Posted by Gab2010 on January 11, 2011, at 14:25:07
In reply to Re: Advice please re. clomipramine/anafranil, posted by Brainbeard on October 13, 2010, at 12:59:59
Hi Brainbeard and everyone,
I saw your postings regarding Clomipramine and was wondering if you would be willing to give me your opinion as you are all very knowledgeable and I am quite desperate! I'm new to this site too and wasn't sure where to post so please forgive if there are duplicates. Anyway, I've been on 12mgs of Prozac for the past few months for PTSD, depression/anxiety, OCD. I've had some relief from my symptoms (which is wonderful!) but I also have interstitial cystitis, a chronic pain condition which the Prozac seems to have aggravated. My psychiatrist has since switched me to Clomipramine, starting at 12mgs daily, as the anticholinergic effects are good for the IC and I've tried so many different meds before. I'm on day ten of taking the 12mgs Clomipramine and have been absolutely crawling out of my skin with anxiety and racing thoughts!! My doc said that the Prozac is still in my system and the extra seratonin stuff can be contributing to the agitation, and gave me Xanax for short term relief - however it just seems to make me feel more disoriented. I am seeing him next week, but I wanted to do some research of my own. Help? Any info/input is so very much appreciated! How long would this last, theoretically, before the good effects would kick in? Is this potentially dosage-dependent (eg, if I were to go up to 25mgs, might I see a shift?) .. or is it because there's still Prozac in my system, and how long would that take to get out? Have you ever heard of anyone just staying anxious on the Clomipramine and not responding to it? I am sorry to bother you with so many questions; it's just that I'm rattled because I'm in the midst of such a drastic increase in my anxiety and OCD symptoms. It would be so much easier if I knew how long it would last so I could just tell myself, 'okay, it's only another week of this...' etc etc. I know these are low doses of meds as well, but I tend to be quite sensitive to them. Thank you so, so, SO much!!
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