Posted by bulldog2 on May 25, 2010, at 17:15:03
In reply to Re: Clomipramine - thanks for answers, posted by Roslynn on May 25, 2010, at 16:30:09
> Hi everyone,
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> Thanks to all who answered my question about this med. Very helpful!
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> I might have a hard time convincing my pdoc to put me on clomipramine--I just went through a trial of protriptyline and I had major problems with it. (dizziness, confusion, nervous, edgy)
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> Does anyone know if you can combine clomipramine with prozac?
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> Thank you,
> Roslynn
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> > > How does clomipramine compare to the other TCA's in terms of side effects and which neurotransmitters it targets?
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> > In my experience and those of others, clomipramine can be a bit rough as far as anticholinergic side-effects go. It is an excellent med though. About as strong an SRI as Zoloft. Plus strong NRI and all the benefits (and drawbacks..) of a TCA.
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> > Unfortunately, it gave me severe photophobia=sensitivity of the eyes to sunlight, to the point of giving me bouts of pain in the eyeballs when exposed to sunlight.
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>As said before clomipramime has been the easiest tca for me to tolerate. Good news about clomipramine. It has the strongest serotonin reuptake of all the tcas. So strong it is almost like an ssri. It also has strong action as an norepinephrine reuptake blocker. So you get the best of both worlds.
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