Posted by SLS on December 10, 2012, at 5:31:45
In reply to Re: Augment Effexor or TCS or MAOI or other?, posted by Ada Marie on December 9, 2012, at 23:57:59
> Thanks Jono and SLS. What do you know about Trimipramine and weight gain? I believe I will be tapering off of Venlafaxine and begin taking Trimipramine. I am not sure if I will take only Trimipramine or if I will take a small dose of Venlafaxine with Trimipramine. My doctor is adding the Trimipramine so I do not have to have a complete washout (no medication) until an MAOI is started. Venlafaxine did not cause weight gain, so is it right to think Trimipramine might not cause weight gain either? I appreciate your feedback!
I can't guarantee that you won't gain weight from taking trimipramine. I didn't. However, it is antihistaminergic. Antihistamines have a tendency to cause weight gain. It is possible that your doctor chose trimipramine because it is neither a NE nor 5-HT reuptake inhibitor. Theoretically, this should be safe. Hopefully, your doctor already has experience doing this. Another option is to use desipramine instead of trimipramine and continue taking it when you add the Parnate. You could probably do the same thing with trimipramine, but I haven't seen it done. I have combined Parnate and desipramine a few times.
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