Posted by Janelle on April 25, 2003, at 12:50:58
In reply to Re: My mind has changed again - for the LAST time! » Janelle, posted by ace on April 24, 2003, at 23:45:02
Interesting response to Luvox that you had - Insomnia - for me it was the opposite - I could hardly stay awake on it; had to take it at night. Hated it. Didn't help OCD stuff one cotton pickin' bit!
FWIW I had also tried Zoloft for a long time - it did little for anything - I got to a plateau and didn't continue to improve from there.
Anafranil is still the GOLD STANDARD for OCD, even more than the so-called *new and improved* SSRI's because of their reduced s/e profiles.
I am not on anything right now specifically for OCD because mine is driven by depression and anxiety, so I'm on meds for those two things and mood stabilization.
I am so sorry that I cannot be of much help with how Anafranil affected my sleep because it was so long ago that I took it, I took it for such a short time (few days) that I don't remember! My memory is shot from one of my current meds, although I doubt I'd recall even if it was still in-tact!
What I do remember is taking the Anafranil in the morning and feeling very, very drowsy and sleepy all day. I probably did not sleep well at night. Should have switched it to pm, but was impatient back then and just got off it and onto Zoloft if I recall!
Sorry can't be more informative, but you have raised a good question!
take care,
Janelle
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