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Posted by Sarah T. on January 22, 2006, at 3:35:40
Hi Linkadge,
In one of the above threads, you said that Clomipramine worked for you. In what way did it work for you? Why were you taking it? Depression? OCD? I guess it was the original OCD drug, before Fluvoxamine, right? How long were you on it? I imagine it had pretty bad anticholinergic effects.
Sarah
Posted by linkadge on January 22, 2006, at 8:54:13
In reply to Linkadge - a question for you, posted by Sarah T. on January 22, 2006, at 3:35:40
I took clomipramine for depression for about 5 months. It was a very effective antidepressnat. If I wasn't in school, I'd still be taking it, but I just started to get really dumb.
I know there are other possible explainations, but thats kind of the way I precieved it.
Linkadge
Posted by Sarah T. on January 22, 2006, at 19:08:48
In reply to Re: Linkadge - a question for you, posted by linkadge on January 22, 2006, at 8:54:13
Hi Linkadge,
That's what frustrates and upsets me most about nearly all of the antidepressants: If they are at all helpful in alleviating the depression, the side effects, like "getting really dumb" or gaining a lot of weight, are unacceptable and intolerable. If only. . .
Posted by Phillipa on January 22, 2006, at 22:17:08
In reply to Re: Linkadge - a question for you » linkadge, posted by Sarah T. on January 22, 2006, at 19:08:48
It's the twitching of the legs, sweating, rapid pulse, anxiety that gets me every time. Fondly, Phillipa
Posted by linkadge on January 23, 2006, at 11:33:40
In reply to Re: Linkadge - a question for you » linkadge, posted by Sarah T. on January 22, 2006, at 19:08:48
Thats it. And while one may be able to live with the side effects for a short period of time, eventually, certain side effects can work to worsen the underlying illness.
I mean how happy can I be, if I become so dumb that I start to fail everything ?
Linkadge
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