Posted by SLS on October 11, 2010, at 9:27:02
In reply to Re: dumb drug » SLS, posted by g_g_g_unit on October 11, 2010, at 7:42:50
I am not sure if a response to clomipramine follows the same pattern as that seen with SSRIs when treating OCD, but it often takes a higher dosage and more time for the OCD to remit. I would continue to titrate your dosage of clomipramine upwards very slowly. What you might want to do is to discuss setting a target dosage and establishing a time-line for evaluating its effectiveness. Taking tests to assay blood levels of clomipramine/desmethylclomipramine might be helpful along away. Most people do well with nortriptyline for depression when they take 75mg. Yet, I need 150mg because I am a rapid-metabolizer. Blood tests helped confirm this so that I did not miss an opportunity to respond to nortriptyline by being chronically underdosed.
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