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Re: Imipramine is better than desipramine

Posted by woodie on February 13, 2005, at 23:51:25

In reply to Re: Imipramine is better than desipramine, posted by Lazarus on February 12, 2005, at 20:33:19

Question: I have a ten year old son who was diagnosed with major depression and generalized anxiety disorder about three years ago. I was very reluctant to have him go onto meds but did so when he was not able to function. We tried effexor (stopped due to hypermania) and celexa ( stopped due to a previously empathetic, sensitive kid losing his empathy and sense of justice). The last, and current med is imipramine. It seems to be helping. His sleep problems and tummy aches have all but disappeared, and he doesn't have the spells of melancholy and crying he was struggling with. I am very worried about possible dependence or adverse effects. I have been struggling with withdrawal from effexor that I had no idea about when I started on it. I would hate to put my little guy through any of the crappy effects of withdrawal. He's only been on this about a month, so I figure if there are some awful horror stories out there, I might not be too late to stop this one, too.

Thanks in advance for any insights out there. Thanks to all for the info provided by everyone on this site. It helps immensely to know that there are so many others going through this stuff. I'm tired of my doctor looking at me like I'm nuts, and/or the first person on earth to have a problem with the meds.

Again, thanks. Thinking of each of you trying to sort this stuff out.


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