Re: Quick question
Originally Posted by
SEANML
Is anafril sedating? Have you ever used it? I was tempted for that one only cause there was no hair loss. The cancer thing only bothered me.
No, I haven't tried clomipramine and it is likely to be less sedating than amitrityline.
So they all cause massive hunger? Thats why I'm going off mirtazipine, also on olanzapine.
Both mirtazapine and olanzapine trigger carbohydrate cravings, especially the mirtazapine. Some on it will literally eat sugar out of of the bag by the spoonful while on it. Amatriptyline can also trigger carb cravings, not quite as bad as mirtazapine, but still to some extent, imipramine and clomipramine usually much less so.
Congratulations. You almost certainly won't get breast fibroadenoma, which is not cancerous, because male's lack the fibro-glandular tissue in their breasts in which it grows. The exceptions are the rare males who have gynecomastia, a hormonal imbalance with high levels of oestrogen, or are undergoing oestrogen therapy for gender reassignment, or as part of the treatment for prostrate cancer. So unless you need to be wearing a C cup bra you're chances of developing fibroadenoma from taking clomipramine are roughly the same as you being able to fly to the Moon by flapping your arms.
If I do get hair loss from any of them I wonder if it can go away/calm down after a few weeks of treatment.
In the unlikely event this occurs it will continue as long as you take the med and will resolve only when you stop. If it happens switching to either amitriptyline or imipramine should fix the problem.
I will admit I am very confused on what one to pick. I either get hair loss/ana/rheumatoid or cancer There is none with side effects I like.
No! The only one of those that could be a risk is temporary hair loss. You are less likely to get ANA, or rheumatoid than if you didn't take amitriptyline, and it is almost impossible for you to get fibroadenoma, which is not cancer, from clomipramine. You are worrying about nothing.
Mirtazapine only caused massive eating and no other problems :( I wish they weren't so negative in side effects. Are you sure the ana/rheumatoid factor isnt a risk of getting the autoimmune. I know you answered it before but I just want to double check with your opinions.
Yes. That is what studies show.
A part of my wants amitriptyline but I just dont know. Another part of me wants anafril or imaprimine. And then my last part doesn't want any because of those side effects we have spoken about.Ocd and anxiety are horrible combos to have as a disorder :( To sleep I take 30mg mirtazapine, 25mg olanzapine, 100 mg trazadone and 10 mg melatonin.
Why such a high dose of trazodone? It is more sedating at lower doses.
He gave me the option (either switching mirtazapine to 1 or those 3. Or going from olanzapine to ziprasdone. He says there is no way to know which is causing the hunger until we change 1 med and see) ziprasadone was not as scary for side effects lool. But my theory is its mirtazapine doing the hunger but who knows.
It is almost certainly the mirtazapine and your GP should know that. As for ziprasidone that is not a long-term solution as tolerance builds quickly. I think all you need is a TCA, pick one out of a hat if you can't decide which, and if insomnia continues to be a problem replace all the other meds you're on with promazine. They use that to sedate horses for surgery! And if you have never been assessed at a sleep clinic then ask your GP to refer you to one.
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