Posted by Lia Mason on March 23, 2002, at 19:19:14
In reply to imipramine vs. desipramine » Lia Mason, posted by Elizabeth on March 23, 2002, at 14:10:22
Elizabeth,
Thank you so much! This is exactly the info I've been after.
I'm at 60 imipramine. I'm starting to get that floaty, dopey, sleepy feeling... I had it bad on 80 Pamelor so got off it. It's not just in the morning--it's constant. I wonder what the prognosis is... will the fog eventually clear? That's it for side effects.
Your info interests me very much (re: NE versus serotonin action). I was nonresponsive to desipramine 14 years ago, but... it's the first antidepressant I ever took and i can't recall if we gave it a fair shot. Prozac came on the market and I was switched to that with marvelous antidepressant results and bad side effects. So... I'm trying to go back to the tricyclics for less sexual dysfunction. Given how I'm doing at 60 imipraminr, though, it seems unlikely I'd make it to 200.
I have a sense that serotonin is more the issue with me, so... desipramine may not be my drug. Thanks for your insights.
L
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