Clomipramine making me more nervous and agitated?

Id revisit the doctor and get a different med

Hey Donna, so sorry you are going through this. One thing about medications is research, research. Google the drug and see if what you are experiencing is normal. I would speak with my doctor and see if there is another drug he/ she can give you that can interact with the current medication so you can get stabilized. I hope you feel better.

Medication choices. Antidepressants (SSRIs) such as fluoxetine (for example, Prozac), fluvoxamine (Luvox), and sertraline (Zoloft) are commonly prescribed to treat OCD. ... The medicine venlafaxine can also help symptoms of OCD. The tricyclic antidepressant clomipramine (Anafranil) is sometimes used as well.

Hi Donna

I'm wondering who is treating you. Clomipramine is often used for OCD and is antidepressant, its non sedating and doesn't help much with other types of anxiety. The trouble is at these doses its unlikely to help with anything, they are not treatment doses. It sounds like things are getting more difficult so you need to get your treatment reviewed. CBT is the therapy of choice for these things and they can usually help with the anxiety quickly, if you want to stick with the drugs you would need a much higher dose, but there are other choices and some also have a sedating effect. I hope this helps.

 

Of course ,you meed to talk to doctor amd chamge your meds,

I went through so many nedore doumd o e that works for me,

Everybody s different but meds suppose to make u feel better

Xo

Of course ,you meed to talk to doctor amd chamge your meds,

I went through so many nedore doumd o e that works for me,

Everybody s different but meds suppose to make u feel better

Xo

Thank you for all your replies I have tried most ssris and they all just seem to worsen anxiety, the only ones I stuck with were sertraline and escitalopram for a long time before trying clomipramine, the thing is I'm scared to come off clomipramine as it has helped so much with obsessions, but I can't go on feeling like this, iv tried going up higher but I just can't tolerate it.

Hi Donna

I can understand how you must feel stuck in something inescapable, I do think you should try exploring therapy options, these are not necessarily an alternative to drugs you can use some ideas just to help with your mood and anxiety. I think I mentioned CBT as the therapy of choice, and offers the best chance of managing the OCD, but some people can find it difficult. Its also possible that dealing with your low mood and/or reducing your anxiety could make life more manageable. I also know that these options can be expensive but there are a lot of different types of resources that you could use for free, but you still have to commit the time and effort. There will also be some local groups that might help, learning Tai Chi might be good to learn ways of relaxing as it also includes mental focus while your doing it. Things like meditation or yoga are also useful and none of these should increase your anxiety to much to start with.

Its important to keep trying different things, you should find something which helps. If you give up its like saying to yourself nothing will help, which is something you don't know and is also very unlikely, that's why people get so low and that makes it even harder to try.

You can think its a big job and there is lots to do and this is true, but its important to keep at it, every little thing reduces the size of the challenge. When you get tired have a rest but don't beat yourself up about it, you can only do so much at once.  Best wishes.

i too have increased medication and its making me agitated i hate the feeling. im talking to my provider to day to change it. hope your feeling better