Edited by Migdonam, 07 March 2018 - 09:16 PM.
Clomipramine | The "Gold Standard" when it comes to Depression and OCD?
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Posted 07 March 2018 - 09:15 PM
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Posted 14 August 2018 - 10:26 AM
It's been a few months....you might not be that interested in clomipramine users?
I think you posted this on other forums as well, but I'll share my experience with clomi here as well.
I started taking it about 4 weeks ago. I've increased to 50 mg, so that's still a low dose. My pdoc wants me to go up to 75 or maybe 100 mg and stay there for a while.
In the past I've taken SSRI's (which helped me achieve complete remission) but they did poop out on me. I struggled the last two years with supplements, drug holiday and later on again with anti-depressants (Zoloft and Luvox), but nothing really got me back on track. My body probably adapted to the method of action and doesn't respond to serotonin inhibition anymore.
I can clearly feel the noradrenergic side effects: sweating, dry mouth now and then, more appetite, waking up early (but no trouble falling asleep), urinating takes longer (only happens when I go to the toilet after waking in the middle of the night)
Serotonergic: muscle twitches, restless ankles when waking up in the morning, lower libido
I can't see if clomipramine is working for me; my doctor and I decided to go slow and 4 weeks is too short anyway. Although clomi is an SNRI (and not so different from SSRI's as it works on serotonin) my pdoc wanted to follow the OCD-treatment guidelines.
Since I'm in the OCD-spectrum going on clomipramine makes sense....but I really have my doubts.
Edited by Catwoman, 14 August 2018 - 10:31 AM.
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