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Posted by addinbc on September 7, 2006, at 15:33:58
Hi there;
I had a WONDERFUL response to Strattera for both my mood and my ADD symptoms (truly life-altering). Unfortunately, it pooped out on me after 6 months.
I am now starting a trial of desipramine, and I have a couple of questions:
1) how likely is it that I will have a positive response to desipramine if I responded well to Strattera? How similar are they?
2) I am actually feeling a little sedated on the desipramine after 4 days (10mg - I am a low dose responder), and was wondering if this usually passes?
Thank you so much!!
addinbc.
Posted by psychobot5000 on September 7, 2006, at 20:16:44
In reply to Desipramine Questions, posted by addinbc on September 7, 2006, at 15:33:58
As far as I know, there is not necessarily a similarity of response between Strattera and desipramine. Or reboxetine. So, maybe not.
Never been on desip myself, but all of the standard tricyclics have sedative effects (antihistamine, and possibly other actions as well, like 5HT receptor blocking. However, desip is not known for that, as far as I know). In any case, you may find it less sedating if you raise the dose, because of increased noradrenaline supply. Probably more antidepressant effect too, or anti-ADD effect, if those are what you're looking for.
Posted by Tom Twilight on September 8, 2006, at 6:34:04
In reply to Re: Desipramine Questions, posted by psychobot5000 on September 7, 2006, at 20:16:44
Viloxazine is the Noradrenaline Re-uptake inhibitor that no-one seems to talk about
Its cleaner than Desipramine, and people usually seem to respond more positivly than to Reboxitine
Unfortunatly its only avaible in France, to the best of my Knowlage.
Its interesting that you responded so well to Strattera, most people seem to get fatigued on it.
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