Posted by bulldog2 on May 5, 2010, at 18:03:27
In reply to Questions about tricyclics???, posted by Roslynn on May 2, 2010, at 16:38:49
> Hi, I was wondering about the tricyclics...
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> Which ones are most often prescribed, does anyone know? Is there one that is more reliable than the others?
> Which is considered the strongest, is that imipramine, nortriptyline or protriptyline?
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> Thanks for any help!
> RoslynnI believe imipramine and clomipramine (anafranil) are considered the strongest. I'm on 75 mg of clomipramine and doing well. The sides were minimal and for me much easier than an ssri.The depression lifted in about a week and things have been getting better since than. Pick clomipramine if you want that extra boost of serotonin. But there's also plenty norepinephrine. Very nice blend.
I feel like I'm sitting in a meadow with the sun shining in my face and all these colorful flowers flooding my senses. I used to obsess about others people's opinion and now I just done't care. I have confidence in my choices. Just go slowly. Spend at least a week at each dose increase.
If I listened to all the negative people who tell stories of horrible sides I would still be a depressed person filled with anxiety and wondering what people are saying about me.
Stop listening to the voices of fear. Take the dive. You can always get out of the water if you don't like it. Remember you are unique and your experience will be unique. All of a sudden I realized I was wasting precious time reading everyone's feedback and getting more confused and unable to make a decision. So what if it doesn't work. Stop and try another.
If you read stories about advil you would never take another one. I read that about 15,000 people a year die from sides. (ulcers,kideny failure etc). Probably a lot more than tcas and maois.
Look at the upside. Depression really damages our body. The tcas are stronger and better than ssris. There's one psychiatrist that rates parnate no. 1 and clomipramine no 2.The best way to educate yourself is to read from men who have worked with thousands of patients. You need feedback from many patients to know what works. One person's experience is just not that helpful
Read this man's link who have treated thousands and find out what the gold standards are.http://www.psychotropical.com/dual_action_ads.shtml
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