Posted by SLS on January 12, 2023, at 12:02:11
In reply to How is clomipramine in terms of withdrawal when dx, posted by TriedEveryMedication on January 12, 2023, at 8:47:01
> My doc is having me try clomipramine and I'm already thinking about how bad the withdrawal will be when I try to come off it. lol
That's a valid concern. I had trouble coming off of Effexor each time I had to discontinue it. Interestingly, coming off of tricyclics gives me an improvement that lasts for no more than a day.
Clomipramine is a sort of hybrid between a norandrenergic tricyclic and a serotonergic SSRI. As such, one might expect withdrawal symptoms that include a mixture of both types of drugs. I tried it once. The first thing I experienced was a reduction of sex drive. This would fall in line with the side effects of a SSRI. In addition, clomipramine has very strong anticholinergic side effects. To stop taking clomipramine too abruptly can produce cholinergic rebound, the symptoms of which include:
Nausea
Vomiting
Hypersalivation
Diarrhea
Diaphoresis
Insomnia
Agitation
PsychosisI don't recall having any withdrawal symptoms coming off of clomipramine.
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