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Anyone tried clomipramine?

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mike06407
mike06407

Hi has anyone tried clomipramine for depression? did it help?

how were the side effects?

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  • shaun61091
    shaun61091 mike06407

    Posted

    I was given clomipramine in a pharmacy mix-up many years ago. I took it for three days, believing my psychiatrist or GP had changed it. I became paranoid that my neighbour was spying on me through the wall, and I thought I had to murder them for this. By the time I reached my hall to go there I was so upset with the contradictory thoughts (that they had to be killed yet it would be so wrong to do that) I collapsed on the floor and screamed and cried for 20 minutes. I told my GP (who apologised and sent a strongly worded complaint to the pharmacist) and my psychiatrist (who said that it had "unmasked something else.") I'm sure it's worked for others but it certainly didn't work for me.

    • mike06407
      mike06407 shaun61091

      Posted

      Hi Shaun im sorry to hear you went through something so heavy 😦

      have you had a reaction like that to any other meds? im a bit scared to try it

    • shaun61091
      shaun61091 mike06407

      Posted

      Hi Mike - that was the most drastic reaction I've had to any med. I tried paroxetine once and had to stop almost immediately because of nausea and terrible vision problems, but nothing as severe as the clomipramine. The weird thing is that I've never had any side effects at all from withdrawal from venlafaxine, yet so many other people do. Different effects on different people I guess.

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