Posted by jujube on December 12, 2004, at 14:28:18
It has been just over a month since my pdoc put me on Anafranil. I am currently at 50 mg, and had hoped to be able to go up to 75 mg, but am finding some side effects unpleasant for me (dizziness/lightheadedness, constipation, weight gain - 6 pounds with no change to eating habits). I know if I go up to 75 mg, these side effects will likely get worse. And, at 50 mg, I do not see much difference in therapeutic benefits compared to the Celexa I had been taking prior to the Anafranil (at pdoc's instruction, I continue to take at a small dose of Celexa).
So, I am thinking of keeping a small dose of Celexa and trying some natural alternatives (NADH, Sam-e, DMAE). If those fail me, after an adequate trial, I will go back to an AD. If that ends up being the case, what should I pursue? Imipramine? Nortriptyline? Provigil with the Celexa?
Any and all views would be greatly appreciated. I am beginning to sound like a broken record here, but I am getting frustrated and starting to run out of hope that anything will help me regain my zest for life.
Thanks.
Tamara
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thread:428328
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