Posted by europerep on July 31, 2010, at 8:19:41
In reply to Re: Anyone had success with prozac+clomipramine??? » europerep, posted by Roslynn on July 29, 2010, at 16:36:00
yes, serotonin syndrome would be the first thing that comes to mind. obviously you should also check for other possible "systemic" side effects, but personally I wouldn't be aware of anything particularly dangerous.. but as for SS, by going slowly, only increasing a dose when being on steady-state before, etc., the risk can be minimized.
I do not want to pretend knowing stuff better than ed, because that sure is not the case, and he has a very correct point of course with the metabolism issue. if your doc is willing to try out this combination with you, then have him/her take your blood at regular intervals in the beginning to check the respective doses of both ADs.. also, are you taking any other drugs, prescribed or not? that might be important because they too might be metabolized through the same cytochrome..
MAOIs bring risks with them too, like any med, so I would give this combination a try first.
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