Ok so I want to get off clomipramine, I have been on 100mg for 3 years, I have tried to increase to 150mg several times, but I just get too tired and sleep the days away. The past 4 months I have had extreme constipation, like bowel movements only once every 7 days and very minimal, extreme bloating and pains. Breifly last year I got off clomipramine relatively fast, 3 weeks. Then I tired zoloft, which was a nightmare, so I went back on clomipramine. Last time I went off, I had no issues, but this time, I went to 50mg for a week, then last night I didn't take any, and I could not sleep, I am still awake in fact. clomipramine has been the only thing that helped me sleep the past 3 years, but I still oversleep and always feel tired, thats why I want to get off it also. So this insomnia, is it because I stopped the 50mg now, or just a coincidence? I just took 50mg, because I need to sleep, I will see if I can fall asleep now after taking it.
Another question, I am worried if i take clomipramine for my entire life, what will be the long term effects.