Posted by bardamu on November 10, 2011, at 12:12:49
In reply to Clomipramine/Anafranil anyone?, posted by bearfan on November 5, 2011, at 15:38:41
>Anyone swear by or against this stuff? I tend to have slightly better remission rates withs SNRIs such as Effexor, but Effexor, while effecitve, killed the libido so much I'm looking for alternatives. I have tried Tofranil in the past, but it tended to cause bladder problems and fatigue. I heard Clomipramine can be good with anxiety, depression and some OCD, which I suffer from. I just don't want to start up a trial just to be disappointed with weight gain and the usual side effects by the older anti-depressants. Also what tends to be the standard dose for this stuff? Is it 50 or 75mg?
I take 50mg of Clomipramine daily. It's a very potent antidepressant. It will increase your appetite and I find it difficult to say when I'm hungry or not. Concerning the libido, I'm kind of horny sometimes, especially when I'm sleepy. It makes me anorgasmic too. If you want to have an orgasm, you have to really want it. It can makes you last longer but I don't feel as strong as when I'm drug-free. Otherwise it's a very powerful antidepressant. It took me out of a deep, dark depression and anxiety disorder. I couldn't go out and leave the house. Now I feel much calmer. I'd say that the standard therapeutic dose is 75mg which can be quite enough.
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