Posted by lisamb on September 20, 2001, at 4:46:41
I did a search but couldn't find anything that exactly answered my questions here. I'm currently on 75mg of zoloft, 30 mg of ritalin and 15mg of ambien per day. My therapist said some months ago after my ADD diagnosis that she didn't think zoloft was right for me - but I seemed to stabilise and so we left things as-is. I've been in a downward slump over the past few weeks, though, and now we're revisiting the issue. She wants me to switch across to Ethipramine (local generic name for Imipramine) - she believes it's more suited to the ADD/depression dx and will help more effectively with the mood swings..??
I could really use some input on the process of switching across from an SSRI to a tricyclic-- how easy is it.. Zoloft was the first AD I was put on and so I don't have any experiences with any others. I'm anxious about coping with the tapering off period, and dealing with new side effects.. I'm on the thin side already, but I'm obsessing about the possibility of putting on weight with the Ethipramine. I DON'T want this to happen. My therapist knows it's a "thing" for me and deliberately left it out when she was listing the potential side effects for me.
Sorry not very clear... hoping for any input/advice/experience.
Thanks so much
Lisa
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