Posted by Noa on March 6, 2000, at 17:25:08
In reply to Re: What do you know about...., posted by bob (happy to be back chattin' up Noa ;^) on March 4, 2000, at 21:39:37
Hi, Bob!
Still at the public library. I kind of like this not having internet at home. Let's see how long it lasts.
Anyway, re: your question, the only TCA I ever tried was amytriptiline, which I can never spell correctly, and of course I could just say, Elavil, but there is something about that brand name I dislike. It was the very first AD I ever tried, so I was not on anything else. Elizabeth, I "wigged out", meaning had a severe reaction, in which the following happened simultaneously: I was so hyped up and agitated, almost climbing the walls. The only thing keeping me from actually climbing the walls was the second thing, which was I was extremely sedated, to the point that my speech was slurred, my muscle coordination minimal, I could barely stand up and walk without holding on to the walls. I looked drunk as a skunk, only on the inside I was speeeeeeeeeeding. And this was from just one 25 mg. dose. I think all of this is the anticholinergic effects, because I used to get a very very mild form of the same reaction from benadryl and other antihistamines.
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