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From: dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Medication for Obsessive-Compulsive disorders?
Message-ID: <759@spdcc.COM>
Date: 30 Mar 88 10:55:40 GMT
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In article <1710@uhccux.UUCP>, todd@uhccux.UUCP (Todd Ogasawara) writes:
> At correctly prescribed dosages there are no long term dangers (that I know
> of) associated with Imipramine except for dependency.  

Imipramine does not cause dependence, if "dependence" means "produces
drug-seeking behavior" upon cessation of long-term administration.
Imipramine has well-known characteristic side-effects, whose strength
and unpleasantness varies greatly depending on the individual.  However,
none of these are associated with "long term dangers".
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Steve Dyer
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