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Posted by Lia Mason on January 22, 2003, at 17:45:24
I'm struggling along with imipramine. I've been on it for 10 months but we just took a blood level and found out I was way way too low. Now I'm finally in teh therapeutic range and I'm a zombie. I've been at this dose (300) for a month exactly. At 250 I was fine. My doc says give it 6 weeks because I may still adapt. Any tricyclic takers want to advise?
Thanks!
Lia
Posted by Jumpy on January 22, 2003, at 18:38:05
In reply to if tricyclic sedation will pass, when?, posted by Lia Mason on January 22, 2003, at 17:45:24
I found once the depression was allievated, the sedation was hardly noticable. Actually, I was happy to know that after my bedtime dose of imipramine, I would have a restful sleep. Before imipramine's antidepressant effects kicked it, the combination of the fatigue from depression and from imipramine was tough. Hang it there ... once the depression is gone, you will forget about the sedation.
J
Posted by BrittPark on January 22, 2003, at 19:19:11
In reply to if tricyclic sedation will pass, when?, posted by Lia Mason on January 22, 2003, at 17:45:24
I'm a 20 year veteran of imipramine, and have found that the sedating characteristics never go entirely away. I consider that a bonus because I take my imipramine (300 mg) all just before bed. So even through breakthrough episodes of depressions I've always been able to sleep soundly.
When I first started taking imipramine I did experience morning hangover but that passed in pretty short order.
Hope that's some help,
Britt
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