Posted by jd on February 2, 2000, at 21:20:47
In reply to Re: imipramine and rage, posted by Al on February 2, 2000, at 17:56:55
Thomas,
As I mentioned in my post to you above, a sudden drop from 75 to 25mg a day of imipramine is very unusual, especially at the beginning of treatment. It is hardly surprising that you haven't been feeling great lately--please do speak with your doctor (or any doctor) ASAP to get this sorted out. Unless he was concerned that you were having some kind of negative reaction, it could very likely be a mistake.
best,
jd
> > I've been taking imipramine since 11/11/99. Started
> > with 1 for 7 days, then 2, then 3. On the first refill
> > Dr. cut it back to 1 a day; same dose. Now I get
> > extremely angry easily and alost enraged over things
> > that are of little consequence. Sometimes the rage
> > get's to physical trembing and hyperventalation.
> >
> > Could the reduction in drug cause this? I'm going nutty
> > over this...thx
>
>
> Are you taking imipramine for depression or anxiety? I take a low dose (25-50mg of doxepin (another tri-cyclic) for anxiety. See the "Qx" link here at Dr. Bob's site, click on "index" and look at the article "Very low dose tricyclic therapy". Sounds like you need to increase the dosage to me, though.
>
> Best wishes.
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