Posted by SLS on May 17, 2010, at 18:30:27
In reply to Re: Imipramine really that good? » SLS, posted by med-amorphosis on May 17, 2010, at 17:56:23
> > > So why has my pdoc included it in the list of TCAs he 'will' consider adding to my MAOI,
> > Perhaps he has experience with it. However, if he is relying on "theoretical" safety, I must reiterate that I have had a SS reaction to imipramine in combination with Nardil on two occassions.
> He leads a whole team of psychopharms.
It is good that you trust your doctor.
> And I'm not on Nardil. Im on Marplan- a VERY different drug.
Well, I would still consider the possibility that there is some overlap between MAO inhibitors regarding biological effects. That being said, I did not have the problem with Parnate that I had with Nardil when I added imipramine to it.
> > I experienced severe hypotension, hyperreflexia, and rigidity.
> Sounds more like fits/convulsions to meWhy do you say this? How is what I described similar to "fits/convulsions"?
> > The potencies of imipramine to inhibit the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine are about the same.
> Thanks. Sounds about right, but I need to find some hard fact about this
drug i think.I think this site will prove useful to you:
http://pdsp.med.unc.edu/indexR.html
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but in how hard the climb.The measure of success lies only in how high one feels he must
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