Posted by CraigD on December 3, 2003, at 13:40:05
To get through the holidays, a bad breakup, and an HIV diagnosis, I've decided it's time to break my self-imposed moretorium on psych meds.
Reluctant to go back to SSRI's, my doc put me on desipramine yesterday. I got a pure placebo effect from his optimism...
But I never got to sleep last night. My mind would "dream" without me ever going to sleep.
And today, I am flush, no appetite, heartburn, kinda week. Feel a little dopy, too, especially at the computer.
Anyone familiar with Desipramine or other TCA's?
I started at 50 mgs (for four nights) and will ween upwards at 50 mg increments.
When can I expect my sleep to return and when will I feel "better?" My impression of the TCA's is that they relieve depression in a muffly, wet-blanket way. I don't want to wade through these side effects to become a zombie.
I would be back on Celexa if it weren't for the sexual SEs and the hypomanic (maybe) traits it brought out in me.
Any advice?
poster:CraigD
thread:286237
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