Posted by bulldog2 on May 23, 2010, at 14:39:22
In reply to Re: Immipramine Causes Natural Endorphins to Drop, posted by linkadge on May 23, 2010, at 12:29:24
> I wouldn't necessarily associate the clomipramine with everything wrong. The lyrica could be to blame.
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So far I've found that opiates raise prolactin and I'm on them for sciatica and hip pain. Also ssris raise prolactin because of elevated serotonin. Apparently anything that raises serotonin depresses dopamine which raises prolactin. Googled lyrica and neurontin and nothing about prolactin. Anyhow p-doc wants to try requip and apparently it has some action on opiate receptors also. He wants me on 75 mg of clomipramine with a target of 100 mg. Tried 75mg last night and felt a big boost today. Hopefully will maintain it. Of all the tcas I've been on this is the easiest to tolerate.I would like to see big pharmaceutical firms work on the raised prolactin issue with ssris. Find a med to maintain dopamine levels and use that with ssris and other drugs that elevate serotonin. In the meantime educate doctors about the possible use of dopamine agonists for sexual problems.
I find it amazing that no one could forsee that ssris being so selective would not create some imbalance in the human body.
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