Posted by banga on April 2, 2005, at 23:44:56
In reply to Re: Clomipramine/Anafranil : OCD/Anxiety Successess » banga, posted by ace on April 2, 2005, at 21:22:20
HI Ace,
> what dose were you on?? would you say Anafranil made you somewhat euphoric ? ie you were motivated every day, happy with life, feeling close to people in general, and really happy?
**I was taking 75mg...I cant say I felt great every day, but I had really happy days, with motivation and without avoidance behaviors due to anxiety. I laughed freely.
> How long did it take to kick in?
**I think about three weeks.
>
> Did you titrate slowly? By how much
> > Did you take full dose at night?
> Did it cause you to wake up suddenly at 4-5pm, because of its effect on stage 3 (I think) sleep?**When I started, it was immediately at a pretty high dose--in a semi-hospital setting via IV (I was extremely depressed, they wanted to get it in me! quickly. For me, I could take it anytime of the day, move up or down on does without side effects. BUt that is me--it just agreed with my body well. And no trouble with sleep.
Again, the synergy I experienced was a bit unusual..people tend to have more side effects. But you never know unless you try...and it truly seemed to help especially with the anxiety.
B.
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