Posted by xbunny on December 14, 2004, at 14:02:23
In reply to Re: reboxetine alternatives available in the uk, posted by ed_uk on December 14, 2004, at 13:35:32
> Hi,
>
> Lofepramine (Gamanil) is a tricyclic antidepressant which acts as a NA uptake inhibitor, as does reboxetine. It is quite popular in the UK. The side effects are generally much less than with dothiepin (yuck) or clomipramine. It is not sedating. It is good for depression but usually has little effect on anxiety. It may, however, be effective in preventing panic attacks.
>hey thanks for posting back so quickly. Yeah I tried lofepramine right after dothiepin (since dothiepin did help but was waaaay to sedating) and it had no effect whatsoever on me. So I went onto clomipramine after that and was on that for about a year with olanzapine til my psychosis got out of control and they completely switched my meds to my current regiem (flupenthixol and zispin) which is the best I have had but still lacks in the area of anxiety and depression (which is alot better but not quite there if you know what I mean). Im kinda out of ideas (and so are they). I have tried heavier doses of antipsychotics but I get eps, sleeplessness and jitteryness and the rest I already said. :-(
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