Posted by jujube on October 31, 2004, at 20:28:32
In reply to Re: No » jujube, posted by King Vultan on October 31, 2004, at 20:05:59
> > Wow! That was a fast response. Thanks. One more question, if you don't mind. Do you know if the side effects are bad to unbearable? Do the side effects wear off after a couple of weeks of treatment? Sorry for all the questions. I have a pdoc appointment on Tuesday, and I am trying to identify a new AD. I am a little afraid of the "older" ADs because of the potential for serious side effects. But, I can't go on like this much longer.
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> > Thanks again.
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> > Tamara
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> Of the two, I have only tried nortriptyline, but imipramine generally does have worse side effects, particularly anticholinergic effects like dry mouth and constipation. My opinion is that you have to have a certain willingness to put up with these side effects if you are going to take a tricyclic, but everyone has their limit. I considered both nortriptyline and desipramine to be tolerable, but the effects were so much more severe with protriptyline that they wound up exceeding my tolerance level.
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> ToddThanks Todd. I think I could handle some of the start-up side effects as long as they diminish or go away with treatment (few weeks?). At this point, I am more interested in finding something to pull me out of this black hole I have been living in so I can go back to my normal life.
Tamara
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