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Re: mmm......dsipramine?

Posted by Emily Elizabeth on January 20, 2005, at 22:46:49

In reply to Re: mmm......dsipramine? » Emily Elizabeth, posted by banga on January 20, 2005, at 13:42:06

I'm more than happy to help out a fellow anxious babbler. :) I'm being treated for both general anxiety and major depression. I actually started taking desipramine to help with the depression, but it really helped w/ the anxiety. This was a pleasant surprise b/c I haven't found other meds to help all that much w/ my anxiety

I take 190 now, but I think that the anxiety started to lessen around 100. It should be said that I usually need more of a med than most people, so it might help you sooner. Another nice thing about desipramine is that you can have a blood level drawn, so that your doc can get a sense of if you have enough in your system to be effective.

Side effect-wise I think that the most bothersome is the dry mouth. But, I just keep gum and water nearby and that helps. I also have had some probs w/ getting dizzy when I stand up too fast, but it hasn't been bad enough that I would consider stopping it. The side effects seem to lessen over time.

I hope that you find this post and desipramine to be helpful. Let me know if I can answer any more ?'s!!

EE


> Hi
> Can you tell me more about your experience with desipramine? I just started taking it, of course too early to tell how effective it will be--but I have no bad side effects.
> I have major depression and generalized/social anxiety. What kind of anxiety did you have, how bad, how much did the desipramine help? At what dose?
> Sorry for all the questions, there are not many here who have taken desipramine, and I am in a tough spot with anxiety currently, don't know what to do.


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