Posted by Thereishope on March 5, 2004, at 15:42:51
In reply to Re: Anyone With Clomipramine(Anafranil) Experience » Thereishope, posted by Althea8869 on March 3, 2004, at 22:10:58
Althea do you have any good news to share?
I just came from my doctor's office, and we've decided to try Wellbutrin SR 200mg for a little while and see what happens. I'm giving it a week. I'm going to think positive, since someone here posted that their doctor recommended the SR over the XL.
Since my problem is anxiety which triggers my depression, my doctor mentioned possibly adding a benzo. along with the Wellbutrin. What do you think about this addition?
Although some of her patients are taking TCAs she didn't feel that I would do well with the side effects. She also mentioned TCAs causing possible heart issues that would require constant monitoring? Anyone knows anything about this?
I told her that I was tired of feeling spacey all the time an after being on this med. for almost a year this feeling should be gone. She felt that my spacey feeling was still from my anxiety, that is why she mentioned the benzo.
I also think that I'm perimenopausal, so I need to get that checked out. I wonder if that is why I'm experiencing some of my symptoms.
After reading all of this does anyone have a plan "B" for me should I need to switch from the Wellbutrin completely?
Thanks!
God Bless
> Thereishope - (i really like that screen name).
> It will be interesting to compare notes as we move forward. Thats really the beauty of this board - so much opportunity to both learn from and try to help each other. The process is somewhat cathartic for me.
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> I'm seeing my doc monday, but I may be able to see him tomorrow because I see my CBT tomorrow and theyre in the same building. I can probably sneak in between some of his other patients.
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> I'll post you on the outcome of our discussion whenever it happens and you let me know what your doc says. I'll be interested to see which way each of them individually pushes with regard to the TCA's. See if they have been reading the same reports that we have.
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> We'll talk soon.
> Take care & bon chance.
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