problem as well... I also sweat a lot... IT doesn't make me feel PRO-social...and I don't want to get out of the house on it... I need a lot of energy just to get ready to going out and at daytime I just stay in my bed lying and watch the ceiling and thinks and thinks...I hate that...The nortriptyline seem to be a more good TCA's to try, I see my PDoc next week and I will ask to try it I think...since I don't like the Clomipramine effect...It doesn't make my heart race...but I ended up drinking more than 8 coffees a day to succeed to stay awake...and the insomnia problem seem to get worse on it also, even if I take some Seroquel at bedtime...The nortriptyline have a more sedative effect I think...so maybe it will be helping me at bedtime...
Anyway, did you have to do a 14 days of washout period between the Clomipramine and the nortriptyline??? It's the question I asked to myself... If a washout period is necessary, and i'm not accepted for the importation of the Marplan into the Canada, maybe trying again the Parnate will be more appropriate, since I feel an instant SAD reduction on it...even if it make my heart racing and hypotension was untolerable...
Anyway, thanks for your advise...I really appreciate that ;-) I wish you good luck for the nortriptyline and give me some news about it ok ;-)
Bye!
VIncent ;-)
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