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From: dwc@homxc.UUCP (Malaclypse the Elder)
Newsgroups: sci.med,sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Medication for Obsessive-Compulsive disorders?
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Date: 30 Mar 88 23:05:57 GMT
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< At correctly prescribed dosages there are no long term dangers (that I know
< of) associated with Imipramine except for dependency.  The reason that
< people often drop out of Imipramine treatment are due to side-effects
< that are considered uncomfortable.  These side-effects include fatigue,
< constipation, dry-mouth, and palpitations.  The palpitation problem can
< be worrisome to those experiencing it.  These palpitations "may" be due
< to the effect that Imipramine (like all tricylics) has on the
< norepinephrine and acetycholine synapses which affect the
< cardiovascular system.
< 
my psychiatrist told me that the fatigue factor can usually be
eliminated by HIGHER doses of imipramine.  in fact, now that i
am off the medication, i feel a little more fatigued.  it may
have something to do with this flu that i have caught though...

danny chen
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