Posted by bulldog2 on May 15, 2010, at 18:33:50
In reply to Re: Tofranil PM (Imipramine) Working?! » BlueM, posted by Conundrum on May 10, 2010, at 20:03:27
> >I agree - I had many more side effects on SSRIs than on TCAs. The TCAs side effects lessen with time and worked well for me - the SSRIs side effects seem to hang on for the entire time I was on them - plus for me - little AD effect.
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> That is interesting, I have heard that many times about TCAs, that the initial side effects decrease after the first couple weeks, but I always forget that and wonder if I should really give them a try. SSRI sides kinda blow.
I find the ssris give more anxiety effects than the tcas. I have found the sides much smoother with clomipramine than ssris on start up. The only thing that bothers me on tcas is constipation which I handle with laxatives.
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