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Posted by Squiggles on January 21, 2006, at 10:33:58
The ink does seem to flow when things
go bad, but not when things go well :-)
I should update the case of the friend
on imipramine who was quite ill for a while
(for anyone who remembers the desipramine
tests etc.); much improved -- apparently
long-term imipramine dose was becoming toxic
and is now lowered by doc.. whatever; The difference is quite remarkable - much weight gain, better sleep, etc. - in other words just like things were before the dose was "lowered" a couple of yrs. ago.all's well that ends well
Squiggles
Posted by 4WD on January 21, 2006, at 22:30:18
In reply to Imipramine patient much improved, posted by Squiggles on January 21, 2006, at 10:33:58
> The ink does seem to flow when things
> go bad, but not when things go well :-)
> I should update the case of the friend
> on imipramine who was quite ill for a while
> (for anyone who remembers the desipramine
> tests etc.); much improved -- apparently
> long-term imipramine dose was becoming toxic
> and is now lowered by doc.. whatever; The difference is quite remarkable - much weight gain, better sleep, etc. - in other words just like things were before the dose was "lowered" a couple of yrs. ago.
>
> all's well that ends well
>
> Squiggles
How long was your friend on imipramine? Do you know her dosage? Are you saying she was doing well at a lower dose and then they raised it and she got sick? And now they've lowered it again and she's better? I couldn't quite make out whether she gained weight on the increased dose or the decreased dose?Marsha
Posted by Squiggles on January 22, 2006, at 7:56:11
In reply to Re: Imipramine patient much improved » Squiggles, posted by 4WD on January 21, 2006, at 22:30:18
>
> How long was your friend on imipramine? Do you know her dosage?about 20 yrs.
Are you saying she was doing well at a lower dose and then they raised it and she got sick?
No she (so i am told) doing poorly on that
chronic dose, and then suddenly got ill - many
drugs e.g. Serzone were given intermittently
as imipramine was never ideal but the best;And now they've lowered it again and she's better?
Not again to my knowledge, but lowered;
I couldn't quite make out whether she gained weight on the increased dose or the decreased dose?
On the increased dose - on the decreased she
lost about 60 lbs.I suspect there are things i don't know all
the variables in this case, but as long as she
is better, i don't mind. Because she looked
like she had cancer or something.Squiggles
>
> Marsha
>
Posted by Squiggles on January 22, 2006, at 8:46:29
In reply to Re: Imipramine patient much improved, posted by Squiggles on January 22, 2006, at 7:56:11
I would like to add though, that even with
a reduciton in imipramine dose, i see changes
in my friend's condition: excessive sleeping,
extreme hunger near the end of the day.
I'm not a doctor (except on the net:-)) but
i still suspect liver damage to account
for a rather sudden change in health and
possibly reduced metabolism of drugs and hence
imipramine toxicity.I don't like to upset my friend with ominous
medical suspicions so as long as she feels
she well and healthy, i leave it at that.
But I was very concerned with that decline.
Vioxx was another culprit in a friend's death
imho, and medical negligence in another.
But, i must admit that I read too much of
the activist files and may have become
overly sensitive to remote possibilities
of iatrogenic harm.Squiggles
Posted by 4WD on January 22, 2006, at 21:52:40
In reply to Re: Imipramine patient much improved, posted by Squiggles on January 22, 2006, at 8:46:29
Thanks, Squiggles. I guess there aren't too many people out there who've been on imipramine for 20 years.
Marsha
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