Re: just wondering
Hi Snowgoose, I was on clomipramine from November 2002 until September 2009 and it worked well for me, although I did have quite bad side effects (huge weight gain and a very bad sweating problem). I eventually came off them because the biggest dose I was able to tolerate wasn't really effective when some difficult things happened in my life.
I definitely agree the older drugs still have their place - from what I've read they are every bit as effective as SSRIs, but tend to have worse side effects. I was prescribed clomip by a psychiatrist. Perhaps they are more comfortable with prescribing them than GPs nowadays (or GPs just can't see beyond SSRIs) xx
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