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From: mer@prism.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Orphaned Response
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Date: Sat, 31-Aug-85 09:44:00 EDT
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Posted: Sat Aug 31 09:44:00 1985
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One of the symptomatic differences between the various drugs-not
categories-is that many of them have a tranquilizing effect, either
inherently or because of a tranquilizer actually included in the pill.
For example, Elavil is a anti-depressant, where Triavil includes the
anti-d in Elavil with a couple of other drugs (thus *Tri*avil).  I have
taken both of those as well as Tofranil (imipramine) and found that only
Tofranil doesn't make me dopey.  Some of this is individual body
chemistry, I'm sure, and some is inherent in the drug.  

There are various other side effects associated with them; I'm only
familiar with those associated with Tofranil.  Some of those are: dry
mouth, dizziness, hypersensitivity to marijuana (I discovered this
inadvertantly when I was a teenager, but it was later confirmed by a
psychiatrist), delay in orgasm (maybe only in women).  The only one *I've*
experienced is the dry mouth and the afore-mentioned hypersensitivity.
And the stuff really does work; I still get depressed over things, but the
duration and depth of the depression is greatly lessened.  One of the most
outstanding things about anti-depressants is that they are *not*
stimulants:  they sort of have a "negative" effect in that you aren't
*more* anything, just less depressed.