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Mike and Jay - TCAs » mike21

Posted by IsoM on April 14, 2002, at 11:34:45

In reply to Re: Started Clomipramine...questions... » jay, posted by mike21 on April 14, 2002, at 10:17:35

Personally, I really enjoyed the benefits of TCAs. They really do work wonderfully, but in our family (my sons & me), TCAs really made our hearts race - for me, 120 bpm while laying down resting; horribly dry mouth (so dry, I couldn't even swallow); & constipation that *nothing* would help.

Not worth spending a couple of hours in the bathroom not be able to go, not worth having a heart rate that jumped to 175 or so with mild exertion, or a mouth so dry that I had to chew something constantly.

Still I do miss the benefits of them. My oldest son has gone back to clomipramine after almost 10 years of trying other ADs. Even with the side-effects (not as severe as mine), it's the only one that's consistently helped.


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