Posted by sowhysosad on April 11, 2009, at 16:15:47
In reply to Re: Increased anxiety on MAOI?, posted by SLS on April 11, 2009, at 6:50:18
> How long were you on a tricyclic before you discontinued it for the presence of intolerable anxiety?
I was on imipramine at 150mg (and briefly 175mg) for 3 months Scott. I wouldn't describe it as anxiety as such. It was more a horrible edginess, like something awful was about to happen, and if the phone rang I'd jump out of my skin. The symptoms tallied almost exactly with what I read about elevated noradrenaline.
To make matters worse I didn't feel any positive effect on serotonin as I would normally get with a decent SSRI.
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