Posted by bulldog2 on April 11, 2010, at 8:40:50
In reply to Re: TCA's With Opioid Actions?, posted by Justherself54 on April 10, 2010, at 18:45:08
> I've just started clomipramine. I have fibromyalgia, Coccydynia and arthritis in my sacrum. The coccydynia pain has been very hard to tolerate. The most bizarre thing happened. After one dose at bedtime of clomipramine my coccydynia pain was gone. I'm still in shock.
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> I'm at a low dose and if I can tolerate it, I'll be increasing it next week. I feel quite a bit of sedation, but nothing like amitriptaline or nortriptaline, which knocked me out cold, even at very low doses.
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> I can't see the pain relief as being coincidence.
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> Thoughts anyone?
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>All I can say is wow! That's very impressive. I'm on 30 mg of elavil at bedtime but no pain relief but some boost in mood. Wake up feeling good. I have lumbar stenosis and right hip severe osteoarthritis. Back on the percocets which I didn't want to start again.
Sounds like I might try the clomipramine. What dose did this miracle occur at?
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