Posted by jimmygold70 on December 23, 2006, at 4:45:06
In reply to Re: Imipramine for anxiety? Anyone tried?, posted by linkadge on December 22, 2006, at 20:34:40
> I wouldn't say that the TCA's aren't good drugs. For some people they are highly effective drugs.
I strongly agree. I perosnally don;t like them and many will never tolerate them, but for some TCAs are a miracle.
> For me, SSRI's produce apathy at best.
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> Clomipramine was probably one of the only drugs that I would classify as an antidepressant.
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> Some theorize that the anticholinergic actions of the drugs are a necessary part of their overall efficacy in some depression. The combination of anticholinergic action + noradrenergic action is going to give an even more pronounced push allong that axis.I've heard that and it's not that convincing. But I also don't find the monoamines theory convincing either... (-:
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