Posted by Brainbeard on July 14, 2009, at 14:56:07
In reply to Re: Intrusive OCD thoughts? » bleauberry, posted by yxibow on June 30, 2009, at 3:05:20
> ....well that would be Anafranil too. I can't go over 75 as the NE appears to be too much for me these days unlike in the past.
There is a way to benefit from clomipramine's (Anafranil's) SRI without most of the NRI: combine it, low dose (10-30mg), with Luvox. Luvox inhibits clomipramine's metabolism in such a way that the mother drug is boosted about tenfold while its noradrenergic metabolite only reaches subclinical levels. (Research abstracts available at request.) I've tried this combination myself, and it was pretty good for intrusive thoughts. Not many days after my daughter was born, for example, I held her in my hands while she was crying and had this intrusion: I might as well fling her through the room. I just let that thought pass by, thinking: Oh, that's just an intrusion. That was really the med combo helping me out. Luvox alone never really helped much with anxiety or intrusions. Plus, on Luvox alone I was apathetic, whereas with clomipramine (just 10mg) I would regain my initiative. Not that I want to talk you into anything.
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