Posted by hopefullynow on April 11, 2010, at 12:07:55
In reply to Re:clomipramine, posted by Justherself54 on April 11, 2010, at 11:12:35
> My pdoc started me at 50 mg, which is unusual for him. We usually start off slowly. I'm wondering if he wants to ramp it up quickly to try to get the anti-depressant effect working, as I was one step from a stay at the crisis unit.
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> I'm very sedated, but nothing like the other TCA's I've tried. If the sedation doesn't go away, I hope there is something we can augment with to help with that, but it's too early in the game to worry about it.
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> As for the really dangerous side effects, after waking up pain free, I'm not even going to research them. Now that's a first for me.The sedation will go away eventually, maybe not entirely but to a decent degree.Of course you can augument clomipramine with something noradrenergic if sedation is bothering.I found that th side effects subside after a few weeks.Anyway, 50 mg is a little bit too much for a starting dose, maybe your pdoc wants you to get an anti-depressant effect quicker.Good luck and don't give up on clomi.
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