Posted by fachad on June 13, 2002, at 19:10:41
In reply to Re: Speculation on Blenderized Rat Brains » fachad, posted by Chloe on June 13, 2002, at 17:29:04
> I am going to try doxepin and and have been tapering the amit.
How much ami are you taking? You could probably just switch from one day to the next unless your ami dose is really high.
My wife once switched from 150 mg ami every day to 150 mg dox the next day and it seemed ok, but her GI problem that the ami was treating came back on dox.
> I can't believe how much H1 blockage dox has! The dry mouth must be unbearable. And that was one thing I was try to lessen
The dry mouth is an Ach thing, not an H1 thing. Dox causes much much less dry mouth than ami. Remeron is much stronger at H1 blockade than even dox, with no ach blockade, and it does not cause any dryness.
I can't stand the dry mouth from ami, that's why I switched to dox years ago.
> But in your experience, Doxepin is a better sleep aid than ami? You did not mention amitrip. to Cece who had some Q's about sleep/dreaming etc. Have you tried ami, and if so, what was your response?
Yes, I tried ami, and, like I said, I absolutely hated the dry mouth. Since dox has more of what you want (H1) with less of what you don't want (Ach) I just can't see why someone who was aware of those facts would choose ami.
I think most likely it's because docs are very comfortable and familiar with ami. Your doc may have chosen it for the Ach blockade to control EPS, but more likely that was just a fortunate coincidence.
> Yuck, the poor rats! but you are so right. One never knows how one is going to feel until one swallows the pill.
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> I am going to try doxepin and and have been tapering the amit. Boy, is that awful, I am not sleepoing great, depressed and kinda grumpy, instead of agitated and grumpy. Go figure!
> I can't believe how much H1 blockage dox has! The dry mouth must be unbearable. And that was one thing I was try to lessen (thinking it was an ACh problem...) because I have such sores on my tongue and raw insides of my lips.
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> But in your experience, Doxepin is a better sleep aid than ami? You did not mention amitrip. to Cece who had some Q's about sleep/dreaming etc. Have you tried ami, and if so, what was your response?
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> Thanks, Fachad. How true about YMMV!
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